1927β28 Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Division | 5th American |
1927β28 record | 7β34β3 |
Home record | 2β18β2 |
Road record | 5β16β1 |
Goals for | 68 |
Goals against | 134 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frederic McLaughlin |
Coach |
Barney Stanley (4β17β2) Hugh Lehman (3β17β1) |
Captain | Dick Irvin |
Arena | Chicago Coliseum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mickey MacKay (17) |
Assists | Duke Keats (8) |
Points | Duke Keats (22) |
Penalty minutes | Duke Keats (55) |
Wins | Chuck Gardiner (6) |
Goals against average | Chuck Gardiner (2.83) |
The 1927β28 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's second season of play.
The team was coming off a 19β22β3 expansion season, however, team owner Frederic McLaughlin saw it as a disappointment, and fired head coach Pete Muldoon. He was replaced by Barney Stanley. The team would score only 68 goals, 3rd fewest in the league, and allow a league high 134, and finish with a 7β34β3 record, dead last in the NHL. Midway through the season, the Hawks fired Stanley and named Hugh Lehman, who was the backup goaltender, as the team's head coach.
Injuries played a big part in the Hawks horrible season, as Babe Dye, who scored a team high 25 goals the previous year, would suit up for only 9 games and get no points. Team captain and scoring leader from 1926 to 1927, Dick Irvin, would miss 30 games due to injuries, and as a result, goals were hard to come by. Mickey MacKay would lead the Hawks with 17 goals, while Duke Keats would have a team best 22 points and 55 penalty minutes.
In goal, rookie Chuck Gardiner would get the majority of action, playing in 40 games, winning 6 of them and posting a 2.83 GAA, along with 3 shutouts.
Chicago would miss the playoffs for the first time in the club's short history, finishing 29 points behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for the final playoff spot in the American Division.
The Black Hawks opened the 1927β28 season on the road against the Boston Bruins on November 15. The Black Hawks and the Bruins fought to a 1β1 tie. In their next game two nights later, the Black Hawks won their first game of the season, defeating the Montreal Maroons 3β2 in Montreal. Chicago finished their three-game road trip in Toronto, where they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4β2.
On November 23, the Black Hawks hosted the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators, losing a close one by a 2β1 score. Three nights later, the Black Hawks earned their first shutout of the season, as they battled to a 0β0 tie against the Detroit Cougars. Chicago ended off November with a 5β2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
The Black Hawks earned a 1β3β2 record in November, recording four points. The club was in fourth place in the five team American Division, five points behind the first place New York Rangers.
The Black Hawks winless streak reached five games, as they opened December with a 3β1 loss to the Detroit Cougars. Chicago ended their winless skid, as on December 3, the club defeated the New York Rangers 4β2, earning their first win of the season on home ice. The Black Hawks would then drop their next three games, falling to a 2β7β2 record on the season.
Chicago ended their losing streak with a 5β2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, however, the club would struggle for the rest of December, losing their remaining four games.
The team finished the month with a 2β8β0 record, dropping their overall winβloss record to 3β11β2, earning eight points. The Black Hawks were in a tie for last place with the Pittsburgh in the American Division at the end of December.
The losses continued to pile on for the Black Hawks, as they lost their first six games of the month, extending their overall losing streak to a franchise record ten games. Two of those losses were against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which dropped the Black Hawks into last place in the American Division with a 3β17β2 record.
The losing streak ended on January 18, as the Black Hawks shutout the Detroit Cougars 2β0. Following the game, the team replaced head coach Barney Stanley with Hugh Lehman, who had started the season as the Black Hawks goaltender. In his first game as head coach of the Black Hawks on January 21, the team tied the Boston Bruins 1β1.
On January 24, the Black Hawks suffered a 10β0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, setting a team record for goals allowed in a game. The losses continued to pile up for Chicago, as they lost their remaining three games in January, including a high scoring 9β6 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Chicago struggled to a 1β10β1 record in January, setting a team record for losses in a month. Overall, the Black Hawks had a 4β21β3 record at the end of the month, earning 11 points, and in last place in the American Division, eight points behind the fourth place Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Black Hawks began February off with a 6β0 victory over the New York Americans, ending their five-game winless streak. After suffering losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Maroons, the Black Hawks surprised the American Division leading team, the New York Rangers, with a 3β0 victory on February 12.
