1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 16th season in the NHL. The Black Hawks finished in 4th place and lost to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs 2 games to 1.
==Regular Season==
After changing the roundel background colour to white for the 1937-38 season, the Black Hawks primary logo was modified again, adding more realistic colours to the face, hair and ornaments. This logo was used for the next 14 seasons.
The Black Hawks finished just under .500, as they had a 22–23–3 record, good for 47 points and 4th place in the standings. Chicago scored 145 goals, 4th in the league, and let in 155, which was the 3rd highest. They had a very solid 15–8–1 home record, but would struggle on the road, getting only 7 victories. On December 9, 1941, the Chicago Black Hawks-Boston Bruins game was delayed for over a half hour as United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that America was at war. Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.71, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
Bill Thoms set a team record by finishing the year with 45 points, which was the 6th highest point total in the league, and his 30 assists also broke a Black Hawks record. Red Hamill scored a team high 18 goals in only 34 games with Chicago, as he came to the Hawks in a mid-season trade with the Boston Bruins. Along with his 6 goals in Boston, his 24 goals was tied for the 2nd most in the NHL. Earl Siebert once again led the defense, earning 21 points, while Joe Cooper would finish just behind him with 20 points. John Mariucci led the Black Hawks with 61 penalty minutes.
In goal, Sam LoPresti appeared in 47 games, winning 21 of them and earning 3 shutouts. Due to injury, Bill Dickie replaced LoPresti as a last minute replacement for the February 5, 1942 game against the Montreal Canadiens and won 4-3.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	November 6 	Brooklyn Americans 	0–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–0–0 	2
2 	November 8 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–0–1 	3
3 	November 13	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	Brooklyn Americans 	2–0–1 	5
4 	November 16	Detroit Red Wings 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–0–1 	7
5 	November 20	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–0–1 	9
6 	November 22	Chicago Black Hawks	0–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–1–1 	9
7 	November 23	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–1–1 	11
8 	November 25	Chicago Black Hawks	4–5 	New York Rangers 	5–2–1 	11
9 	November 27	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	5–3–1 	11
10	November 30	New York Rangers 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–4–1 	11
11	December 4 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–9 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–4–1 	13
12	December 7 	Brooklyn Americans 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	7–4–1 	15
13	December 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Boston Bruins 	7–4–2 	16
14	December 14	Boston Bruins 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	7–4–3 	17
15	December 18	New York Rangers 	1–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	8–4–3 	19
16	December 20	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs	9–4–3 	21
17	December 21	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–5–3 	21
18	December 23	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4 	Brooklyn Americans 	9–6–3 	21
19	December 25	Chicago Black Hawks	2–5 	New York Rangers 	9–7–3 	21
20	December 30	Chicago Black Hawks	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens 	9–8–3 	21
21	January 1 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–9–3 	21
22	January 6 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 	Boston Bruins 	9–10–3 	21
23	January 8 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–10–3	23
24	January 11 	Detroit Red Wings 	5–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	11–10–3	25
25	January 15 	Chicago Black Hawks	7–4 	Brooklyn Americans 	12–10–3	27
26	January 17 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs	13–10–3	29
27	January 18 	Boston Bruins 	4–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	13–11–3	29
28	January 22 	Brooklyn Americans 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–11–3	31
29	January 25 	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–11–3	33
30	January 29 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–2 	Detroit Red Wings 	15–12–3	33
31	February 1 	Montreal Canadiens 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–13–3	33
32	February 3 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–3 	Boston Bruins 	16–13–3	35
33	February 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–3 	Montreal Canadiens 	17–13–3	37
34	February 8 	New York Rangers 	4–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	17–14–3	37
35	February 10	Chicago Black Hawks	5–2 	New York Rangers 	18–14–3	39
36	February 12	Detroit Red Wings 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	19–14–3	41
37	February 15	Boston Bruins 	0–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–14–3	43
38	February 19	Chicago Black Hawks	1–6 	Detroit Red Wings 	20–15–3	43
39	February 21	Chicago Black Hawks	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens 	20–16–3	43
40	February 22	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 	New York Rangers 	20–17–3	43
41	February 26	Montreal Canadiens 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	21–17–3	45
42	February 28	Chicago Black Hawks	2–8 	Toronto Maple Leafs	21–18–3	45
43	March 1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	21–19–3	45
44	March 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	Brooklyn Americans 	21–20–3	45
45	March 8 	Brooklyn Americans 	1–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	22–20–3	47
46	March 10 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–9 	Boston Bruins 	22–21–3	47
47	March 15 	New York Rangers 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	22–22–3	47
48	March 19 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–6 	Detroit Red Wings 	22–23–3	47
==Playoffs==
=== Boston Bruins 2, Chicago Black Hawks 1 ===
The Black Hawks were the first team the Bruins ever met in the playoffs, in 1927. The Bruins defeated the Hawks then and repeated it in 1942, two games to one. The Bruins played the entire playoffs without Dit Clapper, out with a severe ankle laceration.
Game 1 was a close affair with Roy Conacher scoring for the Bruins in the first period and Max Bentley tying the game with less than two minutes left. Des Smith won the game for the Bruins, 6:51 into overtime.
Game 2 was dominated by the Hawks who scored goals in the second period by Bill Mosienko, Alex Kaleta and Bill Carse before George Allen added another in the third period for a 4-0 win. Pete LoPresti earned the shutout.
Game 3 saw the Bruins stake a 2-0 lead on a pair of goals by Gordie Bruce. Max Bentley cut the lead in half until Jack McGill scored. Bill Mosienko made the game close but the Bruins prevailed 3-2 to win the series.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record
1	March 22	Boston Bruins 	2–1 (OT)	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1
2	March 24	Chicago Black Hawks	4–0 	Boston Bruins 	1–1
3	March 26	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 	Boston Bruins 	1–2
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Bill Thoms 	47	15	30	45 	8
Mush March 	46	6 	26	32 	22
Max Bentley	38	13	17	30 	2
Alex Kaleta	47	7 	21	28 	24
Red Hamill 	34	18	9 	27 	21
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	GAA
Bill Dickie 	1 	60 	1 	0 	0	3 	0 	3.00
Sam LoPresti	47	2860	21	23	3	152	3 	3.19
==Playoff Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Alex Kaleta 	3 	1	2	3 	0
Bill Mosienko	3 	2	0	2 	0
Max Bentley 	3 	2	0	2 	0
Bill Carse 	3 	1	1	2 	0
George Allen 	3 	1	1	2 	0
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Sam LoPresti	3 	187	1	2	5 	1 	1.60
==Awards and Records==
*Earl Seibert, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
*Paul Thompson, Coach, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Gallery==
==See Also==
*1941–42 NHL season
==References==
* SHRP Sports
* The Internet Hockey Database
* National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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