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
| 1973–74 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsv •d •e | ||||||||||||||
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| Conference | 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
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Bracket[]
| Semifinals
March 8, 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
(2) Saint Louis vs. (3) Bowling Green[]
| March 8 | Saint Louis | 6 – 1 | Bowling Green | St. Louis Arena | ||||
Third place[]
(3) Bowling Green vs. Western Michigan[]
| March 4 | Bowling Green | 11 – 4 | Western Michigan | St. Louis Arena | ||||
Championship[]
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Saint Louis[]
| March 10 | Lake Superior State | 3 – 8 | Saint Louis | 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