1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks | |
Division | 4th NHL |
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1939–40 record | 23–19–6 |
Home record | 15–7–2 |
Road record | 8–12–4 |
Goals for | 112 |
Goals against | 120 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frederic McLaughlin |
Coach | Paul Thompson |
Captain | Johnny Gottselig |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Doug Bentley (12) |
Assists | Cully Dahlstrom (19) |
Points | Cully Dahlstrom (30) |
Penalty minutes | Joe Cooper (59) |
Wins | Paul Goodman (16) |
Goals against average | Paul Goodman (1.94) |
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL. Paul Thompson, who finished the previous season as a player-coach with the Hawks, would retire from playing and become the full time head coach of the team, and Chicago responded, as they improved by 20 points, finishing above .500 for the first time since 1935–36, and having their highest point total since 1934–35, as they would have a 23–19–6 record for 52 points, good for 4th in the league. The Hawks lost in the Quarter-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs 2 games to 0.
Pre-season[]
The Black Hawks held their training camp in Hibbing, Minnesota.
Regular Season[]
Rookie Doug Bentley would lead the team with 12 goals, while Cully Dahlstrom would have team highs in assists (19) and points (30). Joe Cooper led all defensemen with 11 points and had a team high 59 penalty minutes, while fellow blueliner Earl Siebert had another productive season, earning 10 points, despite missing some time due to injuries.
In goal, Mike Karakas would begin the season as the starter, however, after 17 games, he was loaned to the Montreal Canadiens for the remainder of the year after posting a 7–9–1 record and a 3.31 GAA. Paul Goodman would then be named the Hawks starting goalie, and he would respond with a 16–10–5 record, and a team high 1.94 GAA.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 170 | 98 | 330 | 67 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 136 | 77 | 520 | 64 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 134 | 110 | 485 | 56 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 112 | 120 | 351 | 52 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 90 | 126 | 250 | 38 |
New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 106 | 140 | 236 | 34 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 90 | 167 | 338 | 25 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | November 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | November 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–8 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–1–0 | 2 |
3 | November 12 | New York Americans | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | November 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | 2–2–0 | 4 |
5 | November 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | New York Rangers | 3–2–0 | 6 |
6 | November 19 | Boston Bruins | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3–0 | 6 |
7 | November 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3–0 | 8 |
8 | November 30 | New York Rangers | 7–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4–0 | 8 |
9 | December 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–4–1 | 9 |
10 | December 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–5–1 | 9 |
11 | December 7 | New York Americans | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–5–1 | 11 |
12 | December 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–5–1 | 13 |
13 | December 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4 | New York Americans | 6–6–1 | 13 |
14 | December 17 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–7–1 | 13 |
15 | December 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–7–1 | 15 |
16 | December 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–7 | New York Rangers | 7–8–1 | 15 |
17 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–6 | Boston Bruins | 7–9–1 | 15 |
18 | December 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | New York Americans | 7–10–1 | 15 |
19 | December 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–11–1 | 15 |
20 | January 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–11–1 | 17 |
21 | January 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–11–1 | 19 |
22 | January 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–12–1 | 19 |
23 | January 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens | 10–12–1 | 21 |
24 | January 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–5 | New York Rangers | 10–13–1 | 21 |
25 | January 14 | New York Rangers | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–13–1 | 23 |
26 | January 21 | New York Americans | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–14–1 | 23 |
27 | January 25 | Boston Bruins | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–14–2 | 24 |
28 | January 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 11–14–3 | 25 |
29 | January 28 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–14–3 | 27 |
30 | January 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–5 | Boston Bruins | 12–15–3 | 27 |
31 | February 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–5 | New York Americans | 12–16–3 | 27 |
32 | February 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13–16–3 | 29 |
33 | February 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–16–4 | 30 |
34 | February 8 | New York Americans | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–16–4 | 32 |
35 | February 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings | 15–16–4 | 34 |
36 | February 11 | New York Rangers | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–16–4 | 36 |
37 | February 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 16–16–5 | 37 |
38 | February 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | New York Americans | 16–16–6 | 38 |
39 | February 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–16–6 | 40 |
40 | February 25 | Boston Bruins | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 18–16–6 | 42 |
41 | February 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–6 | Boston Bruins | 18–17–6 | 42 |
42 | February 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1 | New York Rangers | 19–17–6 | 44 |
43 | March 3 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 19–18–6 | 44 |
44 | March 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 20–18–6 | 46 |
45 | March 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 20–19–6 | 46 |
46 | March 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 21–19–6 | 48 |
47 | March 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 22–19–6 | 50 |
48 | March 17 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 23–19–6 | 52 |
Playoffs[]
Chicago would return to the playoffs after a 1 year absence, as they would face the 3rd place team, the Toronto Maple Leafs in a best of 3 series in the 1st round. The Leafs would win the first game of the series by a score of 3–2 in OT at Maple Leaf Gardens on a goal by Syl Apps. Toronto would then eliminate Chicago by a 2–1 score in Game 2 at Chicago Stadium.
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Chicago Black Hawks 0[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | March 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 (OT) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–1 |
2 | March 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–2 |
Player Stats[]
Scoring Leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Cully Dahlstrom | 45 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 15 |
Bill Carse | 48 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 |
Mush March | 47 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 49 |
Johnny Gottselig | 39 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 |
George Allen | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Paul Goodman | 31 | 1920 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 62 | 4 | 1.94 |
Mike Karakas | 17 | 1050 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 3.31 |
Playoff Stats[]
Scoring Leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Mush March | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Bill Carse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Art Wiebe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Johnny Gottselig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Earl Siebert | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
Paul Goodman | 2 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.36 |
Awards and Records[]
- Paul Thompson, Coach NHL First Team All-Star
- Earl Seibert, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Vancouver Tour[]
The Black Hawks went to Vancouver to play a five game series against the Vancouver Lions of the Pacific Coast Hockey League.
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
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March 29 | Vancouver 6 | Chicago 0 | Vancouver |
April 1 | Vancouver 4 | Chicago 3 | Vancouver |
April 5 | Chicago 4 | Vancouver 2 | Vancouver |
April 8 | Chicago 7 | Vancouver 6 | Vancouver |
April 10 | Chicago 7 | Vacouver 3 | Vancouver |
Game Ads[]
See Also[]
References[]
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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