1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season

1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks
Division 5th NHL
1942–43 record 17–18–15
Home record 14–3–8
Road record 3–15–7
Goals for 179
Goals against 180
Team information
General Manager Bill Tobin
Coach Paul Thompson
Captain Doug Bentley
Arena Chicago Stadium
Team leaders
Goals Doug Bentley (33)
Assists Max Bentley (44)
Points Doug Bentley (73)
Penalties in minutes Earl Seibert (48)
Wins Bert Gardiner (17)
Goals against average Bert Gardiner (3.58)

The 1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 17th season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a 4th-place finish in 1941–42, and lost to the Boston Bruins in the opening round of the playoffs. The NHL would lose another team, as the Brooklyn Americans would fold, leaving the league with only 6 clubs. The league also increased its schedule from 48 games to 50. With World War II going on, every team in the league would lose some players who left to fight in the war.

Black Hawks general manager Frederic McLaughlin, who had been the GM since the Black Hawks entered the league in 1926, retired before the season began, and Bill Tobin was hired to take over.

The Black Hawks would finish just under .500, as they had a 17–18–15 record, good for 49 points and 5th place in the standings, missing the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. Chicago would score a club record 179 goals, which was the 4th highest in the league, however, they also allowed a team record 180 goals, the 3rd highest total in the league. Chicago would have a very strong home record, going 14–3–8, but would win only 3 road games, and miss the playoffs by a single point.

Doug Bentley would become the first Black Hawk to lead the NHL in scoring, as he set team records in goals (33) and points (73), while younger brother Max Bentley would set a team record with 44 assists, and finished with 70 points, and won the Lady Byng Trophy, as he would record only 2 penalty minutes all season long. Red Hamill had a strong season, scoring 28 goals. Earl Seibert once again led the defense, earning 32 points and had a club high 48 penalty minutes.

In goal, the Hawks acquired Bert Gardiner from the Montreal Canadiens before the season began, due to Sam LoPresti leaving the team to fight in the war, and Gardiner would win 17 games, posting a 3.58 GAA and had a shutout.

Season standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings50251411169124+4561
2Boston Bruins5024179195176+1957
3Toronto Maple Leafs5022199198159+3953
4Montreal Canadiens50191912181191−1050
5Chicago Black Hawks50171815179180−149
6New York Rangers5011318161253−9230

Record vs. opponents

1942-43 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —3–4–34–4–25–4–18–24–3–3
Chicago 4–3–3—2–4–41–4–54–4–26–3–1
Detroit 4–4–24–2–4—5–3–27–1–25–4–1
Montreal 4–5–14–1–53–5–2—6–2–22–6–2
New York 2–84–4–21–7–22–6–2—2–6–2
Toronto 3–4–33–6–14–5–16–2–26–2–2—

Game log

Regular season

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 5Boston Bruins1–5Chicago Black Hawks1–0–02
2November 8Chicago Black Hawks3–3Detroit Red Wings1–0–13
3November 10Chicago Black Hawks3–5New York Rangers1–1–13
4November 12Chicago Black Hawks2–5Montreal Canadiens1–2–13
5November 14Chicago Black Hawks4–3Toronto Maple Leafs2–2–15
6November 15Toronto Maple Leafs4–5Chicago Black Hawks3–2–17
7November 19Detroit Red Wings2–6Chicago Black Hawks4–2–19
8November 22Montreal Canadiens3–3Chicago Black Hawks4–2–210
9November 24Chicago Black Hawks5–5Boston Bruins4–2–311
10November 26New York Rangers2–1Chicago Black Hawks4–3–311
11November 29Toronto Maple Leafs2–3Chicago Black Hawks5–3–313
12December 3New York Rangers1–3Chicago Black Hawks6–3–315
13December 6Montreal Canadiens2–5Chicago Black Hawks7–3–317
14December 8Chicago Black Hawks6–9Boston Bruins7–4–317
15December 10Chicago Black Hawks2–7Toronto Maple Leafs7–5–317
16December 13Toronto Maple Leafs2–5Chicago Black Hawks8–5–319
17December 17Detroit Red Wings3–1Chicago Black Hawks8–6–319
18December 20Boston Bruins4–4Chicago Black Hawks8–6–420
19December 25Chicago Black Hawks2–2Montreal Canadiens8–6–521
20December 27Chicago Black Hawks1–6Detroit Red Wings8–7–521
21January 1New York Rangers5–6Chicago Black Hawks9–7–523
22January 3Chicago Black Hawks3–3New York Rangers9–7–624
23January 10Detroit Red Wings1–2Chicago Black Hawks10–7–626
24January 12Chicago Black Hawks0–3Boston Bruins10–8–626
25January 14Chicago Black Hawks1–5Montreal Canadiens10–9–626
26January 16Chicago Black Hawks1–1Detroit Red Wings10–9–727
27January 17Detroit Red Wings2–2Chicago Black Hawks10–9–828
28January 21Montreal Canadiens4–4Chicago Black Hawks10–9–929
29January 23Chicago Black Hawks3–5Toronto Maple Leafs10–10–929
30January 24Boston Bruins3–4Chicago Black Hawks11–10–931
31January 28New York Rangers1–10Chicago Black Hawks12–10–933
32January 31Toronto Maple Leafs3–3Chicago Black Hawks12–10–1034
33February 2Chicago Black Hawks3–5Boston Bruins12–11–1034
34February 4Chicago Black Hawks1–1New York Rangers12–11–1135
35February 7New York Rangers4–8Chicago Black Hawks13–11–1137
36February 11Chicago Black Hawks3–5Montreal Canadiens13–12–1137
37February 13Chicago Black Hawks2–3Toronto Maple Leafs13–13–1137
38February 14Boston Bruins2–3Chicago Black Hawks14–13–1139
39February 18Montreal Canadiens5–4Chicago Black Hawks14–14–1139
40February 21Toronto Maple Leafs0–5Chicago Black Hawks15–14–1141
41February 23Chicago Black Hawks7–5Boston Bruins16–14–1143
42February 25Chicago Black Hawks4–7New York Rangers16–15–1143
43February 27Chicago Black Hawks4–1Toronto Maple Leafs17–15–1145
44February 28Boston Bruins4–4Chicago Black Hawks17–15–1246
45March 6Chicago Black Hawks0–5Detroit Red Wings17–16–1246
46March 7Detroit Red Wings3–3Chicago Black Hawks17–16–1347
47March 11Montreal Canadiens4–4Chicago Black Hawks17–16–1448
48March 13Chicago Black Hawks6–6Montreal Canadiens17–16–1549
49March 14Chicago Black Hawks5–7New York Rangers17–17–1549
50March 18Chicago Black Hawks5–6Detroit Red Wings17–18–1549

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Doug Bentley5033407318
Max Bentley472644702
Red Hamill5028164444
Bill Thoms4715284311
Mush March507293646

Goaltending

PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Bert Gardiner50302017181518013.58

References

  1. ↑ "1942–1943 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.