FRONT ROW: Asst. Mgr. Tom Neal, George Gratton, Bob Began, Joe Poole, Bill Steenson,
Julian Brunetta, Stan Paschke, Bob Peabody, Mgr. Ted Kotyk; MIDDLE ROW: Ron King,
Bart Larson, Ralph Lyndon, Jerry Fox, Garth Perry, Guy LaFrance, Art Miller;
BACK ROW: Head Coach Bob May, Bernie Haley, Pete Gazley, Ken Wellen, Steve Thullner,
Les Merrifield, Ed Thomlinson, Reg Morelli, Asst. Coach Barry Thorndycraft
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Michigan State vs North Dakota
March 14, 1959
NCAA Championship
RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, N.Y.
1st Period
MSU-1: Ed Pollesel (Thomas Mustonen, Andre LaCoste) 14:38
2nd Period
UND-1: Ralph Lyndon (Reg Morelli, Art Miller) 7:21
UND-2: Gerry Walford (Ron King, Bernard Haley) 8:57
UND-3: Stan Paschke (Ralph Lyndon) 9:37
3rd Period
MSU-2: Andre LaCoste (Jack Roberts, Bob Norman) 8:05
MSU-3:Jack Roberts (Andre LaCoste) 16:20
Overtime
UND-4 (GW): Reg Morelli (Art Miller, Guy LaFrance) 4:18
Penalties: UND 7-14; MSU 7-14
Shots: UND 5-17-7-1--30; MSU 6-4-13-1--24
Saves: UND Gratton 5-4-11-1--21; MSU Selinger 5-14-7-0--26
1958-59 Season Notes
- The 1959 NCAA Championship win against Michigan State played at the RPI
Fieldhouse in Troy, NY, became the first national hockey title for the
Fighting Sioux. North Dakota was in the title game the year before,
losing 6-2 to Denver in Minneapolis, MN.
- North Dakota had played Michigan State five times during the 1958-59
season with UND holding edge, 3-2-0.
- The final three games of the 1958-59 Championships were all decided
by scores of 4-3 and two of the three games went to overtime.
- UND head coach Bob May coached for just two years, 1957-59, and won
a national championship and placed second. May had a coaching
record of 44-17-2 (.714).
- Bill Steenson, defenseman from Moose Jaw, Sask., was a captain on the
1959 NCAA Championship team. Steenson was named an All-America
player for the the third time, 1957, 1958, and 1959.
- Steenson was also an NCAA All-Tournament team selection in 1958.
- Forward Reg Morelli from Hamilton, OH, was named the 1959 NCAA
Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
- Morelli and Ed Thomlinson, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, were named
to the 1959 NCAA All-Tournament team. Forward Joe Poole of
Thief River Falls, MN, and defenseman Ralph Lyndon of Winnipeg,
Manitoba, were named to the second team.
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1958-59: The road to victory
| North Dakota |
4 (ot) |
North Dakota |
4 (ot) |
North Dakota
NCAA Champion |
| St Lawrence |
3 |
| Michigan St. |
4 |
Michigan St. |
3 |
| Boston College |
3 |
| Nov. 28/Nov. 29 |
Winnipeg Maroons
|
W 5-3/W 5-3 |
| Dec. 05/Dec. 06 |
at Michigan State
|
L 0-6/W 5-4 |
| Dec. 15 |
Denver
|
W 4-3 (ot) |
| Dec. 19/Dec. 20 |
US Nationals
|
T 4-4 (ot)/L 4-6 |
| Dec. 27 |
Warroad Lakers
|
L 3-4 |
| Jan. 02/Jan. 03 |
Michigan Tech
|
L 2-3/W 3-1 |
| Jan. 09/Jan. 10 |
at Minnesota-Duluth
|
W 4-2/W 4-1 |
| Jan. 16/Jan. 17 |
at Michigan
|
W 6-1 (* Called)/L 2-4 |
| Jan. 30/Jan. 31 |
at Minnesota
|
L 3-4/W 6-2 |
| Feb. 06/Feb. 07 |
at Michigan Tech
|
L 3-4/W 4-0 |
| Feb. 09/Feb. 10 |
Colorado College
|
W 6-4/W 4-2 |
| Feb. 13/Feb. 14 |
Michigan State
|
L 2-3/W 4-2 |
| Feb. 20/Feb. 21 |
Minnesota
|
W 6-5/W 5-2 |
| Feb. 27/Feb. 28 |
at Denver
|
W 6-4/L 2-6 |
| Mar. 02/Mar. 03 |
at Colorado College
|
W 7-2/L 5-9 |
| Mar. 12 |
St. Lawrence
NCAA Semifinal, Troy, NY |
W 4-3 (ot) |
| Mar. 14 |
Michigan State
NCAA Final, Troy, NY |
W 4-3 (ot) |
* Game called with 5:20 remaining in 3rd period due to a fight involving players and fans
Note: UND had no official league affiliation in 1958-59. The WIHL had disbanded
in March 1958 after several members withdrew their membership. This 1958-59
agreement proved unsatisfactory so the WCHA was formed before the 1959-60
season.
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