1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's ninth season in the NHL. The Hawks qualified for the playoffs, but lost to the Montreal Maroons in the semi-finals.

1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks
Division2nd American
1934–35 record26–17–5
Home record12–9–3
Road record14–8–2
Goals for118
Goals against88
Team information
General managerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachClem Loughlin
CaptainVacant
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsJohnny Gottselig (19)
AssistsHowie Morenz (26)
PointsPaul Thompson (39)
Penalty minutesArthur Coulter (68)
WinsLorne Chabot (26)
Goals against averageLorne Chabot (1.88)

Offseason

The Black Hawks were coming off a Stanley Cup championship, as the Hawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals to win their first ever championship. The celebration was short lived though, as goaltender Chuck Gardiner would pass away on June 13, 1934, due to a brain hemorrhage.

In the off-season, the Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens would make a huge trade, as the Canadiens sent Lorne Chabot, Howie Morenz and Marty Burke to the Hawks in exchange for Lionel Conacher, Roger Jenkins and LeRoy Goldsworthy.

Regular season

The Hawks would rebound, as they would set a team record with 57 points, along with 26 wins, to finish in 2nd place in the American Division, just 1 point behind the Boston Bruins. Chicago would score 118 goals, which placed them 6th in the 9 team NHL, while they would allow a league low 88 goals. Morenz would help the Black Hawks offensively, recording a team record and career high 26 assists, while Johnny Gottselig would score a club high 19 goals. Paul Thompson would lead the team with 39 points, scoring 16 goals and adding 23 assists. Defenseman Arthur Coulter would lead the team with 68 penalty minutes, and lead all defensemen with 12 points. In goal, Lorne Chabot would win the Vezina Trophy, as the Hawks allowed the fewest goals in the NHL. Chabot would post a 1.88 GAA, and win a club record 26 games.

Final standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins482616612911258
Chicago Black Hawks48261751188857
New York Rangers482220613713950
Detroit Red Wings481922712711445

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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.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 8Chicago Black Hawks3–1St. Louis Eagles1–0–02
2November 15Chicago Black Hawks4–3Montreal Maroons2–0–04
3November 18Toronto Maple Leafs5–0Chicago Black Hawks2–1–04
4November 22St. Louis Eagles0–1Chicago Black Hawks3–1–06
5November 25Boston Bruins0–4Chicago Black Hawks4–1–08
6November 27Chicago Black Hawks3–2Boston Bruins5–1–010
7November 29Chicago Black Hawks0–2New York Americans5–2–010
8December 2New York Americans2–1Chicago Black Hawks5–3–010
9December 9New York Rangers0–4Chicago Black Hawks6–3–012
10December 11Detroit Red Wings0–4Chicago Black Hawks7–3–014
11December 16Montreal Maroons2–3Chicago Black Hawks8–3–016
12December 18Chicago Black Hawks1–1Montreal Canadiens8–3–117
13December 20Chicago Black Hawks4–1New York Rangers9–3–119
14December 22Chicago Black Hawks0–1Toronto Maple Leafs9–4–119
15December 23Montreal Canadiens4–1Chicago Black Hawks9–5–119
16December 25Chicago Black Hawks2–1Detroit Red Wings10–5–121
17December 30St. Louis Eagles3–3Chicago Black Hawks10–5–222
18January 1Montreal Maroons2–1Chicago Black Hawks10–6–222
19January 5Chicago Black Hawks6–0Boston Bruins11–6–224
20January 6Chicago Black Hawks2–1New York Americans12–6–226
21January 8Detroit Red Wings2–1Chicago Black Hawks12–7–226
22January 10Chicago Black Hawks0–4Montreal Maroons12–8–226
23January 12Chicago Black Hawks1–5Toronto Maple Leafs12–9–226
24January 13Boston Bruins1–1Chicago Black Hawks12–9–327
25January 15Toronto Maple Leafs3–2Chicago Black Hawks12–10–327
26January 17Chicago Black Hawks5–1St. Louis Eagles13–10–329
27January 20Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black Hawks14–10–331
28January 22Chicago Black Hawks2–0New York Americans15–10–333
29January 24Chicago Black Hawks3–3New York Rangers15–10–434
30January 27St. Louis Eagles3–5Chicago Black Hawks16–10–436
31February 3New York Americans2–3Chicago Black Hawks17–10–438
32February 5Montreal Canadiens1–4Chicago Black Hawks18–10–440
33February 7Chicago Black Hawks0–1St. Louis Eagles18–11–440
34February 10New York Rangers2–1Chicago Black Hawks18–12–440
35February 12Chicago Black Hawks0–3Montreal Maroons18–13–440
36February 14Chicago Black Hawks3–0Detroit Red Wings19–13–442
37February 17Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks19–14–442
38February 21Chicago Black Hawks3–1Montreal Canadiens20–14–444
39February 23Chicago Black Hawks1–4Toronto Maple Leafs20–15–444
40February 24Montreal Maroons1–6Chicago Black Hawks21–15–446
41February 28Chicago Black Hawks1–5Detroit Red Wings21–16–446
42March 3Montreal Canadiens0–3Chicago Black Hawks22–16–448
43March 5New York Americans1–5Chicago Black Hawks23–16–450
44March 10New York Rangers1–1Chicago Black Hawks23–16–551
45March 14Detroit Red Wings4–3Chicago Black Hawks23–17–551
46March 16Chicago Black Hawks5–2Boston Bruins24–17–553
47March 17Chicago Black Hawks5–2New York Rangers25–17–555
48March 19Chicago Black Hawks4–2Montreal Canadiens26–17–557

Playoffs

The Black Hawks would face the Montreal Maroons in the opening round of the playoffs in their quest for their second-straight Stanley Cup, as the teams faced off in a two-game, total goals series. The teams would play to a 0–0 draw in the opening game in Montreal, then in the 2nd game in Chicago, the series would come to an end as the Maroons surprised the Black Hawks with a 1–0 OT victory, drawing an end to the Hawks season.

Montreal Maroons 1, Chicago Black Hawks 0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 23Chicago Black Hawks0–0Montreal Maroons0–0–1
2March 26Montreal Maroons1–0Chicago Black Hawks0–1–1

Player statistics

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Paul Thompson4816233920
Johnny Gottselig4819183716
Howie Morenz488263421
Tom Cook4813183133
Mush March4813173048

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Lorne Chabot482940261758881.80

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Lolo Couture20005
Arthur Coulter20005
Marty Burke20002
Norm Locking20002
Tom Cook20002

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Lorne Chabot2124011110.48

References
  1. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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