# 1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 22nd season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a last place finish in the 1946–47 season, failing to qualify for post-season play.
The Black Hawks would make a big trade six games into the season, dealing the leading scorer from the 1946–47 season, Max Bentley, and Cy Thomas to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Gaye Stewart and Bud Poile. Midway through the season, after a 7–19–2 start, Chicago would fire Johnny Gottselig and replace him with former Maple Leafs star Charlie Conacher, who would lead the team to a respectable 13–15–4 record. The Hawks would finish in the basement of the NHL standings, with a record of 20–34–6, earning 46 points, and nine points behind the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot. The Hawks would score an NHL high 195 goals, but would allow an NHL worst 225.
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Doug Bentley, who earned team highs in assists (37) and points (57). Gaye Stewart would score a club high 26 goals and earn 55 points in 54 games with the Hawks, while Bud Poile would record 52 points. Ernie Dickens would lead the defense with 20 points, while Ralph Nattrass had a club high 79 penalty minutes.
In goal, Emile Francis would get the majority of the action, playing in 54 games, and winning 18 of them, posting a 3.39 GAA along the way and earning a shutout.

## Season standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 182 | 143 | +39 | 77 |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 187 | 148 | +39 | 72 |
| 3 | Boston Bruins | 60 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 167 | 168 | −1 | 59 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 176 | 201 | −25 | 55 |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 147 | 169 | −22 | 51 |
| 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 195 | 225 | −30 | 46 |

### Record vs. opponents

1947–48 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 3–7–2 | 4–6–2 | 6–2–4 | 7–3–2 | 3–7–2 |
| Chicago | 7–3–2 | — | 2–10 | 4–7–1 | 6–4–2 | 1–10–1 |
| Detroit | 6–4–2 | 10–2 | — | 7–2–3 | 5–4–3 | 2–6–4 |
| Montreal | 2–6–4 | 7–4–1 | 2–7–3 | — | 3–7–2 | 6–5–1 |
| New York | 3–7–2 | 4–6–2 | 4–5–3 | 7–3–2 | — | 3–5–4 |
| Toronto | 7–3–2 | 10–1–1 | 6–2–4 | 5–6–1 | 5–3–4 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

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

## Season stats
### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Doug Bentley | 60 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 16 |
| Gaye Stewart | 54 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 74 |
| Bud Poile | 54 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 14 |
| Roy Conacher | 52 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 4 |
| Hully Gee | 60 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 18 |

### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
| Emile Francis | 54 | 3240 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 183 | 1 | 3.39 |
| Doug Jackson | 6 | 360 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 7.00 |