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1959–60 Boston Bruins season

{{short description|NHL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=1959–60

|year=1959

|Team=Boston Bruins

|LeagueRank=5th

|Record=28–34–8

|HomeRecord=21–11–3

|RoadRecord=7–23–5

|GoalsFor=220

|GoalsAgainst=241

|GeneralManager=Lynn Patrick

|Coach=Milt Schmidt

|Captain=Fernie Flaman

|AltCaptain=None

|Arena=Boston Garden

|Attendance=

|GoalsLeader=Bronco Horvath (39)

|AssistsLeader=Don McKenney (49)

|PointsLeader=Bronco Horvath (80)

|PlusMinusLeader=

|PIMLeader=Vic Stasiuk (121)

|WinsLeader=Harry Lumley (16)

|GAALeader=Don Simmons (3.25)

}}

The 1959–60 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 28 wins, 34 losses, and 8 ties for 64 points.

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

Regular season

Boston's fifth-place finish caused them to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.[https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/ Boston Bruins franchise index at Hockey Reference]

=Final standings=

{{1959–60 NHL standings|team=BOS}}

=Record vs. opponents=

{{1959–60 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}

Schedule and results

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid;|title=1959–60 regular season{{cite web |title=1959-60 Boston Bruins Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1960_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 3, 2025}}}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=October|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|1||L||October 8, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||0–1–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|2||W||October 10, 1959||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||1–1–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|3||W||October 11, 1959||8–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||2–1–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|4||W||October 14, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||3–1–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|5||L||October 17, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||3–2–0

|- {{Game-tied}}

|6||T||October 18, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||3–2–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|7||L||October 22, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||3–3–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|8||L||October 24, 1959||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||3–4–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|9||W||October 29, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||4–4–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|10||L||October 31, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||4–5–1

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|11||W||November 1, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||5–5–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|12||W||November 3, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||6–5–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|13||W||November 5, 1959||8–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||7–5–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|14||W||November 8, 1959||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||8–5–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|15||L||November 11, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||8–6–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|16||L||November 12, 1959||5–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||8–7–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|17||L||November 14, 1959||1–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||8–8–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|18||L||November 15, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||8–9–1

|- {{Game-tied}}

|19||T||November 21, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||8–9–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|20||L||November 22, 1959||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||8–10–2

|- {{Game-tied}}

|21||T||November 25, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||8–10–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|22||W||November 26, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||9–10–3

|- {{Game-tied}}

|23||T||November 28, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||9–10–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|24||L||November 29, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||9–11–4

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=December|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|25||T||December 2, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||9–11–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|26||L||December 5, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||9–12–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|27||L||December 6, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||9–13–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|28||W||December 10, 1959||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||10–13–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|29||L||December 12, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||10–14–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|30||L||December 13, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||10–15–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|31||L||December 16, 1959||0–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||10–16–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|32||L||December 20, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||10–17–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|33||W||December 25, 1959||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||11–17–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|34||L||December 27, 1959||1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||11–18–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|35||W||December 29, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||12–18–5

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=January|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|36||W||January 1, 1960||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||13–18–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|37||L||January 2, 1960||5–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||13–19–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|38||L||January 3, 1960||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||13–20–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|39||W||January 7, 1960||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||14–20–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|40||W||January 9, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||15–20–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|41||W||January 10, 1960||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||16–20–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|42||W||January 14, 1960||6–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||17–20–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|43||L||January 16, 1960||2–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||17–21–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|44||L||January 17, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||17–22–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|45||L||January 20, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||17–23–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|46||L||January 21, 1960||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||17–24–5

|- {{Game-tied}}

|47||T||January 23, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||17–24–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|48||W||January 24, 1960||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||18–24–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|49||W||January 30, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||19–24–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|50||W||January 31, 1960||6–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||20–24–6

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|51||L||February 4, 1960||2–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||20–25–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|52||L||February 6, 1960||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||20–26–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|53||W||February 7, 1960||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||21–26–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|54||W||February 11, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||22–26–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|55||W||February 13, 1960||7–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||23–26–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|56||W||February 14, 1960||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||24–26–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|57||L||February 17, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||24–27–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|58||L||February 20, 1960||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||24–28–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|59||L||February 21, 1960||2–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||24–29–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|60||W||February 27, 1960||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||25–29–6

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=March|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|61||L||March 1, 1960||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||25–30–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|62||L||March 3, 1960||0–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||25–31–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|63||L||March 5, 1960||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||25–32–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|64||L||March 6, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||25–33–6

|- {{Game-tied}}

|65||T||March 10, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||25–33–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|66||W||March 12, 1960||5–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||26–33–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|67||W||March 13, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||27–33–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|68||W||March 16, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||28–33–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|69||L||March 19, 1960||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||28–34–7

|- {{Game-tied}}

|70||T||March 20, 1960||5–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||28–34–8

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}

{{Game log end}}

Player statistics

=Regular season=

;Scoring

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
ALIGN="center"

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bronco|Horvath}}

C6839418060
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Don|McKenney}}

C7020496928
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Vic|Stasiuk}}

LW69293968121
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|John|Bucyk}}

LW5616365226
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Doug|Mohns}}

LW/D6520254562
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jerry|Toppazzini}}

RW6912334526
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Leo|Labine}}

RW6316284458
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jean-Guy|Gendron}}

LW6724113564
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Charlie|Burns}}

C6210172746
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Leo|Boivin}}

D704212566
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Fleming|MacKell}}

C477152219
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Fern|Flaman}}

D6021820112
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Larry|Leach|Larry Leach (ice hockey)}}

C697121947
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Armstrong|Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931)}}

D695141996
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dick|Meissner}}

RW60561122
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Aut|Erickson}}

D5816729
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Davis}}

RW1011210
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dallas|Smith|Dallas Smith (ice hockey)}}

D51120
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Nick|Mickoski}}

LW181012
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Larry|Hillman}}

D20112
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Don|Ward|Don Ward (ice hockey)}}

D3101116
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Stan|Baluik}}

C70002
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Pierre|Gagne}}

LW20000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Harry|Lumley|Harry Lumley (ice hockey)}}

G4200012
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dale|Rolfe}}

D30000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Don|Simmons|Don Simmons (ice hockey)}}

G280004
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gord|Turlick}}

LW/C20002

;Goaltending

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Ties"|T

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Shut-outs"| SO

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Harry|Lumley|Harry Lumley (ice hockey)}}

252042162151463.482
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Don|Simmons|Don Simmons (ice hockey)}}

16802812133913.252
align="center"

| align="right" | Team:

420070283482373.394

{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-06-09 |title=1959-60 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1960.html}}

{{Hockey season stats note}}

Awards and records

Transactions

Claim Aut Erikson from Chicago, Charlie Burns from Detroit and Bruce Gamble from New York.

References

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