1938β39 Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Division | 7th NHL |
1938β39 record | 12β28β8 |
Home record | 5β13β6 |
Road record | 7β15β2 |
Goals for | 91 |
Goals against | 132 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frederic McLaughlin |
Coach |
Bill Stewart (8β10β3) Paul Thompson (4β18β5) |
Captain | Johnny Gottselig |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Johnny Gottselig (16) |
Assists | Johnny Gottselig (23) |
Points | Johnny Gottselig (39) |
Penalty minutes | Earl Seibert (57) |
Wins | Mike Karakas (12) |
Goals against average | Mike Karakas (2.65) |
The 1938β39 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 13th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a very surprising Stanley Cup victory in 1937β38. The club was hoping to build on that success in a bid for a 2nd straight Stanley Cup.
In July 1938, Chicago GM and vice-president Bill Tobin was named president of the club by Major McLaughlin. [1]
The Montreal Maroons announced they would be folding, leaving the NHL with 7 teams, thus eliminating the need for divisions.
The Black Hawks would get off to a mediocre start, and after an 8β10β3 start, they would dismiss head coach Bill Stewart and replace him with player-coach Paul Thompson. The Hawks would struggle under Thompson, going 4β18β5, and finish in last place in the NHL, missing the playoffs for the 2nd time in 3 years. Chicago would continue having problems scoring goals, getting an NHL low 91 goals, while they gave up the 3rd most goals at 132.
Team captain Johnny Gottselig would lead the team offensively, getting team highs in goals (16), assists (23) and points (39). Joffre Desilets and Mush March would be the only other Hawks with double digit goals, with 11 and 10 goals respectively. Earl Seibert would anchor the defense, scoring 15 points and having a team high 57 penalty minutes.
In goal, Mike Karakas would be the starter, winning 12 games, earning 5 shutouts, and posting a GAA of 2.65.
A year after their unexpected Stanley Cup championship, the Black Hawks would become the only team in the league to miss the playoffs, as they finished 7 points behind the 6th place team, the Montreal Canadiens.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 48 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 156 | 76 | 74 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 149 | 105 | 58 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 114 | 107 | 47 |
New York Americans | 48 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 119 | 157 | 44 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 107 | 128 | 42 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 115 | 146 | 39 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 91 | 132 | 32 |
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.
1938β39 NHL Records [3] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYA | NYR | TOR | |||||
Boston | β | 8β0 | 7β1 | 6β2 | 5β2β1 | 5β3 | 5β2β1 | |||||
Chicago | 0β8 | β | 1β5β2 | 4β4 | 2β4β2 | 3β4β1 | 2β3β3 | |||||
Detroit | 1β7 | 5β1β2 | β | 4β3β1 | 3β3β2 | 2β6 | 3β4β1 | |||||
Montreal | 2β6 | 4β4 | 3β4β1 | β | 3β2β3 | 1β4β3 | 2β4β2 | |||||
N.Y. Americans | 2β5β1 | 4β2β2 | 3β3β2 | 2β3β3 | β | 2β5β1 | 4β3β1 | |||||
N.Y. Rangers | 3β5 | 4β3β1 | 6β2 | 4β1β3 | 5β2β1 | β | 4β3β1 | |||||
Toronto | 2β5β1 | 3β2β2 | 4β3β1 | 4β2β2 | 3β4β1 | 3β4β1 | β |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | November 3 | New York Americans | 1β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β0β0 | 2 |
2 | November 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2β0β0 | 4 |
3 | November 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β0β0 | 6 |
4 | November 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β0β0 | 8 |
5 | November 17 | New York Rangers | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β1β0 | 8 |
6 | November 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β1β1 | 9 |
7 | November 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β2β1 | 9 |
8 | November 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β6 | New York Americans | 4β3β1 | 9 |
9 | November 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β0 | New York Rangers | 5β3β1 | 11 |
10 | December 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β4β1 | 11 |
11 | December 4 | Boston Bruins | 5β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β5β1 | 11 |
12 | December 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | Boston Bruins | 5β6β1 | 11 |
13 | December 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5β7β1 | 11 |
14 | December 11 | New York Americans | 0β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β7β1 | 13 |
15 | December 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β7β2 | 14 |
16 | December 18 | New York Rangers | 0β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β7β2 | 16 |
17 | December 22 | Detroit Red Wings | 3β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β7β3 | 17 |
18 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β5 | New York Americans | 7β8β3 | 17 |
19 | December 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β1 | Montreal Canadiens | 8β8β3 | 19 |
20 | December 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 8β9β3 | 19 |
21 | January 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β10β3 | 19 |
22 | January 5 | Boston Bruins | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β11β3 | 19 |
23 | January 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β11β3 | 21 |
24 | January 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Boston Bruins | 9β12β3 | 21 |
25 | January 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β6 | New York Rangers | 9β13β3 | 21 |
