1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 60th season in franchise history. The Black Hawks, led by three 40-goal scorers in Denis Savard, Troy Murray and Al Secord, captured the Norris Division title for the first time since 1982–83 but were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
1985–86 record39–33–8
Goals for351
Goals against349
Team information
General managerBob Pulford
CoachBob Pulford
CaptainDarryl Sutter
Bob Murray (interim)
Alternate captainsUnknown
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsDenis Savard (47)
AssistsDenis Savard (69)
PointsDenis Savard (116)
Penalty minutesAl Secord (201)
Plus/minusTroy Murray (+32)
WinsMurray Bannerman (19)
Goals against averageBob Sauvé (3.96)

Offseason

After a successful 1984–85 season in which the Black Hawks made it to the Campbell Conference finals, the club was happy with their roster and did not make any major off-season moves. The club did announce that general manager Bob Pulford would remain the head coach, as he took over on an interim basis after Orval Tessier was fired in February.

At the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, the club selected defenceman Dave Manson with their first round, 11th overall pick. Manson played with the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL, where he helped the club win the 1985 Memorial Cup. A tough player, Manson appeared in 72 games with Prince Albert, scoring eight goals and 38 points, as well as 247 penalty minutes during the 1984-85 season.

Regular season

Very early into the season, the Black Hawks acquired goaltender Bob Sauve from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third round draft pick in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Sauve was coming off a 13-10-3 record with the Sabres in 1984–85 with a 3.22 GAA and a .855 save percentage in 27 games. He would split time with Murray Bannerman, replacing Warren Skorodenski, who was sent back to the AHL.

The Hawks started slow, posting a 4–9–1 record in their first 14 games, however, the club was in third place in the weak Norris Division, only two points out of first place. The Black Hawks continued to sputter along throughout the first half of December, as following a five-game losing streak, Chicago had a record of 9–15–4, although they still remained in third place, just ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Hawks eventually heated up, going 16–4–3 through their next 23 games, vaulting them into first place in the division with a 25–19–7 record. The team battled the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues for first place in the Norris Division, and Chicago eventually won the division with a 39–33–8 record, earning 86 points, winning the division for the first time since the 1982–83 season.

On offense, the Black Hawks finished third in the NHL with 351 goals. Denis Savard led the way with 49 goals and 116 points in 80 games, while Troy Murray had a breakout season offensively, scoring 45 goals and 99 points and a club high +32 rating in 80 games played. Eddie Olczyk also saw his offensive production increase significantly, scoring 29 goals and 79 points in 79 games played, as did Al Secord, who scored 40 goals and 76 points in 80 games, as well as leading Chicago with 201 penalty minutes. Steve Larmer had another solid season, scoring 36 goals and 76 points in 80 games, while Curt Fraser added 29 goals and 68 points in only 61 games played.

On defense, Doug Wilson led the way with 17 goals and 64 points in 79 games, while Behn Wilson had 13 goals and 50 points in 69 games. Keith Brown broke out offensively, scoring 11 goals and 40 points in 70 games, while Bob Murray had nine goals and 38 points in 80 games. Ken Yaremchuk scored 14 goals and 34 points in 78 games.

In goal, Murray Bannerman led the club with a 20–19–6 record in 48 games, while posting a 4.48 GAA and a .869 save percentage, and earning one shutout. Bob Sauvé had a 19–13–2 record in 38 games with a 3.94 GAA and a .886 save percentage. The Black Hawks finished the season allowing 349 goals, the fifth highest total in the league.

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks803933835134986
Minnesota North Stars803833932730585
St. Louis Blues803734930229183
Toronto Maple Leafs802548731138657
Detroit Red Wings801757626641540

