1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks | |
Division | 5th NHL |
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1940–41 record | 16–25–7 |
Home record | 11–10–3 |
Road record | 5–15–4 |
Goals for | 112 |
Goals against | 139 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frederic McLaughlin |
Coach | Paul Thompson |
Captain | Earl Siebert |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | George Allen (14) |
Assists | Doug Bentley (20) |
Points | Bill Thoms (32) |
Penalty minutes | Joe Cooper (66) |
Wins | Sam LoPresti (9) |
Goals against average | Paul Goodman (2.50) |
The 1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 15th season in the NHL. The Black Hawks finished in 5th place and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 0.
Regular Season[]

Bill Mosienko and Max Bentley wear the "number" second jerseys against the Rangers, February 10, 1946.
For the first time in their history, Chicago added a second jersey for use when playing teams wearing dark jerseys. The second jersey was white, with black numbers on both the front and back, much like the Boston Bruins added in the 1935-36 season. Red shoulder yolks, thin stripes on the arms and a small Indian head on the left arm completed the jersey. With some slights changes, the Black Hawks would use these second jerseys until 1950-51 when their white jerseys adopted the logo on the front.

Black Hawks sleeve logo.
Max Bentley joined his brother Doug on the team and with Bill Thoms formed the "Pony Line" one of the NHL's most dominate lines of the 1940's.
The Black Hawks had a rough regular season in 1940–41, slipping to a 16–25–7 record, good for 39 points and 5th place in the NHL, and a 2nd straight playoff berth. The Hawks would score 112 goals, the 2nd fewest in the 7 team league, and they would allow 139 goals, which was the 3rd most.

Brothers Colville, Patrick, Bentley and Carse before a game on December 1, 1940.
Bill Thoms led the club in scoring with 32 points, while George Allen would get a team high 14 goals, and Doug Bentley would lead the club with 20 assists. Team captain Earl Siebert anchored the blueline, earning 20 points and a Second Team All-Star berth. Fellow defenceman Joe Cooper had a club high 66 penalty minutes.
In goal, Paul Goodman started the season, however, after a 7–10–4 start and a 2.50 GAA, he was replaced by Sam LoPresti. LoPresti would go on to record a 9–15–3 record and a GAA of 3.02.
NHL history was made on December 1, 1940 in a game between the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks as four sets of brothers played. Mac and Neil Colville, Lynn and Muzz Patrick, Max and Doug Bentley, Bill and Bob Carse all played as Chicago won 4-1. Max Bentley scored his first NHL goal and Doug Bentley picked up an assist, while Bill Carse also scored.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 168 | 102 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 145 | 99 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 112 | 102 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 143 | 125 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 112 | 139 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 121 | 147 |
New York Americans | 48 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 99 | 186 |
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 7 | New York Americans | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | November 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–1–0 | 2 |
3 | November 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–5 | Boston Bruins | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | November 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | New York Americans | 2–1–1 | 5 |
5 | November 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1–2 | 6 |
6 | November 21 | Boston Bruins | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2–2 | 6 |
7 | November 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–2–2 | 8 |
8 | November 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3–2 | 8 |
9 | November 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–4–2 | 8 |
10 | December 1 | New York Rangers | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4–2 | 10 |
11 | December 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–5–2 | 10 |
12 | December 8 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–5–2 | 12 |
13 | December 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | New York Americans | 5–5–3 | 13 |
14 | December 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–6–3 | 13 |
15 | December 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–7–3 | 13 |
16 | December 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–7–3 | 15 |
17 | December 22 | New York Rangers | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–7–3 | 17 |
18 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | New York Rangers | 7–7–4 | 18 |
19 | December 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–7 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–8–4 | 18 |
20 | December 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–9–4 | 18 |
21 | January 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–10–4 | 18 |
22 | January 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | Boston Bruins | 7–10–5 | 19 |
23 | January 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | New York Rangers | 8–10–5 | 21 |
24 | January 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–10–5 | 23 |
25 | January 12 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–10–5 | 25 |
26 | January 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens | 10–11–5 | 25 |
27 | January 19 | Boston Bruins | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–11–6 | 26 |
28 | January 23 | New York Americans | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–11–6 | 28 |
29 | January 26 | New York Rangers | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–11–6 | 30 |
30 | January 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | 12–12–6 | 30 |
31 | January 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–5 | New York Americans | 12–13–6 | 30 |
32 | February 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12–14–6 | 30 |
33 | February 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–14–6 | 32 |
34 | February 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–6 | New York Rangers | 13–15–6 | 32 |
35 | February 9 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–16–6 | 32 |
36 | February 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 6–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–17–6 | 32 |
37 | February 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 13–18–6 | 32 |
38 | February 16 | New York Americans | 4–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–18–6 | 34 |
39 | February 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | New York Americans | 15–18–6 | 36 |
40 | February 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–7 | Montreal Canadiens | 15–19–6 | 36 |
41 | February 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | New York Rangers | 15–20–6 | 36 |
42 | February 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–20–6 | 38 |
43 | March 2 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–21–6 | 38 |
44 | March 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | 16–22–6 | 38 |
45 | March 9 | New York Americans | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–22–7 | 39 |
46 | March 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 16–23–7 | 39 |
47 | March 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16–24–7 | 39 |
48 | March 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–25–7 | 39 |
Playoffs[]
Chicago would play the 6th place team, the Montreal Canadiens in a best of 3 series in the 1st round of the playoffs, and in a close fought series, with all 3 games being decided by a goal, the Black Hawks would defeat the Canadiens and earn a Semi-finals matchup against the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings, who finished 14 points ahead of Chicago, would sweep the Black Hawks in 2 games with Gus Giesebrecht scoring the series winning goal in overtime in Game 2.
Chicago Black Hawks 2, Montreal Canadiens 1[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | March 20 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–0 |
2 | March 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–4 (OT) | Montreal Canadiens | 1–1 |
3 | March 25 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1 |
Detroit Red Wings 2, Chicago Black Hawks 0[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | March 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–1 |
2 | March 30 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 (OT) | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–2 |
Player Stats[]
Scoring Leaders[]
# | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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12 | Bill Thoms | 47 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 8 |
6 | George Allen | 44 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 22 |
14 | Doug Bentley | 46 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 12 |
15 | Cully Dahlstrom | 40 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 |
19 | John Chad | 44 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 |
10 | Phil Hergesheimer | 47 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 |
9 | Bill Carse | 30 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
17 | Earl Seibert | 44 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 52 |
16 | Bob Carse | 42 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
5 | Mush March | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 |
18 | Max Bentley | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
8 | Joe Cooper | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 66 |
3 | Pep Kelly | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Paul Goodman | 21 | 1320 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 2.50 |
Sam LoPresti | 27 | 1670 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 3.02 |
Playoff Stats[]
Scoring Leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Cully Dahlstrom | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Mush March | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
George Allen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Max Bentley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Doug Bentley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
Sam LoPresti | 5 | 343 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2.10 |
Awards and Records[]
- Earl Seibert, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Gallery[]
See Also[]
References[]
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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See also | 1941 Stanley Cup Finals |