1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 12th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a horrible season in 1936–37, in which the club failed to qualify for the playoffs. In the off-season, the team would replace head coach Clem Loughlin with Bill Stewart. The Black Hawks would struggle again in 1937–38, finishing with 37 points with a 14–25–9 record, but managed to earn a playoff spot by finishing 2 points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings and clinch 3rd place in the American Division. They would score an NHL low 97 goals, while giving up the 2nd most goals in the league at 139. The Hawks were a .500 team at home with a 10–10–4 record, but would only have a record of 4–15–5 on the road.

1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks
Stanley Cup champions
Division3rd American
1937–38 record14–25–9
Home record10–10–4
Road record4–15–5
Goals for97
Goals against139
Team information
General ManagerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachBill Stewart
CaptainJohnny Gottselig
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsPaul Thompson (22)
AssistsPaul Thompson and Doc Romnes (22)
PointsPaul Thompson (44)
Penalty minutesEarl Seibert (38)
WinsMike Karakas (14)
Goals against averageMike Karakas (2.80)

Paul Thompson would lead the Hawks offensively, setting a club record with 44 points, along with a club high 22 goals, and tying Doc Romnes for the team lead with 22 assists. Johnny Gottselig would have another solid season, earning 32 points, tying Romnes for 2nd on the team scoring list. Earl Seibert would lead the defense with 21 points, and had a club high 38 penalty minutes.

In goal, Mike Karakas would win 14 games, earn a shutout and post a 2.80 GAA.

In the playoffs, the Black Hawks would face the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round in a best-of-three series. The underdog Hawks would surprise Montreal, winning the best-of three series in the full three games, clinching the series with a 3–2 OT victory at the Montreal Forum. After losing Game One to Montreal, the Hawks were less than 90 seconds away from being eliminated in the quarterfinals, but managed to tie Game Two late in the third period. Chicago won the crucial game in overtime. Next up would be the New York Americans, who finished 2nd in the Canadian Division, and had 12 more points than the Hawks in the regular season. In a best-of-three semifinal series, the Black Hawks again lost the first game of the series and were on the verge of elimination in Game Two but won it in overtime. The Black Hawks would stun the favored Americans, winning the Game Three to win the series 2–1 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Hawks opponent would be the Toronto Maple Leafs, who had just swept the best team in the regular season, the Boston Bruins, in a best-of-five semifinal series featuring the champions of the NHL's two divisions

Due to an injury to goaltender Mike Karakas, the Black Hawks would get permission by the Leafs to use goaltender Alfie Moore, who spent the season with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the IAHL in the first game, and he responded by helping the Black Hawks win the game 3–1. In the 2nd game, Karakas was still unavailable, and Chicago would call up Paul Goodman from the Wichita Skyhawks of the AHA. The Maple Leafs would even up the series with a 5–1 victory. The Black Hawks would get Karakas back into the lineup for the 3rd game, and he helped the Hawks to a 2–1 victory. Chicago would then wrap up the series in the 4th game, winning by a score of 4–1 to earn its 2nd Stanley Cup in team history, shocking the hockey world.

Season standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins48301171428967
New York Rangers48271561499660
Chicago Black Hawks48142599713937
Detroit Red Wings481225119913335

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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
1937-38 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–25–2–12–2–24–0–23–1–25–35–1–2
Chicago 2–6—3–4–11–3–24–20–4–23–4–11–2–3
Detroit 2–5–14–3–1—3–2–10–3–32–2–21–6–10–4–2
M. Canadiens 2–2–23–1–22–3–1—4–43–2–33–1–21–4–3
M. Maroons 0–4–22–43–0–34–4—1–70–5–12–6
N.Y. Americans 1–3–24–0–22–2–22–3–37–1—1–4–12–5–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–54–3–16–1–11–3–25–0–14–1–1—4–2
Toronto 1–5–22–1–34–0–24–1–36–25–2–12–4—