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 10, 19852–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)0–1–0
2LOctober 12, 19853–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)0–2–0
3LOctober 13, 19851–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)0–3–0
4TOctober 16, 19855–5 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)0–3–1
5WOctober 19, 19856–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)1–3–1
6LOctober 20, 19852–5Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)1–4–1
7WOctober 23, 19859–2Hartford Whalers (1985–86)2–4–1
8WOctober 24, 19856–4@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)3–4–1
9LOctober 27, 19852–4Washington Capitals (1985–86)3–5–1
10WOctober 30, 19856–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)4–5–1
11LNovember 2, 19854–5@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)4–6–1
12LNovember 5, 19854–8@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)4–7–1
13LNovember 7, 19852–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)4–8–1
14LNovember 9, 19851–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)4–9–1
15WNovember 11, 19855–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1985–86)5–9–1
16WNovember 13, 19856–4Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)6–9–1
17LNovember 16, 19854–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)6–10–1
18TNovember 17, 19855–5 OTMinnesota North Stars (1985–86)6–10–2
19WNovember 20, 19852–0Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)7–10–2
20WNovember 23, 19857–3@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)8–10–2
21TNovember 24, 19854–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1985–86)8–10–3
22WNovember 26, 19855–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)9–10–3
23TNovember 30, 19854–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)9–10–4
24LDecember 3, 19852–9@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)9–11–4
25LDecember 6, 19852–5@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)9–12–4
26LDecember 8, 19853–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)9–13–4
27LDecember 11, 19859–12Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)9–14–4
28LDecember 14, 19853–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)9–15–4
29WDecember 15, 19856–4Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)10–15–4
30WDecember 18, 19855–4Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)11–15–4
31WDecember 21, 19856–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)12–15–4
32WDecember 22, 19855–4 OTCalgary Flames (1985–86)13–15–4
33LDecember 26, 19856–9@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)13–16–4
34WDecember 28, 19857–4@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)14–16–4
35WDecember 29, 19854–3Boston Bruins (1985–86)15–16–4
36WJanuary 1, 19867–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)16–16–4
37WJanuary 4, 19864–1@ New York Islanders (1985–86)17–16–4
38WJanuary 5, 19866–2Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)18–16–4
39LJanuary 8, 19867–8New Jersey Devils (1985–86)18–17–4
40WJanuary 10, 19869–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)19–17–4
41WJanuary 12, 19864–2Hartford Whalers (1985–86)20–17–4
42TJanuary 14, 19863–3 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)20–17–5
43WJanuary 15, 19864–2Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)21–17–5
44LJanuary 17, 19861–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)21–18–5
45WJanuary 19, 19866–4Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)22–18–5
46TJanuary 22, 19863–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1985–86)22–18–6
47WJanuary 24, 19865–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)23–18–6
48TJanuary 25, 19863–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1985–86)23–18–7
49LJanuary 27, 19863–4Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)23–19–7
50WJanuary 29, 19865–4New York Rangers (1985–86)24–19–7
51WFebruary 1, 19867–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)25–19–7
52LFebruary 2, 19863–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)25–20–7
53WFebruary 5, 19863–2New York Islanders (1985–86)26–20–7
54LFebruary 8, 19865–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)26–21–7
55TFebruary 9, 19862–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1985–86)26–21–8
56WFebruary 11, 19865–4Boston Bruins (1985–86)27–21–8
57WFebruary 13, 19865–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)28–21–8
58LFebruary 15, 19863–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)28–22–8
59WFebruary 16, 19864–2St. Louis Blues (1985–86)29–22–8
60LFebruary 19, 19865–6Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)29–23–8
61WFebruary 21, 19865–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)30–23–8
62WFebruary 23, 19866–2Calgary Flames (1985–86)31–23–8
63WFebruary 27, 19866–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)32–23–8
64LMarch 1, 19863–6@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)32–24–8
65WMarch 2, 19866–4St. Louis Blues (1985–86)33–24–8
66LMarch 5, 19863–8Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)33–25–8
67LMarch 8, 19863–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)33–26–8
68WMarch 9, 19864–2St. Louis Blues (1985–86)34–26–8
69LMarch 12, 19866–7Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)34–27–8
70LMarch 15, 19864–11@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)34–28–8
71WMarch 16, 19865–4Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)35–28–8
72LMarch 22, 19864–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)35–29–8
73WMarch 23, 19865–3@ New York Rangers (1985–86)36–29–8
74WMarch 26, 19865–3Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)37–29–8
75LMarch 29, 19862–3@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)37–30–8
76LMarch 30, 19864–5 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)37–31–8
77WApril 1, 19862–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)38–31–8
78LApril 2, 19865–7Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)38–32–8
79LApril 5, 19865–7@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)38–33–8
80WApril 6, 19863–1St. Louis Blues (1985–86)39–33–8

Playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0

The Black Hawks opened the 1986 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs struggled throughout the 1985-86 season, earning a record of 25–48–7, earning 57 points, placing them in fourth place in the Norris Division, which was 29 fewer points than the heavily favored first place Black Hawks.

The series opened at Chicago Stadium with Bob Sauvé getting the start in goal, and the Leafs took an early 1–0 after a goal by Steve Thomas only 3:46 into the game. The Black Hawks tied it up midway through the period on a goal by Doug Wilson, however, Toronto retook the lead before the end of the period on a goal by Wendel Clark, giving the Leafs a 2–1 lead. The teams then played to a scoreless second period. Early in the third, Chicago tied the game on a goal by Darryl Sutter 4:48 into the frame, however, just over a minute later, the Leafs took the lead again on a Gary Leeman goal. Walt Poddubny scored again for Toronto just over three minutes later, giving the Leafs a 4–2 lead. Late in the period, the Leafs Steve Thomas scored his second goal of the game, giving Toronto a 5–2 lead. The Hawks Tom Lysiak scored late in the game, as the final score was 5–3 for the Maple Leafs.

