1958–59 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1958–59 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1958 and concluded with the 1959 NCAA Division I 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 to be 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
 	Senior 	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 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Reg Morelli, North Dakota
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA 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
Category:1959 in hockey