1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 15th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a very good regular season in 1939–40, finishing above .500 for the first time in 4 seasons, however, they were quickly eliminated in 2 games by the Detroit Red Wings in the playoffs.

1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks
Division5th NHL
1940–41 record16–25–7
Home record11–10–3
Road record5–15–4
Goals for112
Goals against139
Team information
General ManagerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachPaul Thompson
CaptainEarl Seibert
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsGeorge Allen (14)
AssistsDoug Bentley (20)
PointsBill Thoms (32)
Penalty minutesJoe Cooper (66)
WinsSam LoPresti (9)
Goals against averagePaul Goodman (2.50)

The Black Hawks would have a rough regular season in 1940–41, slipping to a 16–25–7 record, good for 39 points and 5th place in the NHL, and a 2nd straight playoff berth. The Hawks would score 112 goals, the 2nd fewest in the 7 team league, and they would allow 139 goals, which was the 3rd most.

Bill Thoms would lead the club in scoring with 32 points, while George Allen would get a team high 14 goals, and Doug Bentley would lead the club with 20 assists. Team captain Earl Seibert would anchor the blueline, earning 20 points, while fellow defenceman Joe Cooper had a club high 66 penalty minutes.

In goal, Paul Goodman would start the season, however, after a 7–10–4 start and a 2.50 GAA, he would be replaced by Sam LoPresti. LoPresti would go on to a 9–15–3 record and a GAA of 3.02.

Chicago would play the 6th place team, the Montreal Canadiens in a best of 3 series in the 1st round of the playoffs, and in a close fought series, with all 3 games being decided by a goal, the Black Hawks would defeat the Canadiens and earn a 2nd round matchup against the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings, who finished 14 points ahead of Chicago, would sweep the Black Hawks in 2 games, eliminating the Hawks from the playoffs.

Season standings
National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins482781367168102
Toronto Maple Leafs48281466214599
Detroit Red Wings4821161153112102
New York Rangers482119850143125
Chicago Black Hawks481625739112139
Montreal Canadiens481626638121147
New York Americans48829112799186

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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
1940-41 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYA NYR TOR
Boston —4–2–23–0–55–2–17–0–14–2–24–2–2
Chicago 2–4–2—2–63–4–13–2–34–3–12–6
Detroit 0–3–56–2—4–3–15–1–23–2–33–5
Montreal 2–5–14–3–13–4–1—4–3–12–5–11–6–1
N.Y. Americans 0–7–12–3–31–5–23–4–1—1–6–11–4–3
N.Y. Rangers 2–4–23–4–12–3–25–2–16–1–1—3–5
Toronto 2–4–26–25–36–1–14–1–35–3—

Schedule and results

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 7New York Americans1–0Chicago Black Hawks0–1–00
2November 10Chicago Black Hawks3–1Montreal Canadiens1–1–02
3November 12Chicago Black Hawks6–5Boston Bruins2–1–04
4November 14Chicago Black Hawks2–2New York Americans2–1–15
5November 17Montreal Canadiens4–4Chicago Black Hawks2–1–26
6November 21Boston Bruins2–0Chicago Black Hawks2–2–26
7November 23Chicago Black Hawks1–0Toronto Maple Leafs3–2–28
8November 24Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Chicago Black Hawks3–3–28
9November 29Chicago Black Hawks1–3Detroit Red Wings3–4–28
10December 1New York Rangers1–4Chicago Black Hawks4–4–210
11December 5Detroit Red Wings5–1Chicago Black Hawks4–5–210
12December 8Boston Bruins2–3Chicago Black Hawks5–5–212
13December 12Chicago Black Hawks2–2New York Americans5–5–313
14December 14Chicago Black Hawks1–2Toronto Maple Leafs5–6–313
15December 15Toronto Maple Leafs4–1Chicago Black Hawks5–7–313
16December 19Montreal Canadiens0–2Chicago Black Hawks6–7–315
17December 22New York Rangers1–3Chicago Black Hawks7–7–317
18December 25Chicago Black Hawks3–3New York Rangers7–7–418
19December 26Chicago Black Hawks5–7Montreal Canadiens7–8–418
20December 29Chicago Black Hawks1–2Detroit Red Wings7–9–418
21January 1Detroit Red Wings4–1Chicago Black Hawks7–10–418
22January 5Chicago Black Hawks2–2Boston Bruins7–10–519
23January 7Chicago Black Hawks3–2New York Rangers8–10–521
24January 9Montreal Canadiens1–3Chicago Black Hawks9–10–523
25January 12Detroit Red Wings1–2Chicago Black Hawks10–10–525
26January 16Chicago Black Hawks1–5Montreal Canadiens10–11–525
27January 19Boston Bruins4–4Chicago Black Hawks10–11–626
28January 23New York Americans1–3Chicago Black Hawks11–11–628
29January 26New York Rangers1–4Chicago Black Hawks12–11–630
30January 28Chicago Black Hawks2–3Boston Bruins12–12–630
31January 30Chicago Black Hawks4–5New York Americans12–13–630
32February 1Chicago Black Hawks1–3Toronto Maple Leafs12–14–630
33February 2Toronto Maple Leafs1–4Chicago Black Hawks13–14–632
34February 6Chicago Black Hawks2–6New York Rangers13–15–632
35February 9New York Rangers2–1Chicago Black Hawks13–16–632
36February 13Montreal Canadiens6–5Chicago Black Hawks13–17–632
37February 14Chicago Black Hawks1–2Detroit Red Wings13–18–632
38February 16New York Americans4–5Chicago Black Hawks14–18–634
39February 20Chicago Black Hawks4–2New York Americans15–18–636
40February 22Chicago Black Hawks3–7Montreal Canadiens15–19–636
41February 23Chicago Black Hawks1–4New York Rangers15–20–636
42February 27Detroit Red Wings0–1Chicago Black Hawks16–20–638
43March 2Boston Bruins4–3Chicago Black Hawks16–21–638
44March 4Chicago Black Hawks2–3Boston Bruins16–22–638
45March 9New York Americans2–2Chicago Black Hawks16–22–739
46March 13Chicago Black Hawks2–3Detroit Red Wings16–23–739
47March 15Chicago Black Hawks1–7Toronto Maple Leafs16–24–739
48March 16Toronto Maple Leafs3–0Chicago Black Hawks16–25–739

Playoffs

Chicago Black Hawks 2, Montreal Canadiens 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 20Montreal Canadiens1–2Chicago Black Hawks1–0
2March 22Chicago Black Hawks3–4Montreal Canadiens1–1
3March 25Montreal Canadiens2–3Chicago Black Hawks2–1

Detroit Red Wings 2, Chicago Black Hawks 0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 27Chicago Black Hawks1–3Detroit Red Wings0–1
2March 30Detroit Red Wings2–1Chicago Black Hawks0–2

Player statistics

Season statistics
Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Thoms471319328
George Allen4414173122
Doug Bentley468202812
Cully Dahlstrom401114256
John Chad447182516
Phil Hergesheimer47816249
Bill Carse305152012
Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Paul Goodman21132071045522.50
Sam LoPresti27167091538413.02

Playoffs statistics
Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Cully Dahlstrom53362
Mush March42350
George Allen522410
Max Bentley41342
Doug Bentley51124
Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Sam LoPresti5343231202.10

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. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
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