# 1935–36 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1935–36 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's tenth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disappointing playoff run in 1935, as the Hawks lost to the Montreal Maroons in the 1st round, scoring no goals in the 2-game series. Chicago would name Johnny Gottselig as team captain, and would bring back Clem Loughlin as head coach after a successful regular season in 1934–35. The Hawks would fall to 3rd place in the American Division this season, finishing with a 21–19–8 record for 50 points. Chicago would actually tie the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in points, however, would finish behind the Bruins, who had 22 wins in the season, and ahead of the Rangers, who had 19 victories.
Midway through the season, the Black Hawks and New York Rangers would make a trade, as Chicago sent Howie Morenz and Arthur Coulter to New York for Earl Seibert and Glen Brydson.
Paul Thompson would lead the Hawks with 17 goals and 40 points, while Doc Romnes had a team high 25 assists, and would win the Lady Byng Trophy, becoming the 1st Chicago player to win the award. Mush March would have a very strong season, earning 16 goals and 35 points, along with 42 penalty minutes, while defenseman Alex Levinsky would have a club high 69 penalty minutes.
In goal, the Hawks would go with rookie Mike Karakas, who was known to Chicago fans as he had previously played with the Chicago Shamrocks of the AHA. Karakas would win 21 games, and post a 1.85, helping the Black Hawks finish 2nd in the league with only 92 goals against.
Chicago would face the New York Americans in the opening round of the playoffs, as the teams would play a 2-game, total goals series. The Hawks were heavy favorites, as they finished with 12 more points than the Americans in the regular season. New York would jump out with a 3–0 victory in the 1st game, and the 3 goal difference was too much for the Black Hawks to overcome, as they defeated the Americans in the 2nd game 5–4, however, would lose the series by a 7–5 score.

## Season standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 124 | 103 | 56 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 92 | 83 | 50 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 93 | 92 | 50 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 91 | 96 | 50 |
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
### Regular season

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
| 1 | November 7 | New York Americans | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | November 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–0 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–0–1 | 3 |
| 3 | November 17 | New York Rangers | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0–1 | 5 |
| 4 | November 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–0–1 | 7 |
| 5 | November 24 | Montreal Maroons | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–0–1 | 9 |
| 6 | November 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | Montreal Maroons | 4–1–1 | 9 |
| 7 | November 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | New York Rangers | 4–2–1 | 9 |
| 8 | December 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–2–1 | 11 |
| 9 | December 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | 6–2–1 | 13 |
| 10 | December 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–3–1 | 13 |
| 11 | December 8 | Boston Bruins | 0–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–3–1 | 15 |
| 12 | December 12 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–4–1 | 15 |
| 13 | December 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–3 | New York Americans | 7–5–1 | 15 |
| 14 | December 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–5–2 | 16 |
| 15 | December 22 | New York Americans | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–6–2 | 16 |
| 16 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | Detroit Red Wings | 8–6–2 | 18 |
| 17 | December 29 | New York Rangers | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–6–2 | 20 |
| 18 | January 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–7–2 | 20 |
| 19 | January 5 | Montreal Maroons | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–8–2 | 20 |
| 20 | January 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–2 | Boston Bruins | 9–9–2 | 20 |
| 21 | January 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–1 | New York Americans | 10–9–2 | 22 |
| 22 | January 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–10–2 | 22 |
| 23 | January 16 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–10–2 | 24 |
| 24 | January 19 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–10–2 | 26 |
| 25 | January 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–0 | New York Rangers | 13–10–2 | 28 |
| 26 | January 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 13–10–3 | 29 |
| 27 | January 26 | New York Rangers | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–10–3 | 31 |
| 28 | January 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 15–10–3 | 33 |
| 29 | February 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 15–11–3 | 33 |
| 30 | February 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–11–3 | 35 |
| 31 | February 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–12–3 | 35 |
| 32 | February 9 | New York Americans | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–13–3 | 35 |
| 33 | February 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–7 | Boston Bruins | 16–14–3 | 35 |
| 34 | February 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | New York Americans | 16–14–4 | 36 |
| 35 | February 16 | Boston Bruins | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 17–14–4 | 38 |
| 36 | February 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 17–14–5 | 39 |
| 37 | February 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | New York Rangers | 17–14–6 | 40 |
| 38 | February 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 18–14–6 | 42 |
| 39 | February 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | Montreal Maroons | 19–14–6 | 44 |
| 40 | February 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19–15–6 | 44 |
| 41 | March 1 | New York Rangers | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 20–15–6 | 46 |
| 42 | March 5 | Boston Bruins | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 20–15–7 | 47 |
| 43 | March 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 21–15–7 | 49 |
| 44 | March 12 | Montreal Maroons | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 21–15–8 | 50 |
| 45 | March 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–1 | Boston Bruins | 21–16–8 | 50 |
| 46 | March 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | New York Rangers | 21–17–8 | 50 |
| 47 | March 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 21–18–8 | 50 |
| 48 | March 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Montreal Maroons | 21–19–8 | 50 |

## Playoffs
### Americans 7, Black Hawks 5
#### NHL quarter-finals
##### (A3) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (C3) New York Americans

* New York wins series 7 – 5

## Player statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Paul Thompson | 48 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 19 |
| Doc Romnes | 48 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 6 |
| Mush March | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 42 |
| Johnny Gottselig | 41 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 4 |
| Don McFadyen | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 33 |

### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
| Mike Karakas | 48 | 2990 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 92 | 9 | 1.85 |

### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Mush March | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Doc Romnes | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Thompson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Earl Seibert | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Gottselig | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
| Mike Karakas | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |