It was held between March 15 and 17, 1973, and concluded with Wisconsin defeating Denver 4–2.
After the tournament Denver's participation was vacated as a result of NCAA recruiting violations.
[1] Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions.
An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
[2] The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed.