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1959 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

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FieldValue
Year1959
Gendermen's
Teams4
FrozenFourArenaRPI Field House
FrozenFourCityTroy, New York
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount2nd
ChampFFCount2nd
RunnerUpMichigan State Spartans
GameCount1st
RunnerFFCount1st
Semifinal1Boston College Eagles
FrozenFourCount6th
Semifinal2St. Lawrence Saints
FrozenFourCount24th
CoachBob May
CoachCount1st
MOPReg Morelli
MOPTeamNorth Dakota

The 1959 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 12th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 12 and 14, 1959, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Michigan State 4-3 in overtime. All games were played at the RPI Field House in Troy, New York.

As of 2024, this was the last tournament to be won by an independent school.

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The Big Ten and Tri-State League champions received bids into the tournament as did two independent schools.

EastWestSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1St. LawrenceTri-State League14–5–1At-Large4th19561Michigan StateBig Ten16–5–1At-Large1stNever
2Boston CollegeIndependent19–7–0At-Large6th19562North DakotaIndependent18–10–1At-Large2nd1958

Format

The Tri-State League champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the Big Ten champion was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the RPI Field House. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket

March 12–13 March 14

| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=St. Lawrence | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=North Dakota | RD1-score2=4* | RD1-seed3=W1 | RD1-team3=Michigan State | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Boston College | RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1=W2 | RD2-team1=North Dakota | RD2-score1=4* | RD2-seed2=W1 | RD2-team2=Michigan State | RD2-score2=3

| RD2b-seed1=E1 | RD2b-team1=St. Lawrence | RD2b-score1=6 | RD2b-seed2=E2 | RD2b-team2=Boston College | RD2b-score2=7**

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

St. Lawrence vs. North Dakota

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Michigan State vs. Boston College

|1-1-1 = (LaCoste, Roberts) Tom Mustonen - 03:50 |1-1-2 = 07:50 - Joe Jangro (Daley) |1-2-1 = (Polano) Dick Hamilton - 03:11 (Mustonen) Jack Roberts - 05:33 (Polano) Terry Moroney - GW - 08:10 |1-2-2 = No scoring |1-3-1 = No scoring |1-3-2 = 05:34 - Bill Daley (Jangro) 11:54 - Robert Leonard (Cusack) |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Consolation Game

St. Lawrence vs. Boston College

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

National Championship

Michigan State vs. North Dakota

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |1-4-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stMichigan State Spartanscolor=#FFFFFF}};"MSUEd PolleselMustonen and LaCoste14:381–0 MSU
2ndNorth Dakota Fighting Siouxcolor=#FFFFFF}};"UNDRalph LyndonMorelli and Miller27:211–1
North Dakota Fighting Siouxcolor=#FFFFFF}};"UNDGerry WalfordKing and Haley28:572–1 UND
North Dakota Fighting Siouxcolor=#FFFFFF}};"UNDStan PaschkeLyndon29:373–1 UND
3rdMichigan State Spartanscolor=#FFFFFF}};"MSUAndre LaCosteRoberts and Norman48:053–2 UND
Michigan State Spartanscolor=#FFFFFF}};"MSUJack RobertsLaCoste56:203–3
1st OvertimeNorth Dakota Fighting Siouxcolor=#FFFFFF}};"UNDReg Morelli – GWMiller and LaFrance64:184–3 UND
Shots by periodTeam123OTT
North Dakota Fighting Siouxcolor=#FFFFFF}};"North Dakota5177130
Michigan State Spartanscolor=#FFFFFF}};"Michigan State6413124
GoaltendersTeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
North Dakota Fighting Siouxcolor=#FFFFFF}};"UNDGeorge Gratton213
Michigan State Spartanscolor=#FFFFFF}};"MSUJoe Selinger264

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]

First Team

  • G: Joe Selinger (Michigan State)
  • D: Joe Jangro (Boston College)
  • D: Pat Presley (St. Lawrence)
  • F: Reg Morelli* (North Dakota)
  • F: Bill MacKenzie (Michigan State)
  • F: Ed Thomlinson (North Dakota)
  • Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

  • G: Jim Logue (Boston College)
  • D: Ralph Lyndon (North Dakota)
  • D: Ed Pollesel (Michigan State)
  • F: Larry Langill (St. Lawrence)
  • F: Tom Mustonen (Michigan State)
  • F: Joe Poole (North Dakota)

References

References

  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  2. "North Dakota 2015-16 Hockey Yearbook". North Dakota.
  3. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
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