1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's second season of play.

1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks
Division5th American
1927–28 record7–34–3
Home record2–18–2
Road record5–16–1
Goals for68
Goals against134
Team information
General ManagerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachBarney Stanley (4–17–2)
Hugh Lehman (3–17–1)
CaptainDick Irvin
ArenaChicago Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsMickey MacKay (17)
AssistsDuke Keats (8)
PointsDuke Keats (22)
Penalty minutesDuke Keats (55)
WinsChuck Gardiner (6)
Goals against averageChuck Gardiner (2.83)

Regular season

The team was coming off a 19–22–3 expansion season, however, team owner Frederic McLaughlin saw it as a disappointment, and fired head coach Pete Muldoon. He was replaced by Barney Stanley. The team would score only 68 goals, 3rd fewest in the league, and allow a league high 134, and finish with a 7–34–3 record, dead last in the NHL. Midway through the season, the Hawks would fire Stanley and name Hugh Lehman, who was the backup goaltender, as the team's head coach.

Injuries played a big part in the Hawks horrible season, as Babe Dye, who scored a team high 25 goals the previous year, would suit up for only 9 games and get no points. Team captain and scoring leader from 1926–27, Dick Irvin, would miss 30 games due to injuries, and as a result, goals were hard to come by. Mickey MacKay would lead the Hawks with 17 goals, while Duke Keats would have a team best 22 points and 55 penalty minutes.

In goal, rookie Chuck Gardiner would get the majority of action, playing in 40 games, winning 6 of them and posting a 2.83 GAA, along with 3 shutouts.

Chicago would miss the playoffs for the first time in the clubs short history, finishing 29 points behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for the final playoff spot in the American Division.

November

The Black Hawks opened the 1927–28 season on the road against the Boston Bruins on November 15th. The Black Hawks and the Bruins fought to a 1–1 tie. In their next game two nights later, the Black Hawks won their first game of the season, defeating the Montreal Maroons 3–2 in Montreal. Chicago finished their three game road trip in Toronto, where they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2.

On November 23rd, the Black Hawks hosted the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators, losing a close one by a 2–1 score. Three nights later, the Black Hawks earned their first shutout of the season, as they battled to a 0–0 tie against the Detroit Cougars. Chicago ended off November with a 5–2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

The Black Hawks earned a 1–3–2 record in November, recording four points. The club was in fourth place in the five team American Division, five points behind the first place New York Rangers.

December

The Black Hawks winless streak reached five games, as they opened December with a 3–1 loss to the Detroit Cougars. Chicago ended their winless skid, as on December 3rd, the club defeated the New York Rangers 4–2, earning their first win of the season on home ice. The Black Hawks would then drop their next three games, falling to a 2–7–2 record on the season.

Chicago ended their losing streak with a 5–2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, however, the club would struggle for the rest of December, losing their remaining four games.

The team finished the month with a 2–8–0 record, dropping their overall win-loss record to 3–11–2, earning eight points. The Black Hawks were in a tie for last place with the Pittsburgh in the American Division at the end of December.

January

The losses continued to pile on for the Black Hawks, as they lost their first six games of the month, extending their overall losing streak to a franchise record ten games. Two of those losses were against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which dropped the Black Hawks into last place in the American Division with a 3–17–2 record.

The losing streak ended on January 18th, as the Black Hawks shutout the Detroit Cougars 2–0. Following the game, the team replaced head coach Barney Stanley with Hugh Lehman, who had started the season as the Black Hawks goaltender. In his first game as head coach of the Black Hawks on January 21st, the team tied the Boston Bruins 1–1.

On January 24th, the Black Hawks suffered a 10–0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, setting a team record for goals allowed in a game. The losses continued to pile up for Chicago, as they lost their remaining three games in January, including a high scoring 9–6 loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Chicago struggled to a 1–10–1 record in January, setting a team record for losses in a month. Overall, the Black Hawks had a 4–21–3 record at the end of the month, earning 11 points, and in last place in the American Division, eight points behind the fourth place Pittsburgh Pirates.

February

The Black Hawks began February off with a 6–0 victory over the New York Americans, ending their five game winless streak. After suffering losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Maroons, the Black Hawks surprised the American Division leading team, the New York Rangers, with a 3–0 victory on February 12th.

In their remaining five games in February, the Black Hawks posted a 1–4–0 record, with their lone victory over the Detroit Cougars on February 19th.

Chicago earned a record of 3–6–0 in February. Overall, the club's win-loss record at the end of the month was 7–27–3, earning 17 points.

March

March would be a very tough month for the struggling Black Hawks, as Chicago concluded the season by losing all seven games they played in the month, which extended their overall losing streak to 10 games for the second time in the season.

March was the first time in team history that Chicago failed to earn a victory or a point, as the club had a 0–7–0 record. The team finished the season with a 7–34–3 record, earning 17 points, which was the lowest point total in the NHL.

