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 67th 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 - Sophomore Williams 20 34 33 67 - 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
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 59 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 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Murray Armstrong, DenverMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Bill Masterton, DenverAHCA 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 RecipientMost Valuable Player Jerry Walker, DenverSophomore of the Year Jack Wilson, DenverCoach of the Year Murray Armstrong, DenverAll-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