1959 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament
College ice hockey tournament
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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.
| Teams | 4 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Michigan State Spartans (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Bob May (1st title) |
| MOP | Reg Morelli (North Dakota) |
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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 | |||
| (Slater, Lawler) Al Dalbec - 10:56 (Brachaud) Larry Langill - 18:53 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Hicks, Slater) Dan McKillip - 08:21 (unassisted) Larry Langill - 10:44 (Langill, Branchaud) Paul Gaudet - 16:33 |
Second period | 05:03 - PP - Jack Cusack (Pergola, Leonard) 06:35 - Bill Daley (Martin) 15:38 - Ron Walsh (Daley) | ||||||
| (Branchaud) Paul Gaudet - 10:44 | Third period | 07:43 - PP - Dave Pergola (Cusack) 10:01 - PP - Dick Riley (Daley) 11:03 - Ed Smith (Madden, O'Neill) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 06:51 - GW - Jack Cusack (unassisted) | ||||||
| (31 saves) Bob Steer | Goalie stats | Jim Logue/Bob Rudman (48 saves) | ||||||
National Championship
Michigan State vs. North Dakota
| March 14[2] | Michigan State | 3 – 4 | OT | North Dakota | RPI Field House | |||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| 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 |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MSU | Bob Armstrong | Cross-checking | 8:42 | 2:00 |
| MSU | Ed Pollesel | Slashing | 15:40 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Ralph Lyndon | Interference | 18:32 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | UND | Art Miller | Tripping | 24:11 | 2:00 |
| UND | Reg Morelli | Hooking | 31:19 | 2:00 | |
| MSU | Bob Norman | Cross-checking | 32:43 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Art Miller | Roughing | 33:28 | 2:00 | |
| MSU | Bruno Pollesel | Roughing | 33:28 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Guy LaFrance | Tripping | 35:29 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Julian Brunetta | Interference | 36:47 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | UND | Julian Brunetta | High-sticking | 44:36 | 2:00 |
| MSU | Bob Norman | High-sticking | 44:36 | 2:00 | |
| MSU | Ed Pollesel | Tripping | 48:49 | 2:00 | |
| MSU | Bob Norman | High-sticking | 56:38 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Les Merrifield | Interference | 56:38 | 2:00 | |
| 1st Overtime | MSU | Tom Mustonen | Tripping | 63:01 | 2:00 |
| UND | Ralph Lyndon | Tripping | 63:13 | 2:00 | |
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All-Tournament team
First Team
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Second Team
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