# 1949–50 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1949–50 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 24th season in the National Hockey League. The Black Hawks finished in sixth, out of the playoffs.

## Off-season

In goal, the Black Hawks acquired long-time Boston Bruins goaltender Frank Brimsek. Brimsek would play in all 70 games for the Hawks, winning 22 of them, earning five shutouts along the way, and posting a 3.49 GAA.

## Regular season

The Black Hawks had finished in fifth place in 1948–49, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the third year in a row. Prior to the season, the NHL announced that they would be adding ten games to the regular season schedule, raising it from 60 games to 70. Despite the extra games added, the Black Hawks would only win one more game than the previous season, and finish in last place in the NHL with 54 points, 13 behind the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Offensively, the Hawks scoring was spread out, as 22-year-old Metro Prystai led the Hawks with 29 goals, Doug Bentley had a team high 33 assists, and Roy Conacher had a club-best 56 points. Bill Gadsby would be a force on the blueline, leading the way with 10 goals and 35 points, and having a team high 138 penalty minutes. The Hawks scored 203 goals, second highest total in the league, but would allow a league high 244 goals.

### Season standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 229 | 164 | +65 | 88 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 172 | 150 | +22 | 77 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 176 | 173 | +3 | 74 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 70 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 170 | 189 | −19 | 67 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 198 | 228 | −30 | 60 |
| 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 203 | 244 | −41 | 54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1949–50 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 5–7–2 | 3–8–3 | 4–5–5 | 5–5–4 | 5–7–2 |
| Chicago | 7–5–2 | — | 3–9–2 | 4–8–2 | 4–9–1 | 4–7–3 |
| Detroit | 8–3–3 | 9–3–2 | — | 5–3–6 | 7–5–2 | 8–5–1 |
| Montreal | 5–4–5 | 8–4–2 | 3–5–6 | — | 7–5–2 | 6–4–4 |
| New York | 5–5–4 | 9–4–1 | 5–7–2 | 5–7–2 | — | 4–8–2 |
| Toronto | 7–5–2 | 7–4–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–6–4 | 8–4–2 | — |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

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

## Player statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Roy Conacher | 70 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 16 |
| Doug Bentley | 64 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 28 |
| Metro Prystai | 65 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 31 |
| Bep Guidolin | 70 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 42 |
| Bert Olmstead | 70 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 40 |

### Goaltending

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
| Frank Brimsek | 70 | 4200 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 244 | 5 | 3.49 |