1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks season

1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks
1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks
Division	4th American
1932–33 record	16–20–12
Home record	12–7–5
Road record	4–16–7
Goals for	88
Goals against	101
Team information
General manager	Frederic McLaughlin
Coach	Emil Iverson(8–7–6) ; Godfrey Matheson (0–2–0); Tommy Gorman (8–11–6)
Captain	Helge Bostrom
Arena	Chicago Coliseum (Nov–Dec) ; Chicago Stadium (Dec–Mar)
Team leaders
Goals	Paul Thompson (13)
Assists	Paul Thompson (20)
Points	Paul Thompson (33)
Penalty minutes	Taffy Abel (63)
Wins	Chuck Gardiner (16)
Goals against average	Chuck Gardiner (2.01)
	← 1931–32 1933–34 →

The 1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's seventh season of play. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

They were coming off a 2nd-place finish in the American Division the previous year, however, they were put out of the playoffs in the 1st round by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Black Hawks would start the year with a new head coach, hiring Emil Iverson, however, he was let go after the team got off to a mediocre 8–7–6 start. Godfrey Matheson was hired as an interim coach, and after 2 losses, the Hawks would hire former Ottawa Senators head coach and general manager, Tommy Gorman. Under Gorman, the Hawks would go 8–11–6, and finish in the cellar of the American Division, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1929.

The Black Hawks were forced to start the season at Chicago Coliseum after a disagreement between the club and the owners of Chicago Stadium, however, it was quickly resolved, and the Hawks would move back to their home in early December.

Paul Thompson would lead Chicago offensively, putting up team highs in goals (13), assists (20), and points (33). Tom Cook would have a solid season, earning 12 goals and 26 points, while Johnny Gottselig and Doc Romnes would each get 22 points. The team though would score an NHL low (tied with the Ottawa Senators) 88 goals.

In goal, Chuck Gardiner would have another solid season, as he had a GAA of 2.01, while winning 16 games and earning 5 shutouts.

The Black Hawks would finish in last place in the American Division, finishing 10 points behind the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot, missing the playoffs for the first time in 4 years.

Season standings

American Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	48	25	15	8	124	88	58
Detroit Red Wings	48	25	15	8	111	93	58
New York Rangers	48	23	17	8	135	107	54
Chicago Black Hawks	48	16	20	12	88	101	44

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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.

Record vs. opponents

Vs. American Division

1932–33 NHL records^[2]
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	NYR	Total
Boston	—	3–2–1	2–3–1	3–3	8–8–2
Chicago	2–3–1	—	1–5	2–2–2	5–10–3
Detroit	3–2–1	5–1	—	4–2	12–5–1
N.Y. Rangers	3–3	2–2–2	2–4	—	7–9–2

Vs. Canadian Division

1932–33 NHL records
Team	MTL	MTM	NYA	OTT	TOR	Total
Boston	4–1–1	4–2	2–2–2	3–1–2	4–1–1	17–7–6
Chicago	3–3	2–2–2	2–2–2	2–1–3	2–2–2	11–10–9
Detroit	3–2–1	1–4–1	3–0–3	4–1–1	2–3–1	13–10–7
N.Y. Rangers	4–1–1	2–3–1	3–2–1	3–0–3	2–4	14–10–6

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul Thompson	48	13	20	33	27
Tom Cook	48	12	14	26	30
Johnny Gottselig	41	11	11	22	6
Doc Romnes	47	10	12	22	2
Mush March	48	9	11	20	38

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Chuck Gardiner	48	3010	16	20	12	101	5	2.01

References

^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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

[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. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.

[2] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Vs. American Division

Vs. Canadian Division

Schedule and results

Regular season

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

See also

References