1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's third season of play. The Hawks would miss the playoffs for the second straight season.

1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks
Division5th American
1928–29 record7–29–8
Home record3–13–6
Road record4–16–2
Goals for33
Goals against85
Team information
General ManagerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachHerb Gardiner (5–23–4)
Dick Irvin (2–6–4)
CaptainDick Irvin
ArenaChicago Coliseum
Detroit Olympia
Peace Bridge Arena
Team leaders
GoalsVic Ripley (11)
AssistsTy Arbour (4)
PointsVic Ripley (13)
Penalty minutesBouncer Taylor (56)
WinsChuck Gardiner (7)
Goals against averageChuck Gardiner (1.85)

Regular season

The team was coming off a 7–34–3 season, in which they finished in last place in the league. The Black Hawks would let head coach Hugh Lehman go and hire Herb Gardiner to become the team's head coach. This season was also a long one for the club, as they finished with a league worst 7–29–8 record, and 25 points out of a playoff spot. Chicago would score an NHL record worst 33 goals, averaging less than a goal per game, while giving up 85 goals, which was the highest in the league. In one stretch from February 7 through February 28, the Hawks were shut out in eight consecutive games. Gardiner was fired after posting a 5–23–4 record, and for the remainder of the season, the Hawks used team captain Dick Irvin as a player-coach.

Due to the new Chicago Stadium, the new home of the Black Hawks, not being ready for the 1928–29 season, the team was only able to get ice time at Chicago Coliseum through January. Chicago would then play the rest of their "home" games in Detroit, Michigan and Fort Erie, Ontario in February and March.

Vic Ripley would have a team high 13 points, which included 11 goals, which was 1/3 of the Hawks goal total. Dick Irvin would score six goals, while youngster Johnny Gottselig scored five. Goaltender Chuck Gardiner saw all the action in net, winning seven games, while posting a 1.85 GAA and earning five shutouts.

While they improved by their point total by five points over the previous season, they still were a long way from contending for a playoff spot.

November

The Black Hawks opened the 1928–29 season on a two game road trip. In their season opener on November 15th in Toronto, the Black Hawks were shutout by the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 2–0. Two nights later, Chicago would lose to the Montreal Maroons 4–2 in Montreal. The club played their first home game of the season on November 20th, as Chicago was shutout by the Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Two nights later, on November 22nd, the Black Hawks losing streak extended to four games, as the New York Rangers narrowly defeated Chicago by a 2–1 score.

Chicago would finally earn a point in their fifth game of the season, tying the Boston Bruins 1–1 on November 25th. The Hawks would close out November with an overtime loss to the New York Rangers.

Chicago opened the season with a 0–5–1 record in November, sitting in last place in the American Division. Chicago was eight points behind the division leading New York Rangers, and three points behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for fourth place.

December

The club snapped their winless skid, which if you include the final 10 games of the 1927–28 season, had extended to 16 games, with a 3–2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. Chicago would drop their next two games on the road against the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens before returning home.

On December 11th, the Black Hawks recorded their first home victory of the season, defeating the Ottawa Senators 2–1. The Black Hawks would follow up by being shutout in their next two games, losses to the New York Americans and Montreal Canadiens.

The Black Hawks faced the Boston Bruins in Boston for a Christmas Day game, as Chicago defeated the Bruins 2–1. The road trip continued into New York on two nights later, as Chicago won consecutive games for the first time all season, defeating the New York Americans 2–0. The road trip concluded in Detroit, as the Black Hawks lost to the Detroit Cougars in their final game of the month.

Chicago posted a record of 4–5–0 in December, bringing their overall win-loss record to 4–10–1, earning nine points, and remaining in last place in the American Division. The Black Hawks were 12 points behind the first place New York Rangers, and three points behind the Pittsburgh Pirates to get out of the division cellar.

January

The Black Hawks slumped to begin the New Year, losing their first four games of January, which extended their overall losing streak to five games. On January 10th, Chicago ended the losing skid with a 1–1 tie against the Montreal Maroons. Three nights later, the Black Hawks tied their second straight game, this time with a 1–1 score against the Pittsburgh Pirates, extending their winless skid to seven games.

Following the two tie games, the Black Hawks would lose their next three games, being shutout in each game. On January 22nd, the Black Hawks broke the shutout streak with a goal against the Ottawa Senators, however, the winless skid continued, as the Hawks and Senators tied 1–1. Chicago would conclude the month with another three game losing streak, scoring only one goal in those three games.

The Hawks finished January winless, as they finished the month with a 0–10–3 record. At the end of the month, the Hawks win-loss record was 4–20–4, earning only 12 points, as they had the worst record in the NHL.

February

The winless streak continued at the start of February, as the Black Hawks lost 3–2 to the New York Rangers on February 2nd, extending the streak to 15 games. Three nights later, on February 5th, the Black Hawks finally returned to the win column, as they shutout the Detroit Cougars 1–0, earning their first victory since December 27.

Following the win over the Cougars, the Black Hawks would not score another goal for the entire month. Chicago would be shutout in each of the next eight games, earning a 0–6–2 record over those games, as they twice played in 0–0 tie games. This would set an NHL record for most consecutive games being shutout, constituting 581:42 of game time without a goal.

Chicago earned a record of 1–7–2 in February, as they scored only three goals for the entire month. Overall, the Hawks win-loss record at the end of the month was 5–27–6, earning 16 points on the season, and remaining in last place in the league.

March

The Black Hawks opened March by finally snapping their goalless drought and ending their eight game winless streak, as Chicago defeated the Montreal Maroons 2–1 on March 2nd. Three nights later, the Black Hawks lost a close game to the Pittsburgh Pirates by a 3–2 score in overtime.

