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.

1974 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers (1st title)
Runner-up	Michigan Tech Huskies (5th title game)
Semifinalists	Boston University Terriers (9th Frozen Four) Harvard Crimson (6th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Herb Brooks (1st title)
MOP	Brad Shelstad (Minnesota)
Attendance	22,919

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

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

	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

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	T
Minnesota	17	8	14	39
Michigan Tech	11	10	3	24

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
MIN	Brad Shelstad	22	2
MTU	Rick Quance	35	4

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)

References

• Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 54, 58. ISSN 1089-0092. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
• "1974 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on May 23, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
• "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
• "NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
• "Herb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
• "Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2013.