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 1950, 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 1938, not winning another until 2010.

Regular season

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

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	SO
Charlie Hodge	Montreal Canadiens	30	1800	74	2.47	19	8	3	4
Johnny Bower	Toronto Maple Leafs	58	3480	145	2.50	33	15	10	2
Glenn Hall	Chicago Black Hawks	70	4200	176	2.51	29	24	17	6
Hank Bassen	Detroit Red Wings	34	2120	98	2.77	13	12	9	0
Jacques Plante	Montreal Canadiens	40	2400	112	2.80	22	11	7	2
Terry Sawchuk	Detroit Red Wings	38	2080	112	3.23	12	17	7	2
Don Simmons	Boston Bruins	18	1080	58	3.23	3	9	6	1
Lorne Worsley	New York Rangers	59	3473	191	3.30	20	29	8	1
Bruce Gamble	Boston Bruins	52	3120	193	3.71	12	33	7	0

see 1961 Stanley Cup Finals.

1960–61 NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Montreal Canadiens
Art Ross Trophy:	Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Doug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Red Kelly, Toronto Maple Leafs
Vezina Trophy:	Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs

First team	Position	Second team
Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs	G	Glenn Hall, Chicago Black Hawks
Doug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens	D	Allan Stanley, Toronto Maple Leafs
Marcel Pronovost, Detroit Red Wings	D	Pierre Pilote, Chicago Black Hawks
Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens	C	Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens	RW	Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs	LW	Dickie Moore, Montreal Canadiens

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