In their remaining five games in February, the Black Hawks posted a 1β4β0 record, with their lone victory over the Detroit Cougars on February 19.
Chicago earned a record of 3β6β0 in February. Overall, the club's winβloss record at the end of the month was 7β27β3, earning 17 points.
March would be a very tough month for the struggling Black Hawks, as Chicago concluded the season by losing all seven games they played in the month, which extended their overall losing streak to 10 games for the second time in the season.
March was the first time in team history that Chicago failed to earn a victory or a point, as the club had a 0β7β0 record. The team finished the season with a 7β34β3 record, earning 17 points, which was the lowest point total in the NHL.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 70 | 558 | 51 |
New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 94 | 79 | 462 | 47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 76 | 395 | 46 |
Detroit Cougars | 44 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 88 | 79 | 395 | 44 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 68 | 134 | 375 | 17 |
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.
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | November 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | Boston Bruins | 0β0β1 | 1 |
2 | November 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β2 | Montreal Maroons | 1β0β1 | 3 |
3 | November 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β1β1 | 3 |
4 | November 23 | Ottawa Senators | 2β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2β1 | 3 |
5 | November 26 | Detroit Cougars | 0β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2β2 | 4 |
6 | November 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3β2 | 4 |
7 | December 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Detroit Cougars | 1β4β2 | 4 |
8 | December 3 | New York Rangers | 2β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4β2 | 6 |
9 | December 7 | New York Americans | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β5β2 | 6 |
10 | December 10 | Boston Bruins | 2β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6β2 | 6 |
11 | December 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β7β2 | 6 |
12 | December 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3β7β2 | 8 |
13 | December 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | New York Americans | 3β8β2 | 8 |
14 | December 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β5 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β9β2 | 8 |
15 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | New York Rangers | 3β10β2 | 8 |
16 | December 28 | Montreal Maroons | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β11β2 | 8 |
17 | January 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β12β2 | 8 |
18 | January 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β13β2 | 8 |
19 | January 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β5 | New York Rangers | 3β14β2 | 8 |
20 | January 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Boston Bruins | 3β15β2 | 8 |
21 | January 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3β16β2 | 8 |
22 | January 16 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β17β2 | 8 |
23 | January 18 | Detroit Cougars | 0β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β17β2 | 10 |
24 | January 21 | Boston Bruins | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β17β3 | 11 |
25 | January 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β10 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β18β3 | 11 |
26 | January 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β9 | Ottawa Senators | 4β19β3 | 11 |
27 | January 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β20β3 | 11 |
28 | January 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Detroit Cougars | 4β21β3 | 11 |
29 | February 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β0 | New York Americans | 5β21β3 | 13 |
30 | February 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β22β3 | 13 |
31 | February 10 | Montreal Maroons | 3β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β23β3 | 13 |
32 | February 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β0 | New York Rangers | 6β23β3 | 15 |
33 | February 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1 | Boston Bruins | 6β24β3 | 15 |
34 | February 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β1 | Detroit Cougars | 7β24β3 | 17 |
35 | February 22 | Ottawa Senators | 3β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β25β3 | 17 |
36 | February 25 | New York Rangers | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β26β3 | 17 |
37 | February 28 | New York Americans | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β27β3 | 17 |
38 | March 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β6 | Montreal Maroons | 7β28β3 | 17 |
39 | March 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Ottawa Senators | 7β29β3 | 17 |
40 | March 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7β30β3 | 17 |
41 | March 12 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β31β3 | 17 |
42 | March 15 | Boston Bruins | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β32β3 | 17 |
43 | March 17 | Detroit Cougars | 7β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β33β3 | 17 |
44 | March 21 | New York Rangers | 6β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β34β3 | 17 |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Duke Keats | 32 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 55 |
Mickey MacKay | 36 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 23 |
Rabbit McVeigh | 38 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
Ty Arbour | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 |
Cy Wentworth | 44 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Chuck Gardiner | 40 | 2420 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 114 | 3 | 2.83 |
Hugh Lehman | 4 | 250 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4.80 |
1927β28 Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Division | 5th American |
1927β28 record | 7β34β3 |
Home record | 2β18β2 |
Road record | 5β16β1 |
Goals for | 68 |
Goals against | 134 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frederic McLaughlin |
Coach |
Barney Stanley (4β17β2) Hugh Lehman (3β17β1) |
Captain | Dick Irvin |
Arena | Chicago Coliseum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mickey MacKay (17) |
Assists | Duke Keats (8) |
Points | Duke Keats (22) |
Penalty minutes | Duke Keats (55) |
Wins | Chuck Gardiner (6) |
Goals against average | Chuck Gardiner (2.83) |
The 1927β28 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's second season of play.
