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1941 42 chicago blackhawks team
1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks
Division 4th NHL
1941–42 record 22–23–3
Home record 15–8–1
Road record 7–15–2
Goals for 145
Goals against 155
Team information
General manager Frederic McLaughlin
Coach Paul Thompson
Captain Earl Siebert
Arena Chicago Stadium
Team leaders
Goals Red Hamill (18)
Assists Bill Thoms (30)
Points Bill Thoms (45)
Penalty minutes John Mariucci (66)
Wins Sam LoPresti (21)
Goals against average Sam LoPresti (3.19)

The 1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 16th season in the NHL. The Black Hawks finished in 4th place and lost to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs 2 games to 1.

Regular Season[]

1941-55 Hawks logo

Black Hawks logo from 1941-55.

After changing the roundel background colour to white for the 1937-38 season, the Black Hawks primary logo was modified again, adding more realistic colours to the face, hair and ornaments. This logo was used for the next 14 seasons.

The Black Hawks finished just under .500, as they had a 22–23–3 record, good for 47 points and 4th place in the standings. Chicago scored 145 goals, 4th in the league, and let in 155, which was the 3rd highest. They had a very solid 15–8–1 home record, but would struggle on the road, getting only 7 victories. On December 9, 1941, the Chicago Black Hawks-Boston Bruins game was delayed for over a half hour as United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that America was at war. [1]

Billdickie

Bill Dickie played his only NHL game in the 1941-42 season.

Bill Thoms set a team record by finishing the year with 45 points, which was the 6th highest point total in the league, and his 30 assists also broke a Black Hawks record. Red Hamill scored a team high 18 goals in only 34 games with Chicago, as he came to the Hawks in a mid-season trade with the Boston Bruins. Along with his 6 goals in Boston, his 24 goals was tied for the 2nd most in the NHL. Earl Siebert once again led the defense, earning 21 points, while Joe Cooper would finish just behind him with 20 points. John Mariucci led the Black Hawks with 61 penalty minutes.

In goal, Sam LoPresti appeared in 47 games, winning 21 of them and earning 3 shutouts. Due to injury, Bill Dickie replaced LoPresti as a last minute replacement for the February 5, 1942 game against the Montreal Canadiens and won 4-3.

Final Standings[]

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
New York Rangers 48 29 17 2 60 177 143
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 27 18 3 57 158 136
Boston Bruins 48 25 17 6 56 160 118
Chicago Black Hawks 48 22 23 3 47 145 155
Detroit Red Wings 48 19 25 4 42 140 147
Montreal Canadiens 48 18 27 3 39 134 173
Brooklyn Americans 48 16 29 3 35 133 175

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

Playoffs[]

Boston Bruins 2, Chicago Black Hawks 1[]

1942March-Brimsek Carse-21Shewchuk-4Cain

Frank Brimsek stops Bill Carse in this 1942 playoff game. #21 Jack Shewchuk slides by while #4 Herb Cain looks on.

The Black Hawks were the first team the Bruins ever met in the playoffs, in 1927. The Bruins defeated the Hawks then and repeated it in 1942, two games to one. The Bruins played the entire playoffs without Dit Clapper, out with a severe ankle laceration.

Game 1 was a close affair with Roy Conacher scoring for the Bruins in the first period and Max Bentley tying the game with less than two minutes left. Des Smith won the game for the Bruins, 6:51 into overtime.

Game 2 was dominated by the Hawks who scored goals in the second period by Bill Mosienko, Alex Kaleta and Bill Carse before George Allen added another in the third period for a 4-0 win. Pete LoPresti earned the shutout.

Game 3 saw the Bruins stake a 2-0 lead on a pair of goals by Gordie Bruce. Max Bentley cut the lead in half until Jack McGill scored. Bill Mosienko made the game close but the Bruins prevailed 3-2 to win the series.

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 22 Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT) Chicago Black Hawks 0–1
2 March 24 Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 Boston Bruins 1–1
3 March 26 Chicago Black Hawks 2–3 Boston Bruins 1–2

Player Stats[]

Scoring Leaders[]

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Thoms 47 15 30 45 8
Mush March 46 6 26 32 22
Max Bentley 38 13 17 30 2
Alex Kaleta 47 7 21 28 24
Red Hamill 34 18 9 27 21

Goaltending[]

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Bill Dickie 1 60 1 0 0 3 0 3.00
Sam LoPresti 47 2860 21 23 3 152 3 3.19

Playoff Stats[]

Scoring Leaders[]

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Alex Kaleta 3 1 2 3 0
Bill Mosienko 3 2 0 2 0
Max Bentley 3 2 0 2 0
Bill Carse 3 1 1 2 0
George Allen 3 1 1 2 0

Goaltending[]

Player GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Sam LoPresti 3 187 1 2 5 1 1.60

Awards and Records[]

Gallery[]


See Also[]

References[]

  1. Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.71, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
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