1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 11th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a quick playoff exit, as the Hawks lost to the underdog New York Americans in the 1st round of the 1936 playoffs. The Black Hawks would then have their worst season since 1928–29, as the team finished with only 35 points with a 14–27–7 record, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1932–33. Chicago scored an NHL low 99 goals, and gave up 131 goals, the 2nd highest total in the league.

1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks
Division4th American
1936–37 record14–27–7
Home record8–13–3
Road record6–14–4
Goals for99
Goals against131
Team information
General ManagerFrederic McLaughlin
CoachClem Loughlin
CaptainJohnny Gottselig
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsPaul Thompson (17)
AssistsJohnny Gottselig (21)
PointsPaul Thompson (35)
Penalty minutesEarl Seibert (46)
WinsMike Karakas (14)
Goals against averageMike Karakas (2.64)

Paul Thompson would lead the Hawks offensively, scoring a club high in goals (17) and points (35). Team captain Johnny Gottselig had a team high 21 assists. Pep Kelly, who the Hawks acquired in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs midway through the season, scored 13 goals in 29 games with Chicago after scoring only 2 goals in 16 games with the Leafs. Defenseman Earl Seibert led all defensemen with 9 goals and 15 points, and had a team high 46 penalty minutes.

In goal, Mike Karakas would get all the action, winning 14 games, earning 5 shutouts, and posting a 2.64 GAA.

The Black Hawks would fail to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1933, as they finished in the cellar of the American Division, 12 points behind the 3rd place New York Rangers.

Season standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings482514912810259
Boston Bruins482318712011053
New York Rangers481920911710647
Chicago Black Hawks48142779913135

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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
1936-37 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston —5–2–11–72–3–15–14–1–13–2–33–2–1
Chicago 2–5–1—2–5–12–40–63–1–24–3–11–3–2
Detroit 7–15–2–1—1–4–12–1–32–3–15–1–23–2–1
M. Canadiens 3–2–14–24–1–1—2–3–26–23–2–12–6
M. Maroons 1–56–01–2–33–2–2—5–32–2–24–3–1
N.Y. Americans 1–4–11–3–23–2–12–63–5—2–43–5
N.Y. Rangers 2–3–33–4–11–5–22–3–12–2–24–2—5–1
Toronto 2–3–13–1–22–3–16–23–4–15–31–5—

Schedule and results

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 5New York Americans1–1Chicago Black Hawks0–0–11
2November 12Chicago Black Hawks0–0New York Americans0–0–22
3November 14Chicago Black Hawks2–6Toronto Maple Leafs0–1–22
4November 15Toronto Maple Leafs1–1Chicago Black Hawks0–1–33
5November 19Montreal Maroons4–0Chicago Black Hawks0–2–33
6November 22Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks0–3–33
7November 24Chicago Black Hawks1–1Boston Bruins0–3–44
8November 26Chicago Black Hawks2–0Detroit Red Wings1–3–46
9November 29Montreal Canadiens2–1Chicago Black Hawks1–4–46
10December 6New York Rangers2–1Chicago Black Hawks1–5–46
11December 8Chicago Black Hawks0–0New York Rangers1–5–57
12December 10Chicago Black Hawks1–2Montreal Maroons1–6–57
13December 13Detroit Red Wings2–1Chicago Black Hawks1–7–57
14December 20New York Americans1–2Chicago Black Hawks2–7–59
15December 22Chicago Black Hawks1–4Montreal Canadiens2–8–59
16December 25Chicago Black Hawks1–1Detroit Red Wings2–8–610
17December 27Chicago Black Hawks0–1New York Rangers2–9–610
18December 29Montreal Canadiens1–5Chicago Black Hawks3–9–612
19January 1Detroit Red Wings2–4Chicago Black Hawks4–9–614
20January 3Montreal Maroons3–1Chicago Black Hawks4–10–614
21January 7Boston Bruins2–0Chicago Black Hawks4–11–614
22January 10Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black Hawks5–11–616
23January 12Chicago Black Hawks4–2Boston Bruins6–11–618
24January 14Chicago Black Hawks3–7Montreal Maroons6–12–618
25January 16Chicago Black Hawks2–3Toronto Maple Leafs6–13–618
26January 17Detroit Red Wings2–0Chicago Black Hawks6–14–618
27January 19Chicago Black Hawks2–7Detroit Red Wings6–15–618
28January 21New York Rangers0–2Chicago Black Hawks7–15–620
29January 24Montreal Canadiens4–1Chicago Black Hawks7–16–620
30January 26Chicago Black Hawks9–0New York Americans8–16–622
31January 28Chicago Black Hawks5–6Montreal Canadiens8–17–622
32January 31Montreal Maroons2–1Chicago Black Hawks8–18–622
33February 7New York Americans1–5Chicago Black Hawks9–18–624
34February 11New York Rangers2–5Chicago Black Hawks10–18–626
35February 14Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks10–19–626
36February 18Chicago Black Hawks1–2New York Rangers10–20–626
37February 20Chicago Black Hawks1–6Montreal Maroons10–21–626
38February 21Chicago Black Hawks0–6Detroit Red Wings10–22–626
39February 25Detroit Red Wings3–1Chicago Black Hawks10–23–626
40February 28New York Rangers3–4Chicago Black Hawks11–23–628
41March 2Chicago Black Hawks4–2Boston Bruins12–23–630
42March 4Chicago Black Hawks5–3Montreal Canadiens13–23–632
43March 7Toronto Maple Leafs2–2Chicago Black Hawks13–23–733
44March 11Boston Bruins6–2Chicago Black Hawks13–24–733
45March 13Chicago Black Hawks2–3Toronto Maple Leafs13–25–733
46March 16Chicago Black Hawks4–3New York Rangers14–25–735
47March 18Chicago Black Hawks4–9New York Americans14–26–735
48March 21Chicago Black Hawks1–6Boston Bruins14–27–735

Player statistics

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Paul Thompson4717183528
Johnny Gottselig479213010
Wildor Larochelle43910196
Louis Trudel426121811
Doc Romnes28414182

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Mike Karakas4829781427713152.64

See also

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. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
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