The team was coming off a 19β22β3 expansion season, however, team owner Frederic McLaughlin saw it as a disappointment, and fired head coach Pete Muldoon. He was replaced by Barney Stanley. The team would score only 68 goals, 3rd fewest in the league, and allow a league high 134, and finish with a 7β34β3 record, dead last in the NHL. Midway through the season, the Hawks fired Stanley and named Hugh Lehman, who was the backup goaltender, as the team's head coach.
Injuries played a big part in the Hawks horrible season, as Babe Dye, who scored a team high 25 goals the previous year, would suit up for only 9 games and get no points. Team captain and scoring leader from 1926 to 1927, Dick Irvin, would miss 30 games due to injuries, and as a result, goals were hard to come by. Mickey MacKay would lead the Hawks with 17 goals, while Duke Keats would have a team best 22 points and 55 penalty minutes.
In goal, rookie Chuck Gardiner would get the majority of action, playing in 40 games, winning 6 of them and posting a 2.83 GAA, along with 3 shutouts.
Chicago would miss the playoffs for the first time in the club's short history, finishing 29 points behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for the final playoff spot in the American Division.
The Black Hawks opened the 1927β28 season on the road against the Boston Bruins on November 15. The Black Hawks and the Bruins fought to a 1β1 tie. In their next game two nights later, the Black Hawks won their first game of the season, defeating the Montreal Maroons 3β2 in Montreal. Chicago finished their three-game road trip in Toronto, where they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4β2.
On November 23, the Black Hawks hosted the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators, losing a close one by a 2β1 score. Three nights later, the Black Hawks earned their first shutout of the season, as they battled to a 0β0 tie against the Detroit Cougars. Chicago ended off November with a 5β2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
The Black Hawks earned a 1β3β2 record in November, recording four points. The club was in fourth place in the five team American Division, five points behind the first place New York Rangers.
The Black Hawks winless streak reached five games, as they opened December with a 3β1 loss to the Detroit Cougars. Chicago ended their winless skid, as on December 3, the club defeated the New York Rangers 4β2, earning their first win of the season on home ice. The Black Hawks would then drop their next three games, falling to a 2β7β2 record on the season.
Chicago ended their losing streak with a 5β2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, however, the club would struggle for the rest of December, losing their remaining four games.
The team finished the month with a 2β8β0 record, dropping their overall winβloss record to 3β11β2, earning eight points. The Black Hawks were in a tie for last place with the Pittsburgh in the American Division at the end of December.
The losses continued to pile on for the Black Hawks, as they lost their first six games of the month, extending their overall losing streak to a franchise record ten games. Two of those losses were against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which dropped the Black Hawks into last place in the American Division with a 3β17β2 record.
The losing streak ended on January 18, as the Black Hawks shutout the Detroit Cougars 2β0. Following the game, the team replaced head coach Barney Stanley with Hugh Lehman, who had started the season as the Black Hawks goaltender. In his first game as head coach of the Black Hawks on January 21, the team tied the Boston Bruins 1β1.
On January 24, the Black Hawks suffered a 10β0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, setting a team record for goals allowed in a game. The losses continued to pile up for Chicago, as they lost their remaining three games in January, including a high scoring 9β6 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Chicago struggled to a 1β10β1 record in January, setting a team record for losses in a month. Overall, the Black Hawks had a 4β21β3 record at the end of the month, earning 11 points, and in last place in the American Division, eight points behind the fourth place Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Black Hawks began February off with a 6β0 victory over the New York Americans, ending their five-game winless streak. After suffering losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Maroons, the Black Hawks surprised the American Division leading team, the New York Rangers, with a 3β0 victory on February 12.
