1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season

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 66th 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===
==1961 NCAA Tournament==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==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	PIM
 	Senior 	Middlebury 	21	80	28	108	-
 	Junior 	Denver 	32	56	29	85 	-
 	Senior 	Denver 	32	24	56	80 	4
 	Senior 	Boston College 	- 	33	41	74 	-
 	Senior 	Northeastern 	25	35	26	61 	25
 	Senior 	Boston College 	- 	13	40	53 	–
 	Junior 	Providence 	– 	27	25	52 	-
 	Sophomore	Boston University	24	30	20	50 	6
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	22	24	26	50 	4
 	Junior 	Michigan 	28	24	25	49 	-
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	29	18	31	49 	8
===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% 	GAA
 	Senior 	Denver 	32	- 	30	1	1 	- 	4 	.910	1.84
 	Senior 	Boston College 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.17
 	Junior 	Army 	25	1483	17	8	0 	61	3 	.900	2.47
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.891	2.72
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	20	1190	15	4	1 	55	1 	.892	2.77
 	Sophomore	Clarkson 	15	- 	9 	-	- 	- 	- 	.878	2.80
 	Senior 	Minnesota-Duluth	13	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.904	3.00
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	19	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.913	3.05
 	Senior 	St. Lawrence 	10	607 	- 	-	- 	32	0 	.888	3.16
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	17	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.20
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Murray Armstrong, Denver
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Bill Masterton, Denver
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams
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===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Jerry Walker, Denver
Sophomore of the Year 	Sophomore of the Year 	Jack Wilson, Denver
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Murray Armstrong, Denver
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
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