In their final two home games of the season, the Black Hawks tied the Toronto Maple Leafs and ended their home schedule on a winning note, as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0 on March 10th.

On March 12th, the Black Hawks set a team record for goals against, as the Boston Bruins crushed Chicago by a score of 11–1. The season concluded two nights later, as Chicago tied the New York Rangers 1–1.

The Black Hawks earned a record of 2–2–2 in six games in March, which was the teams only non-losing monthly record during the season. The Black Hawks record of 7–29–8 earned the team 22 points, which ranked them in last in the NHL, four points behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Final standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins4426135895247257
New York Rangers44211310726538452
Detroit Cougars4419169726338147
Pittsburgh Pirates449278468032426
Chicago Black Hawks447298338536322

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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
1928–29 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston —4–1–14–1–11–2–13–10–3–15–12–1–15–12–2
Chicago 1–4–1—1–4–10–41–2–11–30–4–21–2–12–3–10–3–1
Detroit 1–4–14–1–1—1–1–22–1–12–1–11–4–11–1–25–12–2
M. Canadiens 2–1–14–01–1–2—4–0–22–1–31–1–25–0–12–0–21–3–2
M. Maroons 1–32–1–11–2–10–4–2—2–3–13–0–12–2–22–1–12–4
N.Y. Americans 3–0–13–11–2–11–2–33–2–1—1–1–22–0–42–23–3
N.Y. Rangers 1–54–0–24–1–11–1–20–3–11–1–2—3–14–0–23–1
Ottawa 1–2–12–1–11–1–20–5–12–2–20–2–41–3—3–0–14–1–1
Pittsburgh 1–53–2–11–50–2–21–2–12–20–4–20–3–1—1–2–1
Toronto 2–23–0–12–23–1–24–23–31–31–4–12–1–1—

Schedule and results

Regular Season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 15Chicago Black Hawks0–2Toronto Maple Leafs0–1–00
2November 17Chicago Black Hawks2–4Montreal Maroons0–2–00
3November 20Pittsburgh Pirates2–0Chicago Black Hawks0–3–00
4November 22New York Rangers2–1Chicago Black Hawks0–4–00
5November 25Boston Bruins1–1Chicago Black Hawks0–4–11
6November 29Chicago Black Hawks2–3New York Rangers0–5–11
7December 1Chicago Black Hawks3–2Pittsburgh Pirates1–5–13
8December 6Chicago Black Hawks0–2Ottawa Senators1–6–13
9December 8Chicago Black Hawks1–2Montreal Canadiens1–7–13
10December 11Ottawa Senators1–2Chicago Black Hawks2–7–15
11December 16New York Americans1–0Chicago Black Hawks2–8–15
12December 18Montreal Canadiens5–0Chicago Black Hawks2–9–15
13December 25Chicago Black Hawks2–1Boston Bruins3–9–17
14December 27Chicago Black Hawks2–0New York Americans4–9–19
15December 30Chicago Black Hawks1–3Detroit Cougars4–10–19
16January 1Detroit Cougars2–1Chicago Black Hawks4–11–19
17January 3Toronto Maple Leafs2–0Chicago Black Hawks4–12–19
18January 6Detroit Cougars3–1Chicago Black Hawks4–13–19
19January 8Chicago Black Hawks0–1Pittsburgh Pirates4–14–19
20January 10Montreal Maroons1–1Chicago Black Hawks4–14–210
21January 13Pittsburgh Pirates1–1Chicago Black Hawks4–14–311
22January 15Chicago Black Hawks0–1Montreal Canadiens4–15–311
23January 17Chicago Black Hawks0–1New York Rangers4–16–311
24January 20Boston Bruins2–0Chicago Black Hawks4–17–311
25January 22Chicago Black Hawks1–1Ottawa Senators4–17–412
26January 26Chicago Black Hawks0–2Toronto Maple Leafs4–18–412
27January 29Chicago Black Hawks1–4Boston Bruins4–19–412
28January 31Chicago Black Hawks0–2Montreal Maroons4–20–412
29February 2New York Rangers3–2Chicago Black Hawks4–21–412
30February 5Chicago Black Hawks1–0Detroit Cougars5–21–414
31February 7Chicago Black Hawks0–1New York Americans5–22–414
32February 9New York Americans1–0Chicago Black Hawks5–23–414
33February 14Montreal Canadiens1–0Chicago Black Hawks5–24–414
34February 16Boston Bruins3–0Chicago Black Hawks5–25–414
35February 21Ottawa Senators3–0Chicago Black Hawks5–26–414
36February 24Detroit Cougars0–0Chicago Black Hawks5–26–515
37February 26Chicago Black Hawks0–3Detroit Cougars5–27–515
38February 28New York Rangers0–0Chicago Black Hawks5–27–616
39March 2Montreal Maroons1–2Chicago Black Hawks6–27–618
40March 5Chicago Black Hawks2–3Pittsburgh Pirates6–28–618
41March 7Toronto Maple Leafs1–1Chicago Black Hawks6–28–719
42March 10Pittsburgh Pirates0–1Chicago Black Hawks7–28–721
43March 12Chicago Black Hawks1–11Boston Bruins7–29–721
44March 14Chicago Black Hawks1–1New York Rangers7–29–822

Season stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Vic Ripley391121331
Johnny Gottselig4453826
Dick Irvin3661730
Ty Arbour4434732
Mush March353366

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Chuck Gardiner44275872988551.85

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

See also

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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