1944β45 Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
1944β45 record | 13β30β7 |
Home record | 9β14β2 |
Road record | 4β16β5 |
Goals for | 141 |
Goals against | 194 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Tobin |
Coach |
Paul Thompson (0β1β0) Johnny Gottselig (13β29β7) |
Captain | Clint Smith |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bill Mosienko (28) |
Assists | Clint Smith (31) |
Points | Bill Mosienko and Clint Smith (54) |
Penalty minutes | Joe Cooper (50) |
Wins | Mike Karakas (12) |
Goals against average | Mike Karakas (3.90) |
The 1944β45 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 19th season in the NHL, and they were coming off an appearance in the 1944 Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in 4 games.
The Black Hawks would lose their top scorer Doug Bentley, who was given permission to stay home in Saskatchewan and tend the family farm by the Canadian Armed Forces officials, while his brother Max Bentley would miss his 2nd season due to World War II. The club would name Clint Smith as team captain, and after the first game of the season, a loss of 11β5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, head coach Paul Thompson was replaced by former Black Hawk captain Johnny Gottselig.
The Hawks would struggle to score goals, scoring a league low 141, while allowing 194, which ranked them 4th. The team would finish the season with a 13β30β7 record, and their 33 points was their lowest point total since 1938β39. Chicago would fail to make the post-season, as they would finish 3 points behind the Boston Bruins for 4th place.
Midway through the season, the Black Hawks would be involved in a big trade with the Detroit Red Wings, as Chicago would trade Earl Seibert and Fido Purpur to the Wings for Butch McDonald, Don Grosso, and Cully Simon.
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Bill Mosienko, who led the team with 28 goals, Clint Smith with his team high 31 assists, and the two of them would tie for the team lead in points at 54. Pete Horeck would be the only other Black Hawk to score more than 10 goals, as he had 20. Joe Cooper would lead the defense all season long, earning 21 points and a team high 50 penalty minutes.
In goal, the Hawks would bring back Mike Karakas, and he would lead the team with 12 wins and a 3.90 GAA, and earn 4 shutouts. Doug Stevenson would appear in a couple of games, getting a 1β1β0 record with a GAA of 3.50.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 228 | 121 | +107 | 80 |
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 218 | 161 | +57 | 67 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 183 | 161 | +22 | 52 |
4 | Boston Bruins | 50 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 179 | 219 | β40 | 36 |
5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 50 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 141 | 194 | β53 | 33 |
6 | New York Rangers | 50 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 154 | 247 | β93 | 32 |
1944β45 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | β | 7β3 | 0β9β1 | 0β10 | 4β3β3 | 5β5 | ||||||
Chicago | 5β5 | β | 5β5 | 0β8β2 | 7β1β2 | 5β4β1 | ||||||
Detroit | 9β0β1 | 7β3 | β | 1β8β1 | 6β2β2 | 8β1β1 | ||||||
Montreal | 10β0 | 7β1β2 | 8β1β1 | β | 9β1 | 4β5β1 | ||||||
New York | 3β4β3 | 3β3β4 | 2β6β2 | 1β9 | β | 2β7β1 | ||||||
Toronto | 5β5 | 6β3β1 | 1β8β1 | 5β4β1 | 7β2β1 | β |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1β0 | 0 |
2 | November 1 | New York Rangers | 3β8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1β0 | 2 |
3 | November 5 | Boston Bruins | 6β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2β0 | 2 |
4 | November 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β9 | Montreal Canadiens | 1β3β0 | 2 |
5 | November 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4β0 | 2 |
6 | November 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β7 | Boston Bruins | 1β5β0 | 2 |
7 | November 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β6β0 | 2 |
8 | November 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β7β0 | 2 |
9 | November 23 | New York Rangers | 4β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β7β1 | 3 |
10 | November 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β7 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β8β1 | 3 |
11 | November 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 5β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β8β1 | 5 |
12 | November 30 | Boston Bruins | 7β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β9β1 | 5 |
13 | December 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β10β1 | 5 |
14 | December 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | New York Rangers | 2β10β2 | 6 |
15 | December 17 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β10β2 | 8 |
16 | December 20 | New York Rangers | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β11β2 | 8 |
17 | December 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β12β2 | 8 |
18 | December 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 | New York Rangers | 3β12β3 | 9 |
19 | December 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2 | Boston Bruins | 3β13β3 | 9 |
20 | December 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3β14β3 | 9 |
21 | December 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6 | Detroit Red Wings | 3β15β3 | 9 |
22 | January 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β16β3 | 9 |
