1964 – 65 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1964 – 65 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks ' thirty - ninth season in the NHL , and the club was coming off a second place finish in 1963 - 64 , as Chicago won a team record 36 games and also set a club record with 84 points . The Hawks would then be defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL - semi finals for the second consecutive season . Offseason . During the off - season , the Black Hawks and Boston Bruins made a trade , as Chicago sent Ab McDonald , Reg Fleming , and Murray Balfour to the Bruins for Doug Mohns . The Hawks also made a few key signings , as they signed Dennis Hull , the younger brother of Bobby Hull , along with young defenseman Doug Jarrett . Regular season . Chicago started the season off slowly , as they opened the year with a record of 8 - 11 - 2 in their opening 21 games , however , the Hawks broke out of their slump , and went on a 13 game unbeaten streak . Bobby Hull was scoring in bunches , as he had 25 goals in his first 26 games . Chicago stayed hot , as they would reach a high point of 12 games over . 500 when their record was 32 - 20 - 7 , however , the Hawks limped into the playoffs , going 2 - 8 - 1 in their last 11 games , as they finished the year with a 34 - 28 - 8 record , earning 76 points , which was their lowest point total since 1961 - 62 . Offensively , the Hawks were led by Stan Mikita , who won his second consecutive Art Ross Memorial Trophy , as he led the league with 87 points , as he scored 28 goals and added 59 assists . Bobby Hull , who got off to that hot start , suffered an injury in early February , as he ended up missing nine games , and finished the season with 39 goals and 71 points . Hull ended up winning the Hart Memorial Trophy , which is awarded to the MVP of the NHL . Phil Esposito , in his second season in the NHL , broke out with 23 goals and 55 points , while Kenny Wharram had another solid season , scoring 24 goals and 44 points . On the blueline , Pierre Pilote once again led the way , scoring 14 goals and 59 points , while registering a team high 162 penalty minutes , and a third consecutive Norris Trophy . In goal , Glenn Hall had his playing time cut back , as he appeared in 41 games , winning a club high 18 games , while posting a team best 2 . 43 GAA , and 4 shutouts . Backup goaltender Denis DeJordy played in 30 games , winning 16 , while posting a 2 . 52 GAA , and earning 3 shutouts . Playoffs . The Hawks would face the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL semi - finals for the third consecutive season , as Detroit finished first in the NHL with a record of 40 - 23 - 7 , earning 87 points , which was 11 more than the third place Black Hawks . The series opened up at the Detroit Olympia , and the Red Wings took control of the series , winning the opening two games by scores 4 - 3 and 6 - 3 . The series shifted to Chicago Stadium for the next two games , and the Black Hawks took advantage of their home ice , winning both games by scores of 5 - 2 and 2 - 1 to even the series up . The fifth game was played in Detroit , and the Red Wings won the game 4 - 2 , and took a 3 - 2 series lead . Game six was in Chicago , and again , the home team won the game , as Chicago shutout the Red Wings 4 - 0 , setting up a seventh game at the Olympia . The Black Hawks skated into Detroit , and completed the upset , as Chicago doubled the Wings 4 - 2 , and advanced to the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 1962 . Chicago ' s opponent in the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was the Montreal Canadiens , who finished second in the league with a record of 36 - 23 - 11 , earning 83 points , which was seven more than the Hawks . The Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL semi - finals to earn a spot in the Stanley Cup final . The series opened at the Montreal Forum for the opening two games , and the Canadiens quickly opened up a 2 - 0 series lead , with wins of 3 - 2 and 2 - 0 . The series moved to Chicago for the next two games , and the Black Hawks once again took advantage of their home ice , evening the series up with 3 - 1 and 5 - 1 victories . Montreal was the site of the fifth game , and the Canadiens once again took the series lead , shutting out Chicago 6 - 0 . The sixth game was in Chicago , and the Black Hawks stayed red hot on home ice , defeating Montreal 2 - 1 , and finished the playoffs with a 6 - 0 record at home . However , the seventh and final game of the series was in Montreal , and the Black Hawks road woes continued , as the Canadiens shut out Chicago 4 - 0 , to win the Stanley Cup . Draft picks . Chicago ' s draft picks at the 1964 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Quebec .