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1973–74 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season

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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

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Season tournaments

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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

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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
† indicates conference regular season champion

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "1974 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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