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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1960-1961
On September 15, the NHL lost one of its greatest stars when Rocket Richard announced his retirement. During his career, he had lead all scorers with a record 544 goals plus 82 goals in the playoffs. Richard had scored 50 goals in 1944-45 and no one else had done it since, even though the season had expanded from 50 games to 70. Suddenly, it looked as if Frank Mahovlich of Toronto and Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion of Montreal might each score 50 goals in a season.
Mahovlich went into a late-season slump finishing at 48 goals, but Geoffrion did score 50goals. He added 45 assists to lead the league in scoring.. Geoffrion won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.
Montreal won the regular season with Toronto finishing second ahead of Chicago and Detroit. In the semifinals, the Red Wings beat the Maple Leafs and the Blackhawks eliminated the Canadiens.
In the finals the teams split the first four games, but Chicago won the next two easily, 6-3 and 5-1, to take the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1938.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1960-1961
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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| Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 92 | 254 | 188 | 811 |
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| Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 90 | 234 | 176 | 844 |
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| Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 75 | 198 | 180 | 1072 |
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| Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 66 | 195 | 215 | 655 |
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| New-York Rangers | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 54 | 204 | 248 | 591 |
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| Boston Bruins | 70 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 43 | 176 | 254 | 810 |
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National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1960-1961
| Award | 1961 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Georges Vezina | Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Hart Memorial | Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens |
| Calder Memorial | Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Lady Byng | Red Kelly, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| James Norris | Doug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens |
| Art Ross | Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | Montreal Canadiens |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1960-1961
Voting for the NHL All Star Teams is conducted by the representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the season. These are separate selections from the annual All Star game. Other years selections are listed under NHL All Star Selections.
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First Team |
1960-61 |
Second Team |
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Johnny Bower, Toronto |
G |
Glenn Hall, Chicago |
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Doug Harvey, Montreal |
D |
Allan Stanley, Toronto |
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Marcel Pronovost, Detroit |
D |
Pierre Pilote, Chicago |
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Jean Beliveau, Montreal |
C |
Henri Richard, Montreal |
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Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal |
RW |
Gordie Howe, Detroit |
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Frank Mahovlich, Toronto |
LW |
Dickie Moore, Montreal |
National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1960-1961
|
Player
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GP | G | A | PTS |
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Bernie
Geoffrion
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64 | 50 | 45 | 95 |
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Jean
Beliveau
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69 | 32 | 58 | 90 |
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Frank
Mahovlich
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70 | 48 | 36 | 84 |
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Andy
Bathgate
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70 | 29 | 48 | 77 |
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Gordie
Howe
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64 | 23 | 49 | 72 |
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Norm
Ullman
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70 | 28 | 42 | 70 |
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Red
Kelly
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64 | 20 | 50 | 70 |
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Dick
Moore
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57 | 35 | 34 | 69 |
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Henri
Richard
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70 | 24 | 44 | 68 |
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Alex
Delvecchio
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70 | 27 | 35 | 62 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1960-1961
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Player
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GP | A |
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Jean Beliveau
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69 | 58 |
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Red Kelly
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64 | 50 |
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Gordie Howe
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64 | 49 |
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Andy Bathgate
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70 | 48 |
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Bill Hay
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69 | 48 |
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Bernie Geoffrion
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64 | 45 |
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Henri Richard
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70 | 44 |
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Norm Ullman
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70 | 42 |
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Vic Stasiuk
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69 | 38 |
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Bob Nevin
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68 | 37 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1960-1961
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Player
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GP | G |
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Bernie Geoffrion
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64 | 50 |
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Frank Mahovlich
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70 | 48 |
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Dick Moore
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57 | 35 |
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Jean Beliveau
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69 | 32 |
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Bobby Hull
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67 | 31 |
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Andy Bathgate
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70 | 29 |
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Norm Ullman
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70 | 28 |
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Camille Henry
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53 | 28 |
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Alex Delvecchio
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70 | 27 |
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Donald McKenney
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68 | 26 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1960-1961
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Player
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GP | PIM |
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Pierre
Pilote
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70 | 165 |
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Reggie
Fleming
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66 | 145 |
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Jean-Guy
Talbot
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70 | 143 |
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Frank
Mahovlich
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70 | 131 |
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Eric
Nesterenko
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68 | 125 |
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Murray
Balfour
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70 | 123 |
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Howard
Young
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29 | 108 |
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Eddie
Shack
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67 | 107 |
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Lou
Fontinato
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53 | 100 |
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Stan
Mikita
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66 | 100 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1960-1961
Semi Finals
Mar. 21 at Montreal Canadiens
6 Chicago 2
Mar. 23 at Montreal Chicago 4 Canadiens
3
Mar. 26 at Chicago Chicago 2 Canadiens
1 (52:12 OT)
Mar. 28 at Chicago Canadiens
5 Chicago 2
Apr. 1 at
Montreal Chicago 3 Canadiens 0
Apr. 4 at
Chicago Chicago 3 Canadiens 0
Chicago Blackhawks defeated
Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2
Mar. 22 at Toronto Toronto
3 Detroit 2 (24:51 OT)
Mar. 25 at Toronto Detroit
4 Toronto 2
Mar. 26 at Detroit Detroit
2 Toronto 0
Mar. 28 at Detroit Detroit
4 Toronto 1
Apr. 1 at
Toronto Detroit 3 Toronto 2
Detroit Red Wings defeated
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1
Stanley Cup Finals
Apr. 6 at
Chicago Chicago 3 Detroit 2
Apr. 8 at
Chicago Detroit 3 Chicago 1
Apr. 10 at Detroit Chicago
3 Detroit 1
Apr. 12 at Detroit Detroit
2 Chicago 1
Apr. 14 at Chicago Chicago
6 Detroit 3
Apr. 16 at Detroit Chicago
5 Detroit 1
Chicago Blackhawks defeated
Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 2