1959–60 New York Rangers season

1959–60 New York Rangers
1959–60 New York Rangers
Division	6th NHL
1959–60 record	17–38–15
Goals for	187
Goals against	247
Team information
General manager	Muzz Patrick
Coach	Phil Watson ; Muzz Patrick ; Alf Pike
Captain	George Sullivan
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Dean Prentice (32)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (48)
Points	Andy Bathgate (74)
Penalty minutes	Lou Fontinato (137)
Wins	Gump Worsley (7)
Goals against average	Jack McCartan (1.75)
	← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–60 New York Rangers season was the 34th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the regular season, the Rangers had a 17–38–15 record, and finished with 49 points. Their last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	40	18	12	255	178	+77	92
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	35	26	9	199	195	+4	79
3	Chicago Black Hawks	70	28	29	13	191	180	+11	69
4	Detroit Red Wings	70	26	29	15	186	197	−11	67
5	Boston Bruins	70	28	34	8	220	241	−21	64
6	New York Rangers	70	17	38	15	187	247	−60	49

Record vs. opponents

1959–60 NHL Records
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	MON	NYR	TOR
Boston	—	5–6–3	5–8–1	4–8	8–4–2	6–6–2
Chicago	6–5–3	—	4–8–2	3–7–4	11–1–2	4–8–2
Detroit	8–5–1	8–4–2	—	2–7–5	4–6–4	4–9–1
Montreal	8–4	7–3–4	7–2–5	—	6–6–2	10–3–1
New York	4–8–2	1–11–2	6–4–4	6–6–2	—	2–9–3
Toronto	6–6–2	8–4–2	9–4–1	3–10–1	9–2–3	—

Schedule and results

1959–60 Game Log

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

November: 1–8–4 (Home: 1–3–3; Road: 0–5–1)

December: 6–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–0)

January: 2–8–4 (Home: 1–1–3; Road: 1–7–1)

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

March: 3–3–3 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 1–2–1)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1960 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Andy Bathgate	70	26	48	74	28
Dean Prentice	70	32	34	66	43
Andy Hebenton	70	19	27	46	4
George Sullivan	70	12	25	37	81
Larry Popein	66	14	22	36	16
Bill Gadsby	65	9	22	31	60
Ken Schinkel	69	13	16	29	27
Brian Cullen	64	8	21	29	6
Camille Henry	49	12	15	27	6
Eddie Shack	62	8	10	18	110
Robert Kabel	44	5	11	16	32
Harry Howell	67	7	6	13	58
Lou Fontinato	64	2	11	13	137
Jim Bartlett	44	8	4	12	48
John Hanna	61	4	8	12	87
Art Stratton	18	2	5	7	2
Jack Bownass	37	2	5	7	34
Mel Pearson	23	1	5	6	13
Earl Ingarfield	20	1	2	3	2
Irv Spencer	32	1	2	3	20
Bill Sweeney	4	1	0	1	0
Ian Cushenan	17	0	1	1	22
Dave Balon	3	0	0	0	0
Parker MacDonald	3	0	0	0	0
Noel Price	6	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Lorne Worsley	39	2301	7	23	8	135	3.52	1260	.893	0
Marcel Paille	17	1020	6	9	2	67	3.94	515	.870	1
Al Rollins	10	600	3	4	3	31	3.10	386	.920	0
Jack McCartan	4	240	1	1	2	7	1.75	128	.945	0
Joe Schaefer	1	39	0	1	0	5	7.69	22	.773	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.

^[3]

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;

Awards and records

Dean Prentice, left wing, NHL Second All-Star Team^[4]

Roster

1959–1960 New York Rangers Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Jack McCartan 1 – Marcel Paille 1 – Al Rollins 1 – Joe Schaefer 1 – Gump Worsley		Defensemen 2 – Jack Bownass 2 – Ian Cushenan 3 – Harry Howell 4 – Bill Gadsby 6 – John Hanna 8 – Lou Fontinato 15 – Noel Price 15 – Irv Spencer		Wingers 5 – Eddie Shack 6 – Pat Hannigan 9 – Andy Bathgate 11 – Dave Balon 11 – Bob Kabel 12 – Andy Hebenton 16 – Mel Pearson 17 – Dean Prentice 18 – Ken Schinkel 21 – Camille Henry 22 – Jim Bartlett		Centers 5 – Bill Sweeney 7 – Red Sullivan –C 10 – Earl Ingarfield 10 – Art Stratton 14 – Brian Cullen 14 – Parker MacDonald 19 – Larry Popein GM: Muzz Patrick Coach: Phil Watson, Muzz Patrick, Alf Pike

Draft picks

References

^ ^a ^b "1959–60 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
^ "1959–1960 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ "1959–60 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
^ Halligan, John. "The Greatest Player Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame". New York Rangers. Retrieved 2011-06-04.

External links

1959–60 New York Rangers Statistics

[hr-1] "1959–60 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

[standings-div-2] "1959–1960 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[3] "1959–60 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

[4] Halligan, John. "The Greatest Player Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame". New York Rangers. Retrieved 2011-06-04.

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See also	All-Star Game Intra-League Draft Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals