1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The St. Louis Arena served as the host for the 1975 Tournament
DurationOctober 1974–
March 15, 1975
NCAA tournament1975
National championshipSt. Louis Arena
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA championMichigan Tech
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1974 and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1975, at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. This was the 28th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 81st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Season Outlook

Pre-season poll

The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Michigan Tech
2 Boston University
3 Harvard
4 Minnesota
5 Michigan
6 Wisconsin
7 Notre Dame
8 Cornell
9 Minnesota Duluth
10 New Hampshire

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 28–30 4 Bowling Green
Broadmoor International Tournament December 14–30 4 Czech Nationals
Great Lakes Invitational December 27–28 4 Michigan Tech
Syracuse Invitational December 27–28 4 Vermont
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 27–29 4 Northeastern
St. Louis Fireman's Tournament December 28–30 4 Boston University
Blue–Green Invitational December 29–30 4 Pennsylvania
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival January 3–5 4 Cornell
Beanpot February 3, 10 4 Boston University

Standings

1974–75 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota† 12 8 4 0 16 46 40 42 31 10 1 187 133
Wisconsin 12 6 6 0 12 35 44 38 24 12 2 174 143
Michigan 12 6 6 0 12 61 54 40 22 17 1 192 167
Michigan State 12 4 8 0 8 54 58 40 22 17 1 191 175
† indicates conference regular season champion
1974–75 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Saint Louis†* 8 5 3 0 10 33 22 40 26 13 1 201 135
Bowling Green 8 4 3 1 9 35 30 35 23 10 2 200 124
Lake Superior State 8 2 5 1 5 27 43 32 17 14 1 177 144
Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1974–75 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard† 20 19 1 0 .950 105 23 29 23 6 0 184 94
Boston University* 22 20 2 0 .909 137 69 32 26 5 1 221 126
Vermont 17 12 5 0 .706 83 63 36 24 12 0 201 131
Cornell 22 15 6 1 .705 132 90 28 17 9 2 157 117
New Hampshire 25 17 7 1 .700 145 87 31 21 9 1 189 116
Providence 19 12 6 1 .658 129 75 27 19 7 1 197 112
Brown 22 13 8 1 .614 97 88 25 15 9 1 120 103
Clarkson 19 9 9 1 .500 97 99 29 13 15 1 142 154
Northeastern 22 10 11 1 .477 100 129 28 15 11 2 136 147
Rensselaer 19 8 10 1 .447 88 107 28 14 13 1 133 155
Pennsylvania 23 9 13 1 .413 94 112 24 10 13 1 98 115
Boston College 20 6 12 2 .350 83 103 28 11 15 2 138 142
St. Lawrence 22 7 14 1 .341 88 114 28 10 17 1 115 138
Princeton 20 5 13 2 .300 70 114 23 6 15 2 79 132
Colgate 22 5 17 0 .227 101 154 27 10 17 0 133 170
Dartmouth 22 4 17 1 .205 93 147 24 5 18 1 106 153
Yale 20 0 19 1 .025 61 136 23 1 21 1 76 152
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1974–75 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 24 5 1 195 101
Ohio State 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 7 22 1 90 173
1974–75 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota†* 32 24 8 0 48 146 102 42 31 10 1 187 133
Michigan Tech* 32 22 10 0 44 181 108 42 32 10 0 243 136
Colorado College 32 21 11 0 42 165 136 39 23 16 0 196 170
Wisconsin 32 19 11 2 40 138 121 38 24 12 2 174 143
Michigan State 32 19 12 1 39 157 136 40 22 17 1 191 175
Michigan 32 17 15 0 34 158 140 40 22 17 1 192 167
Notre Dame 32 10 19 3 23 115 158 38 13 22 3 141 187
Minnesota-Duluth 32 9 20 3 21 141 166 38 10 24 4 158 192
Denver 32 9 22 1 19 116 175 36 12 23 1 138 190
North Dakota 32 4 26 2 10 98 173 36 6 28 2 115 192
Championship: Michigan Tech, Minnesota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Minnesota
2 Boston University
3 Michigan Tech
4 Harvard
5 Michigan State
6 Vermont
6 Michigan
7 Wisconsin
9 Cornell
10 Colorado College

1975 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Semifinals
March 13 		National championship
March 15
      
E1 Boston University 5
W2 Michigan Tech 9
W2 Michigan Tech 6
W1 Minnesota 1
W1 Minnesota 6
E2 Harvard 4 Third-place game
E1 Boston University 10
E2 Harvard 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Ross Junior Michigan State 40 38 59 97 18
Ron Wilson Sophomore Providence 27 26 61 87 12
Bob D'Alvise Senior Michigan Tech 42 37 47 84 4
Tim O'Connell Junior Vermont 35 40 39 79 26
Bob Dobek Junior Bowling Green 35 21 58 79 44
Mike Zuke Junior Michigan Tech 42 35 43 78 20
John Sturges Junior Michigan State 39 20 52 72 93
Vic Stanfield Junior Boston University 32 10 60 70 32
Angie Moretto Junior Michigan 38 39 28 67 43
Jamie Hislop Junior New Hampshire 31 28 38 66 12

