1971–72 Chicago Black Hawks | |
Division | 1st West |
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1971–72 record | 46–17–15 |
Home record | 28–3–8 |
Road record | 18–14–7 |
Goals for | 256 |
Goals against | 166 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tommy Ivan |
Coach | Billy Reay |
Captain | Vacant |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bobby Hull (50) |
Assists | Pit Martin (51) |
Points | Bobby Hull (93) |
Penalty minutes | Keith Magnuson (201) |
Plus/minus | Bobby Hull (+54) |
Wins | Tony Esposito (31) |
Goals against average | Tony Esposito (1.77) |
The 1971–72 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 46th season in the NHL. The Hawks finished 1st in the West Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the New York Rangers 4 games to 0.
Regular Season[]
Chicago had an excellent start to the season, winning their opening five games, and the team never let up throughout the season, as they had an unbeaten streak of ten games in December to take control of the West Division. The Black Hawks would then finish the season off on a twelve game unbeaten streak to win their third straight divisional title, as they finished the year with a record of 46-17-15, tying the club record with 107 points that was set during the 1970-71 season. The Hawks finished 21 points ahead of the second place Minnesota North Stars.[1]
Offensively, the Black Hawks were led by Bobby Hull, who scored a team high 50 goals and 93 points, which placed him seventh in NHL scoring. Hull also led the club with a +54 rating.Pit Martin led the club with 51 assists, and finished second in team scoring with 75 points. Dennis Hull had 30 goals and 69 points, while Stan Mikita was just behind him with 26 goals and 65 points. On defense, Pat Stapleton led the club with 41 points, while Bill White and Doug Jarrett had 29 points. Keith Magnuson once again led the team in penalty minutes, as he accumulated 201.
In goal, Tony Esposito led the club with 31 victories and a 1.77 GAA, along with nine shutouts while appearing in 48 games.[2] Backup goaltender Gary Smith was also very good, winning 14 games while having a 2.42 GAA, and five shutouts.[3] They helped the team have an NHL low 166 goals against, and were awarded the Vezina Trophy for their efforts.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 256 | 166 | 107 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 191 | 86 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 208 | 247 | 67 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 220 | 258 | 66 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 200 | 236 | 66 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 21 | 39 | 18 | 216 | 288 | 60 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 206 | 305 | 49 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | October 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0–0 | 4 |
3 | October 13 | St. Louis Blues | 0-1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–0-0 | 6 |
4 | October 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars | 4–0–0 | 8 |
5 | October 17 | Los Angeles Kings | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–0–0 | 10 |
6 | October 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | New York Rangers | 5–1–0 | 10 |
7 | October 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 6–1–0 | 12 |
8 | October 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7–1–0 | 14 |
9 | October 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7–2–0 | 14 |
10 | October 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 8–2–0 | 16 |
11 | October 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–1 | Los Angeles Kings | 9–2–0 | 18 |
12 | October 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–6 | Vancouver Canucks | 9–3–0 | 18 |
13 | November 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–3–0 | 20 |
14 | November 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 10–4–0 | 20 |
15 | November 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11-4–0 | 22 |
16 | November 10 | Boston Bruins | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–4–0 | 24 |
17 | November 14 | California Golden Seals | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13-4–0 | 26 |
18 | November 17 | Vancouver Canucks | 0-3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–4–0 | 28 |
19 | November 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1-2 | Boston Bruins | 14–5–0 | 28 |
20 | November 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 15–5–0 | 30 |
21 | November 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 15–5–1 | 31 |
22 | November 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 15–5–2 | 32 |
23 | November 28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–5–2 | 34 |
24 | November 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 16–6–2 | 34 |
25 | December 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | California Golden Seals | 16–7–2 | 34 |
26 | December 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 0-7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–7–2 | 36 |
27 | December 8 | New York Rangers | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–7–3 | 37 |
28 | December 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3-1 | Buffalo Sabres | 18–7–3 | 39 |
29 | December 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19–7–3 | 41 |
30 | December 12 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 20–7–3 | 43 |
31 | December 15 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 21–7–3 | 45 |
32 | December 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–1 | Minnesota North Stars | 22–7–3 | 47 |
33 | December 19 | St. Louis Blues | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 23–7–3 | 49 |
34 | December 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–1 | California Golden Seals | 24–7–3 | 51 |
35 | December 26 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 25–7–3 | 53 |
36 | December 29 | Boston Bruins | 5-1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 25–8–3 | 53 |
37 | January 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 26–8–3 | 55 |
38 | January 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 26–8–4 | 56 |
39 | January 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 27–8–4 | 58 |
40 | January 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 28–8–4 | 60 |
41 | January 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–5 | New York Rangers | 28–8–5 | 61 |
42 | January 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Boston Bruins | 28-9–5 | 61 |
43 | January 16 | Minnesota North Stars | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 29–9–5 | 63 |
44 | January 19 | California Golden Seals | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 30-9–5 | 65 |
45 | January 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 30–10–5 | 65 |
46 | January 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 31–10–5 | 67 |
47 | January 27 | Vancouver Canucks | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 32–10–5 | 69 |
48 | January 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 33–10–5 | 71 |
49 | January 30 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 34–10–5 | 73 |
50 | February 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–7 | Los Angeles Kings | 34–11–5 | 73 |
51 | February 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–2 | Vancouver Canucks | 35–11–5 | 75 |
52 | February 6 | Minnesota North Stars | 0–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 36–11–5 | 77 |
53 | February 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | New York Rangers | 36–12–5 | 77 |
54 | February 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–7 | Montreal Canadiens | 36–13–5 | 77 |
55 | February 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3-3 | Detroit Red Wings | 36–13–6 | 78 |
