1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1960 and concluded with the 1961 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 18, 1961 at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. This was the 14th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 66th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
| 1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | November 1960– March 18, 1961 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1961 | ||||
| National championship | University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado | ||||
| NCAA champion | Denver | ||||
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Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Invitational | December 19–21 | 6 | Bowdoin, Williams |
| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 27–29 | 6 | Providence |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–30 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Beanpot | February 6, 13 | 4 | Boston College |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Michigan† | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 89 | |
| Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 126 | 111 | |
| Michigan State | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 121 | 115 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Amherst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | |
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 62 | |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 143 | 55 | |
| Boston University | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 105 | 115 | |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | – | – | |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 117 | |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | – | – | |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 110 | |
| Connecticut | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 69 | |
| Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 58 | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 118 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | – | – | |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 106 | 47 | |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 69 | |
| Merrimack | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 64 | |
| Middlebury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | – | – | |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 74 | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 106 | 131 | |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | – | – | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 82 | 127 | |
| Providence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 90 | |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | – | – | |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 92 | 94 | |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| St. Lawrence† | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 78 | |
| Rensselaer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 135 | 66 | |
| Clarkson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 84 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Denver†* | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 127 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 242 | 59 | |
| Minnesota* | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 100 | 68 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 126 | 111 | |
| Michigan | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .646 | 97 | 79 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 89 | |
| Michigan Tech | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 92 | 58 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 132 | 78 | |
| North Dakota | 24 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .313 | 81 | 133 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 100 | 151 | |
| Michigan State | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 55 | 90 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 121 | 115 | |
| Colorado College | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .182 | 68 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 76 | 175 | |
| Championship: Minnesota, Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
1961 NCAA Tournament
| Semifinals March 16–17 |
National Championship March 18 | |||||||||
| E1 | St. Lawrence | 6 | ||||||||
| E2 | Rensselaer | 3 | ||||||||
| E1 | St. Lawrence | 2 | ||||||||
| W1 | Denver | 12 | ||||||||
| W1 | Denver | 6 | ||||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 1 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| E2 | Rensselaer | 3 | ||||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 4 | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Latreille | Senior | Middlebury | 21 | 80 | 28 | 108 | - |
| Jerry Walker | Junior | Denver | 32 | 56 | 29 | 85 | - |
| Bill Masterton | Senior | Denver | 32 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 4 |
| Bill Daley | Senior | Boston College | - | 33 | 41 | 74 | - |
| Tom Roe | Sophomore | Williams | 20 | 34 | 33 | 67 | - |
| Art Chisholm | Senior | Northeastern | 25 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 25 |
| Red Martin | Senior | Boston College | - | 13 | 40 | 53 | – |
| Marshall Tschida | Junior | Providence | – | 27 | 25 | 52 | - |
| Mike Denihan | Sophomore | Boston University | 24 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 6 |
| Trevor Kaye | Junior | Rensselaer | 22 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kirkwood | Senior | Denver | 32 | - | 30 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 4 | .910 | 1.84 |
| Jim Logue | Senior | Boston College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.17 |
| Ron Chisholm | Junior | Army | 25 | 1483 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 3 | .900 | 2.47 |
| Bill Rowe | Senior | Michigan Tech | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .891 | 2.72 |
| Stu Benton | Junior | Rensselaer | 20 | 1190 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 1 | .892 | 2.77 |
| Wayne Gibbons | Sophomore | Clarkson | 15 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | .878 | 2.80 |
| Mike Haley | Senior | Minnesota-Duluth | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .904 | 3.00 |
| Laing Kennedy | Sophomore | Cornell | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .913 | 3.05 |
| Joe Sherin | Senior | St. Lawrence | 10 | 607 | - | - | - | 32 | 0 | .888 | 3.16 |
| Mike Larson | Sophomore | Minnesota | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.20 |
Awards
References
- "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "1960-61 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
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