Minnesota 's played two series against bottom-feeding teams in Notre Dame and Colorado College , winning three games and tying the other . The seven points put Minnesota firmly in the 2nd spot with 33 points while Michigan Tech being 5 points ahead ensured the Huskies with the Conference title . because the two teams could not meet in the WCHA tournament the regular season finale between the two would be the only meeting other than possibly for the national championship . With both team only playing for pride Michigan Tech used home ice to their advantage and easily defeated the Gophers , outscoring their opponents by 3 goals in each game . The poor end to the regular season , however would not put a damper on Minnesota 's playoff hopes as they were set up to host each WCHA playoff round they could reach
WCHA tournament
1974 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season