1973-74 CCHA season

This is the 1973-74 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season.  This was the leagues third season.
==Membership changes==
*Ohio University dropped it varsity men's ice hockey program.
*The Ohio State Buckeyes left the conference to become an independent
Due the to conference only having three members, the conference invited the Western Michigan Broncos to participate in the conference tournament.  Western Michigan established its program for the 1973-74 season.  The school would join the conference for the 1975-76 season.
== Conference standings==
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
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 	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
Lake Superior State† 	8 	5 	3 	0 	10 	40 	33 	 	39 	22 	16 	1 	205 	159
Saint Louis* 	8 	5 	3 	0 	10 	35 	37 	 	40 	28 	12 	0 	224 	165
Bowling Green 	8 	2 	6 	0 	4 	32 	37 	 	39 	20 	19 	0 	217 	167
Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
== Bracket==
	Semifinals
March 8, 1974	Semifinals
March 8, 1974	Semifinals
March 8, 1974			Championship
March 10, 1974	Championship
March 10, 1974	Championship
March 10, 1974
	 	 	 			 	 	
	1	Lake Superior State	6			 	 	
	 	Western Michigan 	2			 	 	
	 	 	 			1 	Lake Superior State	3
	 	 	 			2 	Saint Louis 	8
	2	Saint Louis 	6			 	 	
	3	Bowling Green 	1			Third place	Third place 	Third place
	 	 	 			3 	Bowling Green 	11
	 	 	 			 	Western Michigan 	4
=== Semifinals===
==== (1) Lake Superior State vs. Western Michigan====
March 8	Lake Superior State		6 – 2		Western Michigan	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
==== (2) Saint Louis vs. (3) Bowling Green====
March 8	Saint Louis		6 – 1		Bowling Green	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
=== Third place===
==== (3) Bowling Green vs. Western Michigan====
March 4	Bowling Green		11 – 4		Western Michigan	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
=== Championship===
==== (1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Saint Louis====
March 10	Lake Superior State		3 – 8		Saint Louis	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
== Tournament awards==
=== All-Tournament Team===
*Goaltender: Carl Sapinsky (Saint Louis)
*Defensemen: Tom Davies (Lake Superior State), Mario Faubert (Saint Louis)
*Forwards: Charlie Labelle (Saint Louis), Rich Nagai (Bowling Green), John Nestic (Saint Louis)
==NCAA tournament==
No CCHA teams were invited to the 1974 NCAA tournament
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