1959-60 EPHL Season

This is the 1959-60 season of the Eastern Professional Hockey League:
It was the first season of the league.
==First Game==
The league's first game was played on October 8, 1959, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Montreal Royals and Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds played to a 3-3 tie brfore 2730 fans.
Montreal's Bill Sutherland scored the first goal while Thunderbirds' Matt Ravlich earned the first penalty. Future Vezina Trophy winners Charlie Hodge and Denis DeJordy played in nets.
==Standings==
Regular Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Sudbury Wolves 	70	36	26	8 	310	283	80
Montreal Royals 	70	30	26	14	215	198	74
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens 	70	31	28	11	249	241	73
Trois-Rivières Lions 	70	30	31	9 	226	235	69
Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds	70	27	32	11	248	262	65
Kingston Frontenacs 	70	28	39	3 	297	326	59
==Playoffs==
===Semi Finals===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 22	Trois Rivieres 2	Montreal 1 OT 	Montreal
March 23	Trois Rivieres 3	Montreal 1 	Trois Rivieres
March 27	Montreal 3 	Trois Rivieres 1	Montreal
March 30	Trois Rivieres 4	Montreal 3 OT 	Trois Rivieres
April 3 	Montreal 1 	Trois Rivieres 0	Montreal
April 6 	Montreal 4 	Trois Rivieres 2	Trois Rivieres
April 8 	Montreal 2 	Trois Rivieres 1	Montreal
Montreal Royals beat Trois-Rivières Lions 4 wins to 3.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 23	Sudbury 5 	Hull-Ottawa 2	Sudbury
March 25	Sudbury 3 	Hull-Ottawa 1	Sudbury
March 26	Sudbury 3 	Hull-Ottawa 2	Hull
March 30	Hull-Ottawa 4	Sudbury 1 	Hull
April 1 	Hull-Ottawa 3	Sudbury 2 	Sudbury
April 3 	Hull-Ottawa 5	Sudbury 4 OT 	Hull
April 4 	Sudbury 6 	Hull-Ottawa 4	Sudbury
Sudbury Wolves beat Hull-Ottawa Canadiens 4 wins to 3.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 10	Montreal 4	Sudbury 1 	Montreal
April 11	Sudbury 3 	Montreal 0	Sudbury
April 13	Montreal 4	Sudbury 2 	Sudbury
April 15	Sudbury 5 	Montreal 2	Sudbury
April 17	Sudbury 5 	Montreal 3	Montreal
April 19	Montreal 3	Sudbury 2 	Montreal
April 20	Montreal 4	Sudbury 3 	Sudbury
Montreal Royals beat Sudbury Wolves 4 wins to 3.
Montreal Royals were awarded the Tom Foley Memorial Trophy.
==Coaches==
*Hull-Ottawa: Sam Pollock
*Kingston: Cal Gardner
*Montreal: Floyd Curry
*Sault Ste. Marie: Don Grosso
*Sudbury: Murph Chamberlain
*Trois Rivieres: Gerry Desaulniers
==NHL Affiliations==
*Hull-Ottawa: Montreal Canadiens
*Kingston: Boston Bruins
*Montreal: Montreal Canadiens
*Sault Ste. Marie: Chicago Black Hawks
*Sudbury: Detroit Red Wings/Toronto Maple Leafs
*Trois Rivieres: New York Rangers
==Team Photos==
Mtlroyals59-60.jpg|Montreal Royals
59-60TRLio.jpg|Trois-Rivières Lions
==Pre-season==
59-60EPHLExhHullGameAd.jpg|@ Hull. Toronto won 4-0
59-60EPHLExhHullGameAd2.jpg|@ Hull. 2-2 tie.
59-60EPHLExhHullGameAd3.jpg|@ Hull. Montreal won 6-2.
59-60NHLExhMtlTRivieresGameAd.jpg|Trois Rivieres
==Game Ads==
59-60EPHLHullGameAd.jpg|@ Hull
59-60EPHLMontrealGameAd.jpg|@ Montreal
59-60EPHLTRiversGameAd.jpg|@ Trois Rivieres
59-60EPHLSFTRiversGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Trois Rivieres
59-60EPHLFMontrealGameAd.jpg|Final @ Montreal
==See Also==
Eastern Professional Hockey League
Category:EPHL seasons
Category:1960 in hockey