1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1959 Entrance to Matthews Arena.jpg 250 The Matthews Arena served as the host for the 1960 Tournament November 1959–March 19, 1960 Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts Denver The 1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1959 and concluded with the 1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1960 at the Boston Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 13th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 66th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. This was the first season of play for the WCHA. All seven universities were the same from the previous MCHL/WIHL conference that dissolved after the 1957–58 season. Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota would continue with both the Big Ten and the WCHA concurrently until 1981 when Michigan and Michigan State left the WCHA and no longer played sufficient games against the other Big Ten schools to warrant the continuation of the Big Ten ice hockey conference. The creation of the WCHA also brought the first formalized conference tournament in NCAA hockey history with the winner(s) receiving the first automatic bids into the postseason championship. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 26–30 7 Toronto Bowdoin Christmas Tournament December 21–23 8 Brown Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–January 2 4 North Dakota Beanpot February 8, 15 4 Harvard Standings 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1960 NCAA Tournament 1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 17–18 National championshipMarch 19 Third-place game E1 St. Lawrence 3 W2 Michigan Tech 13 W1 Denver 6 E2 Boston University 4 W2 Michigan Tech 3 W1 Denver 5 E1 St. Lawrence 6 E2 Boston University 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 Junior Middlebury 22 77 19 96 -Tim Norbeck Senior Hamilton - 40 32 72 -Terry Slater Terry Slater (ice hockey) Junior St. Lawrence 24 34 38 72 4Bill Masterton Junior Denver 34 21 46 67 2Reg Morelli Senior North Dakota 31 34 31 65 12Bob Marquis Bob Marquis (ice hockey) Senior Boston University - 33 26 59 -Paul Coppo Senior Michigan Tech 32 26 31 57 2Art Chisholm Junior Northeastern 24 25 31 56 15John MacMillan ice hockey Senior Denver 34 30 25 55 34John Kosiancic Senior Michigan Tech 32 24 31 55 30 1959-60 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1959 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% GAAJohn Wilson John Wilson (ice hockey) Sophomore Northeastern 11 - - - - - - .846 1.73George Kirkwood Junior Denver 34 - 27 4 3 - 2 .900 2.50Ron Chisholm Ron Chisholm (ice hockey) Sophomore Army 22 1328 16 5 1 62 2 .888 2.80Jim MacLean Sophomore Rensselaer 14 - - - - - - .876 2.97Rod Blackburn Junior New Hampshire 13 705 6 5 0 35 2 .900 2.98Barry Urbanski Junior Boston University 17 - 12 5 0 - - .907 3.24George Cuculick Senior Michigan Tech 30 - - - - - - .889 3.26George Gratton Junior North Dakota 30 - - - - - 1 .873 3.33Chuck Steinweg Sophomore Minnesota 19 - - - - - - .877 3.89Charles Hamlin Charles Hamlin (ice hockey) Sophomore Yale - - - - - - - - 3.90 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Jack Riley, ArmyMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Lou Angotti, Michigan Tech Bob Marquis, Boston University Barry Urbanski, Boston UniversityAHCA 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 Tom Wahman, Dartmouth G George Cuculick, Michigan Tech Red Martin, Boston College D Marty Howe, Denver Rusty Ingersoll, Dartmouth D George Konik, Denver Terry Slater, St. Lawrence F Paul Coppo, Michigan Tech Phil Latreille, Middlebury F Reg Morelli, North Dakota Art Chisholm, Northeastern F Bill Masterton, Denver WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientSophomore of the Year George Kirkwood, Denver Lou Angotti, Michigan TechCoach of the Year John MacInnes, Michigan TechAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team George Kirkwood, Denver G George Cuculick, Michigan Tech Marty Howe, Denver D Guy LaFrance, North Dakota Henry Akervall, Michigan Tech D George Konik, Denver Reg Morelli, North Dakota F Gerald Fabbro, Michigan Tech Bill Masterton, Denver F John MacMillan, Denver John Kosiancic, Michigan Tech F Paul Coppo, Michigan Tech References 50em External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1959–60 NCAA Standings NCAA