The 1959–60 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 28 wins, 34 losses, and 8 ties for 64 points.
1959–60 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
1959–60 record | 28–34–8 |
Goals for | 220 |
Goals against | 241 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lynn Patrick |
Coach | Milt Schmidt |
Captain | Fernie Flaman |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bronco Horvath (39) |
Assists | Don McKenney (49) |
Points | Bronco Horvath (80) |
Penalty minutes | Vic Stasiuk (121) |
Wins | Harry Lumley (16) |
Goals against average | Don Simmons (3.25) |
Regular season
editFinal standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 255 | 178 | +77 | 92 |
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 199 | 195 | +4 | 79 |
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 191 | 180 | +11 | 69 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 186 | 197 | −11 | 67 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 220 | 241 | −21 | 64 |
6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 187 | 247 | −60 | 49 |
Record vs. opponents
edit1959–60 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 5–6–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–2 | 6–6–2 | ||||||
Chicago | 6–5–3 | — | 4–8–2 | 3–7–4 | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 | ||||||
Detroit | 8–5–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 2–7–5 | 4–6–4 | 4–9–1 | ||||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 7–3–4 | 7–2–5 | — | 6–6–2 | 10–3–1 | ||||||
New York | 4–8–2 | 1–11–2 | 6–4–4 | 6–6–2 | — | 2–9–3 | ||||||
Toronto | 6–6–2 | 8–4–2 | 9–4–1 | 3–10–1 | 9–2–3 | — |
Schedule and results
editNo. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 8, 1959 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 10, 1959 | 6–4 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 11, 1959 | 8–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 14, 1959 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 3–1–0 |
5 | L | October 17, 1959 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 3–2–0 |
6 | T | October 18, 1959 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 3–2–1 |
7 | L | October 22, 1959 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 3–3–1 |
8 | L | October 24, 1959 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | October 29, 1959 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 4–4–1 |
10 | L | October 31, 1959 | 3–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 4–5–1 |
11 | W | November 1, 1959 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 5–5–1 |
12 | W | November 3, 1959 | 6–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 6–5–1 |
13 | W | November 5, 1959 | 8–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 7–5–1 |
14 | W | November 8, 1959 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 8–5–1 |
15 | L | November 11, 1959 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 8–6–1 |
16 | L | November 12, 1959 | 5–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 8–7–1 |
17 | L | November 14, 1959 | 1–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 8–8–1 |
18 | L | November 15, 1959 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 8–9–1 |
19 | T | November 21, 1959 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 8–9–2 |
20 | L | November 22, 1959 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 8–10–2 |
21 | T | November 25, 1959 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 8–10–3 |
22 | W | November 26, 1959 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 9–10–3 |
23 | T | November 28, 1959 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 9–10–4 |
24 | L | November 29, 1959 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 9–11–4 |
25 | T | December 2, 1959 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 9–11–5 |
26 | L | December 5, 1959 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 9–12–5 |
27 | L | December 6, 1959 | 3–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 9–13–5 |
28 | W | December 10, 1959 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 10–13–5 |
29 | L | December 12, 1959 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 10–14–5 |
30 | L | December 13, 1959 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 10–15–5 |
31 | L | December 16, 1959 | 0–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 10–16–5 |
32 | L | December 20, 1959 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 10–17–5 |
33 | W | December 25, 1959 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 11–17–5 |
34 | L | December 27, 1959 | 1–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 11–18–5 |
35 | W | December 29, 1959 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 12–18–5 |
36 | W | January 1, 1960 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 13–18–5 |
37 | L | January 2, 1960 | 5–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 13–19–5 |
38 | L | January 3, 1960 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 13–20–5 |
39 | W | January 7, 1960 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 14–20–5 |
40 | W | January 9, 1960 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 15–20–5 |
41 | W | January 10, 1960 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 16–20–5 |
42 | W | January 14, 1960 | 6–0 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 17–20–5 |
43 | L | January 16, 1960 | 2–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 17–21–5 |
44 | L | January 17, 1960 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 17–22–5 |
45 | L | January 20, 1960 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 17–23–5 |
46 | L | January 21, 1960 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 17–24–5 |
47 | T | January 23, 1960 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 17–24–6 |
48 | W | January 24, 1960 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 18–24–6 |
49 | W | January 30, 1960 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 19–24–6 |
50 | W | January 31, 1960 | 6–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 20–24–6 |
51 | L | February 4, 1960 | 2–7 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 20–25–6 |
52 | L | February 6, 1960 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 20–26–6 |
53 | W | February 7, 1960 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 21–26–6 |
54 | W | February 11, 1960 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 22–26–6 |
55 | W | February 13, 1960 | 7–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 23–26–6 |
56 | W | February 14, 1960 | 3–0 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 24–26–6 |
57 | L | February 17, 1960 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 24–27–6 |
58 | L | February 20, 1960 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 24–28–6 |
59 | L | February 21, 1960 | 2–7 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 24–29–6 |
60 | W | February 27, 1960 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 25–29–6 |
61 | L | March 1, 1960 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 25–30–6 |
62 | L | March 3, 1960 | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 25–31–6 |
63 | L | March 5, 1960 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 25–32–6 |
64 | L | March 6, 1960 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 25–33–6 |
65 | T | March 10, 1960 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 25–33–7 |
66 | W | March 12, 1960 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 26–33–7 |
67 | W | March 13, 1960 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 27–33–7 |
68 | W | March 16, 1960 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 28–33–7 |
69 | L | March 19, 1960 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 28–34–7 |
70 | T | March 20, 1960 | 5–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 28–34–8 |
Playoffs
editBoston's fifth-place finish caused them to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.[3]
Player statistics
editRegular season
edit- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronco Horvath | C | 68 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 60 |
Don McKenney | C | 70 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 28 |
Vic Stasiuk | LW | 69 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 121 |
John Bucyk | LW | 56 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 26 |
Doug Mohns | LW/D | 65 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 62 |
Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 69 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 26 |
Leo Labine | RW | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 58 |
Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 67 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 64 |
Charlie Burns | C | 62 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 46 |
Leo Boivin | D | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 66 |
Fleming MacKell | C | 47 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 |
Fern Flaman | D | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 112 |
Larry Leach | C | 69 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 47 |
Bob Armstrong | D | 69 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 96 |
Dick Meissner | RW | 60 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
Aut Erickson | D | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
Lorne Davis | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Dallas Smith | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Nick Mickoski | LW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Larry Hillman | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Don Ward | D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Stan Baluik | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pierre Gagne | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Lumley | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Dale Rolfe | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Simmons | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Gord Turlick | LW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Lumley | 2520 | 42 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 146 | 3.48 | 2 |
Don Simmons | 1680 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 91 | 3.25 | 2 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 237 | 3.39 | 4 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
edit- Bronco Horvath, Centre, NHL Second All-Star Team
- Don McKenney, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Transactions
editClaim Aut Erikson from Chicago, Charlie Burns from Detroit and Bruce Gamble from New York.
Farm teams
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References
edit- ^ "1959–1960 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Boston Bruins franchise index at Hockey Reference
- ^ "1959-60 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.