The 1974 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved six schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1974 tournament was the seventh men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 1, 1974, and ended with the championship game on March 3.[1]
| 1974 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Dates | March 1, 1974–March 3, 1974 |
| Host(s) | Bemidji State |
| Venue(s) | John S. Glas Field House |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Lake Superior State |
| Runner-up | Bemidji State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Rick Comley |
Gustavus Adolphus attended the tournament for the seventh straight year while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State each made the tournament for the sixth time. St. Thomas and Wisconsin-Superior each made their second tournament appearances with Concordia College (Moorhead) making the team's first appearance.[2] Bemidji State hosted the 1974 NAIA championship but fell 4-1 to Rick Comley's Lake Superior State team in the championship game.[3]
Bracket
editJohn S. Glas Fieldhouse, Bemidji, Minnesota
| First Round March 1 | Semifinals March 2 | National Championship March 3 | ||||||||||||
| Lake Superior State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Lake Superior State | 7 | St. Thomas | 2 | |||||||||||
| Concordia (Moorhead) | 1 | Lake Superior State | 4 | |||||||||||
| Bemidji State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bemidji State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 10 | Gustavus Adolphus | 2 | |||||||||||
| Wisconsin-Superior | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 6 | |||||||||||||
| St. Thomas | 5 | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
edit- ^ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "Recounting 50 years of Laker Hockey". Lake Superior State University. Retrieved 2017-07-07.