Season standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins44201311777055851
New York Rangers4419169947946247
Pittsburgh Pirates4419178677639546
Detroit Cougars4419196887939544
Chicago Black Hawks4473436813437517

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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
1927–28 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston —4–0–24–20–2–22–23–12–1–33–11–2–31–2–1
Chicago 0–4–2—2–3–10–41–31–32–40–41–50–4
Detroit 2–43–2–1—2–23–12–0–22–3–10–3–13–2–12–2
M. Canadiens 2–0–24–02–2—2–2–24–24–03–2–12–1–13–2–1
M. Maroons 2–23–11–32–2–2—4–1–12–1–13–2–12–25–0–1
N.Y. Americans 1–33–10–2–22–41–4–1—0–3–11–52–1–11–4–1
N.Y. Rangers 1–2–34–23–2–10–41–2–13–0–1—2–0–23–2–12–2
Ottawa 1–34–03–0–12–3–12–3–15–10–2–2—2–1–11–1–4
Pittsburgh 2–1–35–12–3–11–2–12–21–2–12–3–11–2–1—3–1
Toronto 2–1–14–02–22–3–10–5–14–1–12–21–1–41–3—

Schedule and results
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 15Chicago Black Hawks1–1Boston Bruins0–0–11
2November 17Chicago Black Hawks3–2Montreal Maroons1–0–13
3November 19Chicago Black Hawks2–4Toronto Maple Leafs1–1–13
4November 23Ottawa Senators2–0Chicago Black Hawks1–2–13
5November 26Detroit Cougars0–0Chicago Black Hawks1–2–24
6November 30Montreal Canadiens5–2Chicago Black Hawks1–3–24
7December 1Chicago Black Hawks1–3Detroit Cougars1–4–24
8December 3New York Rangers2–4Chicago Black Hawks2–4–26
9December 7New York Americans2–1Chicago Black Hawks2–5–26
10December 10Boston Bruins2–0Chicago Black Hawks2–6–26
11December 14Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Chicago Black Hawks2–7–26
12December 17Chicago Black Hawks5–2Pittsburgh Pirates3–7–28
13December 18Chicago Black Hawks0–2New York Americans3–8–28
14December 22Chicago Black Hawks2–5Montreal Canadiens3–9–28
15December 25Chicago Black Hawks0–2New York Rangers3–10–28
16December 28Montreal Maroons4–3Chicago Black Hawks3–11–28
17January 2Toronto Maple Leafs4–1Chicago Black Hawks3–12–28
18January 4Montreal Canadiens3–1Chicago Black Hawks3–13–28
19January 8Chicago Black Hawks0–5New York Rangers3–14–28
20January 10Chicago Black Hawks1–3Boston Bruins3–15–28
21January 12Chicago Black Hawks0–2Pittsburgh Pirates3–16–28
22January 16Pittsburgh Pirates2–1Chicago Black Hawks3–17–28
23January 18Detroit Cougars0–2Chicago Black Hawks4–17–210
24January 21Boston Bruins1–1Chicago Black Hawks4–17–311
25January 24Chicago Black Hawks0–10Montreal Canadiens4–18–311
26January 26Chicago Black Hawks6–9Ottawa Senators4–19–311
27January 28Chicago Black Hawks1–4Toronto Maple Leafs4–20–311
28January 29Chicago Black Hawks2–4Detroit Cougars4–21–311
29February 5Chicago Black Hawks6–0New York Americans5–21–313
30February 8Pittsburgh Pirates2–1Chicago Black Hawks5–22–313
31February 10Montreal Maroons3–2Chicago Black Hawks5–23–313
32February 12Chicago Black Hawks3–0New York Rangers6–23–315
33February 14Chicago Black Hawks0–1Boston Bruins6–24–315
34February 19Chicago Black Hawks2–1Detroit Cougars7–24–317
35February 22Ottawa Senators3–2Chicago Black Hawks7–25–317
36February 25New York Rangers1–0Chicago Black Hawks7–26–317
37February 28New York Americans2–1Chicago Black Hawks7–27–317
38March 1Chicago Black Hawks3–6Montreal Maroons7–28–317
39March 3Chicago Black Hawks1–3Ottawa Senators7–29–317
40March 10Chicago Black Hawks2–5Pittsburgh Pirates7–30–317
41March 12Pittsburgh Pirates2–1Chicago Black Hawks7–31–317
42March 15Boston Bruins3–1Chicago Black Hawks7–32–317
43March 17Detroit Cougars7–0Chicago Black Hawks7–33–317
44March 21New York Rangers6–1Chicago Black Hawks7–34–317

Player statistics

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Duke Keats321482255
Mickey MacKay361742123
Rabbit McVeigh38671310
Ty Arbour32551032
Cy Wentworth44551031

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Chuck Gardiner402420632211432.83
Hugh Lehman42501212014.80

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. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
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