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.
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Denver Pioneers (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Michigan Tech Huskies (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Murray Armstrong (2nd title) |
| MOP | Lou 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 |
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
| 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)
Semifinals
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 | ||||
Consolation Game
St. Lawrence vs. Boston University
| March 19 | St. Lawrence | 6 – 7 | Boston University | Boston Arena | ||||
National Championship
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 | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MTU | George Cuculick | 23 | 4 | |
| DEN | George Kirkwood | 25 | 3 | |