1948–49 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1948–49 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 23rd season in the National Hockey League. The Hawks finished 5th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Regular Season==
The Black Hawks would get off to a bad start, losing its first 4 games, before making a trade with the Detroit Red Wings. The Hawks sent Bud Poile and Hully Gee to Detroit in exchange for Jim Conacher, Doug McCaig, and Bep Guidolin. The trade would initially pay off, as the Black Hawks would post a 14–9–2 record in the next 25 games. However, they slumped again, winning only seven of their remaining 21 games and missing the playoffs for the 3rd straight season, finishing in 5th place, seven points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for the final playoff spot.
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Roy Conacher, who would win the Art Ross Trophy as he led the NHL with 68 points, scoring a team high 26 goals. Doug Bentley would finish just behind Conacher, with 66 points, including an NHL high 43 assists. Jim Conacher played a solid season, earning 48 points in 55 games. Defenseman Ralph Nattrass led the Hawks' blue line with 14 points, while Bep Guidolin had a team high 116 penalty minutes.
In goal, Jim Henry, who the Hawks acquired from the New York Rangers in exchange for Emile Francis and Alex Kaleta in the off-season, received all the action, winning 21 games and posting a GAA of 3.52.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 13 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 16 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–8 	Montreal Canadiens 	0–2–0 	0
3 	October 20 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–8 	Boston Bruins 	0–3–0 	0
4 	October 23 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–4–0 	0
5 	October 28 	Boston Bruins 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–5–0 	0
6 	October 31 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–5–0 	2
7 	November 7 	New York Rangers 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–5–0 	4
8 	November 10	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4 	New York Rangers 	2–6–0 	4
9 	November 11	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–7–0 	4
10	November 13	Chicago Black Hawks	6–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–7–0 	6
11	November 14	Detroit Red Wings 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–8–0 	6
12	November 17	Montreal Canadiens 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–8–0 	8
13	November 21	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–8–1 	9
14	November 25	New York Rangers 	4–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–8–1 	11
15	November 27	Chicago Black Hawks	5–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	6–8–1 	13
16	November 28	Detroit Red Wings 	9–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–9–1 	13
17	November 30	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2 	New York Rangers 	7–9–1 	15
18	December 1 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–5 	Boston Bruins 	7–10–1 	15
19	December 4 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs	8–10–1 	17
20	December 5 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	8–11–1 	17
21	December 8 	Boston Bruins 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–11–1 	19
22	December 11	Chicago Black Hawks	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	10–11–1	21
23	December 12	Montreal Canadiens 	4–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–11–2	22
24	December 15	Detroit Red Wings 	1–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	11–11–2	24
25	December 19	Boston Bruins 	2–7 	Chicago Black Hawks	12–11–2	26
26	December 23	New York Rangers 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	12–12–2	26
27	December 25	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	Boston Bruins 	12–13–2	26
28	December 26	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	New York Rangers 	13–13–2	28
29	January 1 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–13–2	30
30	January 2 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	14–14–2	30
31	January 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	New York Rangers 	14–15–2	30
32	January 6 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–7 	Montreal Canadiens 	14–16–2	30
33	January 8 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	14–16–3	31
34	January 9 	Boston Bruins 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–16–3	33
35	January 15 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–7 	Montreal Canadiens 	15–17–3	33
36	January 16 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Boston Bruins 	15–18–3	33
37	January 19 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	Detroit Red Wings 	15–19–3	33
38	January 23 	New York Rangers 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–19–4	34
39	January 26 	Montreal Canadiens 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–20–4	34
40	January 29 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs	15–20–5	35
41	January 30 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–20–5	37
42	February 2 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–6 	Detroit Red Wings 	16–21–5	37
43	February 3 	Detroit Red Wings 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–22–5	37
44	February 6 	New York Rangers 	2–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–23–5	37
45	February 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–5 	Boston Bruins 	16–24–5	37
46	February 10	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1 	New York Rangers 	17–24–5	39
47	February 13	Montreal Canadiens 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	18–24–5	41
48	February 16	Boston Bruins 	1–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	19–24–5	43
49	February 20	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	19–25–5	43
50	February 24	Montreal Canadiens 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	19–26–5	43
51	February 26	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs	19–26–6	44
52	February 27	Boston Bruins 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	19–26–7	45
53	March 2 	New York Rangers 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–26–7	47
54	March 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–6 	Detroit Red Wings 	20–27–7	47
55	March 6 	Detroit Red Wings 	6–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–28–7	47
56	March 9 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–28–8	48
57	March 13 	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–29–8	48
58	March 16 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–3 	Boston Bruins 	21–29–8	50
59	March 19 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–5 	Montreal Canadiens 	21–30–8	50
60	March 20 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–5 	New York Rangers 	21–31–8	50
==Playoffs==
*The Black Hawks did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Roy Conacher 	60	26	42	68 	8
Doug Bentley 	58	23	43	66 	38
Jim Conacher 	55	25	23	48 	41
Gus Bodnar 	59	19	26	45 	14
Bill Mosienko	60	17	25	42 	6
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	GAA
Jim Henry	60	3600	21	31	8	211	0 	3.52
==Awards and Records==
*Art Ross Trophy: Roy Conacher
*Roy Conacher, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Doug Bentley, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Game Ads==
48-49QSHLExhChiBHOttawaGameAd.jpg|Exhibition @ Ottawa. Hawks won 11-7.
==See Also==
*1948–49 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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