1946–47 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1946–47 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 21st season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a 3rd place regular season finish in 1945–46, followed by being swept by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs.

1946–47 Chicago Black Hawks
Division6th NHL
1946–47 record19–37–4
Home record10–17–3
Road record9–20–1
Goals for193
Goals against274
Team information
General ManagerBill Tobin
CoachJohnny Gottselig
CaptainRed Hamill
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsMax Bentley (29)
AssistsMax Bentley (43)
PointsMax Bentley (72)
Penalty minutesJohn Mariucci (110)
WinsPaul Bibeault (13)
Goals against averagePaul Bibeault (4.15)

The Black Hawks would struggle all season long in 1946–47, allowing a league high 274 goals, which was 81 goals higher than the next closest team. The team had the 2nd highest offense in the league though, scoring 193 goals. Despite the NHL raising its schedule length to 60 games, the Hawks would not even be close to reaching its point total from the previous season, earning a league low 42 points, and finishing 13 points out of a playoff spot.

Offensively, the Hawks were led by Max Bentley, who led the NHL in points with 72, and he led the Black Hawks with 29 goals and 43 assists. Doug Bentley would earn 55 points, while Bill Mosienko would score 25 goals and 52 points. Alex Kaleta (24), team captain Red Hamill (21), and Hully Gee (20) would all reach the 20 goal plateau. On defense, teenager Bill Gadsby would lead the team with 18 points, while John Mariucci would set a team record for penalty minutes in a season, with 110.

In goal, the Hawks acquired Paul Bibeault from the Montreal Canadiens, and he would lead the team with 13 wins, and had a 4.15 GAA, along with a shutout. Emile Francis would also get some playing time, earning 6 wins, while posting a 5.47 GAA.

Season standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens60341610189138+5178
2Toronto Maple Leafs60311910209172+3772
3Boston Bruins60262311190175+1563
4Detroit Red Wings60222711190193−355
5New York Rangers6022326167186−1950
6Chicago Black Hawks6019374193274−8142

Record vs. opponents
1946–47 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —6–5–16–3–31–9–27–3–25–5–2
Chicago 5–6–1—4–7–13–8–14–83–8–1
Detroit 3–6–37–4–1—4–6–26–3–32–8–2
Montreal 9–1–28–3–16–4–2—6–5–15–3–4
New York 3–7–28–43–6–35–6–1—4–8
Toronto 5–5–28–3–18–2–23–5–48–4—

Game log

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 20Chicago Black Hawks2–2Boston Bruins0–0–11
2October 23Chicago Black Hawks6–5Detroit Red Wings1–0–13
3October 26Chicago Black Hawks1–2Toronto Maple Leafs1–1–13
4October 30Toronto Maple Leafs5–2Chicago Black Hawks1–2–13
5November 3Boston Bruins3–5Chicago Black Hawks2–2–15
6November 6New York Rangers2–6Chicago Black Hawks3–2–17
7November 7Chicago Black Hawks3–4Montreal Canadiens3–3–17
8November 10Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Chicago Black Hawks3–4–17
9November 16Chicago Black Hawks6–2New York Rangers4–4–19
10November 17Chicago Black Hawks2–5Detroit Red Wings4–5–19
11November 20Detroit Red Wings8–6Chicago Black Hawks4–6–19
12November 24New York Rangers5–1Chicago Black Hawks4–7–19
13November 27Toronto Maple Leafs2–5Chicago Black Hawks5–7–111
14November 30Chicago Black Hawks0–11Toronto Maple Leafs5–8–111
15December 1New York Rangers2–1Chicago Black Hawks5–9–111
16December 3Chicago Black Hawks1–4Montreal Canadiens5–10–111
17December 4Detroit Red Wings0–0Chicago Black Hawks5–10–212
18December 8Montreal Canadiens5–3Chicago Black Hawks5–11–212
19December 11Chicago Black Hawks1–4Boston Bruins5–12–212
20December 15Toronto Maple Leafs4–3Chicago Black Hawks5–13–212
21December 18Detroit Red Wings2–5Chicago Black Hawks6–13–214
22December 21Chicago Black Hawks1–3Toronto Maple Leafs6–14–214
23December 22Boston Bruins1–5Chicago Black Hawks7–14–216
24December 25Chicago Black Hawks5–3Boston Bruins8–14–218
25December 28Chicago Black Hawks2–8Montreal Canadiens8–15–218
26January 1Montreal Canadiens5–2Chicago Black Hawks8–16–218
27January 5Chicago Black Hawks0–9New York Rangers8–17–218
28January 8Chicago Black Hawks4–10Toronto Maple Leafs8–18–218
29January 9Chicago Black Hawks6–4Detroit Red Wings9–18–220
30January 11Chicago Black Hawks2–1Montreal Canadiens10–18–222
31January 12Montreal Canadiens1–3Chicago Black Hawks11–18–224
32January 15Chicago Black Hawks3–6Boston Bruins11–19–224
33January 18Chicago Black Hawks1–3Boston Bruins11–20–224
34January 19Chicago Black Hawks3–5New York Rangers11–21–224
35January 22New York Rangers4–2Chicago Black Hawks11–22–224
36January 23Chicago Black Hawks2–8Detroit Red Wings11–23–224
37January 26Toronto Maple Leafs6–6Chicago Black Hawks11–23–325
38January 28Montreal Canadiens4–2Chicago Black Hawks11–24–325
39February 1Chicago Black Hawks5–4Toronto Maple Leafs12–24–327
40February 2Boston Bruins1–3Chicago Black Hawks13–24–329
41February 5New York Rangers3–2Chicago Black Hawks13–25–329
42February 9Boston Bruins4–6Chicago Black Hawks14–25–331
43February 12Montreal Canadiens1–1Chicago Black Hawks14–25–432
44February 15Chicago Black Hawks1–5Detroit Red Wings14–26–432
45February 16Detroit Red Wings2–3Chicago Black Hawks15–26–434
46February 19Toronto Maple Leafs3–5Chicago Black Hawks16–26–436
47February 23Boston Bruins9–4Chicago Black Hawks16–27–436
48February 26Chicago Black Hawks9–7New York Rangers17–27–438
49February 27Chicago Black Hawks5–6Montreal Canadiens17–28–438
50March 2Detroit Red Wings3–1Chicago Black Hawks17–29–438
51March 3Chicago Black Hawks9–4New York Rangers18–29–440
52March 5New York Rangers3–1Chicago Black Hawks18–30–440
53March 8Chicago Black Hawks4–12Toronto Maple Leafs18–31–440
54March 9Montreal Canadiens4–1Chicago Black Hawks18–32–440
55March 12Boston Bruins8–3Chicago Black Hawks18–33–440
56March 15Chicago Black Hawks3–8Detroit Red Wings18–34–440
57March 16Detroit Red Wings10–6Chicago Black Hawks18–35–440
58March 19Chicago Black Hawks3–7Boston Bruins18–36–440
59March 22Chicago Black Hawks5–4Montreal Canadiens19–36–442
60March 23Chicago Black Hawks3–4New York Rangers19–37–442

Player stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Max Bentley6029437212
Doug Bentley5221345518
Bill Mosienko592527522
Alex Kaleta5724204437
Red Hamill6021194012

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Paul Bibeault4124601325317014.15
Emile Francis191140612110405.47

See also

References
Notes
  1. "Standings: 1946–1947". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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