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 PollRankTeam1 Michigan Tech2 Boston University3 Harvard4 Minnesota5 Michigan6 Wisconsin7 Notre Dame8 Cornell9 Minnesota Duluth10 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
Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Minnesota2 Boston University3 Michigan Tech4 Harvard5 Michigan State6 Vermont6 Michigan7 Wisconsin9 Cornell10 Colorado College
1975 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 Junior Michigan State 40 38 59 97 18 Sophomore Providence 27 26 61 87 12 Senior Michigan Tech 42 37 47 84 4 Junior Vermont 35 40 39 79 26 Junior Bowling Green 35 21 58 79 44 Junior Michigan Tech 42 35 43 78 20 Junior Michigan State 39 20 52 72 93 Junior Boston University 32 10 60 70 32 Junior Michigan 38 39 28 67 43 Junior New Hampshire 31 28 38 66 12
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 Junior Minnesota 23 1408 19 3 1 61 2 .904 2.60 Senior Bowling Green 17 - - - - - - - 2.80 Junior Harvard 23 - - - - - 1 - 2.85 Junior Vermont 13 293 - - - 14 0 .894 2.87 Sophomore Michigan Tech 31 - 19 9 1 103 0 .911 2.96 Junior Saint Louis 24 1459 - - - 71 1 - 2.98 Sophomore Minnesota 11 655 7 3 0 36 0 .905 3.30 Sophomore Wisconsin 30 1780 18 8 2 105 1 .894 3.58 Sophomore New Hampshire 27 1559 18 8 1 90 0 .887 3.60 Junior Vermont 32 1867 - - - 112 0 .888 3.62
Awards
NCAA
Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Jack Parker, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Jim Warden, Michigan TechAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Brian Petrovek, Harvard G Eddie Mio, Colorado College Vic Stanfield, Boston University D Les Auge, Minnesota Ron Wilson, Providence D Brian Engblom, Wisconsin Rick Meagher, Boston University F Bob D'Alvise, Michigan Tech Tim O'Connell, Vermont F Mike Polich, Minnesota Randy Roth, Harvard F Tom Ross, Michigan State
CCHA No AwardsAll-CCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Mike Liut, Bowling Green G Al Sarachman, Bowling Green G Lindsay Middlebrook, Saint Louis G Roger Archer, Bowling Green D Kent Jackson, Saint Louis Kevin O'Rear, Saint Louis D Marc Gaudreault, Lake Superior State Bob Dobek, Bowling Green F Mike Hartman, Bowling Green Doug Ross, Bowling Green F Mike Gaba, Lake Superior State Rick Kennedy, Saint Louis F Julio Francella, Lake Superior State
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Ron Wilson, ProvidenceRookie of the Year Bob Miller, New HampshireMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Rick Meagher, Boston UniversityAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Brian Petrovek, Harvard G Tom McNamara, Vermont Brian Durocher, Boston University G Vic Stanfield, Boston University D John Glynne, Vermont Ron Wilson, Providence D Peter Brown, Boston University Mike Eruzione, Boston University F Jim Thomas, Harvard Tim O'Connell, Vermont F Dave Peace, Cornell Jamie Hislop, New Hampshire F Randy Roth, Harvard F Rick Meagher, Boston University
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Mike Polich, Minnesota Tom Ross, Michigan StateFreshman of the Year Jim Warner, Colorado CollegeCoach of the Year Jeff Sauer, Colorado CollegeAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Jim Warden, Michigan Tech G Eddie Mio, Colorado College Brian Engblom, Wisconsin D Bob Lorimer, Michigan Tech Gord McDonald, Minnesota-Duluth D Les Auge, Minnesota Tom Ross, Michigan State F Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech Bob D'Alvise, Michigan Tech F Jim Warner, Colorado College Mike Polich, Minnesota F Thomas Milani, Minnesota-Duluth
1975 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 2 19 ‡ Wisconsin WCHA 2 22 Wisconsin WCHA 2 31 Minnesota WCHA 3 39 Lake Superior State CCHA 3 41 Notre Dame WCHA 3 50 Notre Dame WCHA 3 52 Michigan WCHA 4 57 Colorado College WCHA 4 58 Michigan Tech WCHA 4 67 Michigan Tech WCHA 5 75 Michigan Tech WCHA 5 90 Michigan WCHA 6 96 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 6 97 Wisconsin WCHA 6 99 Notre Dame WCHA 6 102 Vermont ECAC Hockey 6 105 ‡ Bowling Green CCHA 6 108 Minnesota WCHA 7 117 Michigan WCHA 7 122 ‡ Michigan State WCHA 7 124 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 7 126 Michigan Tech WCHA 8 128 Minnesota WCHA 8 130 Colorado College WCHA 8 132 Providence ECAC Hockey 8 133 Michigan Tech WCHA 8 135 Boston University ECAC Hockey 8 137 Boston University ECAC Hockey 8 141 Vermont ECAC Hockey 8 142 Wisconsin WCHA 9 151 Wisconsin WCHA 9 155 Bowling Green CCHA 9 158 Notre Dame WCHA 10 171 Notre Dame WCHA 10 172 Harvard ECAC Hockey 10 173 Boston College ECAC Hockey 10 174 Notre Dame WCHA 10 175 Bowling Green CCHA 11 176 Colorado College WCHA 11 178 Minnesota WCHA 11 180 Bowling Green CCHA 11 184 Providence ECAC Hockey 11 185 Vermont ECAC Hockey 11 186 North Dakota WCHA 11 187 Harvard ECAC Hockey 12 191 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 12 195 Vermont ECAC Hockey 12 196 Denver WCHA 13 200 Providence ECAC Hockey 13 201 Princeton ECAC Hockey 13 203 Yale ECAC Hockey 14 205 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 14 207 † Minnesota WCHA 14 208 Notre Dame WCHA 15 209 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 15 210 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 15 211 Brown ECAC Hockey 15 212 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 15 213 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 15 214 † Minnesota WCHA 16 215 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey † incoming freshman‡ Watson, Scamurra and Carr had already left school prior to this season.
See also 1974–75 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1974–75 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1974–75 NCAA Standings