1959 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

1959 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan State Spartans (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBob May (1st title)
MOPReg Morelli (North 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.

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 14–5–1 At-Large 4th 1956 1 Michigan State Big Ten 16–5–1 At-Large 1st Never
2 Boston College Independent 19–7–0 At-Large 6th 1956 2 North Dakota Independent 18–10–1 At-Large 2nd 1958

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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

Semifinals
March 12–13 		National championship
March 14
      
E1 St. Lawrence 3
W2 North Dakota 4*
W2 North Dakota 4*
W1 Michigan State 3
W1 Michigan State 4
E2 Boston College 3 Third-place game
E1 St. Lawrence 6
E2 Boston College 7**

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

St. Lawrence vs. North Dakota

March 12 St. Lawrence 3 – 4 OT North Dakota RPI Field House


Michigan State vs. Boston College

March 13 Michigan State 4 – 3 Boston College RPI Field House  
(LaCoste, Roberts) Tom Mustonen - 03:50 First period 07:50 - Joe Jangro (Daley)
(Polano) Dick Hamilton - 03:11
(Mustonen) Jack Roberts - 05:33
(Polano) Terry Moroney - GW - 08:10 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:34 - Bill Daley (Jangro)
11:54 - Robert Leonard (Cusack)


Consolation Game

St. Lawrence vs. Boston College

March 14 St. Lawrence 6 – 7 2OT Boston College RPI Field House


National Championship

Michigan State vs. North Dakota

March 14[2] Michigan State 3 – 4 OT North Dakota RPI Field House


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MSU Ed Pollesel Mustonen and LaCoste 14:38 1–0 MSU
2nd UND Ralph Lyndon Morelli and Miller 27:21 1–1
UND Gerry Walford King and Haley 28:57 2–1 UND
UND Stan Paschke Lyndon 29:37 3–1 UND
3rd MSU Andre LaCoste Roberts and Norman 48:05 3–2 UND
MSU Jack Roberts LaCoste 56:20 3–3
1st Overtime UND Reg Morelli – GW Miller and LaFrance 64:18 4–3 UND

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All-Tournament team

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References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "North Dakota 2015-16 Hockey Yearbook" (PDF). North Dakota. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.