1960-61 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-29-16 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 6-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Sid Abel (25-29-16)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1960-61 Detroit Red Wings RosterTeam Record: 25-29-16 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 6-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Sid Abel (25-29-16)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1960-61 Detroit Red Wings Results
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 25 wins and 29 losses and 16 ties for 66 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.
The Red Wings scored 195 goals and yielded 215. Norm Ullman netted 28 goals for Detroit, and Gordie Howe contributed 49 assists. Hank Bassen topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.99 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Sid Abel coached the team. The 1960-61 Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 64 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Ullman | C | 70 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allan Johnson | R | 70 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Goegan | D | 67 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howie Glover | R | 66 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parker MacDonald | L | 70 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Melnyk | C | 70 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Stasiuk | L | 23 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Oliver | C | 46 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Godfrey | D | 63 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Lunde | C | 53 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Val Fonteyne | L | 66 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcel Pronovost | D | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Labine | R | 24 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Aldcorn | L | 49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howie Young | D | 29 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Odrowski | D | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John McKenzie | R | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Smith | L | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Laforge | L | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Haley | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Reaume | D | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bassen | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Sawchuk | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edward Diachuk | L | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Healey | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1228 | 195 | 319 | 514 | 655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bassen | 35 | 2050 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 2.99 | 0 | ||
| Terry Sawchuk | 37 | 2150 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 3.15 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 4200 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 215 | 3.07 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ullman | C | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Allan Johnson | R | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pete Goegan | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howie Glover | R | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Parker MacDonald | L | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Melnyk | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vic Stasiuk | L | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Godfrey | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Lunde | C | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Val Fonteyne | L | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marcel Pronovost | D | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leo Labine | R | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howie Young | D | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hank Bassen | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Sawchuk | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 190 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bassen | 4 | 220 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.45 | 0 | ||
| Terry Sawchuk | 8 | 465 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2.32 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 685 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2.36 | 0 |
