1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season


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 66th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

1961 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

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
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
SeniorMiddlebury218028108-
JuniorDenver32562985-
SeniorDenver322456804
SeniorBoston College-334174-
SeniorNortheastern2535266125
SeniorBoston College-134053–
JuniorProvidence–272552-
SophomoreBoston University243020506
JuniorRensselaer222426504
JuniorMichigan28242549-
JuniorNorth Dakota291831498

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
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
SeniorDenver32-3011-4.9101.84
SeniorBoston College--------2.17
JuniorArmy2514831780613.9002.47
SeniorMichigan Tech-------.8912.72
JuniorRensselaer2011901541551.8922.77
SophomoreClarkson15-9----.8782.80
SeniorMinnesota-Duluth13------.9043.00
SophomoreCornell19------.9133.05
SeniorSt. Lawrence10607---320.8883.16
SophomoreMinnesota17-------3.20

Awards

NCAA

WCHA