56 | February 13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 37–13–6 | 80 |
57 | February 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues | 38–13–6 | 82 |
58 | February 16 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 38–13–7 | 83 |
59 | February 20 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 38–14–7 | 83 |
60 | February 23 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 38–15–7 | 83 |
61 | February 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–5 | Buffalo Sabres | 38–16–7 | 83 |
62 | February 26 | California Golden Seals | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 39–16–7 | 85 |
63 | February 27 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 39–16–8 | 86 |
64 | March 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings | 40–16–8 | 88 |
65 | March 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4-4 | California Golden Seals | 40–16–9 | 89 |
66 | March 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Minnesota North Stars | 40–17–9 | 89 |
67 | March 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | New York Rangers | 40–17–10 | 90 |
68 | March 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 40–17–11 | 91 |
69 | March 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 41–17–11 | 93 |
70 | March 15 | New York Rangers | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 42–17–11 | 95 |
71 | March 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 42–17–12 | 96 |
72 | March 19 | Buffalo Sabres | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 42–17-13 | 97 |
73 | March 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 43–17–13 | 99 |
74 | March 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–5 | Boston Bruins | 43–17–14 | 100 |
75 | March 26 | St. Louis Blues | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 44–17–14 | 102 |
76 | March 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 44–17–15 | 103 |
77 | April 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | St. Louis Blues | 45–17–15 | 105 |
78 | April 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 46-17–15 | 107 |
Playoffs[]
Chicago Black Hawks 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 0[]
The Hawks opened the playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had a record of 26-38-14, earning 66 points, while placing fourth in the West Division. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and the Black Hawks, who had a record of 28-3-8 at home, continued their dominance, as they defeated the Penguins 3-1 and 3-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. The series moved to the Pittsburgh Civic Arena for the next two games, however, it was the Black Hawks who continued to stay hot, as they shutout the Penguins 2-0 in the third game, and finished off the series sweep with a 6-5 overtime win in the fourth game.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1-0 |
2 | April 6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2-0 |
3 | April 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3-0 |
4 | April 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-0 |
New York Rangers 4, Chicago Black Hawks 0[]
Chicago's next opponent was the New York Rangers, who had finished the season with a 48-17-13 record, earning 109 points, and a second place finish in the East Division. The Rangers defeated the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Montreal Canadiens in their first playoff series. Since the Black Hawks won their division, they were given home ice advantage in the series. The series opened up with two games at Chicago Stadium, however, it was the Rangers who struck first, defeating the Hawks 3-2, then taking the second game in Chicago by a score of 5-3 to take an early 2-0 series lead. Chicago could not get themselves back in the series, as New York won the third game 3-2, and the Rangers completed the sweep of the Black Hawks with a 6-2 thumping in the fourth game.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 16 | New York Rangers | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0-1 |
2 | April 18 | New York Rangers | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0-2 |
3 | April 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | New York Rangers | 0-3 |
4 | April 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–6 | New York Rangers | 0-4 |
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring Leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Bobby Hull | 78 | 50 | 43 | 93 | 24 |
Pit Martin | 78 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 56 |
Dennis Hull | 78 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 10 |
Stan Mikita | 74 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 46 |
Jim Pappin | 64 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 38 |
- Goaltending
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Tony Esposito | 48 | 2780 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 82 | 9 | 1.77 |
Gary Smith | 28 | 1540 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 5 | 2.42 |
Gerry Desjardins | 6 | 360 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3.50 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring Leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Christian Bordeleau | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Bobby Hull | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Jim Pappin | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Pit Martin | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Dennis Hull | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
- Goaltending
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
Gary Smith | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 |
Tony Esposito | 5 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 |
Gerry Desjardins | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Awards and Records[]
- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Chicago Black Hawks
- Vezina Trophy: Tony Esposito & Gary Smith
- Bobby Hull, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Tony Esposito, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
- Pat Stapleton, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Bill White, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions[]
September 9, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Kerry Bond Gerry Desjardins Gerry Pinder |
To Chicago Black Hawks Gary Smith |
October 18, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Gilles Meloche Paul Shmyr |
To Chicago Black Hawks Gerry Desjardins |
Draft Picks[]
Chicago's draft picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Dan Spring | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
2 | 26 | Dave Kryskow | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
3 | 40 | Bob Peppler | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
4 | 54 | Clyde Simon | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
5 | 68 | Dean Blais | United States | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
6 | 80 | Jim Johnston | Canada | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) |
Gallery[]
Video[]
Nearly 19 minutes of highlights of Game 3 of the Rangers-Black Hawks Semi-finals, April 20, 1972.
Brief highlights of the 1972 Rangers-Canadiens Quarter-finals, Rangers-Black Hawks Semi-finals, Bruins-Leafs Quarter-finals and Bruins-Blues Semi-finals before highlights of all six games of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals.
See Also[]
References[]
Sources[]
- Hockey-Reference
- Rauzulu's Street
- Goalies Archive
- HockeyDB
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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See also | 1971 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1972 Stanley Cup Final |
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