1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks season

1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks
Division 2nd American
1929–30 record 21–18–5
Home record 12–9–1
Road record 9–9–4
Goals for 117
Goals against 111
Team information
General Manager Frederic McLaughlin
Coach Tom Shaughnessy (10–8–3)
Bill Tobin (11–10–2)
Captain Duke Dutkowski
Arena Chicago Coliseum (Nov–Dec)
Chicago Stadium (Dec–Mar)
Team leaders
Goals Johnny Gottselig (21)
Assists Tom Cook (16)
Points Tom Cook (30)
Penalties in minutes Art Somers (74)
Wins Chuck Gardiner (21)
Goals against average Chuck Gardiner (2.42)
<1928–29 1930–31>

The 1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's fourth season in the NHL. After a two-year absence, the Hawks would return to the playoffs, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs.

Regular season

They were coming their second straight season of winning only 7 games, and finishing in last place in the league. The Black Hawks would make yet another coaching change, hiring Tom Shaughnessy. The Hawks would surprise the league, getting off to a 10–8–3 start, however, the team would fire Shaughnessy and replace him with Bill Tobin. Tobin would lead Chicago to a record of 11–10–2, and they would finish the year with a 21–18–5 record, tripling their win total from the previous season, to finish in second place in the American Division, and make the playoffs for the second time in team history. The Black Hawks would set team records with wins, points and goals for, and finish above .500 for the first time in team history.

Despite the brand new Chicago Stadium being built and ready at the start of the season, the Hawks would play a few home games at Chicago Coliseum due to a disagreement with the Chicago Stadium Corporation, however it was resolved in December, and the Hawks moved in.

Chicago was led offensively by young players Tom Cook, who at 22, led the club with 30 points, and Johnny Gottselig, at 23 years old, leading the Black Hawks with 21 goals. Team captain Duke Dutkowski would lead all Black Hawk defensemen with 17 points in 44 games.

In goal, Chuck Gardiner would once again get all the playing time, setting a Black Hawks team record with 21 wins, and have 3 shutouts, along with a 2.42 GAA.

Season standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 44 38 5 1 179 98 77
Chicago Black Hawks 44 21 18 5 117 111 47
New York Rangers 44 17 17 10 136 143 44
Detroit Cougars 44 14 24 6 117 133 34
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 5 36 3 102 185 13

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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.

Schedule and results

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

A – played at Atlantic City, New Jersey. B – played at Peace Bridge, Buffalo, New York.

Playoffs

After a two-year absence, the Hawks would return to the playoffs, and face the second place team from the Canadian Division, the Montreal Canadiens, in the opening round in a two-game, total goal series. After dropping the opening game 1–0 in Chicago, the Hawks and Canadiens would battle to a 2–2 tie in Montreal, allowing the Canadiens to win the series by a 3–2 score, and ending the Black Hawks season.

Montreal Canadiens 3, Chicago Black Hawks 2

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 23 Montreal Canadiens 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1
2 March 26 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 Montreal Canadiens 0–1–1

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Cook 41 14 16 30 16
Johnny Gottselig 39 21 4 25 28
Art Somers 44 11 13 24 74
Ty Arbour 44 10 8 18 26
Duke Dutkowski 44 7 10 17 42

Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Chuck Gardiner 44 2750 21 18 5 111 3 2.42

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ty Arbour 2 1 0 1 0
Earl Miller 2 1 0 1 7
Tom Cook 2 0 1 1 4

Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Chuck Gardiner 2 172 0 1 1 3 0 1.05

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. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
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