1974 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1974 WCHA Men's 200px March 5–10, 1974 8 Student Ice ArenaHoughton, MichiganWilliams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Michigan Tech†Michigan Tech Men's Team History https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/michigan-tech/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (6th title)Minnesota‡Minnesota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 3rd John MacInnesJohn MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,481/john-macinnes/ 2014-06-01 (6th title)Herb BrooksHerb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,263/herb-brooks/ 2014-06-01 1st 1973 1973 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1975 1975 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1974 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 15th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 5 and March 10, 1974. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Michigan Tech and Minnesota were invited to participate in the 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Michigan Tech is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Minnesota as the West Regional Champion‡. Format The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. In the first round the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. After the first round the remaining teams were reseeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to their final conference standings and advanced to the second round. In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds competed in an additional two-game, total goal series with the winners of each being declared as co-conference champions. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Bracket 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Teams are reseeded after the first round 2 2 0 First RoundMarch 5–6 1 Michigan Tech 4 2 8 Notre Dame 2 2 2 Minnesota 5 5 7 Michigan 1 4 3 Denver 3 5 6 Minnesota-Duluth 2 2 4 Michigan State 4 3 5 Wisconsin 1 4 Second RoundMarch 8–10 1 Michigan Tech 6 6 4 Michigan State 8 2 2 Minnesota 3 2 3 Denver 3 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Michigan Tech vs. (8) Notre Dame Michigan Tech Notre Dame Student Ice Arena March 5 4 – 2 1 March 6 2 – 2 Michigan Tech won series 6–4 (2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan Minnesota Michigan Williams Arena March 5 5 – 1 1 March 6 5 – 4 1 Minnesota won series 10–5 (3) Denver vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth Denver Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena March 5 3 – 2 1 March 6 5 – 2 1 Denver won series 8–4 (4) Michigan State vs. (5) Wisconsin Michigan State Wisconsin Munn Ice Arena March 5 4 – 1 1 March 6 3 – 4 2 Michigan State won series 7–5 Second round (1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Michigan State Michigan Tech Michigan State Student Ice Arena March 8 6 – 8 2 March 9 6 – 2 1 Michigan Tech won series 12–10 (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Denver Minnesota Denver Williams Arena March 9 3 – 3 March 10 2 – 1 1 Minnesota won series 5–4 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1973–74 WCHA Standings 1973–74 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media GuideAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164217/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/ihm-through-the-years.pdf 2014-07-14 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513201816/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/section-5-mg.pdf 2014-05-13 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20140728061657/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/minn/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013_14_Media_Guide.pdf 2014-07-28 2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Media Guide; History https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100207/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/0809hockmghistory1.pdf 2016-03-04 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament