# 1936–37 Chicago Black Hawks season

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 |
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 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 |