1973–74 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season


The 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1973 and concluded with the 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1974 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 27th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 79th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
In the summer of 1973 the NCAA changed the classifications of the tiers in each of their sponsored sports. The University- and College-divisions were done away with and replaced by numerical designations making this the first official Division I season.
The NIT held a competing ice hockey tournament for the first time. The tournament included NAIA champion Lake Superior State, ECAC 2 champion Vermont and two NCAA Division I schools. Minnesota–Duluth won the championship but the tournament was not renewed for a second season.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

1974 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
SophomoreMichigan State3843549748
SophomoreMichigan State3837518832
SophomoreBowling Green3944428640
SeniorColorado College3231487971
SeniorSaint Louis4041357610
SophomoreMichigan Tech4028477538
SophomoreMichigan State3831386954
SophomoreBowling Green3927426950
JuniorMichigan Tech402939684
FreshmanAir Force2743246736

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
SophomoreNew Hampshire22131815--580.9082.64
JuniorBoston University291633---782.9112.86
SophomoreMichigan Tech13------.9103.01
JuniorMichigan Tech21------.8943.01
SeniorMinnesota342148---1111.9063.10
SophomoreNew Hampshire11520---320.8733.69
FreshmanSt. Lawrence12616---380.9033.70
FreshmanNorth Dakota------0.9003.74
SophomoreWisconsin2313811084870.8913.78
FreshmanClarkson23131110--830.8963.80

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

No Awards

ECAC

WCHA

See Also