# 1950–51 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1950–51 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 25th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of a last place finish in 1949–50, as the Hawks had a record of 22–38–10, earning 54 points, and failing to qualify for the post-season for the fourth season in a row. In 1950–51, the Black Hawks would have one of the worst seasons in their history, winning only 13 games.

## Off-season

In the off-season, the Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings made the biggest trade in NHL history at the time, as Chicago sent Jim Henry, Gaye Stewart, Bob Goldham and Metro Prystai to Detroit for Harry Lumley, Jack Stewart, Al Dewsbury, Don Morrison and Pete Babando. The club also replaced head coach Charlie Conacher with former Red Wings player Ebbie Goodfellow, and named the newly acquired Jack Stewart the captain of the team.

## Regular season

Chicago started the season off playing very good hockey, as they went a solid 7–3–2 in their opening 12 games. The Black Hawks then fell into a slump, however, 27 games into the season, they were still playing over .500 hockey, as their record was 11–10–6, and fighting with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens for a playoff spot. Chicago then ran into injuries, as team captain Jack Stewart ruptured a disc in his back, ending his season after only 26 games, while Gus Bodnar and Bill Gadsby would also run into severe injury problems, as the Black Hawks would go on to a 2–37–4 record in their last 43 games, finishing in last place for the second consecutive season. The 36 points the Hawks earned was the lowest total since 1944–45, when the team earned 33, however, they played 20 less games that season.
Offensively, Chicago was led by Roy Conacher, who notched a team high 26 goals and 50 points, while Jim Conacher recorded a team high 27 assists, and finished tied with Pete Babando in second place on the team scoring list with 37 points. Bill Mosienko would join Roy Conacher as the only Hawks to record over 20 goals, as he registered 21 goals. Al Dewsbury led the blueline with 5 goals and 19 points, and had a club high 79 penalty minutes.
In goal, newly acquired Harry Lumley played the majority of the games, winning a team high 12 games while posting a team best 3.90 GAA, while earning three shutouts along the way.

### Season standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 236 | 139 | +97 | 101 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 212 | 138 | +74 | 95 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 173 | 184 | −11 | 65 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 178 | 197 | −19 | 62 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 169 | 201 | −32 | 61 |
| 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 13 | 47 | 10 | 171 | 280 | −109 | 36 |
Teams in bold qualified for the playoffs.

### Record vs. opponents

1950–51 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 9–4–1 | 2–8–4 | 5–6–3 | 4–2–8 | 2–10–2 |
| Chicago | 4–9–1 | — | 1–13 | 4–8–2 | 2–9–3 | 2–8–4 |
| Detroit | 8–2–4 | 13–1 | — | 8–4–2 | 8–3–3 | 7–3–4 |
| Montreal | 6–5–3 | 8–4–2 | 4–8–2 | — | 5–3–6 | 2–10–2 |
| New York | 2–4–8 | 9–2–3 | 5–7–2 | 3–5–6 | — | 3–10–1 |
| Toronto | 10–2–2 | 8–2–4 | 3–7–4 | 10–2–2 | 10–3–1 | — |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
| 1 | October 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–0–1 | 1 |
| 2 | October 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0–1 | 3 |
| 3 | October 15 | New York Rangers | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1–1 | 3 |
| 4 | October 22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2–1 | 3 |
| 5 | October 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2–1 | 5 |
| 6 | October 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–3–1 | 5 |
| 7 | October 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3–2 | 6 |
| 8 | November 2 | Boston Bruins | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3–2 | 8 |
| 9 | November 5 | New York Rangers | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–3–2 | 10 |
| 10 | November 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–3–2 | 12 |
| 11 | November 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | 6–3–2 | 14 |
| 12 | November 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–1 | New York Rangers | 7–3–2 | 16 |
| 13 | November 16 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–4–2 | 16 |
| 14 | November 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–5–2 | 16 |
| 15 | November 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–6–2 | 16 |
| 16 | November 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–7–2 | 16 |
| 17 | November 23 | Boston Bruins | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–7–2 | 18 |
| 18 | November 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 8–8–2 | 18 |
| 19 | November 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–8–2 | 20 |
| 20 | November 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | New York Rangers | 9–8–3 | 21 |
| 21 | December 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9–8–4 | 22 |
| 22 | December 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–8–5 | 23 |
| 23 | December 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–5 | Boston Bruins | 9–9–5 | 23 |
| 24 | December 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–0 | Montreal Canadiens | 10–9–5 | 25 |
| 25 | December 10 | New York Rangers | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–9–6 | 26 |
| 26 | December 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–10–6 | 26 |
| 27 | December 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–10–6 | 28 |
| 28 | December 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–11–6 | 28 |
| 29 | December 19 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–6 | Detroit Red Wings | 11–12–6 | 28 |
| 30 | December 21 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–13–6 | 28 |
| 31 | December 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–6 | New York Rangers | 11–14–6 | 28 |
| 32 | December 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–7 | Boston Bruins | 11–15–6 | 28 |
| 33 | December 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | Boston Bruins | 11–15–7 | 29 |
| 34 | December 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 11–16–7 | 29 |
| 35 | January 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–16–8 | 30 |
| 36 | January 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 11–17–8 | 30 |
| 37 | January 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | New York Rangers | 11–18–8 | 30 |
| 38 | January 9 | Boston Bruins | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–19–8 | 30 |
| 39 | January 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 11–20–8 | 30 |
| 40 | January 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–20–9 | 31 |
| 41 | January 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | Boston Bruins | 11–21–9 | 31 |
| 42 | January 17 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–22–9 | 31 |
| 43 | January 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 11–23–9 | 31 |
| 44 | January 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–24–9 | 31 |
| 45 | January 23 | Detroit Red Wings | 8–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–25–9 | 31 |
| 46 | January 25 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–26–9 | 31 |
| 47 | January 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 11–27–9 | 31 |
| 48 | January 28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–28–9 | 31 |
| 49 | February 1 | Boston Bruins | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–28–9 | 33 |
| 50 | February 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12–29–9 | 33 |
| 51 | February 4 | New York Rangers | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–29–10 | 34 |
| 52 | February 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–11 | Detroit Red Wings | 12–30–10 | 34 |
| 53 | February 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–31–10 | 34 |
| 54 | February 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–32–10 | 34 |
| 55 | February 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | New York Rangers | 12–33–10 | 34 |
| 56 | February 15 | New York Rangers | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–34–10 | 34 |
| 57 | February 18 | Boston Bruins | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–35–10 | 34 |
| 58 | February 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–35–10 | 36 |
| 59 | February 25 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–36–10 | 36 |
| 60 | March 1 | New York Rangers | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–37–10 | 36 |
| 61 | March 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13–38–10 | 36 |
| 62 | March 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–10 | Boston Bruins | 13–39–10 | 36 |
| 63 | March 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | New York Rangers | 13–40–10 | 36 |
| 64 | March 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–12 | Montreal Canadiens | 13–41–10 | 36 |
| 65 | March 11 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–42–10 | 36 |
| 66 | March 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–43–10 | 36 |
| 67 | March 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–8 | Detroit Red Wings | 13–44–10 | 36 |
| 68 | March 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–45–10 | 36 |
| 69 | March 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–6 | Boston Bruins | 13–46–10 | 36 |
| 70 | March 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–5 | New York Rangers | 13–47–10 | 36 |

## Player statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Roy Conacher | 70 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16 |
| Pete Babando | 70 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 36 |
| Jim Conacher | 52 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 16 |
| Bill Mosienko | 65 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 18 |
| Bep Guidolin | 69 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 56 |

### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
| Harry Lumley | 64 | 3785 | 12 | 41 | 10 | 246 | 3 | 3.90 |
| Marcel Pelletier | 6 | 355 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.90 |
| Red Almas | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |