1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks season

1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks
Division	5th American
1928–29 record	7–29–8
Home record	3–13–6
Road record	4–16–2
Goals for	33
Goals against	85
Team information
General manager	Frederic McLaughlin
Coach	Herb Gardiner (5–23–4) Dick Irvin (2–6–4)
Captain	Dick Irvin
Arena	Chicago Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals	Vic Ripley (11)
Assists	Ty Arbour (4)
Points	Vic Ripley (13)
Penalty minutes	Bouncer Taylor (56)
Wins	Charlie Gardiner (7)
Goals against average	Chuck Gardiner (1.85)

The 1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 3rd season of play. They finished last in the American Division and missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

Regular Season

The team was coming off a 7–34–3 season, in which they finished in last place in the league. The Black Hawks would let head coach Hugh Lehman go and hire Herb Gardiner to become the teams head coach. This season was also a long one for the club, as they finished with a league worst 7–29–8 record, and 25 points out of a playoff spot. Chicago would score an NHL record worst 33 goals, averaging less than a goal per game, while giving up 85 goals, which was the highest in the league. Gardiner was fired after posting a 5–23–4 record, and for the remainder of the season, the Hawks used team captain Dick Irvin as a player-coach.

Due to the new Chicago Stadium, the new home of the Black Hawks, not being ready for the 1928–29 season, the team was only able to get ice time at Chicago Coliseum through January. Chicago would then play the rest of their "home" games in Detroit, Michigan and Fort Erie, Ontario in February and March.

Vic Ripley would have a team high 13 points, which included 11 goals, which was 1/3 of the Hawks goal total. Dick Irvin would score 6 goals, while youngster Johnny Gottselig scored 5. Goaltender Charlie Gardiner saw all the action in net, winning 7 games, while posting a 1.85 GAA and earning 5 shutouts.

While they improved by their point total by 5 points over the previous season, they still were a long way from contending for a playoff spot.

Final Standings

American Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	44	26	13	5	89	52	57
New York Rangers	44	21	13	10	72	65	52
Detroit Cougars	44	19	16	9	72	63	47
Pittsburgh Pirates	44	9	27	8	46	80	26
Chicago Black Hawks	44	7	29	8	33	85	22

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	November 15	Chicago Black Hawks	0–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–1–0	0
2	November 17	Chicago Black Hawks	2–4	Montreal Maroons	0–2–0	0
3	November 20	Pittsburgh Pirates	2–0	Chicago Black Hawks	0–3–0	0
4	November 22	New York Rangers	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks	0–4–0	0
5	November 25	Boston Bruins	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks	0–4–1	1
6	November 29	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3	New York Rangers	0–5–1	1
7	December 1	Chicago Black Hawks	3–2	Pittsburgh Pirates	1–5–1	3
8	December 6	Chicago Black Hawks	0–2	Ottawa Senators	1–6–1	3
9	December 8	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2	Montreal Canadiens	1–7–1	3
10	December 11	Ottawa Senators	1–2	Chicago Black Hawks	2–7–1	5
11	December 16	New York Americans	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks	2–8–1	5
12	December 18	Montreal Canadiens	5–0	Chicago Black Hawks	2–9–1	5
13	December 25	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1	Boston Bruins	3–9–1	7
14	December 27	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0	New York Americans	4–9–1	9
15	December 30	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3	Detroit Cougars	4–10–1	9
16	January 1	Detroit Cougars	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks	4–11–1	9
17	January 3	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–0	Chicago Black Hawks	4–12–1	9
18	January 6	Detroit Cougars	3–1	Chicago Black Hawks	4–13–1	9
19	January 8	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1	Pittsburgh Pirates	4–14–1	9
20	January 10	Montreal Maroons	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks	4–14–2	10
21	January 13	Pittsburgh Pirates	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks	4–14–3	11
22	January 15	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1	Montreal Canadiens	4–15–3	11
23	January 17	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1	New York Rangers	4–16–3	11
24	January 20	Boston Bruins	2–0	Chicago Black Hawks	4–17–3	11
25	January 22	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1	Ottawa Senators	4–17–4	12
26	January 26	Chicago Black Hawks	0–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–18–4	12
27	January 29	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4	Boston Bruins	4–19–4	12
28	January 31	Chicago Black Hawks	0–2	Montreal Maroons	4–20–4	12
29	February 2	New York Rangers	3–2	Chicago Black Hawks	4–21–4	12
30	February 5	Chicago Black Hawks	1–0	Detroit Cougars	5–21–4	14
31	February 7	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1	New York Americans	5–22–4	14
32	February 9	New York Americans	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks	5–23–4	14
33	February 14	Montreal Canadiens	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks	5–24–4	14
34	February 16	Boston Bruins	3–0	Chicago Black Hawks	5–25–4	14
35	February 21	Ottawa Senators	3–0	Chicago Black Hawks	5–26–4	14
36	February 24	Detroit Cougars	0–0	Chicago Black Hawks	5–26–5	15
37	February 26	Chicago Black Hawks	0–3	Detroit Cougars	5–27–5	15
38	February 28	New York Rangers	0–0	Chicago Black Hawks	5–27–6	16
39	March 2	Montreal Maroons	1–2	Chicago Black Hawks	6–27–6	18
40	March 5	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3	Pittsburgh Pirates	6–28–6	18
41	March 7	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks	6–28–7	19
42	March 10	Pittsburgh Pirates	0–1	Chicago Black Hawks	7–28–7	21
43	March 12	Chicago Black Hawks	1–11	Boston Bruins	7–29–7	21
44	March 14	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1	New York Rangers	7–29–8	22

Playoffs

• The Black Hawks did not qualify for the playoffs.

Season Stats

Scoring Leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Vic Ripley	39	11	2	13	31
Johnny Gottselig	44	5	3	8	26
Dick Irvin	36	6	1	7	30
Ty Arbour	44	3	4	7	32
Mush March	35	3	3	6	6

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Charlie Gardiner	44	2758	7	29	8	85	5	1.85

Awards and Records

• The Black Hawks did not win any awards this season.

See Also

• 1928–29 NHL season

References

• SHRP Sports
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007