1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1958 Houston field house at night in 2012.jpg 250 The RPI Field House served as the host for the 1959 Tournament November 1958–March 14, 1959 RPI Field House Troy, New York North Dakota The 1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1958 and concluded with the 1959 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 14, 1959 at the RPI Field House in Troy, New York. This was the 12th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 65th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. After the previous season the WIHL dissolved due to an argument between member universities over recruiting practices, namely the tendency of Colorado College, Denver and North Dakota to recruit overage Canadian players.History of the WCHA http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_his.html College Hockey Historical Archive January 4, 2017 In time the practice would eventually lead to Denver's appearance in the 1973 tournament being vacated but rules prohibiting such recruits did not exist at the time. Due to the dissolution of the WIHL the three schools belonging to the Big Ten Conference formed their own ice hockey division. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 26–30 8 Michigan State Cornell Invitational January 1–3 6 New Hampshire Rensselaer Holiday Tournament January 1–3 4 Michigan State Beanpot February 2, 9 4 Boston College Standings 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1959 NCAA Tournament 1959 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 12–13 National championshipMarch 14 Third-place game E1 St. Lawrence 3 W2 North Dakota 4* W1 Michigan State 4 E2 Boston College 3 W2 North Dakota 4* W1 Michigan State 3 E1 St. Lawrence 6 E2 Boston College 7** Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Player stats Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIMPhil Latreille Sophomore Middlebury 20 57 33 90 -Paul Midghall Junior Rensselaer 21 29 49 78 44Ray Belasky Junior Rensselaer 21 37 33 70 23Art Chisholm Sophomore Northeastern 23 40 25 65 35Jim Brown Jim Brown (ice hockey forward) Junior Denver 28 24 38 62 -Bob Marquis Bob Marquis (ice hockey) Junior Boston University - 41 18 59 -John Kosiancic Junior Michigan Tech 27 25 28 53 26Terry Slater Terry Slater (ice hockey) Sophomore St. Lawrence 22 21 29 50 4Bill Masterton Sophomore Denver 23 21 28 49 6Paul Coppo Junior Michigan Tech 25 18 31 49 4 1958-59 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1958 Elite Prospects December 21, 2016 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAAJoe Selinger Senior Michigan State 24 - - - - - 4 - 2.67George Gratton Sophomore North Dakota 15 - - - - - 0 .876 2.73Rodney Schneck Senior Denver - - 22 - - - 1 .876 2.97Robert Peabody Robert Peabody (ice hockey) Senior North Dakota 20 - - - - - 1 .868 3.20George Cuculick Junior Michigan Tech 20 - - - - - - .889 3.15Gerry Jones Gerry Jones (ice hockey) Senior Yale - - - - - - - - 3.21Ron Tanner Ron Tanner (ice hockey) Sophomore Boston University 23 - - - - - - .884 3.22Bill Armstrong Bill Armstrong (ice hockey goaltender) Sophomore Clarkson 19 - 10 - - - - .889 3.40Larry Palmer Larry Palmer (ice hockey) Senior Army 19 1132 8 10 1 67 1 .900 3.55Bob Steer Junior St. Lawrence 20 1246 - - - 74 0 .887 3.56 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston CollegeMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Reg Morelli, North DakotaAHCA All-American TeamsMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 East Team   Position   West Team Gerry Jones, Yale G Joe Selinger, Michigan State Joe Jangro, Boston College D Bill Steenson, North Dakota Pat Presley, St. Lawrence D Bob Watt, Michigan Bob Marquis, Boston University F John Kosiancic, Michigan Tech Paul Midghall, Rensselaer F Bob White, Michigan Phil Latreille, Middlebury F Murray Williamson, Minnesota References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1958–59 NCAA Standings NCAA