1959-60 NHL season

The 1959–60 NHL season was the 43rd season of the National Hockey League (NHL) which lasted from October 7, 1959 to April 14, 1960.

The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup winners as they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to none for their fifth straight Stanley Cup.

Playoffs
The momentum did not stop for the Habs as they played the minimum number of games to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal (in the process) became the last Cup winners in NHL history to go undefeated in the playoffs to date.

After winning the Stanley Cup, Maurice Richard retired from the NHL as a champion.

Final
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Montreal wins best-of-seven series four games to none

Awards
Gordie Howe won the Hart Trophy to become the first five-time winner of the Hart. In voting, he received 118 votes of a possible 180, twice as many as runner-up Bobby Hull.

Howe was the last winner of the original Hart Trophy.

The trophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame and the NHL began presenting a new trophy, which was dubbed the Hart Memorial Trophy in its place. Hull won the Art Ross Trophy for the scoring championship, his first.

Doug Harvey won the Norris Trophy for the fifth time and the fifth time in the seven times it had been awarded.

The Canadiens had the lowest goals against average, for the fifth consecutive time and Jacques Plante was awarded his fifth Vezina Trophy. The Black Hawks' Glenn Hall was named to the First All-Star team as goaltender.

Scoring leaders
(Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points)

Leading goaltenders
(Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; AVG = Goals against average)

Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1959–60:
 * Dallas Smith, Boston Bruins
 * Bill Hay, Chicago Black Hawks
 * J.C. Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens
 * Dave Balon, New York Rangers
 * Ken Schinkel, New York Rangers

Last Games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1959–60 (listed with their last team):
 * Fleming MacKell, Boston Bruins
 * Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
 * Al Rollins, New York Rangers
 * Harry Lumley, Boston Bruins
 * Dave Creighton, Toronto Maple Leafs