1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks season

1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks
1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks
Division	4th American
1936–37 record	14–27–7
Home record	8–13–3
Road record	6–14–4
Goals for	99
Goals against	131
Team information
General manager	Frederic McLaughlin
Coach	Clem Loughlin
Captain	Johnny Gottselig
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Team leaders
Goals	Paul Thompson (17)
Assists	Johnny Gottselig (21)
Points	Paul Thompson (35)
Penalty minutes	Earl Seibert (46)
Wins	Mike Karakas (14)
Goals against average	Mike Karakas (2.64)
	← 1935–36 1937–38 →

The 1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 11th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a quick playoff exit, as the Hawks lost to the underdog New York Americans in the 1st round of the 1936 playoffs. The Black Hawks would then have their worst season since 1928–29, as the team finished with only 35 points with a 14–27–7 record, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1932–33. Chicago scored an NHL low 99 goals, and gave up 131 goals, the 2nd highest total in the league.

Paul Thompson would lead the Hawks offensively, scoring a club high in goals (17) and points (35). Team captain Johnny Gottselig had a team high 21 assists. Pep Kelly, who the Hawks acquired in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs midway through the season, scored 13 goals in 29 games with Chicago after scoring only 2 goals in 16 games with the Leafs. Defenseman Earl Seibert led all defensemen with 9 goals and 15 points, and had a team high 46 penalty minutes.

In goal, Mike Karakas would get all the action, winning 14 games, earning 5 shutouts, and posting a 2.64 GAA.

The Black Hawks would fail to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1933, as they finished in the cellar of the American Division, 12 points behind the 3rd place New York Rangers.

Season standings

American Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Detroit Red Wings	48	25	14	9	128	102	59
Boston Bruins	48	23	18	7	120	110	53
New York Rangers	48	19	20	9	117	106	47
Chicago Black Hawks	48	14	27	7	99	131	35

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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

1936–37 NHL records^[2]
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	NYR	Total
Boston	—	5–2–1	1–7	3–2–3	9–11–4
Chicago	2–5–1	—	2–5–1	4–3–1	8–13–3
Detroit	7–1	5–2–1	—	5–1–2	17–4–3
N.Y. Rangers	2–3–3	3–4–1	1–5–2	—	6–12–6

Vs. Canadian Division

1936–37 NHL records
Team	MTL	MTM	NYA	TOR	Total
Boston	2–3–1	5–1	4–1–1	3–2–1	14–7–3
Chicago	2–4	0–6	3–1–2	1–3–2	6–14–4
Detroit	1–4–1	2–1–3	2–3–1	3–2–1	8–10–6
N.Y. Rangers	2–3–1	2–2–2	4–2	5–1	13–8–3

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul Thompson	47	17	18	35	28
Johnny Gottselig	47	9	21	30	10
Wildor Larochelle	43	9	10	19	6
Louis Trudel	42	6	12	18	11
Doc Romnes	28	4	14	18	2

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Mike Karakas	48	2978	14	27	7	131	5	2.64

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.

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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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See also	1937 Stanley Cup Finals Transactions