View source for 1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season

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{{Infobox NCAA ice hockey season
| gender           = men
| division         =
| year             = 1959
| image            = Entrance to Matthews Arena.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption          = The Matthews Arena served as the host for the 1960 Tournament
| duration         = November 1959–<br>March 19, 1960
| champ_stad       = [[Matthews Arena|Boston Arena]]
| champ_city       = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]
| champ            = [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
| hobey_baker      =
| hobey_baker_team =
}}
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 [[Matthews Arena|Boston Arena]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. This was the 13th [[List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons|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 [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]. All seven universities were the same from the previous MCHL/WIHL conference that dissolved after the [[1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season|1957–58 season]]. [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]], [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]] and [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]] would continue with both the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] and the WCHA concurrently until [[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|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===
{| class="wikitable"
! Tournament || Dates || Teams || Champion
|-
| [[Boston Arena Christmas Tournament]]
| December 26–30
| 7
| [[Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey|Toronto]]
|-
| [[Bowdoin Christmas Tournament]]
| December 21–23
| 8
| [[Brown Bears men's ice hockey|Brown]]
|-
| [[Rensselaer Holiday Tournament]]
| December 30–January 2
| 4
| [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|North Dakota]]
|-
| [[Beanpot (ice hockey)|Beanpot]]
| February 8, 15
| 4
| [[Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|Harvard]]
|-
|}
===Standings===
{{1959–60 Big Ten ice hockey standings}}
{{1959–60 Independent ice hockey standings (men)}}
{{1959–60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings (men)}}
{{1959–60 Tri-State League standings}}
{{1959–60 WCHA standings (men)}}
<ref>{{cite news|title=2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112|url=http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf|publisher=WCHA|access-date=June 29, 2014}}</ref>
==1960 NCAA Tournament==
{{Main article|1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament}}
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>March 17–18
| RD2='''National championship'''<br>March 19
| RD2b='''Third-place game'''
| RD1-seed1=E1
| RD1-team1=[[St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|St. Lawrence]]
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2='''W2'''
| RD1-team2='''[[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]'''
| RD1-score2='''13'''
| RD1-seed3='''W1'''
| RD1-team3='''[[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]'''
| RD1-score3='''6'''
| RD1-seed4=E2
| RD1-team4=[[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]]
| RD1-score4=4
| RD2-seed1=W2
| RD2-team1=Michigan Tech
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2='''W1'''
| RD2-team2='''Denver'''
| RD2-score2='''5'''
| RD2b-seed1=E1
| RD2b-team1=St. Lawrence
| RD2b-score1=6
| RD2b-seed2='''E2'''
| RD2b-team2='''Boston University'''
| RD2b-score2='''7'''
}}
<small>Note: * denotes overtime period(s)</small>
<ref>{{cite news|title=NCAA Tournament|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
<!-- IMPORTANT: Rank players by Pts, then G, then GP (fewer) -->
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width: 11em;" | Player
! style="width: 7em;" | Class
! style="width: 11em;" | Team
! style="width: 4em;"  | GP
! style="width: 4em;"  | G
! style="width: 4em;"  | A
! style="width: 4em;"  | Pts
! style="width: 4em;"  | PIM
|-
|{{sortname|Phil|Latreille}} || Junior || [[Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey|Middlebury]] || 22 || 77 || 19 || '''96''' || -
|-
|{{sortname|Tim|Norbeck}} || Senior || [[Hamilton Continentals|Hamilton]] || - || 40 || 32 || '''72''' || -
|-
|{{sortname|Terry|Slater|Terry Slater (ice hockey)}} || Junior || [[St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|St. Lawrence]] || 24 || 34 || 38 || '''72''' || 4
|-
|{{sortname|Bill|Masterton}} || Junior || [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]] || 34 || 21 || 46 || '''67''' || 2
|-
|{{sortname|Reg|Morelli}} || Senior || [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|North Dakota]] || 31 || 34 || 31 || '''65''' || 12
|-
|{{sortname|Bob|Marquis|Bob Marquis (ice hockey)}} || Senior || [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]] || - || 33 || 26 || '''59''' || -
|-
|{{sortname|Paul|Coppo}} || Senior || [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]] || 32 || 26 || 31 || '''57''' || 2
|-
|{{sortname|Art|Chisholm}} || Junior || [[Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey|Northeastern]] || 24 || 25 || 31 || '''56''' || 15
|-
|{{sortname|John|MacMillan|dab=ice hockey}} || Senior || [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]] || 34 || 30 || 25 || '''55''' || 34
|-
|{{sortname|John|Kosiancic}} || Senior || [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]] || 32 || 24 || 31 || '''55''' || 30
|}
<ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=1959-60 NCAA Division I Statistics|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1959|publisher=Elite Prospects|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref>
===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.
