1974 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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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.

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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

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

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Michigan Tech†*2820624215595402893218135
Minnesota*281495331251003922116171143
Denver 2815112321261223822133171156
Michigan State 2815121311501403823141207177
Wisconsin 2812115291241053618135170141
Minnesota-Duluth 2813141271131263821161167155
Michigan 2812151251071313618171147162
Notre Dame 2811161231251213614202159154
Colorado College 2810162221201383213172155157
North Dakota 28820016801473410231103169
Championship: Michigan Tech, Minnesota
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

[6] Teams are reseeded after the first round

First Round
March 5–6
Second Round
March 8–10
        
1Michigan Tech42
8 Notre Dame 2 2
1Michigan Tech6 6
4 Michigan State 82
2Minnesota55
7 Michigan 1 4
3Denver35
6 Minnesota-Duluth 2 2
2Minnesota3 2
3 Denver 3 1
4Michigan State43
5 Wisconsin 1 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (8) Notre Dame

March 5Michigan Tech4 – 2Notre Dame Student Ice Arena
March 6Michigan Tech2 – 2Notre Dame Student Ice Arena
Michigan Tech won series 6–4

(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan

March 5Minnesota5 – 1Michigan Williams Arena
March 6Minnesota5 – 4Michigan Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 10–5

(3) Denver vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth

March 5Denver3 – 2Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena
March 6Denver5 – 2Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena
Denver won series 8–4

(4) Michigan State vs. (5) Wisconsin

March 5Michigan State4 – 1Wisconsin Munn Ice Arena
March 6Michigan State3 – 4Wisconsin Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State won series 7–5

Second round

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Michigan State

March 8Michigan Tech6 – 8Michigan State Student Ice Arena
March 9Michigan Tech6 – 2Michigan State Student Ice Arena
Michigan Tech won series 12–10

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Denver

March 9Minnesota3 – 3Denver Williams Arena
March 10Minnesota2 – 1Denver Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 5–4

Tournament awards

None

See also

References

  1. "Michigan Tech Men's Team History" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. "Minnesota Men's Team History" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "Herb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  6. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.