1959–60 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1959–60 1959 Boston Bruins 5th 28–34–8 21–11–3 7–23–5 220 241 Lynn Patrick Milt Schmidt Fernie Flaman None Boston Garden Bronco Horvath (39) Don McKenney (49) Bronco Horvath (80) Vic Stasiuk (121) Harry Lumley (16) Don Simmons (3.25) The 1959–60 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 28 wins, 34 losses, and 8 ties for 64 points the Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season. 2 Regular season Boston's fifth-place finish caused them to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.Boston Bruins franchise index at Hockey Reference Final standings BOS Record vs. opponents BOS Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1959–60 regular season1959-60 Boston Bruins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1960_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 3, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 8, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1959||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 11, 1959||8–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 14, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 17, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||3–2–0 |- |6||T||October 18, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 22, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 24, 1959||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||4–4–1 |- |10||L||October 31, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||4–5–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||November 1, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||5–5–1 |- |12||W||November 3, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||6–5–1 |- |13||W||November 5, 1959||8–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||7–5–1 |- |14||W||November 8, 1959||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||8–5–1 |- |15||L||November 11, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||8–6–1 |- |16||L||November 12, 1959||5–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||8–7–1 |- |17||L||November 14, 1959||1–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||8–8–1 |- |18||L||November 15, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||8–9–1 |- |19||T||November 21, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||8–9–2 |- |20||L||November 22, 1959||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||8–10–2 |- |21||T||November 25, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||8–10–3 |- |22||W||November 26, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||9–10–3 |- |23||T||November 28, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||9–10–4 |- |24||L||November 29, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||9–11–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |25||T||December 2, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||9–11–5 |- |26||L||December 5, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||9–12–5 |- |27||L||December 6, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||9–13–5 |- |28||W||December 10, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||10–13–5 |- |29||L||December 12, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||10–14–5 |- |30||L||December 13, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||10–15–5 |- |31||L||December 16, 1959||0–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||10–16–5 |- |32||L||December 20, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||10–17–5 |- |33||W||December 25, 1959||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||11–17–5 |- |34||L||December 27, 1959||1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||11–18–5 |- |35||W||December 29, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||12–18–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||W||January 1, 1960||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||13–18–5 |- |37||L||January 2, 1960||5–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||13–19–5 |- |38||L||January 3, 1960||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||13–20–5 |- |39||W||January 7, 1960||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||14–20–5 |- |40||W||January 9, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||15–20–5 |- |41||W||January 10, 1960||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||16–20–5 |- |42||W||January 14, 1960||6–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||17–20–5 |- |43||L||January 16, 1960||2–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||17–21–5 |- |44||L||January 17, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||17–22–5 |- |45||L||January 20, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||17–23–5 |- |46||L||January 21, 1960||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||17–24–5 |- |47||T||January 23, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||17–24–6 |- |48||W||January 24, 1960||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||18–24–6 |- |49||W||January 30, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||19–24–6 |- |50||W||January 31, 1960||6–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||20–24–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||L||February 4, 1960||2–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||20–25–6 |- |52||L||February 6, 1960||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||20–26–6 |- |53||W||February 7, 1960||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||21–26–6 |- |54||W||February 11, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||22–26–6 |- |55||W||February 13, 1960||7–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||23–26–6 |- |56||W||February 14, 1960||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||24–26–6 |- |57||L||February 17, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||24–27–6 |- |58||L||February 20, 1960||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||24–28–6 |- |59||L||February 21, 1960||2–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||24–29–6 |- |60||W||February 27, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||25–29–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |61||L||March 1, 1960||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||25–30–6 |- |62||L||March 3, 1960||0–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||25–31–6 |- |63||L||March 5, 1960||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||25–32–6 |- |64||L||March 6, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||25–33–6 |- |65||T||March 10, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||25–33–7 |- |66||W||March 12, 1960||5–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||26–33–7 |- |67||W||March 13, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||27–33–7 |- |68||W||March 16, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||28–33–7 |- |69||L||March 19, 1960||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||28–34–7 |- |70||T||March 20, 1960||5–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||28–34–8 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Bronco Horvath C 68 39 41 80 60 Don McKenney C 70 20 49 69 28 Vic Stasiuk LW 69 29 39 68 121 John Bucyk LW 56 16 36 52 26 Doug Mohns LW/D 65 20 25 45 62 Jerry Toppazzini RW 69 12 33 45 26 Leo Labine RW 63 16 28 44 58 Jean-Guy Gendron LW 67 24 11 35 64 Charlie Burns C 62 10 17 27 46 Leo Boivin D 70 4 21 25 66 Fleming MacKell C 47 7 15 22 19 Fern Flaman D 60 2 18 20 112 Larry Leach Larry Leach (ice hockey) C 69 7 12 19 47 Bob Armstrong Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931) D 69 5 14 19 96 Dick Meissner RW 60 5 6 11 22 Aut Erickson D 58 1 6 7 29 Lorne Davis RW 10 1 1 2 10 Dallas Smith Dallas Smith (ice hockey) D 5 1 1 2 0 Nick Mickoski LW 18 1 0 1 2 Larry Hillman D 2 0 1 1 2 Don Ward Don Ward (ice hockey) D 31 0 1 1 16 Stan Baluik C 7 0 0 0 2 Pierre Gagne LW 2 0 0 0 0 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) G 42 0 0 0 12 Dale Rolfe D 3 0 0 0 0 Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) G 28 0 0 0 4 Gord Turlick LW/C 2 0 0 0 2 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) 2520 42 16 21 5 146 3.48 2 Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) 1680 28 12 13 3 91 3.25 2 Team: 4200 70 28 34 8 237 3.39 4 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-09 1959-60 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1960.html Awards and records Bronco Horvath, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team Don McKenney, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Transactions Claim Aut Erikson from Chicago, Charlie Burns from Detroit and Bruce Gamble from New York. 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