1949–50 Chicago Black Hawks season
Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Division | 6th NHL |
1949–50 record | 22–38–10 |
Home record | 13–18–4 |
Road record | 9–20–6 |
Goals for | 203 |
Goals against | 244 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Tobin |
Coach | Charlie Conacher |
Captain | Doug Bentley |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Metro Prystai (29) |
Assists | Bep Guidolin (34) |
Points | Roy Conacher (56) |
Penalty minutes | Bill Gadsby (138) |
Wins | Frank Brimsek (22) |
Goals against average | Frank Brimsek (3.49) |
The
Off-season
In goal, the Black Hawks acquired long-time Boston Bruins goaltender Frank Brimsek. Brimsek would play in all 70 games for the Hawks, winning 22 of them, earning five shutouts along the way, and posting a 3.49 GAA.
Regular season
The Black Hawks had finished in fifth place in
Offensively, the Hawks scoring was spread out, as 22-year-old Metro Prystai led the Hawks with 29 goals, Doug Bentley had a team high 33 assists, and Roy Conacher had a club-best 56 points. Bill Gadsby would be a force on the blueline, leading the way with 10 goals and 35 points, and having a team high 138 penalty minutes. The Hawks scored 203 goals, second highest total in the league, but would allow a league high 244 goals.
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 229 | 164 | +65 | 88 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 172 | 150 | +22 | 77 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 176 | 173 | +3 | 74 |
4 | New York Rangers | 70 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 170 | 189 | −19 | 67 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 198 | 228 | −30 | 60 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 203 | 244 | −41 | 54 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 5–7–2 | 3–8–3 | 4–5–5 | 5–5–4 | 5–7–2 | ||||||
Chicago | 7–5–2 | — | 3–9–2 | 4–8–2 | 4–9–1 | 4–7–3 | ||||||
Detroit | 8–3–3 | 9–3–2 | — | 5–3–6 | 7–5–2 | 8–5–1 | ||||||
Montreal | 5–4–5 | 8–4–2 | 3–5–6 | — | 7–5–2 | 6–4–4 | ||||||
New York | 5–5–4 | 9–4–1 | 5–7–2 | 5–7–2 | — | 4–8–2 | ||||||
Toronto | 7–5–2 | 7–4–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–6–4 | 8–4–2 | — |
Schedule and results
Regular season
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | October 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–1–1 | 1 |
3 | October 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–7 | Boston Bruins | 0–2–1 | 1 |
4 | October 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–2–2 | 2 |
5 | October 25 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–3–2 | 2 |
6 | October 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4–2 | 2 |
7 | October 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | New York Rangers | 1–4–2 | 4 |
8 | October 30 | Boston Bruins | 4–10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4–2 | 6 |
9 | November 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–4–2 | 8 |
10 | November 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–5–2 | 8 |
11 | November 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | 4–5–2 | 10 |
12 | November 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–6–2 | 10 |
13 | November 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–6–3 | 11 |
14 | November 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–7–3 | 11 |
15 | November 17 | Boston Bruins | 3–8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–7–3 | 13 |
16 | November 20 | New York Rangers | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–8–3 | 13 |
17 | November 24 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–8–4 | 14 |
18 | November 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 6–8–4 | 16 |
19 | November 27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–8–4 | 18 |
20 | December 1 | Boston Bruins | 4–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–8–4 | 20 |
21 | December 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–5 | Boston Bruins | 8–9–4 | 20 |
22 | December 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4 | New York Rangers | 8–10–4 | 20 |
23 | December 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | New York Rangers | 8–11–4 | 20 |
24 | December 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–12–4 | 20 |
25 | December 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 8–12–5 | 21 |
26 | December 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–13–5 | 21 |
27 | December 14 | New York Rangers | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–13–5 | 23 |
28 | December 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10–13–5 | 25 |
29 | December 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–14–5 | 25 |
30 | December 21 | Boston Bruins | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–15–5 | 25 |
31 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | Boston Bruins | 10–15–6 | 26 |
32 | December 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–5 | New York Rangers | 10–16–6 | 26 |
33 | December 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 10–17–6 | 26 |
34 | January 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–17–6 | 28 |
35 | January 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–17–7 | 29 |
36 | January 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–18–7 | 29 |
37 | January 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | New York Rangers | 11–18–8 | 30 |
38 | January 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–19–8 | 30 |
39 | January 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 11–20–8 | 30 |
40 | January 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–1 | Boston Bruins | 12–20–8 | 32 |
41 | January 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–21–8 | 32 |
42 | January 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 12–22–8 | 32 |
43 | January 22 | New York Rangers | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–22–8 | 34 |
44 | January 26 | Boston Bruins | 1–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–22–8 | 36 |
45 | January 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 14–23–8 | 36 |
46 | January 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–24–8 | 36 |
47 | February 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 15–24–8 | 38 |
48 | February 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 16–24–8 | 40 |
49 | February 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–25–8 | 40 |
50 | February 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–9 | Detroit Red Wings | 16–26–8 | 40 |
51 | February 9 | New York Rangers | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–27–8 | 40 |
52 | February 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–27–9 | 41 |
53 | February 15 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–27–9 | 43 |
54 | February 19 | Boston Bruins | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–27–10 | 44 |
55 | February 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–3 | New York Rangers | 17–28–10 | 44 |
56 | February 23 | New York Rangers | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–29–10 | 44 |
57 | February 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–30–10 | 44 |
58 | March 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 18–30–10 | 46 |
59 | March 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 18–31–10 | 46 |
60 | March 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–11 | Boston Bruins | 18–32–10 | 46 |
61 | March 8 | New York Rangers | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 18–33–10 | 46 |
62 | March 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 18–34–10 | 46 |
63 | March 12 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 18–35–10 | 46 |
64 | March 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 19–35–10 | 48 |
65 | March 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19–36–10 | 48 |
66 | March 19 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 19–37–10 | 48 |
67 | March 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–3 | New York Rangers | 20–37–10 | 50 |
68 | March 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–5 | Boston Bruins | 21–37–10 | 52 |
69 | March 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 21–38–10 | 52 |
70 | March 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 22–38–10 | 52 |
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Roy Conacher | 70 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 16 |
Doug Bentley | 64 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 28 |
Metro Prystai | 65 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 31 |
Bep Guidolin | 70 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 42 |
Bert Olmstead | 70 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 40 |
Goaltending
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Frank Brimsek | 70 | 4200 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 244 | 5 | 3.49 |
References
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
- Notes
- ^ "1949–1950 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.