1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
1974–75 NCAA champion | Michigan Tech | ||||
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The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1974 and concluded with the
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 | |
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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 |
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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
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Final regular season polls
The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.
WMPL Coaches Poll | |
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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
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1975 NCAA 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)
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Awards
NCAA
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CCHA
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1975 NHL Amateur Draft
Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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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 | 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
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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 |
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 |
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 and Carr had already left school prior to this season.
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See also
References
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "1974-75 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "1975 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.