In game two, the Hawks changed goaltenders, as Murray Bannerman was given the start. In the first period, Dan Daoust scored early for Toronto, giving the Leafs a 1–0 lead 4:01 into the game. Denis Savard tied it up for Chicago midway through the period, however, Steve Thomas restored the lead for Toronto with just under five minutes remaining in the period. The Hawks' Denis Savard tied the game with 32 seconds remaining in the first period, as the score was 2–2 after one period. In the second, Denis Savard completed the hat trick just 1:04 into the period, giving the Black Hawks a 3–2 lead. Soon, Murray Bannerman was injured, the Hawks then pulled and replaced him with Bob Sauvé. With just over five minutes remaining in the second period, Denis Savard scored his fourth goal of the game, giving the Hawks a 4–2 lead. Toronto's Wendel Clark scored just over a minute later, making the score 4–3 for Chicago after two periods. In the third, there was no scoring until just over five minutes remaining in the period, when the Leafs Peter Ihnačák scored, tying the game at 4–4. Then, with only 56 seconds remaining, the Leafs Walt Poddubny scored, giving Toronto a late 5–4 lead. The Leafs sealed the win with an empty net goal by Steve Thomas, giving Toronto the 6–4 victory, and a 2–0 series lead. Leafs goaltender Allan Bester made 42 saves for the win.

The series shifted to Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario for the third game. The Black Hawks started goaltender Murray Bannerman for this game after the late collapse by Bob Sauvé in the previous game. The Maple Leafs came out strong in the first period, as Russ Courtnall and Rick Vaive scored, making it 2–0 for Toronto. In the second period, the Leafs continued to dominate the game, as they took a 5–0 lead after goals by Tom Fergus, Miroslav Fryčer, and Wendel Clark. The Black Hawks eventually scored two goals of their own, as Ken Yaremchuk and Tom Lysiak scored 17 seconds apart late in the period, cutting the Leafs lead to 5–2. In the third, the Leafs put the game out of reach after goals by Walt Poddubny and Russ Courtnall, as Toronto defeated the Black Hawks 7–2, and stunned the hockey world by sweeping Chicago out of the playoffs.

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 9Toronto Maple Leafs5–3Chicago Black Hawks0–1
2April 10Toronto Maple Leafs6–4Chicago Black Hawks0–2
3April 12Chicago Black Hawks2–7Toronto Maple Leafs0–3

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC80476911611171418
Troy MurrayC804554999432957
Eddie OlczykC79295079472812
Al SecordLW8040367620181203
Steve LarmerRW803145764791313
Curt FraserLW612939688411701
Doug WilsonD791747648024302
Behn WilsonD69133750113-111006
Keith BrownD7011294087-6110
Bob MurrayD8092938756301
Ken YaremchukC7814203443-17002
Darryl SutterLW5017102744-15302
Bill WatsonRW52816242-4200
Jack O'CallahanD80419231165000
Tom LysiakC512192114-19000
Wayne PresleyRW38781538-6001
Jerry DupontD7521315173-17000
Marc BergevinD717714600001
Bill GardnerC46310136-8000
Rick PatersonC70931224-1050
Steve LudzikC49651121-2010
Murray BannermanG4802260000
Bruce BoudreauC710121000
Bob SauveG38011270000
Bruce CassidyD100000000
Jeff LarmerLW200001000
Mark LaVarreRW20000-2000
Tom McMurchyRW40002-1000
Victor PosaLW/D200020000
Warren SkorodenskiG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Murray Bannerman268948201962014.48115381337.869
Bob Sauve209938191321383.94012101072.886
Warren Skorodenski60101066.0004539.867
Team:484880393383454.27127932448.876

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC34156-1200
Tom LysiakC32132-1000
Darryl SutterLW31230-4100
Steve LarmerRW30334-1000
Doug WilsonD31122-5000
Ken YaremchukC311222000
Bob MurrayD30220-4000
Al SecordLW202226-1000
Keith BrownD30119-1000
Curt FraserLW301112-4000
Jack O'CallahanD30114-3000
Bill WatsonRW20110-1000
Murray BannermanG200040000
Marc BergevinD30000-1000
Jerry DupontD100001000
Steve LudzikC300012-1000
Troy MurrayC20002-3000
Eddie OlczykC30000-6000
Rick PatersonC300000000
Wayne PresleyRW300000000
Bob SauveG200000000
Behn WilsonD20002-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Murray Bannerman8120196.6704031.775
Bob Sauve9920284.8506153.869
Team:180303175.67010184.832

[2]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
111Dave Manson CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
353Andy Helmuth CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
474Dan Vincelette CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
587Rick Herbert CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
595Brad Belland CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
6116Jonas Heed SwedenSodertalje SK (Sweden)
7137Victor Posa United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin Madison (WCHA)
8158John Reid CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
9179Richard Laplante CanadaUniversity of Vermont (Hockey East)
10200Brad Hamilton CanadaAurora Tigers (OPJHL)
11221Ian Pound CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
12242Richard Braccia United StatesAvon Old Farms (USHS-CT)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-03.
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