26 | January 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9β14β3 | 21 |
27 | January 15 | New York Rangers | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β14β4 | 22 |
28 | January 22 | New York Americans | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β14β5 | 23 |
29 | January 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β15β5 | 23 |
30 | January 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β16β5 | 23 |
31 | January 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 | New York Rangers | 9β17β5 | 23 |
32 | February 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 10β17β5 | 25 |
33 | February 5 | Boston Bruins | 3β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10β18β5 | 25 |
34 | February 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β2 | New York Americans | 10β18β6 | 26 |
35 | February 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β2 | Detroit Red Wings | 11β18β6 | 28 |
36 | February 16 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β18β7 | 29 |
37 | February 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β19β7 | 29 |
38 | February 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β8 | Boston Bruins | 11β20β7 | 29 |
39 | February 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | New York Americans | 11β21β7 | 29 |
40 | February 26 | Boston Bruins | 5β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β22β7 | 29 |
41 | March 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β1 | New York Rangers | 12β22β7 | 31 |
42 | March 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12β22β8 | 32 |
43 | March 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β23β8 | 32 |
44 | March 9 | New York Rangers | 8β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β24β8 | 32 |
45 | March 12 | New York Americans | 3β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β25β8 | 32 |
46 | March 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Boston Bruins | 12β26β8 | 32 |
47 | March 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β5 | Montreal Canadiens | 12β27β8 | 32 |
48 | March 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 | Detroit Red Wings | 12β28β8 | 32 |
The Black Hawks did not qualify for the playoffs.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Johnny Gottselig | 48 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 15 |
Joffre Desilets | 48 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 28 |
Mush March | 47 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 29 |
Cully Dahlstrom | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 |
Bill Thoms | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Mike Karakas | 48 | 2988 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 132 | 5 | 2.65 |
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1938β39 Chicago Black Hawks | |
---|---|
Division | 7th NHL |
1938β39 record | 12β28β8 |
Home record | 5β13β6 |
Road record | 7β15β2 |
Goals for | 91 |
Goals against | 132 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frederic McLaughlin |
Coach |
Bill Stewart (8β10β3) Paul Thompson (4β18β5) |
Captain | Johnny Gottselig |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Johnny Gottselig (16) |
Assists | Johnny Gottselig (23) |
Points | Johnny Gottselig (39) |
Penalty minutes | Earl Seibert (57) |
Wins | Mike Karakas (12) |
Goals against average | Mike Karakas (2.65) |
The 1938β39 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 13th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a very surprising Stanley Cup victory in 1937β38. The club was hoping to build on that success in a bid for a 2nd straight Stanley Cup.
In July 1938, Chicago GM and vice-president Bill Tobin was named president of the club by Major McLaughlin. [1]
The Montreal Maroons announced they would be folding, leaving the NHL with 7 teams, thus eliminating the need for divisions.
The Black Hawks would get off to a mediocre start, and after an 8β10β3 start, they would dismiss head coach Bill Stewart and replace him with player-coach Paul Thompson. The Hawks would struggle under Thompson, going 4β18β5, and finish in last place in the NHL, missing the playoffs for the 2nd time in 3 years. Chicago would continue having problems scoring goals, getting an NHL low 91 goals, while they gave up the 3rd most goals at 132.
Team captain Johnny Gottselig would lead the team offensively, getting team highs in goals (16), assists (23) and points (39). Joffre Desilets and Mush March would be the only other Hawks with double digit goals, with 11 and 10 goals respectively. Earl Seibert would anchor the defense, scoring 15 points and having a team high 57 penalty minutes.
In goal, Mike Karakas would be the starter, winning 12 games, earning 5 shutouts, and posting a GAA of 2.65.
A year after their unexpected Stanley Cup championship, the Black Hawks would become the only team in the league to miss the playoffs, as they finished 7 points behind the 6th place team, the Montreal Canadiens.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Bruins | 48 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 156 | 76 | 74 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 149 | 105 | 58 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 114 | 107 | 47 |
New York Americans | 48 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 119 | 157 | 44 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 107 | 128 | 42 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 115 | 146 | 39 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 91 | 132 | 32 |
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.
