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1974 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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

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Bracket

[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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 9 Minnesota 3 – 3 Denver Williams Arena
March 10 Minnesota 2 – 1 Denver 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. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

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