23 | January 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β10 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β17β3 | 9 |
24 | January 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β0 | New York Rangers | 3β17β4 | 10 |
25 | January 14 | Boston Bruins | 1β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β17β4 | 12 |
26 | January 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β18β4 | 12 |
27 | January 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β19β4 | 12 |
28 | January 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β19β4 | 14 |
29 | January 24 | New York Rangers | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β20β4 | 14 |
30 | January 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β5 | Detroit Red Wings | 5β21β4 | 14 |
31 | January 28 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β22β4 | 14 |
32 | January 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β3 | Boston Bruins | 6β22β4 | 16 |
33 | February 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | Montreal Canadiens | 6β22β5 | 17 |
34 | February 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β23β5 | 17 |
35 | February 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7β23β5 | 19 |
36 | February 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β23β5 | 21 |
37 | February 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 | Boston Bruins | 8β24β5 | 21 |
38 | February 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6 | New York Rangers | 8β25β5 | 21 |
39 | February 18 | Montreal Canadiens | 0β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β25β6 | 22 |
40 | February 21 | Boston Bruins | 0β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β25β6 | 24 |
41 | February 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 9β26β6 | 24 |
42 | February 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β27β6 | 24 |
43 | February 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9β27β7 | 25 |
44 | March 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β3 | New York Rangers | 10β27β7 | 27 |
45 | March 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β27β7 | 29 |
46 | March 7 | New York Rangers | 3β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β27β7 | 31 |
47 | March 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β7 | Boston Bruins | 12β28β7 | 31 |
48 | March 15 | Boston Bruins | 5β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β29β7 | 31 |
49 | March 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β4 | Montreal Canadiens | 12β30β7 | 31 |
50 | March 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β3 | Detroit Red Wings | 13β30β7 | 33 |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Mosienko | 50 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 0 |
Clint Smith | 50 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 0 |
Pete Horeck | 50 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 44 |
Joe Cooper | 50 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 50 |
Butch McDonald | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Doug Stevenson | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |
Mike Karakas | 48 | 2880 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 187 | 4 | 3.90 |
1944β45 Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
1944β45 record | 13β30β7 |
Home record | 9β14β2 |
Road record | 4β16β5 |
Goals for | 141 |
Goals against | 194 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Tobin |
Coach |
Paul Thompson (0β1β0) Johnny Gottselig (13β29β7) |
Captain | Clint Smith |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bill Mosienko (28) |
Assists | Clint Smith (31) |
Points | Bill Mosienko and Clint Smith (54) |
Penalty minutes | Joe Cooper (50) |
Wins | Mike Karakas (12) |
Goals against average | Mike Karakas (3.90) |
The 1944β45 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 19th season in the NHL, and they were coming off an appearance in the 1944 Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in 4 games.
The Black Hawks would lose their top scorer Doug Bentley, who was given permission to stay home in Saskatchewan and tend the family farm by the Canadian Armed Forces officials, while his brother Max Bentley would miss his 2nd season due to World War II. The club would name Clint Smith as team captain, and after the first game of the season, a loss of 11β5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, head coach Paul Thompson was replaced by former Black Hawk captain Johnny Gottselig.
The Hawks would struggle to score goals, scoring a league low 141, while allowing 194, which ranked them 4th. The team would finish the season with a 13β30β7 record, and their 33 points was their lowest point total since 1938β39. Chicago would fail to make the post-season, as they would finish 3 points behind the Boston Bruins for 4th place.
Midway through the season, the Black Hawks would be involved in a big trade with the Detroit Red Wings, as Chicago would trade Earl Seibert and Fido Purpur to the Wings for Butch McDonald, Don Grosso, and Cully Simon.
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Bill Mosienko, who led the team with 28 goals, Clint Smith with his team high 31 assists, and the two of them would tie for the team lead in points at 54. Pete Horeck would be the only other Black Hawk to score more than 10 goals, as he had 20. Joe Cooper would lead the defense all season long, earning 21 points and a team high 50 penalty minutes.
