1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 16th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 5th-place finish in the 7 team league in 1940–41, and losing in the 2nd round of the playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round.

1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks
Division4th NHL
1941–42 record22–23–3
Home record15–8–1
Road record7–15–2
Goals for145
Goals against155
Team information
General managerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachPaul Thompson
CaptainEarl Seibert
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsRed Hamill (18)
AssistsBill Thoms (30)
PointsBill Thoms (45)
Penalty minutesJohn Mariucci (66)
WinsSam LoPresti (21)
Goals against averageSam LoPresti (3.19)

The Black Hawks would finish just under .500, as they had a 22–23–3 record, good for 47 points and 4th place in the standings. Chicago would score 145 goals, 4th in the league, and let in 155, which was the 3rd highest. They had a very solid 15–8–1 home record, but would struggle on the road, getting only 7 victories. On December 9, 1941, the Chicago Blackhawks-Boston Bruins game would be delayed for over a half-hour as United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that America was at war.[1]

Bill Thoms would set a team record by finishing the year with 45 points, which was the 6th highest point total in the league, and his 30 assists also broke a Black Hawks record. Red Hamill would score a team high 18 goals in only 34 games with Chicago, as he came to the Hawks in a mid-season trade with the Boston Bruins. Along with his 6 goals in Boston, his 24 goals would be tied for the 2nd most in the NHL. Earl Seibert would once again lead the defense, earning 21 points, while Joe Cooper would finish just behind him with 20 points. John Mariucci led the Black Hawks with 61 penalty minutes.

In goal, Sam LoPresti would appear in 47 games, winning 21 of them and earning 3 shutouts. Bill Dickie would replace LoPresti in a game due to an injury, and he would record the victory.

Chicago would qualify for post-season play for the 3rd straight season, and face a 1st round matchup against the 3rd seeded Boston Bruins in a best of 3 series. The Hawks would drop the opening game in overtime at Chicago Stadium, then would play the next 2 games on the road at the Boston Garden. The Hawks would surprise the Bruins in game 2, with a convincing 4–0 victory, however, Chicago could not repeat their success in game 3, as Boston would hold off the Hawks 3–2 and win the series.

Season standings
National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
New York Rangers482917260177143
Toronto Maple Leafs482718357158136
Boston Bruins482517656160118
Chicago Black Hawks482223347145155
Detroit Red Wings481925442140147
Montreal Canadiens481827339134173
Brooklyn Americans481629335133175

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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
1941-42 NHL Records
Team BRO BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Brooklyn —4–42–63–4–13–4–12–5–12–6
Boston 4–4—3–3–24–2–26–1–14–44–3–1
Chicago 6–23–3–2—3–54–3–12–64–4
Detroit 4–3–12–4–25–3—5–31–72–5–1
Montreal 4–3–11–6–13–4–13–5—4–43–5
New York 5–2–14–46–27–14–4—3–4–1
Toronto 6–23–4–14–45–2–15–34–3–1—

Game log

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 6Brooklyn Americans0–1Chicago Black Hawks1–0–02
2November 8Chicago Black Hawks2–2Montreal Canadiens1–0–13
3November 13Chicago Black Hawks2–1Brooklyn Americans2–0–15
4November 16Detroit Red Wings2–3Chicago Black Hawks3–0–17
5November 20Boston Bruins2–3Chicago Black Hawks4–0–19
6November 22Chicago Black Hawks0–3Toronto Maple Leafs4–1–19
7November 23Toronto Maple Leafs2–3Chicago Black Hawks5–1–111
8November 25Chicago Black Hawks4–5New York Rangers5–2–111
9November 27Chicago Black Hawks1–4Detroit Red Wings5–3–111
10November 30New York Rangers5–1Chicago Black Hawks5–4–111
11December 4Montreal Canadiens2–9Chicago Black Hawks6–4–113
12December 7Brooklyn Americans4–5Chicago Black Hawks7–4–115
13December 9Chicago Black Hawks2–2Boston Bruins7–4–216
14December 14Boston Bruins3–3Chicago Black Hawks7–4–317
15December 18New York Rangers1–5Chicago Black Hawks8–4–319
16December 20Chicago Black Hawks2–0Toronto Maple Leafs9–4–321
17December 21Toronto Maple Leafs3–0Chicago Black Hawks9–5–321
18December 23Chicago Black Hawks3–4Brooklyn Americans9–6–321
19December 25Chicago Black Hawks2–5New York Rangers9–7–321
20December 30Chicago Black Hawks3–5Montreal Canadiens9–8–321
21January 1Detroit Red Wings3–0Chicago Black Hawks9–9–321
22January 6Chicago Black Hawks2–3Boston Bruins9–10–321
23January 8Montreal Canadiens1–5Chicago Black Hawks10–10–323
24January 11Detroit Red Wings5–6Chicago Black Hawks11–10–325
25January 15Chicago Black Hawks7–4Brooklyn Americans12–10–327
26January 17Chicago Black Hawks4–2Toronto Maple Leafs13–10–329
27January 18Boston Bruins4–3Chicago Black Hawks13–11–329
28January 22Brooklyn Americans2–4Chicago Black Hawks14–11–331
29January 25Toronto Maple Leafs4–6Chicago Black Hawks15–11–333
30January 29Chicago Black Hawks0–2Detroit Red Wings15–12–333
31February 1Montreal Canadiens3–2Chicago Black Hawks15–13–333
32February 3Chicago Black Hawks5–3Boston Bruins16–13–335
33February 5Chicago Black Hawks4–3Montreal Canadiens17–13–337
34February 8New York Rangers4–3Chicago Black Hawks17–14–337
35February 10Chicago Black Hawks5–2New York Rangers18–14–339
36February 12Detroit Red Wings2–4Chicago Black Hawks19–14–341
37February 15Boston Bruins0–2Chicago Black Hawks20–14–343
38February 19Chicago Black Hawks1–6Detroit Red Wings20–15–343
39February 21Chicago Black Hawks3–5Montreal Canadiens20–16–343
40February 22Chicago Black Hawks2–3New York Rangers20–17–343
41February 26Montreal Canadiens4–5Chicago Black Hawks21–17–345
42February 28Chicago Black Hawks2–8Toronto Maple Leafs21–18–345
43March 1Toronto Maple Leafs4–3Chicago Black Hawks21–19–345
44March 5Chicago Black Hawks1–2Brooklyn Americans21–20–345
45March 8Brooklyn Americans1–6Chicago Black Hawks22–20–347
46March 10Chicago Black Hawks1–9Boston Bruins22–21–347
47March 15New York Rangers5–1Chicago Black Hawks22–22–347
48March 19Chicago Black Hawks4–6Detroit Red Wings22–23–347

Boston Bruins 2, Chicago Black Hawks 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 22Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks0–1
2March 24Chicago Black Hawks4–0Boston Bruins1–1
3March 26Chicago Black Hawks2–3Boston Bruins1–2

Season stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Thoms471530458
Mush March466263222
Max Bentley381317302
Alex Kaleta477212824
Red Hamill341892721

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Bill Dickie160100303.00
Sam LoPresti4728602123315233.19

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Alex Kaleta31230
Bill Mosienko32020
Max Bentley32020
Bill Carse31120
George Allen31120

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Sam LoPresti318712511.60

References
  1. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.71, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  2. 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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