# 1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's ninth season in the NHL. The Hawks qualified for the playoffs, but lost to the Montreal Maroons in the semi-finals.

## 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

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 129 | 112 | 58 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 118 | 88 | 57 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 137 | 139 | 50 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 127 | 114 | 45 |
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
## Schedule and results

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
| 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 |
| 8 | December 2 | New York Americans | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–3–0 | 10 |
| 9 | December 9 | New York Rangers | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–3–0 | 12 |
| 10 | December 11 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–3–0 | 14 |
| 11 | December 16 | Montreal Maroons | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–3–0 | 16 |
| 12 | December 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 8–3–1 | 17 |
| 13 | December 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–1 | New York Rangers | 9–3–1 | 19 |
| 14 | December 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9–4–1 | 19 |
| 15 | December 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–5–1 | 19 |
| 16 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 10–5–1 | 21 |
| 17 | December 30 | St. Louis Eagles | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–5–2 | 22 |
| 18 | January 1 | Montreal Maroons | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–6–2 | 22 |
| 19 | January 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–0 | Boston Bruins | 11–6–2 | 24 |
| 20 | January 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1 | New York Americans | 12–6–2 | 26 |
| 21 | January 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–7–2 | 26 |
| 22 | January 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4 | Montreal Maroons | 12–8–2 | 26 |
| 23 | January 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12–9–2 | 26 |
| 24 | January 13 | Boston Bruins | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–9–3 | 27 |
| 25 | January 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–10–3 | 27 |
| 26 | January 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–1 | St. Louis Eagles | 13–10–3 | 29 |
| 27 | January 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–10–3 | 31 |
| 28 | January 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | New York Americans | 15–10–3 | 33 |
| 29 | January 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | New York Rangers | 15–10–4 | 34 |
| 30 | January 27 | St. Louis Eagles | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–10–4 | 36 |
| 31 | February 3 | New York Americans | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–10–4 | 38 |
| 32 | February 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 18–10–4 | 40 |
| 33 | February 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–1 | St. Louis Eagles | 18–11–4 | 40 |
| 34 | February 10 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 18–12–4 | 40 |
| 35 | February 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–3 | Montreal Maroons | 18–13–4 | 40 |
| 36 | February 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings | 19–13–4 | 42 |
| 37 | February 17 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 19–14–4 | 42 |
| 38 | February 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 20–14–4 | 44 |
| 39 | February 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 20–15–4 | 44 |
| 40 | February 24 | Montreal Maroons | 1–6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 21–15–4 | 46 |
| 41 | February 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 21–16–4 | 46 |
| 42 | March 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 22–16–4 | 48 |
| 43 | March 5 | New York Americans | 1–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 23–16–4 | 50 |
| 44 | March 10 | New York Rangers | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 23–16–5 | 51 |
| 45 | March 14 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 23–17–5 | 51 |
| 46 | March 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–2 | Boston Bruins | 24–17–5 | 53 |
| 47 | March 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–2 | New York Rangers | 25–17–5 | 55 |
| 48 | March 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 26–17–5 | 57 |

## 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

* Montreal wins series 1 – 0

## Player statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Paul Thompson | 48 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 |
| Johnny Gottselig | 48 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 16 |
| Howie Morenz | 48 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 21 |
| Tom Cook | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 33 |
| Mush March | 48 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 48 |

### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
| Lorne Chabot | 48 | 2940 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 88 | 8 | 1.80 |

### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Lolo Couture | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Arthur Coulter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Marty Burke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Locking | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
| Lorne Chabot | 2 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.48 |