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. 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
1959 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 PIM Sophomore Middlebury 20 57 33 90 - Junior Rensselaer 21 29 49 78 44 Junior Rensselaer 21 37 33 70 23 Sophomore Northeastern 23 40 25 65 35 Junior Denver 28 24 38 62 - Junior Boston University - 41 18 59 - Junior Michigan Tech 27 25 28 53 26 Sophomore St. Lawrence 22 21 29 50 4 Sophomore Denver 23 21 28 49 6 Junior Michigan Tech 25 18 31 49 4
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% GAA Senior Michigan State 24 - - - - - 4 - 2.67 Sophomore North Dakota 15 - - - - - 0 .876 2.73 Senior Denver - - 22 - - - 1 .876 2.97 Senior North Dakota 20 - - - - - 1 .868 3.20 Junior Michigan Tech 20 - - - - - - .889 3.15 Senior Yale - - - - - - - - 3.21 Sophomore Boston University 23 - - - - - - .884 3.22 Sophomore Clarkson 19 - 10 - - - - .889 3.40 Senior Army 19 1132 8 10 1 67 1 .900 3.55 Junior St. Lawrence 20 1246 - - - 74 0 .887 3.56
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston CollegeMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Reg Morelli, North DakotaAHCA All-American Teams 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