In goal, the Hawks would bring back Mike Karakas, and he would lead the team with 12 wins and a 3.90 GAA, and earn 4 shutouts. Doug Stevenson would appear in a couple of games, getting a 1β1β0 record with a GAA of 3.50.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 228 | 121 | +107 | 80 |
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 218 | 161 | +57 | 67 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 183 | 161 | +22 | 52 |
4 | Boston Bruins | 50 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 179 | 219 | β40 | 36 |
5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 50 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 141 | 194 | β53 | 33 |
6 | New York Rangers | 50 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 154 | 247 | β93 | 32 |
1944β45 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | β | 7β3 | 0β9β1 | 0β10 | 4β3β3 | 5β5 | ||||||
Chicago | 5β5 | β | 5β5 | 0β8β2 | 7β1β2 | 5β4β1 | ||||||
Detroit | 9β0β1 | 7β3 | β | 1β8β1 | 6β2β2 | 8β1β1 | ||||||
Montreal | 10β0 | 7β1β2 | 8β1β1 | β | 9β1 | 4β5β1 | ||||||
New York | 3β4β3 | 3β3β4 | 2β6β2 | 1β9 | β | 2β7β1 | ||||||
Toronto | 5β5 | 6β3β1 | 1β8β1 | 5β4β1 | 7β2β1 | β |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1β0 | 0 |
2 | November 1 | New York Rangers | 3β8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1β0 | 2 |
3 | November 5 | Boston Bruins | 6β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2β0 | 2 |
4 | November 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β9 | Montreal Canadiens | 1β3β0 | 2 |
5 | November 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β4β0 | 2 |
6 | November 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β7 | Boston Bruins | 1β5β0 | 2 |
7 | November 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β6β0 | 2 |
8 | November 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β7β0 | 2 |
9 | November 23 | New York Rangers | 4β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β7β1 | 3 |
10 | November 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β7 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β8β1 | 3 |
11 | November 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 5β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β8β1 | 5 |
12 | November 30 | Boston Bruins | 7β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β9β1 | 5 |
13 | December 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β10β1 | 5 |
14 | December 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | New York Rangers | 2β10β2 | 6 |
15 | December 17 | Detroit Red Wings | 1β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β10β2 | 8 |
16 | December 20 | New York Rangers | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β11β2 | 8 |
17 | December 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β12β2 | 8 |
18 | December 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 | New York Rangers | 3β12β3 | 9 |
19 | December 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2 | Boston Bruins | 3β13β3 | 9 |
20 | December 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3β14β3 | 9 |
21 | December 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6 | Detroit Red Wings | 3β15β3 | 9 |
22 | January 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β16β3 | 9 |
23 | January 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β10 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β17β3 | 9 |
24 | January 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β0 | New York Rangers | 3β17β4 | 10 |
25 | January 14 | Boston Bruins | 1β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β17β4 | 12 |
26 | January 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β18β4 | 12 |
27 | January 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4β8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β19β4 | 12 |
28 | January 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β19β4 | 14 |
29 | January 24 | New York Rangers | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β20β4 | 14 |
30 | January 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β5 | Detroit Red Wings | 5β21β4 | 14 |
31 | January 28 | Detroit Red Wings | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β22β4 | 14 |
32 | January 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β3 | Boston Bruins | 6β22β4 | 16 |
33 | February 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β1 | Montreal Canadiens | 6β22β5 | 17 |
34 | February 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6β23β5 | 17 |
35 | February 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7β23β5 | 19 |
36 | February 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β23β5 | 21 |
37 | February 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 | Boston Bruins | 8β24β5 | 21 |
38 | February 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6 | New York Rangers | 8β25β5 | 21 |
39 | February 18 | Montreal Canadiens | 0β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8β25β6 | 22 |
40 | February 21 | Boston Bruins | 0β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β25β6 | 24 |
41 | February 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β4 | Detroit Red Wings | 9β26β6 | 24 |
42 | February 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9β27β6 | 24 |
43 | February 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9β27β7 | 25 |
44 | March 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β3 | New York Rangers | 10β27β7 | 27 |
45 | March 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 4β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11β27β7 | 29 |
46 | March 7 | New York Rangers | 3β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β27β7 | 31 |
47 | March 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β7 | Boston Bruins | 12β28β7 | 31 |
48 | March 15 | Boston Bruins | 5β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12β29β7 | 31 |
49 | March 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β4 | Montreal Canadiens | 12β30β7 | 31 |
50 | March 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β3 | Detroit Red Wings | 13β30β7 | 33 |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Bill Mosienko | 50 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 0 |
Clint Smith | 50 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 0 |
Pete Horeck | 50 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 44 |
Joe Cooper | 50 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 50 |
Butch McDonald | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Doug Stevenson | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |
Mike Karakas | 48 | 2880 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 187 | 4 | 3.90 |