In their remaining five games in February, the Black Hawks posted a 1β4β0 record, with their lone victory over the Detroit Cougars on February 19.
Chicago earned a record of 3β6β0 in February. Overall, the club's winβloss record at the end of the month was 7β27β3, earning 17 points.
March would be a very tough month for the struggling Black Hawks, as Chicago concluded the season by losing all seven games they played in the month, which extended their overall losing streak to 10 games for the second time in the season.
March was the first time in team history that Chicago failed to earn a victory or a point, as the club had a 0β7β0 record. The team finished the season with a 7β34β3 record, earning 17 points, which was the lowest point total in the NHL.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 70 | 558 | 51 |
New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 94 | 79 | 462 | 47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 76 | 395 | 46 |
Detroit Cougars | 44 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 88 | 79 | 395 | 44 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 68 | 134 | 375 | 17 |
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.
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | November 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | Boston Bruins | 0β0β1 | 1 |
2 | November 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β2 | Montreal Maroons | 1β0β1 | 3 |
3 | November 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β1β1 | 3 |
4 | November 23 | Ottawa Senators | 2β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2β1 | 3 |
5 | November 26 | Detroit Cougars | 0β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2β2 | 4 |
6 | November 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3β2 | 4 |
7 | December 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Detroit Cougars | 1β4β2 | 4 |
8 | December 3 | New York Rangers | 2β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4β2 | 6 |
9 | December 7 | New York Americans | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β5β2 | 6 |
10 | December 10 | Boston Bruins | 2β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6β2 | 6 |
11 | December 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β7β2 | 6 |
12 | December 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3β7β2 | 8 |
13 | December 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | New York Americans | 3β8β2 | 8 |
14 | December 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β5 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β9β2 | 8 |
15 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | New York Rangers | 3β10β2 | 8 |
16 | December 28 | Montreal Maroons | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β11β2 | 8 |
17 | January 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β12β2 | 8 |
18 | January 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β13β2 | 8 |
19 | January 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β5 | New York Rangers | 3β14β2 | 8 |
20 | January 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Boston Bruins | 3β15β2 | 8 |
21 | January 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3β16β2 | 8 |
22 | January 16 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β17β2 | 8 |
23 | January 18 | Detroit Cougars | 0β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β17β2 | 10 |
24 | January 21 | Boston Bruins | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β17β3 | 11 |
25 | January 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β10 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β18β3 | 11 |
26 | January 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β9 | Ottawa Senators | 4β19β3 | 11 |
27 | January 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β20β3 | 11 |
28 | January 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Detroit Cougars | 4β21β3 | 11 |
29 | February 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β0 | New York Americans | 5β21β3 | 13 |
30 | February 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β22β3 | 13 |
31 | February 10 | Montreal Maroons | 3β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β23β3 | 13 |
32 | February 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β0 | New York Rangers | 6β23β3 | 15 |
33 | February 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1 | Boston Bruins | 6β24β3 | 15 |
34 | February 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β1 | Detroit Cougars | 7β24β3 | 17 |
35 | February 22 | Ottawa Senators | 3β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β25β3 | 17 |
36 | February 25 | New York Rangers | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β26β3 | 17 |
37 | February 28 | New York Americans | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β27β3 | 17 |
38 | March 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β6 | Montreal Maroons | 7β28β3 | 17 |
39 | March 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Ottawa Senators | 7β29β3 | 17 |
40 | March 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7β30β3 | 17 |
41 | March 12 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β31β3 | 17 |
42 | March 15 | Boston Bruins | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β32β3 | 17 |
43 | March 17 | Detroit Cougars | 7β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β33β3 | 17 |
44 | March 21 | New York Rangers | 6β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β34β3 | 17 |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Duke Keats | 32 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 55 |
Mickey MacKay | 36 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 23 |
Rabbit McVeigh | 38 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
Ty Arbour | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 |
Cy Wentworth | 44 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Chuck Gardiner | 40 | 2420 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 114 | 3 | 2.83 |
Hugh Lehman | 4 | 250 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4.80 |