1959–60 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1959–60 1959 New York Rangers 6th 17–38–15 10–15–10 7–23–5 187 247 Muzz Patrick Phil Watson Muzz Patrick Alf Pike George Sullivan Madison Square Garden Dean Prentice (32) Andy Bathgate (48) Andy Bathgate (74) Lou Fontinato (137) Gump Worsley (7) Jack McCartan (1.75) The 1959–60 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 34th season. In the regular season, the Rangers had a 17–38–15 record, and finished with 49 points. Their last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1953–54 to 1954–55 seasons.1959–60 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1960.html 2011-03-12New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html 2026-03-16 2 Regular season Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1959–60 regular season1959-60 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1960_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 2–6–2 (home: 1–3–1; road: 1–3–1) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 0–2–0 |- | 3 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 0–3–0 |- | 4 || 14 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 0–4–0 |- | 5 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 1–4–0 |- | 6 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 1–5–0 |- | 7 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 1–6–0 |- | 8 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 1–6–1 |- | 9 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 2–6–1 |- | 10 || 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 2–6–2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 1–8–4 (home: 1–3–3; road: 0–5–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 11 || 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 2–7–2 |- | 12 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 2–8–2 |- | 13 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 8–2 || 2–9–2 |- | 14 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 2–9–3 |- | 15 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 3–9–3 |- | 16 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 3–10–3 |- | 17 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 3–10–4 |- | 18 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 3–11–4 |- | 19 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 3–12–4 |- | 20 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 3–12–5 |- | 21 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 3–13–5 |- | 22 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 3–14–5 |- | 23 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 3–14–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 6–6–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–3–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 24 || 3 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–4 || 4–14–6 |- | 25 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 4–15–6 |- | 26 || 6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–0 || 5–15–6 |- | 27 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 6–15–6 |- | 28 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 7–15–6 |- | 29 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 7–16–6 |- | 30 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 8–16–6 |- | 31 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 8–17–6 |- | 32 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 9–17–6 |- | 33 || 26 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 9–18–6 |- | 34 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 9–19–6 |- | 35 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 9–20–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 2–8–4 (home: 1–1–3; road: 1–7–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 36 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–3 || 9–21–6 |- | 37 || 3 || Montreal Canadiens || 8–3 || 10–21–6 |- | 38 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 10–22–6 |- | 39 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 10–22–7 |- | 40 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 11–22–7 |- | 41 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–0 || 11–23–7 |- | 42 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 11–24–7 |- | 43 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 11–25–7 |- | 44 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 11–2 || 11–26–7 |- | 45 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 11–27–7 |- | 46 || 24 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 11–27–8 |- | 47 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 11–27–9 |- | 48 || 30 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 11–28–9 |- | 49 || 31 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 11–28–10 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 3–7–2 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–3–1) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 50 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 11–29–10 |- | 51 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 12–29–10 |- | 52 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 12–30–10 |- | 53 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 13–30–10 |- | 54 || 10 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 13–31–10 |- | 55 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 13–32–10 |- | 56 || 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 13–33–10 |- | 57 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 13–33–11 |- | 58 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 7–2 || 14–33–11 |- | 59 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 14–33–12 |- | 60 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 14–34–12 |- | 61 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 14–35–12 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 3–3–3 (home: 2–1–2; road: 1–2–1) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 62 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–0 || 14–36–12 |- | 63 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 15–36–12 |- | 64 || 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 15–36–13 |- | 65 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 15–36–14 |- | 66 || 12 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 16–36–14 |- | 67 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 16–36–15 |- | 68 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 16–37–15 |- | 69 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–3 || 16–38–15 |- | 70 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 17–38–15 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Andy Bathgate 70 26 48 74 28 Dean Prentice 70 32 34 66 43 Andy Hebenton 70 19 27 46 4 George Sullivan George Sullivan (ice hockey) 70 12 25 37 81 Larry Popein 66 14 22 36 16 Bill Gadsby 65 9 22 31 60 Ken Schinkel 69 13 16 29 27 Brian Cullen 64 8 21 29 6 Camille Henry 49 12 15 27 6 Eddie Shack 62 8 10 18 110 Robert Kabel 44 5 11 16 32 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 67 7 6 13 58 Lou Fontinato 64 2 11 13 137 Jim Bartlett 44 8 4 12 48 John Hanna John Hanna (ice hockey) 61 4 8 12 87 Art Stratton 18 2 5 7 2 Jack Bownass 37 2 5 7 34 Mel Pearson Mel Pearson (ice hockey b. 1938) 23 1 5 6 13 Earl Ingarfield Earl Ingarfield Sr. 20 1 2 3 2 Irv Spencer 32 1 2 3 20 Bill Sweeney Bill Sweeney (ice hockey) 4 1 0 1 0 Ian Cushenan 17 0 1 1 22 Dave Balon 3 0 0 0 0 Parker MacDonald 3 0 0 0 0 Noel Price 6 0 0 0 2 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Lorne Worsley 39 2301 7 23 8 135 3.52 1260 .893 0 Marcel Paille 17 1020 6 9 2 67 3.94 515 .870 1 Al Rollins 10 600 3 4 3 31 3.10 386 .920 0 Jack McCartan 4 240 1 1 2 7 1.75 128 .945 0 Joe Schaefer 1 39 0 1 0 5 7.69 22 .773 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. hockeydb.com 2010-08-08 1959–60 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481960.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100630190303/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481960.html 30 June 2010 live Awards and records Dean Prentice, left wing, NHL second All-Star teamHalligan John The Greatest Player Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame New York Rangers http://rangers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=tra_lookback_Prentice https://web.archive.org/web/20120302212800/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=tra_lookback_Prentice dead March 2, 2012 2026-07-27 See also 1959–60 NHL season References External links 1959–60 New York Rangers Statistics 1959-60 Category:1959–60 NHL season by team Category:1959 in sports in New York City Category:1960 in sports in New York City 1959-60 New York Rangers season 1959-60 New York Rangers season