1960 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 13th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 17 and 19, 1960, and concluded with Denver defeating Michigan Tech 5–3. All games were played at the Boston Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.

1960 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsDenver Pioneers (2nd title)
Runner-upMichigan Tech Huskies (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMurray Armstrong (2nd title)
MOPLou Angotti (Michigan Tech)
Bob Marquis (Boston University)
Barry Urbanski (Boston University)

This was the last tournament to include an independent school until 1988.

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. The two at-large bids that were available to eastern teams were conferred to the winners of two separate playoff games between the four teams judged to be the best at the conclusion of the regular season. The games were played at the home venue of the higher seed. Neither of these games are considered to be part of the NCAA tournament but are included here for continuity.

Playoff
March 11–12
   
1 St. Lawrence 4
4 Boston College 3
2 Boston University 4
3 Dartmouth 1
East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 14–6–2 Playoff 5th 1959 1 Denver WCHA 25–4–3 Tournament co-champion 2nd 1958
2 Boston University Independent 17–8–0 Playoff 4th 1953 2 Michigan Tech WCHA 20–9–1 Tournament co-champion 2nd 1956

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Format

The higher-ranked eastern team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion with the better conference record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Boston Arena. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket

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Semifinals
March 17–18 		National Championship
March 19
      
E1 St. Lawrence 3
W2 Michigan Tech 13
W2 Michigan Tech 3
W1 Denver 5
W1 Denver 6
E2 Boston University 4 Third Place Game
E1 St. Lawrence 6
E2 Boston University 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

St. Lawrence vs. Michigan Tech
March 17 St. Lawrence 3 – 13 Michigan Tech Boston Arena

Denver vs. Boston University
March 18 Denver 6 – 4 Boston University Boston Arena

St. Lawrence vs. Boston University
March 19 St. Lawrence 6 – 7 Boston University Boston Arena

Denver vs. Michigan Tech
March 19[3] Denver 5 – 3 Michigan Tech Boston Arena Recap
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DEN Jerry Walker Masterton and Collie 10:51 1–0 DEN
2nd DEN Grant Munro Geisthardt 32:42 2–0 DEN
MTU Paul Coppo – PP Kosiancic 34:17 2–1 DEN
MTU Jerry Sullivan Pascht and Angotti 36:27 2–2
MTU Gerald Fabbro Kosiancic and Angotti 39:02 3–2 MTU
3rd DEN George Konik unassisted 42:30 3–3
DEN John MacMillan – GW Howe 58:57 4–3 DEN
DEN John MacMillan – EN Walker 59:48 5–3 DEN

All-Tournament Team

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See also

References
  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. "Denver Pioneers 2007-08 Hockey Yearbook" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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