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.
| 1974 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 5–10, 1974 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Student Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Champions | Michigan Tech†[1] (6th title) Minnesota‡[2] (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | John MacInnes[3] (6th title) Herb Brooks[4] (1st title) |
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Though not official designations, Michigan Tech is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Minnesota as the West Regional Champion‡.
Format
editThe 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
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Michigan Tech†* | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 155 | 95 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 218 | 135 | |
| Minnesota* | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 125 | 100 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 143 | |
| Denver | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 126 | 122 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 171 | 156 | |
| Michigan State | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 150 | 140 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 207 | 177 | |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 124 | 105 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 170 | 141 | |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 113 | 126 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 167 | 155 | |
| Michigan | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 107 | 131 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 147 | 162 | |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 125 | 121 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 159 | 154 | |
| Colorado College | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 120 | 138 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 155 | 157 | |
| North Dakota | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 80 | 147 | 34 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 103 | 169 | |
| Championship: Michigan Tech, Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit[6] Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First Round March 5–6 | Second Round March 8–10 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan Tech | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Michigan Tech | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 7 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Denver | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Denver | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
edit(1) Michigan Tech vs. (8) Notre Dame
edit| March 5 | Michigan Tech | 4 – 2 | Notre Dame | Student Ice Arena | ||||
| March 6 | Michigan Tech | 2 – 2 | Notre Dame | Student Ice Arena | ||||
| Michigan Tech won series 6–4 | |
(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan
edit| March 5 | Minnesota | 5 – 1 | Michigan | Williams Arena | ||||
| March 6 | Minnesota | 5 – 4 | Michigan | Williams Arena | ||||
| Minnesota won series 10–5 | |
(3) Denver vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth
edit| March 5 | Denver | 3 – 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | DU Arena | ||||
| March 6 | Denver | 5 – 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | DU Arena | ||||
| Denver won series 8–4 | |
(4) Michigan State vs. (5) Wisconsin
edit| March 5 | Michigan State | 4 – 1 | Wisconsin | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
| March 6 | Michigan State | 3 – 4 | Wisconsin | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
| Michigan State won series 7–5 | |
Second round
edit(1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Michigan State
edit| March 8 | Michigan Tech | 6 – 8 | Michigan State | Student Ice Arena | ||||
| March 9 | Michigan Tech | 6 – 2 | Michigan State | Student Ice Arena | ||||
| Michigan Tech won series 12–10 | |
(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Denver
edit| March 9 | Minnesota | 3 – 3 | Denver | Williams Arena | ||||
| March 10 | Minnesota | 2 – 1 | Denver | Williams Arena | ||||
| Minnesota won series 5–4 | |
Tournament awards
editNone
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Michigan Tech Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Minnesota Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Herb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
External links
edit- WCHA.com
- 1973–74 WCHA Standings
- 1973–74 NCAA Standings
- 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide[permanent dead link]
- 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5 Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide
- 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Media Guide; History Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide