1930–31 Chicago Black Hawks season

Regular season

Chicago was led offensively once again by Johnny Gottselig, who scored a club high 20 goals and 32 points, and by Tom Cook, who was the team leader in assists with 14, and finished 2nd in team scoring with 29 points. Frank Ingram would have a big season, scoring a career high 17 goals.

In goal, Chuck Gardiner would play in every game, and he would break the Hawks record for wins (24), shutouts (12) and GAA (1.73). The Hawks finished with the 2nd fewest goals against in the league.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || November 16 || New York Rangers || 1–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–0–1 || 1 |- | 2 || November 20 || Boston Bruins || 0–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0–1 || 3 |- | 3 || November 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0–1 || 5 |- | 4 || November 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || Boston Bruins || 3–0–1 || 7 |- | 5 || November 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–0 || New York Rangers || 4–0–1 || 9 |- | 6 || November 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || Ottawa Senators || 5–0–1 || 11

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Playoffs

The Hawks would open the playoffs in a two-game total-goals series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and for the first time in team history, the Black Hawks won the series by a score of 4–3. Next up was a two-game total-goals series against the New York Rangers, and Chuck Gardiner would shine by shutting New York out in both games, as the Hawks won the series by a 3–0 score and earn a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. The Hawks would lose the first game of the best-of-five series, but then would win two in a row in overtime to take a 2–1 series lead. Montreal would respond with a 4–2 victory in game four, and then the Canadiens would put away the Black Hawks with a 2–0 win in the fifth and deciding game, ending the Black Hawks dream of winning the championship one win short.

Black Hawks 4, Maple Leafs 3

NHL quarter-finals

(A2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (C3) Toronto Maple Leafs

|1-1-1 = March (1) – (Cook) – 16:59 |1-1-2 = 11:53 – Bailey (1) – (Day) |1-2-1 = March (2) – (Adams) – 11:22 |1-2-2 = 12:11 – Blair (1) – (Day, Bailey) |1-3-1 = No scoring |1-3-2 = No scoring |goalie1-1 = Gardiner (0-0-1) |goalie1-2 = Chabot (0-0-1)

|2-1-1 = 17:15 – Ripley (1) – (Gottselig, Couture) |2-1-2 = No scoring |2-2-1 = No scoring |2-2-2 = No scoring |2-3-1 = No scoring |2-3-2 = Clancy (1) – (Conacher, Day) – 17:00 |2-4-1 = 19:20 – Adams (1) – (Cook, March) |2-4-2 = No scoring |goalie2-1 = Gardiner (1-0-1) |goalie2-2 = Chabot (0-1-1)

Black Hawks 3, Rangers 0

NHL semi-finals

(A2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (A3) New York Rangers

|1-1-1 = 12:25 – Gottselig (1) – (Romnes) |1-1-2 = No scoring |1-2-1 = No scoring |1-2-2 = No scoring |1-3-1 = 4:36 – Romnes (1) – (Couture) |1-3-2 = No scoring |goalie1-1 = Gardiner (2-0-1) |goalie1-2 = Roach (2-1-0)

|2-1-1 = No scoring |2-1-2 = No scoring |2-2-1 = No scoring |2-2-2 = No scoring |2-3-1 = Cook (1) – (Wentworth, Adams) – 5:30 |2-3-2 = No scoring |goalie2-1 = Gardiner (3-0-1) |goalie2-2 = Roach (2-2-0)

Canadiens 3, Black Hawks 2

Stanley Cup finals

(C1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A2) Chicago Black Hawks

|1-1-1 = Mantha (4) – (Gagnon) – 4:50 |1-1-2 = No scoring |1-2-1 = Lépine (2) – (Unassisted) – 2:20 |1-2-2 = 8:30 – Ripley (2) – (Gottselig, Couture) |1-3-1 = No scoring |1-3-2 = No scoring |goalie1-1 = Hainsworth (4-2-0) |goalie1-2 = Gardiner (3-1-1)

|2-1-1 = No scoring |2-1-2 = No scoring |2-2-1 = No scoring |2-2-2 = 11:45 – Adams (2) – (Unassisted) |2-3-1 = Wasnie (3) – (Larochelle) – 12:10 |2-3-2 = No scoring |2-4-1 = No scoring |2-4-2 = 4:50 – Gottselig (2) – (Unassisted) |goalie2-1 = Hainsworth (4-3-0) |goalie2-2 = Gardiner (4-1-1)

|3-1-1 = 5:15 – Gagnon (3) – (Burke, Mantha) |3-1-2 = No scoring |3-2-1 = 7:29 – Mantha (5) – (Lépine) |3-2-2 = No scoring |3-3-1 = No scoring |3-3-2 = March (3) – (Gottselig) – 16:20 Adams (3) – (Cook) – 17:07 |3-4-1 = No scoring |3-4-2 = Wentworth (1) – (Adams) – 13:50 |goalie3-1 = Hainsworth (4-4-0) |goalie3-2 = Gardiner (5-1-1)

|4-1-1 = No scoring |4-1-2 = Gottselig (3) – (Ripley) – 1:33 Arbour (1) – (Ingram) – 13:58 |4-2-1 = 4:34 – Gagnon (4) – (Leduc) |4-2-2 = No scoring |4-3-1 = 4:25 – Gagnon (5) – (Wasnie) 10:55 – Lépine (3) – (Gagnon 17:25 – Lépine (4) – Joliat) |4-3-2 = No scoring |goalie4-1 = Hainsworth (5-4-0) |goalie4-2 = Gardiner (5-2-1)

|5-1-1 = No scoring |5-1-2 = No scoring |5-2-1 = 9:59 – Gagnon (6) – (Joliat) |5-2-2 = No scoring |5-3-1 = 15:27 – Morenz (1) – (Unassisted) |5-3-2 = No scoring |goalie5-1 = Hainsworth (6-4-0) |goalie5-2 = Gardiner (5-3-1)

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

References

• SHRP Sports
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

References

1. "1930-31 Chicago Black Hawks Schedule".