1959–60 New York Rangers season

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)
Penalties in 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]
		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

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.

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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;

Awards and records

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

Roster

1959–1960 New York Rangers Roster

Goaltenders

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

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References

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External links

1959–60 New York Rangers Statistics

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1959–60 New York Rangers season

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Roster

Draft picks

See also

References

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