<!-- IMPORTANT: Rank players by GAA (lower), then SV%, then W, then GP -->
''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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width: 11em;" | Player
! style="width: 7em;" | Class
! style="width: 11em;" | Team
! style="width: 4em;" | GP
! style="width: 5em;"   | Min
! style="width: 4em;" | W
! style="width: 4em;" | L
! style="width: 4em;" | OT
! style="width: 4em;"   | GA
! style="width: 4em;" | SO
! style="width: 4em;"   | SV%
! style="width: 4em;"   | GAA
|-
|{{sortname|John|Wilson|John Wilson (ice hockey)}} || Sophomore || [[Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey|Northeastern]] || 11 || - || - || - || - || - || - || .846 || '''1.73'''
|-
|{{sortname|George|Kirkwood}} || Junior || [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]] || 34 || - || 27 || 4 || 3 || - || 2 || .900 || '''2.50'''
|-
|{{sortname|Ron|Chisholm|Ron Chisholm (ice hockey)}} || Sophomore || [[Army Cadets men's ice hockey|Army]] || 22 || 1328 || 16 || 5 || 1 || 62 || 2 || .888 || '''2.80'''
|-
|{{sortname|Jim|MacLean}} || Sophomore || [[RPI Engineers men's ice hockey|Rensselaer]] || 14 || - || - || - || - || - || - || .876 || '''2.97'''
|-
|{{sortname|Rod|Blackburn}} || Junior || [[New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|New Hampshire]] || 13 || 705 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 35 || 2 || .900 || '''2.98'''
|-
|{{sortname|Barry|Urbanski}} || Junior || [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]] || 17 || - || 12 || 5 || 0 || - || - || .907 || '''3.24'''
|-
|{{sortname|George|Cuculick}} || Senior || [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]] || 30 || - || - || - || - || - || - || .889 || '''3.26'''
|-
|{{sortname|George|Gratton}} || Junior || [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|North Dakota]] || 30 || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || .873 || '''3.33'''
|-
|{{sortname|Chuck|Steinweg}} || Sophomore || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]] || 19 || - || - || - || - || - || - || .877 || '''3.89'''
|-
|{{sortname|Charles|Hamlin|Charles Hamlin (ice hockey)}} || Sophomore || [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale]] || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || '''3.90'''
|}
<ref name="stats"/>
==Awards==
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===NCAA===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2|Award<ref>{{cite news|title=NCAA Division I Awards |url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref> !! Recipient
|-
| colspan=2|[[Spencer Penrose Award]] || [[John P. Riley Jr.|Jack Riley]], [[Army Black Knights men's ice hockey|Army]]
|-
| colspan=2 rowspan=3|[[List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament]] || [[Lou Angotti]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
| [[Bob Marquis (ice hockey)|Bob Marquis]], [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]]
|-
| [[Barry Urbanski]], [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]]
|-
! colspan=3|[[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|AHCA All-American Teams]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! East Team !! &nbsp; Position &nbsp; !! West Team
|-
| [[Tom Wahman]], [[Dartmouth Indians men's ice hockey|Dartmouth]]
| align=center | [[Goaltender|G]]
| [[George Cuculick]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
| [[Red Martin]], [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College]]
| align=center | [[Defenceman|D]]
| [[Marty Howe (ice hockey, born 1937)|Marty Howe]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
|-
| [[Rusty Ingersoll]], [[Dartmouth Indians men's ice hockey|Dartmouth]]
| align=center | [[Defenceman|D]]
| [[George Konik]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
|-
| [[Terry Slater (ice hockey)|Terry Slater]], [[St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|St. Lawrence]]
| align=center | [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
| [[Paul Coppo]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
| [[Phil Latreille]], [[Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey|Middlebury]]
| align=center | [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
| [[Reg Morelli]], [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|North Dakota]]
|-
| [[Art Chisholm]], [[Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey|Northeastern]]
| align=center | [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
| [[Bill Masterton]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
|}
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===WCHA===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2|[[WCHA#Awards (men's)|Award]]<ref>{{cite news|title=WCHA Awards|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref> !! Recipient
|-
| colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's individual awards#Rookie of the Year|Sophomore of the Year]] || [[George Kirkwood]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
|-
| [[Lou Angotti]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
| colspan=2|[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's individual awards#Coach of the Year|Coach of the Year]] || [[John MacInnes (ice hockey)|John MacInnes]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
! colspan=3|[[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams|All-WCHA Teams]]<ref>{{cite news|title=WCHA All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]] !! &nbsp; Position &nbsp; !! [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]]
|-
| [[George Kirkwood]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
| align=center | [[Goaltender|G]]
| [[George Cuculick]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
| [[Marty Howe (ice hockey, born 1937)|Marty Howe]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
| align=center | [[Defenceman|D]]
| [[Guy LaFrance]], [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|North Dakota]]
|-
| [[Henry Akervall]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
| align=center | [[Defenceman|D]]
| [[George Konik]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
|-
| [[Reg Morelli]], [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|North Dakota]]
| align=center | [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
| [[Gerald Fabbro]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
| [[Bill Masterton]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
| align=center | [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
| [[John MacMillan (ice hockey)|John MacMillan]], [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]
|-
| [[John Kosiancic]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
| align=center | [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
| [[Paul Coppo]], [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
==References==
{{reflist|50em}}
==External links==
*[http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ College Hockey Historical Archives]
*[http://www.eliteprospects.com/league_home.php?leagueid=70&startdate=1959 1959–60 NCAA Standings]
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