Game log

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 4New York Americans3–0Chicago Black Hawks0–1–00
2November 9Chicago Black Hawks2–2Montreal Canadiens0–1–11
3November 11Chicago Black Hawks3–1New York Rangers1–1–13
4November 13Chicago Black Hawks3–7Toronto Maple Leafs1–2–13
5November 14Toronto Maple Leafs3–3Chicago Black Hawks1–2–24
6November 18Detroit Red Wings1–3Chicago Black Hawks2–2–26
7November 21Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks2–3–26
8November 25Chicago Black Hawks1–4Detroit Red Wings2–4–26
9November 27Chicago Black Hawks0–4New York Americans2–5–26
10November 30Chicago Black Hawks0–1Montreal Maroons2–6–26
11December 2New York Rangers1–2Chicago Black Hawks3–6–28
12December 5Montreal Canadiens3–2Chicago Black Hawks3–7–28
13December 12Montreal Maroons2–3Chicago Black Hawks4–7–210
14December 16Detroit Red Wings1–3Chicago Black Hawks5–7–212
15December 19New York Americans1–0Chicago Black Hawks5–8–212
16December 21Chicago Black Hawks1–2Boston Bruins5–9–212
17December 26Chicago Black Hawks3–1New York Rangers6–9–214
18December 30Chicago Black Hawks2–2Detroit Red Wings6–9–315
19January 2Montreal Canadiens4–2Chicago Black Hawks6–10–315
20January 6New York Rangers4–1Chicago Black Hawks6–11–315
21January 9Montreal Maroons0–1Chicago Black Hawks7–11–317
22January 11Chicago Black Hawks1–1New York Americans7–11–418
23January 13Chicago Black Hawks2–2Montreal Canadiens7–11–519
24January 15Chicago Black Hawks4–4Toronto Maple Leafs7–11–620
25January 16Toronto Maple Leafs7–2Chicago Black Hawks7–12–620
26January 18Chicago Black Hawks1–5Boston Bruins7–13–620
27January 20Chicago Black Hawks2–4Detroit Red Wings7–14–620
28January 23Boston Bruins2–3Chicago Black Hawks8–14–622
29January 27Detroit Red Wings3–4Chicago Black Hawks9–14–624
30January 30New York Rangers2–2Chicago Black Hawks9–14–725
31February 1Chicago Black Hawks1–6New York Rangers9–15–725
32February 3Chicago Black Hawks2–4Montreal Maroons9–16–725
33February 6Boston Bruins7–2Chicago Black Hawks9–17–725
34February 8Chicago Black Hawks1–3Boston Bruins9–18–725
35February 10Chicago Black Hawks1–2Montreal Maroons9–19–725
36February 12Chicago Black Hawks2–1Toronto Maple Leafs10–19–727
37February 13Toronto Maple Leafs1–1Chicago Black Hawks10–19–828
38February 17New York Americans3–3Chicago Black Hawks10–19–929
39February 20Detroit Red Wings1–0Chicago Black Hawks10–20–929
40February 22Chicago Black Hawks6–5Montreal Maroons11–20–931
41February 24Chicago Black Hawks3–6New York Rangers11–21–931
42February 27New York Rangers4–1Chicago Black Hawks11–22–931
43March 3Boston Bruins2–3Chicago Black Hawks12–22–933
44March 6Montreal Maroons1–7Chicago Black Hawks13–22–935
45March 10Montreal Canadiens1–4Chicago Black Hawks14–22–937
46March 13Chicago Black Hawks1–5Detroit Red Wings14–23–937
47March 15Chicago Black Hawks1–2New York Americans14–24–937
48March 20Chicago Black Hawks1–6Boston Bruins14–25–937

Playoffs

Chicago Black Hawks 2, Montreal Canadiens 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 22Chicago Black Hawks4–6Montreal Canadiens0–1
2March 24Montreal Canadiens0–4Chicago Black Hawks1–1
3March 26Chicago Black Hawks3–2Montreal Canadiens2–1

Chicago Black Hawks 2, New York Americans 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 29Chicago Black Hawks1–3New York Americans0–1
2March 31New York Americans0–1Chicago Black Hawks1–1
3April 3Chicago Black Hawks3–1New York Americans2–1

Chicago Black Hawks 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 5Chicago Black Hawks3–1Toronto Maple Leafs1–0
2April 7Chicago Black Hawks1–5Toronto Maple Leafs1–1
3April 10Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black Hawks2–1
4April 12Toronto Maple Leafs1–4Chicago Black Hawks3–1

Season stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Paul Thompson4822224414
Johnny Gottselig4813193222
Doc Romnes441022324
Mush March4211172816
Louis Trudel426162215

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Mike Karakas4829801425913912.80

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Johnny Gottselig105384
Earl Seibert1052712
Paul Thompson104376
Mush March92460
Doc Romnes102462

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Alfie Moore16010101.00
Mike Karakas8525621521.71
Paul Goodman16001505.00

Go Flames

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.
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