1973–74 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
| 1973–74 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season | |||||
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| Duration | November 1973– March, 1974 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1974 | ||||
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The 1973–74 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1973 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 10th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
In 1973 the NCAA changed to a numerical classification system. As a result, the College division of ice hockey was split into Division II and Division III.
Regular season
[edit]Season tournaments
[edit]| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's University Tournament | November 17–18 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Billerica Forum Thanksgiving Tournament | November 22–24 | 4 | Boston State |
| American International Tournament | December 21–22 | 4 | |
| Codfish Bowl | 4 | Salem State | |
| Merrimack Christmas Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Wesleyan Invitational | January 11–12 | 4 | Connecticut |
| Lake Forest Tournament | February 22–23 | 4 | Saint Mary's |
Standings
[edit]| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Western Michigan† | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Buffalo | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Lake Forest | 30 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 90 | 175 | ||||||||
| 12/7: Western Michigan - Lake Forest 10:2 12/8: Western Michigan - Lake Forest 6:1 1/5: Buffalo - Lake Forest 12:2 1/11: Western Michigan - Buffalo 7:5 1/12: Western Michigan - Buffalo 5:1 1/25: Western Michigan - Lake Forest 6:4 1/26: Lake Forest - Western Michigan 5:4 OT 3/1: Buffalo - Western Michigan 4:2 3/2: Buffalo - Western Michigan 3:3 OT Western Michigan qualified for the CCHA Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Vermont †* | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 95 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 181 | 90 | |
| Salem State | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 137 | 78 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 57 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Army | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 170 | 114 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | .708 | 137 | 61 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 194 | 124 | |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 74 | 59 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 95 | 115 | |
| Hamilton | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 52 | 54 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Saint Anselm | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | 116 | 74 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 126 | 93 | |
| Boston State | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | .583 | 119 | 104 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Williams | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .571 | 53 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Norwich | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .553 | 80 | 79 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 115 | 99 | |
| Oswego State | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 122 | 120 | |
| Connecticut | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 72 | 82 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 140 | 113 | |
| Bowdoin | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 60 | 53 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Lowell Tech | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .375 | 83 | 89 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 96 | 93 | |
| American International | 27 | 9 | 17 | 1 | .352 | 103 | 132 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 1 | |||
| New England College | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 43 | 56 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Bridgewater State | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 28 | 68 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Middlebury | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | 33 | 47 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | |||
| New Haven | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 42 | 125 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Holy Cross | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 38 | 93 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 122 | 121 | |
| Babson | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 30 | 71 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Colby | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .107 | 42 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Championship: March 9, 1974 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Overall record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
| Alaska–Fairbanks | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - |
| Brockport State | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 92 |
| Chicago State | ||||||
| Hillsdale | ||||||
| Illinois-Chicago | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Mankato State | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 98 | 92 |
| Oberlin | ||||||
| St. Cloud State | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 132 | 74 |
| St. Olaf | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | – | – |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| St. Thomas† | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Concordia (MN) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Augsburg | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Saint Mary's | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Hamline | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Saint John's | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Macalester | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||||
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
1974 NHL Amateur Draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 111 | Tom Anderson † | Mankato State | Independent | California Golden Seals |
† incoming freshman
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1974 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.