1974 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1974 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 27th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1974, and concluded with Minnesota defeating Michigan Tech 4–2. All games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

This is the last tournament to not have a team returning from the previous season's bracket. (as of 2016)

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston University	ECAC Hockey	22–7–0	Tournament champion	9th	1972	1	Michigan Tech	WCHA	27–8–3	Tournament co-champion	7th	1970
2	Harvard	ECAC Hockey	17–9–1	At-Large	6th	1971	2	Minnesota	WCHA	20–11–6	Tournament co-champion	5th	1971

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Format

The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Boston Garden. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Tournament bracket

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	Semifinals March 14–15					National championship March 16
	E1	Boston University	4
	W2	Minnesota	5
						W2	Minnesota	4
						W1	Michigan Tech	2
	W1	Michigan Tech	6*
	E2	Harvard	5			Third-place game
						E1	Boston University	7
						E2	Harvard	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

March 14

Boston University

4 – 5

Minnesota

Boston Garden

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Harvard

March 15

Michigan Tech

6 – 5

OT

Harvard

Boston Garden

Consolation Game

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Harvard

March 16

Boston University

7 – 5

Harvard

Boston Garden

National Championship

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Minnesota

March 16

Michigan Tech

2 – 4

Minnesota

Boston Garden

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	MIN	John Sheridan	Miller, Phippen	15:26	1–0 MIN
2nd	MIN	John Perpich	Morrow and Polich	23:24	2–0 MIN
	MTU	George Lyle	D'Alvise	33:40	2–1 MIN
3rd	MIN	Robby Harris – GW	Matschke	44:45	3–1 MIN
	MIN	Pat Phippen	Sheridan	57:17	4–1 MIN
	MTU	Mike Zuke	Steele and Stamler	59:12	4–2 MIN

All-Tournament team

• G: Brad Shelstad* (Minnesota)
• D: Les Auge (Minnesota)
• D: Jim Nahrgang (Michigan Tech)
• F: Steve Jensen (Michigan Tech)
• F: Jim McMahon (Harvard)
• F: Mike Polich (Minnesota)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[3]

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References