1960–61 NHL season

The 1960–61 NHL season was the 44th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. For the first time since , two American based teams competed for the Stanley Cup and it was the Chicago Black Hawks beating the Detroit Red Wings four games to two. It was Chicago's first Cup win since , not winning another until .

Regular season
Final standings

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Bernie Geoffrion  Montreal Canadiens  64 50 45 95 29 Jean Beliveau  Montreal Canadiens  69 32 58 90 57 Frank Mahovlich  Toronto Maple Leafs  70 48 36 84 131 Andy Bathgate  New York Rangers  70 29 48 77 22 Gordie Howe  Detroit Red Wings  64 23 49 72 30 Norm Ullman  Detroit Red Wings  70 28 42 70 24 Red Kelly  Toronto Maple Leafs  64 20 50 70 12 Dickie Moore  Montreal Canadiens  57 35 34 69 62 Henri Richard  Montreal Canadiens  70 24 44 68 91 Alex Delvecchio  Detroit Red Wings  70 27 35 62 26
Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts
 Player Team GP MIN GA GAA W L T SOCharlie Hodge  Montreal Canadiens  30  1800  74  2.47  19  8  3  4Johnny Bower  Toronto Maple Leafs  58  3480  145  2.50  33  15  10  2Glenn Hall  Chicago Black Hawks  70  4200  176  2.51  29  24  17  6Hank Bassen  Detroit Red Wings  34  2120  98  2.77  13  12  9  0Jacques Plante  Montreal Canadiens  40  2400  112  2.80  22  11  7  2Terry Sawchuk  Detroit Red Wings  38  2080  112  3.23  12  17  7  2Don Simmons  Boston Bruins  18  1080  58  3.23  3  9  6  1Lorne Worsley  New York Rangers  59  3473  191  3.30  20  29  8  1Bruce Gamble  Boston Bruins  52  3120  193  3.71  12  33  7  0

Playoffs
 see 1961 Stanley Cup Finals.

Playoff bracket

NHL awards
 1960–61 NHL awardsPrince of Wales Trophy:  Montreal CanadiensArt Ross Trophy:  Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal CanadiensCalder Memorial Trophy:  Dave Keon, Toronto Maple LeafsHart Memorial Trophy:  Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal CanadiensJames Norris Memorial Trophy:  Doug Harvey, Montreal CanadiensLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Red Kelly, Toronto Maple LeafsVezina Trophy:  Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs

All-Star teams
 First team    Position    Second teamJohnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs GGlenn Hall, Chicago Black HawksDoug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens DAllan Stanley, Toronto Maple LeafsMarcel Pronovost, Detroit Red Wings DPierre Pilote, Chicago Black HawksJean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens CHenri Richard, Montreal CanadiensBernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens RWGordie Howe, Detroit Red WingsFrank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs LWDickie Moore, Montreal Canadiens

References

 Other websites 
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1960 in North America
Category:1961 in North America
Category:National Hockey League seasons