1960–61 New York Rangers season

The 1960–61 New York Rangers season was the 35th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished in fifth place in the regular season with 54 points, and did not qualify for the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	41	19	10	254	188	+66	92
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	39	19	12	234	176	+58	90
3	Chicago Black Hawks	70	29	24	17	198	180	+18	75
4	Detroit Red Wings	70	25	29	16	195	215	−20	66
5	New York Rangers	70	22	38	10	204	248	−44	54
6	Boston Bruins	70	15	42	13	176	254	−78	43

Schedule and results

1960–61 Game Log

October: 4–7–0 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–3–0)

November: 3–6–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–3–1)

December: 3–7–3 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 2–4–1)

January: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–2–3)

February: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–6–0)

March: 3–6–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 0–5–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	70	29	48	77	22
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	70	26	28	54	10
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry	53	28	25	53	8
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	56	20	25	45	17
Sullivan, GeorgeGeorge Sullivan	70	9	31	40	66
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby	65	9	26	35	49
Ingarfield, EarlEarl Ingarfield	66	13	21	34	18
Cullen, BrianBrian Cullen	42	11	19	30	6
Wilson, JohnnyJohnny Wilson^†	56	14	12	26	24
Hannigan, PatPat Hannigan	53	11	9	20	24
Hampson, TedTed Hampson	69	6	14	20	4
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	70	7	10	17	62
Smith, FloydFloyd Smith	29	5	9	14	0
Hanna, JohnJohn Hanna	46	1	8	9	34
Spencer, IrvIrv Spencer	56	1	8	9	30
Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	38	2	6	8	18
Johns, DonDon Johns	63	1	7	8	34
Morrison, JimJim Morrison	19	1	6	7	6
Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach	10	0	6	6	2
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	53	2	3	5	100
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	3	2	1	3	0
Ronson, LenLen Ronson	13	2	1	3	10
Shack, EddieEddie Shack^‡	12	1	2	3	17
Balon, DaveDave Balon	13	1	2	3	8
Belisle, DanDan Belisle	4	2	0	2	0
Kabel, RobertRobert Kabel	4	0	2	2	2
LeBrun, AlAl LeBrun	4	0	2	2	4
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	1	0	1	1	2
Cunningham, BobBob Cunningham	3	0	1	1	0
Popein, LarryLarry Popein	4	0	1	1	0
Rochefort, LeonLeon Rochefort	1	0	0	0	0
Price, NoelNoel Price	1	0	0	0	2
Hall, WayneWayne Hall	4	0	0	0	0
Latreille, PhilPhil Latreille	4	0	0	0	2
Hutchinson, RonRon Hutchinson	9	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	59	3473	20	29	8	191	3.30	2161	.912	1
McCartan, JackJack McCartan	8	440	1	6	1	35	4.77	238	.853	1
Paille, MarcelMarcel Paille	4	240	1	2	1	16	4.00	153	.895	0
Schaefer, JoeJoe Schaefer	1	47	0	1	0	3	3.83	30	.900	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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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;

Roster

1960–1961 New York Rangers Roster

Goaltenders

Defensemen

2 – John Hanna
2 – Jim Morrison
3 – Harry Howell
4 – Bill Gadsby
5 – Don Johns
8 – Lou Fontinato
15 – Noel Price
15 – Irv Spencer
18 – Al LeBrun

Wingers

6 – Pat Hannigan
6 – Eddie Shack
9 – Andy Bathgate
11 – Dave Balon
12 – Andy Hebenton
16 – Rod Gilbert
16 – Léon Rochefort
16 – Johnny Wilson
17 – Dean Prentice
18 – Phil Latreille
18 – Ken Schinkel
19 – Danny Belisle
19 – Bob Cunningham
19 – Wayne Hall
19 – Len Ronson
19 – Floyd Smith

Centers

7 – Red Sullivan –C
10 – Earl Ingarfield
11 – Ron Hutchinson
11 – Bob Kabel
14 – Brian Cullen
14 – Jean Ratelle
19 – Larry Popein
21 – Camille Henry
22 – Ted Hampson
25 – Orland Kurtenbach

GM: Muzz Patrick
Coach: Alf Pike

References

1 2 "1960–61 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
↑ "1960–1961 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1960–61 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

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President: Glen Sather
General manager: Jeff Gorton
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Team captain: Ryan McDonagh
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See also	All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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