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Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Larry Thayer Junior Minnesota 23 1408 19 3 1 61 2 .904 2.60
Al Sarachman Senior Bowling Green 17 - - - - - - - 2.80
Brian Petrovek Junior Harvard 23 - - - - - 1 - 2.85
Peter Reynolds Junior Vermont 13 293 - - - 14 0 .894 2.87
Jim Warden Sophomore Michigan Tech 31 - 19 9 1 103 0 .911 2.96
Lindsay Middlebrook Junior Saint Louis 24 1459 - - - 71 1 - 2.98
Jeff Tscherne Sophomore Minnesota 11 655 7 3 0 36 0 .905 3.30
Mike Dibble Sophomore Wisconsin 30 1780 18 8 2 105 1 .894 3.58
Cap Raeder Sophomore New Hampshire 27 1559 18 8 1 90 0 .887 3.60
Tom McNamara Junior Vermont 32 1867 - - - 112 0 .888 3.62

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Awards

1975 NHL Amateur Draft

Main article: 1975 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
2 19 Peter Scamurra ‡ Wisconsin WCHA Washington Capitals
2 22 Brian Engblom Wisconsin WCHA Montreal Canadiens
2 31 Russ Anderson Minnesota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
3 39 John Tweedle Lake Superior State CCHA California Golden Seals
3 41 Alex Pirus Notre Dame WCHA Minnesota North Stars
3 50 Clark Hamilton Notre Dame WCHA Detroit Red Wings
3 52 Pat Hughes Michigan WCHA Montreal Canadiens
4 57 Greg Smith Colorado College WCHA California Golden Seals
4 58 Steve Jensen Michigan Tech WCHA Minnesota North Stars
4 67 Stu Younger Michigan Tech WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
5 75 Doug Young Michigan Tech WCHA California Golden Seals
5 90 Gary Morrison Michigan WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
6 96 Kevin Campbell St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
6 97 Tom Ulseth Wisconsin WCHA Chicago Black Hawks
6 99 Jack Brownschidle Notre Dame WCHA St. Louis Blues
6 102 Randy Koch Vermont ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
6 105 Bob Watson ‡ Bowling Green CCHA Vancouver Canucks
6 108 Paul Holmgren Minnesota WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
7 117 Doug Lindskog Michigan WCHA St. Louis Blues
7 122 Gary Carr ‡ Michigan State WCHA Boston Bruins
7 124 Tim Burke New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
7 126 Dana Decker Michigan Tech WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
8 128 Joe Baker Minnesota WCHA Kansas City Scouts
8 130 Dean Magee Colorado College WCHA Minnesota North Stars
8 132 Ron Wilson Providence ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
8 133 Paul Jensen Michigan Tech WCHA Chicago Black Hawks
8 135 Dick Lamby Boston University ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
8 137 Bob Sunderland Boston University ECAC Hockey New York Islanders
8 141 Bill Reber Vermont ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
8 142 Craig Norwich Wisconsin WCHA Montreal Canadiens
9 151 Dave McNab Wisconsin WCHA St. Louis Blues
9 155 Byron Shutt Bowling Green CCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
9 158 Paul Clarke Notre Dame WCHA Montreal Canadiens
10 171 Kevin Nugent Notre Dame WCHA Boston Bruins
10 172 Brian Petrovek Harvard ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
10 173 Bob Ferriter Boston College ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
10 174 Len Moher Notre Dame WCHA Buffalo Sabres
10 175 Duffy Smith Bowling Green CCHA Philadelphia Flyers
11 176 Dave Hanson Colorado College WCHA Detroit Red Wings
11 178 Robin Larson Minnesota WCHA Detroit Red Wings
11 180 Jack Laine Bowling Green CCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
11 184 John McMorrow Providence ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
11 185 John Glynne Vermont ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
11 186 Tom Goddard North Dakota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
11 187 Dave Bell Harvard ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
12 191 Gary Burns New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
12 195 Tom McNamara Vermont ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
12 196 Lex Hudson Denver WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
13 200 Steve Roberts Providence ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
13 201 Paul Dionne Princeton ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
13 203 Chuck Carpenter Yale ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
14 205 Cecil Luckern New Hampshire ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
14 207 Bob Fish † Minnesota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
14 208 Roger Bourque Notre Dame WCHA Montreal Canadiens
15 209 John Corriveau New Hampshire ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
15 210 Dave Taylor Clarkson ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
15 211 Jim Lundquist Brown ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
15 212 Tom Funke † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Rangers
15 213 Bob Shaw Clarkson ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
15 214 Don Madson † Minnesota WCHA Montreal Canadiens
16 215 Bob Bain New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens

† incoming freshman
‡ Watson, Scamurra and Carr had already left school prior to this season. [13]

See also

References

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  4. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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