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31-32ChiBH
1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks
Division 2nd American
1931–32 record 18–19–11
Home record 13–5–6
Road record 5–14–5
Goals for 86
Goals against 101
Team information
General manager Frederic McLaughlin
Coach Bill Tobin
Captain Cy Wentworth
Arena Chicago Stadium
Team leaders
Goals Johnny Gottselig (13)
Assists Johnny Gottselig (15)
Points Johnny Gottselig (28)
Penalty minutes Mush March (59)
Wins Charlie Gardiner (18)
Goals against average Chuck Gardiner (1.85)

The 1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 6th season in the NHL. Dick Irvin did not return as head coach and Bill Tobin was re-hired, who had coached the Hawks at the end of the 1929–30 season. They finished in 2nd place in the American Division, made the playoffs for the 3rd straight season and lost in the first round to the Toronto Maple Leafs 6 goals to 2.

Regular Season[]

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, Charlie 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.

Final Standings[]

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

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.


Game Log[]

# 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[]

Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Goals, Chicago Black Hawks 2 Goals[]

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.

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0
2 March 29 Chicago Black Hawks 1–6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1

Player Stats[]

Scoring Leaders[]

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[]

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

Playoff Stats[]

Scoring Leaders[]

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[]

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

Awards and Records[]

Gallery[]

See Also[]

References[]

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