1959 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1959 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	RPI Field House Troy, New York
Champions	North Dakota (1st title, 2nd title game, 2nd Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Michigan State (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Boston College (6th Frozen Four) St. Lawrence (4th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Barry Thorndycraft (1st title)
MOP	Reg Morelli (North Dakota)
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1958  1960 →

The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools in playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division 1. It started on March 12, 1959, to March 13, 1959. The National Championship Game was on March 15, 1959. A total of 4 games were played at RPI Field House in Troy, New York. North Dakota, won their first national championship over Michigan State.

Teams

• University of North Dakota
• St. Lawrence University
• Boston College
• Michigan State

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
		St.Lawrence	3
		North Dakota	4*
							North Dakota	4*
							Michigan State	3
		Michigan State	4
		Boston College	3

* Overtime

Consolation Game: Boston College 7, St.Lawrence 6 (2OT)*

All-Tournament Team^[1]

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)[2]

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

1. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
2. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

External links

• http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_59.htm