1959–60 Boston Bruins | |
Division | 5th NHL |
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1959–60 record | 28-34-8 |
Goals for | 220 (2nd) |
Goals against | 241 (5th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Lynn Patrick |
Coach | Milt Schmidt |
Captain | Fern Flaman |
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) |
The 1959–60 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 36th season in the NHL. The Bruins finished 5th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Off-season
The 13th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at Montreal on October 3, 1959. A team of all-stars that included three Bruins, Fern Flaman, Don McKenney and Jerry Toppazzini played against the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won 6-1 with McKenney scoring the lone goal for the All-Stars.
Regular Season
After going two seasons with no black jersey, it was added back to the uniform for the 1959-60 season. The arm and body stripes on the gold jersey became much thinner while the white jersey remained unchanged. Choices of black or gold pants and mainly black or gold socks made for some interesting combinations over the next five seasons. The white jersey was always matched with the gold socks.
Final Standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 92 | 255 | 178 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 79 | 199 | 195 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 69 | 191 | 180 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 67 | 186 | 197 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 64 | 220 | 241 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 49 | 187 | 247 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log
No. | 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
The Bruins did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats
Regular Season
- Scoring
# | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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6 | Bronco Horvath | C | 68 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 60 |
17 | Don McKenney | C | 70 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 28 |
7 | Vic Stasiuk | LW | 69 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 121 |
9 | John Bucyk | LW | 56 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 26 |
19 | Doug Mohns | LW/D | 65 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 62 |
21 | Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 69 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 26 |
16 | Leo Labine | RW | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 58 |
23 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 67 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 64 |
10 | Charlie Burns | C | 62 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 46 |
20 | Leo Boivin | D | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 66 |
8 | Fleming Mackell | C | 47 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 |
14 | Fern Flaman | D | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 112 |
24 | Larry Leach | C | 69 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 47 |
4 | Bob Armstrong | D | 69 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 96 |
22 | Dick Meissner | RW | 60 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
11 | Aut Erickson | D | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
12 | Lorne Davis | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
18 | Dallas Smith | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
12 | Nick Mickoski | LW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Larry Hillman | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Don Ward | D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
16 | Pierre Gagne | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Gordon Turlick | LW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Dale Rolfe | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Stan Baluik | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Don Simmons | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | Harry Lumley | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
- 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; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts
Awards and Records
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Don McKenney
- Bronco Horvath, Centre, NHL Second All-Star Team
Transactions
- Obtain Bruce Gamble, Autry Erickson and Charlie Burns in the June 10, 1959 intra-league draft.
- Trade Jim Morrison to the Detroit Red Wings for Nick Mickoski on August 25, 1959.
Trivia
- Bruins who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
- Vic Stasiuk during the 6-5 win over the Montreal Canadiens on January 31, 1960.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1959-60 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
1959–60 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | All-Star Game • 1960 Stanley Cup Finals |
Boston Bruins | |
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The Franchise | Franchise • Original Six • Team History • All-time Roster • Seasons • Players • Records • GMs • Head Coaches |
Arenas | Boston Arena • Boston Garden • TD Garden |
Head Coaches | Ross • Denneny • Patrick • Weiland • Clapper • Boucher • Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Cheevers • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis • Julien • Cassidy • Montgomery |
Retired Numbers | 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 15 • 16 • 22 • 24 • 77 • 99 |
Affiliates | Providence Bruins • Maine Mariners |
Rivals | Montreal Canadiens • Toronto Maple Leafs • Philadelphia Flyers • New York Rangers |
Stanley Cups | 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011 |