1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1960 November 1960–March 18, 1961 University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado Denver 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 67th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. 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 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1961 NCAA Tournament 1961 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 16–17 National championshipMarch 18 Third-place game E1 St. Lawrence 6 E2 Rensselaer 3 W1 Denver 6 W2 Minnesota 1 E1 St. Lawrence 2 W1 Denver 12 E2 Rensselaer 3 W2 Minnesota 4 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 Senior Middlebury 21 80 28 108 -Jerry Walker Jerry Walker (ice hockey) Junior Denver 32 56 29 85 -Bill Masterton Senior Denver 32 24 56 80 4Bill Daley Bill Daley (ice hockey) Senior Boston College - 33 41 74 -Tom Roe Sophomore Williams 20 34 33 67 -Art Chisholm Senior Northeastern 25 35 26 61 25Red Martin Senior Boston College - 13 40 53 –Marshall Tschida Junior Providence – 27 25 52 -Mike Denihan Sophomore Boston University 24 30 20 50 6Trevor Kaye Junior Rensselaer 22 24 26 50 4 1960-61 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1960 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% GAAGeorge Kirkwood Senior Denver 32 - 30 1 1 59 4 .910 1.84Jim Logue Senior Boston College - - - - - - - - 2.17Ron Chisholm Ron Chisholm (ice hockey) Junior Army 25 1483 17 8 0 61 3 .900 2.47Bill Rowe Bill Rowe (ice hockey) Senior Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .891 2.72Stu Benton Junior Rensselaer 20 1190 15 4 1 55 1 .892 2.77Wayne Gibbons Sophomore Clarkson 15 - 9 - - - - .878 2.80Mike Haley Mike Haley (ice hockey) Senior Minnesota-Duluth 13 - - - - - - .904 3.00Laing Kennedy Sophomore Cornell 19 - - - - - - .913 3.05Joe Sherin Senior St. Lawrence 10 607 - - - 32 0 .888 3.16Mike Larson Sophomore Minnesota 17 - - - - - - - 3.20 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Murray Armstrong, DenverMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Bill Masterton, DenverAHCA 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 Rod Blackburn, New Hampshire G George Kirkwood, Denver Arlie Parker, St. Lawrence D Marty Howe, Denver Red Martin, Boston College D Grant Munro, Denver Terry Slater, St. Lawrence F Red Berenson, Michigan Phil Latreille, Middlebury F Bill Masterton, Denver Art Chisholm, Northeastern F Jerry Walker, Denver WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Jerry Walker, DenverSophomore of the Year Jack Wilson, DenverCoach of the Year Murray Armstrong, DenverAll-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 Bill Rowe, Michigan Tech Marty Howe, Denver D John Palenstein, Michigan George Konik, Denver D Henry Akervall, Michigan Tech Red Berenson, Michigan F Lou Angotti, Michigan Tech Bill Masterton, Denver F Bill Colpitts, North Dakota Jerry Walker, Denver F Jerry Sullivan, Michigan Tech References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1960–61 NCAA Standings NCAA