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

The 1973–74 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1973 and concluded in March 1974. 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
### Season tournaments

| 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

1973–74 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Division II standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 |||||||||||||||
1973–74 ECAC 2 standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 |||||||||||||||
1973–74 NCAA Division II Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | 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 | – | – |
1973–74 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 7 | 111 | Tom Anderson $^†$ | Mankato State | Independent | California Golden Seals |
† incoming freshman