1974 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1974
Conference:ECAC
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 5–9, 1974
Teams:8
Finalarena:Boston Garden
Finalcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Boston University[1]
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Jack Parker[2]
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Ed Walsh[3]
Mvpteam:Boston University
Prevseason Year:1973
Prevseason Link:1973 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:1975
Nextseason Link:1975 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1974 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 13th tournament in league history. It was played between March 5 and March 9, 1974.[4] Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By reaching the championship game, both Boston University and Harvard received invitations to participate in the 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on winning percentage, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against[5]

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first roundNote: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(4) Cornell vs. (5) St. Lawrence

Semifinals

(3) Boston University vs. (4) Cornell

Third Place

(4) Cornell vs. (8) Rensselaer

Championship

(2) Harvard vs. (3) Boston University

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

None

[6]

MOP

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Boston University Men's Team History. USCHO.com. 2014-04-23.
  2. News: Jack Parker Year-by-Year Coaching Record. USCHO.com. 2013-05-22.
  3. News: ECAC Awards. College Hockey Historical Archive. 2014-04-23.
  4. News: ECAC Tournament. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2014-04-23.
  5. News: 2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides. ECAC Hockey. 2014-04-23.
  6. News: Men's All-Tournament Teams . ECAC Hockey . 2014-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616195013/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/tournament/Men-s_All-Tournament_Teams.pdf . 2013-06-16 . live .