1938β39 NHL Records [3] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYA | NYR | TOR | |||||
Boston | β | 8β0 | 7β1 | 6β2 | 5β2β1 | 5β3 | 5β2β1 | |||||
Chicago | 0β8 | β | 1β5β2 | 4β4 | 2β4β2 | 3β4β1 | 2β3β3 | |||||
Detroit | 1β7 | 5β1β2 | β | 4β3β1 | 3β3β2 | 2β6 | 3β4β1 | |||||
Montreal | 2β6 | 4β4 | 3β4β1 | β | 3β2β3 | 1β4β3 | 2β4β2 | |||||
N.Y. Americans | 2β5β1 | 4β2β2 | 3β3β2 | 2β3β3 | β | 2β5β1 | 4β3β1 | |||||
N.Y. Rangers | 3β5 | 4β3β1 | 6β2 | 4β1β3 | 5β2β1 | β | 4β3β1 | |||||
Toronto | 2β5β1 | 3β2β2 | 4β3β1 | 4β2β2 | 3β4β1 | 3β4β1 | β |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | November 3 | New York Americans | 1β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β0β0 | 2 |
2 | November 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2β0β0 | 4 |
3 | November 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β0β0 | 6 |
4 | November 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β0β0 | 8 |
5 | November 17 | New York Rangers | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β1β0 | 8 |
6 | November 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β1β1 | 9 |
7 | November 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β2β1 | 9 |
8 | November 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β6 | New York Americans | 4β3β1 | 9 |
9 | November 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β0 | New York Rangers | 5β3β1 | 11 |
10 | December 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β4β1 | 11 |
11 | December 4 | Boston Bruins | 5β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β5β1 | 11 |
12 | December 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 | Boston Bruins | 5β6β1 | 11 |
13 | December 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5β7β1 | 11 |
14 | December 11 | New York Americans | 0β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β7β1 | 13 |
15 | December 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β7β2 | 14 |
16 | December 18 | New York Rangers | 0β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β7β2 | 16 |
17 | December 22 | Detroit Red Wings | 3β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7β7β3 | 17 |
18 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β5 | New York Americans | 7β8β3 | 17 |
19 | December 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β1 | Montreal Canadiens | 8β8β3 | 19 |
20 | December 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 8β9β3 | 19 |
21 | January 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β10β3 | 19 |
22 | January 5 | Boston Bruins | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β11β3 | 19 |
23 | January 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β11β3 | 21 |
24 | January 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Boston Bruins | 9β12β3 | 21 |
25 | January 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β6 | New York Rangers | 9β13β3 | 21 |
26 | January 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9β14β3 | 21 |
27 | January 15 | New York Rangers | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β14β4 | 22 |
28 | January 22 | New York Americans | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β14β5 | 23 |
29 | January 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β15β5 | 23 |
30 | January 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 1β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β16β5 | 23 |
31 | January 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 | New York Rangers | 9β17β5 | 23 |
32 | February 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 10β17β5 | 25 |
33 | February 5 | Boston Bruins | 3β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10β18β5 | 25 |
34 | February 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β2 | New York Americans | 10β18β6 | 26 |
35 | February 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β2 | Detroit Red Wings | 11β18β6 | 28 |
36 | February 16 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β18β7 | 29 |
37 | February 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β19β7 | 29 |
38 | February 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β8 | Boston Bruins | 11β20β7 | 29 |
39 | February 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | New York Americans | 11β21β7 | 29 |
40 | February 26 | Boston Bruins | 5β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β22β7 | 29 |
41 | March 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β1 | New York Rangers | 12β22β7 | 31 |
42 | March 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12β22β8 | 32 |
43 | March 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β23β8 | 32 |
44 | March 9 | New York Rangers | 8β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β24β8 | 32 |
45 | March 12 | New York Americans | 3β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β25β8 | 32 |
46 | March 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Boston Bruins | 12β26β8 | 32 |
47 | March 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β5 | Montreal Canadiens | 12β27β8 | 32 |
48 | March 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 | Detroit Red Wings | 12β28β8 | 32 |
The Black Hawks did not qualify for the playoffs.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Johnny Gottselig | 48 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 15 |
Joffre Desilets | 48 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 28 |
Mush March | 47 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 29 |
Cully Dahlstrom | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 |
Bill Thoms | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Mike Karakas | 48 | 2988 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 132 | 5 | 2.65 |
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