1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's sixth season in the NHL, and they were coming off of their first ever Stanley Cup finals appearance, as they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in 5 games in the 1931 finals. The Hawks would not bring back Dick Irvin as head coach though, as they rehired Bill Tobin, who coached the Hawks at the end of the 1929–30 season. Despite finishing with an under .500 record, as the Hawks would get 47 points in 48 games, the team finished in 2nd place in the American Division, and would qualify for the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.

1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks
Division2nd American
1931–32 record18–19–11
Home record13–5–6
Road record5–14–5
Goals for86
Goals against101
Team information
General managerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachBill Tobin
CaptainCy Wentworth
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsJohnny Gottselig (13)
AssistsJohnny Gottselig (15)
PointsJohnny Gottselig (28)
Penalty minutesMush March (59)
WinsChuck Gardiner (18)
Goals against averageChuck Gardiner (1.85)

The Black Hawks would be led offensively by Johnny Gottselig, who led the club with 13 goals and 28 points, while Tom Cook would finish just behind him with 12 goals and 25 points. Mush March would have a big season, scoring 12 goals and earning 22 points, while leading the club with 59 penalty minutes.

In goal, Chuck Gardiner would win the Vezina Trophy, as the Black Hawks would have the fewest goals against in the entire league. Gardiner would win 18 games, post a 1.85 GAA and have 4 shutouts.

One seemingly routine regular season game was recalled 30 years later in a February 1, 1962, episode of ABC television's The Untouchables, titled "Silent Partner" in which one of the characters, agent Lee Hobson, goes to the Black Hawks game vs. the New York Americans. The game was played on March 4, 1932, but narrator Walter Winchell's script put the date at March 5, possibly because researchers would have found stories about the night game in the next morning's newspapers. The show got the 6–1 Black Hawk victory correct, but it cannot be determined if Winchell's remark of attendance of 7,000 was also correct.

Chicago would face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening round of the playoffs for the 2nd straight year, however, unlike the previous season, the Black Hawks could not defeat Toronto in the 2 game total goal series, as the Leafs would eliminate the Hawks by a 6–2 score.

Season standings

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American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 48 23 17 8 134 112 54
Chicago Black Hawks 48 18 19 11 86 101 47
Detroit Falcons 48 18 20 10 95 108 46
Boston Bruins 48 15 21 12 122 117 42

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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

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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
1 November 12 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 2
2 November 15 New York Americans 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0–1 3
3 November 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0–2 4
4 November 22 Montreal Maroons 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks 2–0–2 6
5 November 24 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 New York Rangers 2–0–3 7
6 November 26 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 Boston Bruins 2–1–3 7
7 November 29 New York Rangers 5–0 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2–3 7
8 December 2 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2–3 9
9 December 6 Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 New York Americans 3–3–3 9
10 December 8 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 Montreal Canadiens 3–3–4 10
11 December 13 Boston Bruins 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks 3–4–4 10
12 December 16 Detroit Falcons 1–4 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4–4 12
13 December 17 Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 Detroit Falcons 4–5–4 12
14 December 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks 5–5–4 14
15 December 22 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 Montreal Maroons 5–5–5 15
16 December 27 Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 New York Rangers 5–6–5 15
17 December 29 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 Boston Bruins 5–6–6 16
18 January 1 New York Americans 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks 6–6–6 18
19 January 3 New York Rangers 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 6–6–7 19
20 January 6 Detroit Falcons 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks 7–6–7 21
21 January 10 Boston Bruins 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 7–6–8 22
22 January 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks 7–7–8 22
23 January 14 Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 Detroit Falcons 7–8–8 22
24 January 17 Montreal Maroons 3–3 Chicago Black Hawks 7–8–9 23
25 January 19 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 Boston Bruins 8–8–9 25
26 January 21 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 New York Americans 9–8–9 27
27 January 23 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 Montreal Maroons 9–8–10 28
28 January 27 Detroit Falcons 1–2 Chicago Black Hawks 10–8–10 30
29 January 28 Chicago Black Hawks 2–4 Detroit Falcons 10–9–10 30
30 January 31 New York Rangers 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks 10–10–10 30
31 February 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–7 Chicago Black Hawks 11–10–10 32
32 February 7 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 New York Rangers 11–11–10 32
33 February 9 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 New York Americans 12–11–10 34
34 February 11 Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 Montreal Canadiens 12–12–10 34
35 February 14 Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 Detroit Falcons 12–13–10 34
36 February 17 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks 12–14–10 34
37 February 20 Boston Bruins 1–2 Chicago Black Hawks 13–14–10 36
38 February 24 Montreal Maroons 1–3 Chicago Black Hawks 14–14–10 38
39 February 27 Chicago Black Hawks 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 14–15–10 38
40 March 1 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 Montreal Maroons 14–16–10 38
41 March 4 New York Americans 1–6 Chicago Black Hawks 15–16–10 40
42 March 6 New York Rangers 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks 16–16–10 42
43 March 8 Chicago Black Hawks 1–6 New York Rangers 16–17–10 42
44 March 10 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 Boston Bruins 17–17–10 44
45 March 12 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 17–18–10 44
46 March 16 Detroit Falcons 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 17–18–11 45
47 March 19 Chicago Black Hawks 3–11 Toronto Maple Leafs 17–19–11 45
48 March 20 Boston Bruins 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks 18–19–11 47

Playoffs

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Maple Leafs 6, Black Hawks 2

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NHL quarter-finals

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(C2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A2) Chicago Black Hawks
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March 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 – 1 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 7:12 – Lowrey (1) – (Unassisted)
Chabot (0-1-0) Goalie stats Gardiner (1-0-0)
March 29 Chicago Black Hawks 1 – 6 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 8:32 – Day (1) – (Unassisted)
9:55 – Conacher (1) – (Primeau)
No scoring Second period 6:07 – Gracie (1) – (Finnigan)
12:47 – Conacher (2) – (Primeau)
16:06 – Finnigan (1) – (Cotton)
Coulter (1) – (Boucher) – 9:50 Third period 19:35 – Cotton (1) – (Bailey, Darragh)
Gardiner (1-1-0) Goalie stats Chabot (1-1-0)
Toronto wins series 6 – 2


Player statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Player GP G A Pts PIM
Johnny Gottselig 44 13 15 28 28
Tom Cook 48 12 13 25 36
Mush March 48 12 10 22 59
Paul Thompson 48 8 14 22 34
Vic Ripley 46 12 6 18 47

Goaltending

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Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Chuck Gardiner 48 2989 18 19 11 92 4 1.85
Wilf Cude 1 41 0 0 0 9 0 13.17

Playoff stats

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Scoring leaders

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Player GP G A Pts PIM
Gerry Lowrey 2 1 0 1 2
Arthur Coulter 2 1 0 1 0
Buck Boucher 2 0 1 1 0

Goaltending

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Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Chuck Gardiner 2 120 1 1 0 6 1 3.00

References

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