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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 edit

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 edit

The Black Hawks opened the 1928–29 season on a two-game road trip. In their season opener on November 15 in Toronto, the Black Hawks were shut out 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 20, as Chicago was shut out by the Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Two nights later, on November 22, 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 25. 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 edit

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 11, 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 edit

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 10, 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 22, 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 edit

The winless streak continued at the start of February, as the Black Hawks lost 3–2 to the New York Rangers on February 2, extending the streak to 15 games. Three nights later, on February 5, 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 edit

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 2. 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 10.

On March 12, 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 edit

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins 44 26 13 5 89 52 472 57
New York Rangers 44 21 13 10 72 65 384 52
Detroit Cougars 44 19 16 9 72 63 381 47
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 9 27 8 46 80 324 26
Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 29 8 33 85 363 22

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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 edit


Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

# Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
1 November 15 Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–1–0 0
2 November 17 Chicago Black Hawks 2–4 Montreal Maroons 0–2–0 0
3 November 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0 Chicago Black Hawks 0–3–0 0
4 November 22 New York Rangers 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks 0–4–0 0
5 November 25 Boston Bruins 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 0–4–1 1
6 November 29 Chicago Black Hawks 2–3 New York Rangers 0–5–1 1
7 December 1 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 Pittsburgh Pirates 1–5–1 3
8 December 6 Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 Ottawa Senators 1–6–1 3
9 December 8 Chicago Black Hawks 1–2 Montreal Canadiens 1–7–1 3
10 December 11 Ottawa Senators 1–2 Chicago Black Hawks 2–7–1 5
11 December 16 New York Americans 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks 2–8–1 5
12 December 18 Montreal Canadiens 5–0 Chicago Black Hawks 2–9–1 5
13 December 25 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 Boston Bruins 3–9–1 7
14 December 27 Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 New York Americans 4–9–1 9
15 December 30 Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 Detroit Cougars 4–10–1 9
16 January 1 Detroit Cougars 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks 4–11–1 9
17 January 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 Chicago Black Hawks 4–12–1 9
18 January 6 Detroit Cougars 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks 4–13–1 9
19 January 8 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 Pittsburgh Pirates 4–14–1 9
20 January 10 Montreal Maroons 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 4–14–2 10
21 January 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 4–14–3 11
22 January 15 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 4–15–3 11
23 January 17 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 New York Rangers 4–16–3 11
24 January 20 Boston Bruins 2–0 Chicago Black Hawks 4–17–3 11
25 January 22 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 Ottawa Senators 4–17–4 12
26 January 26 Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–18–4 12
27 January 29 Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 Boston Bruins 4–19–4 12
28 January 31 Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 Montreal Maroons 4–20–4 12
29 February 2 New York Rangers 3–2 Chicago Black Hawks1 4–21–4 12
30 February 5 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 Detroit Cougars 5–21–4 14
31 February 7 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 New York Americans 5–22–4 14
32 February 9 New York Americans 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks2 5–23–4 14
33 February 14 Montreal Canadiens 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks2 5–24–4 14
34 February 16 Boston Bruins 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks2 5–25–4 14
35 February 21 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks1 5–26–4 14
36 February 24 Detroit Cougars 0–0 Chicago Black Hawks1 5–26–5 15
37 February 26 Chicago Black Hawks 0–3 Detroit Cougars 5–27–5 15
38 February 28 New York Rangers 0–0 Chicago Black Hawks1 5–27–6 16
39 March 2 Montreal Maroons 1–2 Chicago Black Hawks3 6–27–6 18
40 March 5 Chicago Black Hawks 2–3 Pittsburgh Pirates 6–28–6 18
41 March 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks2 6–28–7 19
42 March 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks2 7–28–7 21
43 March 12 Chicago Black Hawks 1–11 Boston Bruins 7–29–7 21
44 March 14 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 New York Rangers 7–29–8 22

Season stats edit

Scoring leaders edit

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Vic Ripley 39 11 2 13 31
Johnny Gottselig 44 5 3 8 26
Dick Irvin 36 6 1 7 30
Ty Arbour 44 3 4 7 32
Mush March 35 3 3 6 6

Goaltending edit

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Chuck Gardiner 44 2758 7 29 8 85 5 1.85

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

See also edit

References edit

  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.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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