1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks season

Offseason

The Black Hawks were coming off a Stanley Cup championship, as the Hawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals to win their first ever championship. The celebration was short lived though, as goaltender Chuck Gardiner died on June 13, 1934, due to a brain hemorrhage.

In the off-season, the Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens would make a huge trade, as the Canadiens sent Lorne Chabot, Howie Morenz and Marty Burke to the Hawks in exchange for Lionel Conacher, Roger Jenkins and LeRoy Goldsworthy.

Regular season

The Hawks would rebound, as they would set a team record with 57 points, along with 26 wins, to finish in 2nd place in the American Division, just 1 point behind the Boston Bruins. Chicago would score 118 goals, which placed them 6th in the 9 team NHL, while they would allow a league low 88 goals. Morenz would help the Black Hawks offensively, recording a team record and career high 26 assists, while Johnny Gottselig would score a club high 19 goals. Paul Thompson would lead the team with 39 points, scoring 16 goals and adding 23 assists. Defenseman Arthur Coulter would lead the team with 68 penalty minutes, and lead all defensemen with 12 points. In goal, Lorne Chabot would win the Vezina Trophy, as the Hawks allowed the fewest goals in the NHL. Chabot would post a 1.88 GAA, and win a club record 26 games.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || November 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || St. Louis Eagles || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || November 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || Montreal Maroons || 2–0–0 || 4 |- | 3 || November 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || November 22 || St. Louis Eagles || 0–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1–0 || 6 |- | 5 || November 25 || Boston Bruins || 0–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1–0 || 8 |- | 6 || November 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || Boston Bruins || 5–1–0 || 10 |- | 7 || November 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–2 || New York Americans || 5–2–0 || 10

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Playoffs

The Black Hawks would face the Montreal Maroons in the opening round of the playoffs in their quest for their second-straight Stanley Cup, as the teams faced off in a two-game, total goals series. The teams would play to a 0–0 draw in the opening game in Montreal, then in the 2nd game in Chicago, the series would come to an end as the Maroons surprised the Black Hawks with a 1–0 OT victory, drawing an end to the Hawks season.

Maroons 1, Black Hawks 0

NHL quarter-finals

(A2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (C2) Montreal Maroons

|1-1-1 = No scoring |1-1-2 = No scoring |1-2-1 = No scoring |1-2-2 = No scoring |1-3-1 = No scoring |1-3-2 = No scoring |goalie1-1 = Chabot (0-0-1) |goalie1-2 = Connell (0-0-1)

|2-1-1 = No scoring |2-1-2 = No scoring |2-2-1 = No scoring |2-2-2 = No scoring |2-3-1 = No scoring |2-3-2 = No scoring |2-4-1 = No scoring |2-4-2 = Northcott (1) – pp – (Gracie) – 4:02 |goalie2-1 = Chabot (0-1-1) |goalie2-2 = Connell (1-0-1)

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. "1934-35 Chicago Black Hawks Schedule".