1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 4th season in the NHL. After a two-year absence, the Hawks returned to the playoffs, losing in the Quarter-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 3 goals to 2.
==Off-season==
The Hawks were coming their second straight season of winning only 7 games and finished last place in the league. The Black Hawks would make yet another coaching change, hiring Tom Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy was American-born, a Chicago lawyer, and the hockey he'd played was at Notre Dame. Training camp ran for 12 days on the football fields of his alma mater at South Bend, Indiana.
Training camp was entirely off-ice under trainer Tom Dyer, a former British Army sergeant-major. The team then embarked for an exhibition series against the Tulsa Oilers, champions of the American Hockey Association.
==Regular Season==
The Hawks surprised the league, getting off to a 10–8–3 start. However, Shaughnessy resigned under rumours that he and team owner McLaughlin did not get along. He was replaced with Bill Tobin who led Chicago to a record of 11–10–2. The Black Hawks finished the year with a 21–18–5 record, tripling their win total from the previous season, to finish in second place in the American Division, and make the playoffs for the second time in team history. The Black Hawks set team records with wins, points and goals for, and finished above .500 for the first time in team history.
Despite the brand new Chicago Stadium being built and ready at the start of the season, the Hawks played a few home games at Chicago Coliseum due to a disagreement with the Chicago Stadium Corporation. However it was resolved in December and the Hawks moved in.
Chicago was led offensively by young players Tom Cook, who at 22, led the club with 30 points, and Johnny Gottselig, at 23 years old, leading the Black Hawks with 21 goals. Team captain Duke Dutkowski led all Black Hawk defensemen with 17 points in 44 games.
In goal, Charlie Gardiner would once again get all the playing time, setting a Black Hawks team record with 21 wins, and have 3 shutouts, along with a 2.42 GAA.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	November 14	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–0–1 	1
2 	November 16	Chicago Black Hawks	4–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	0–0–2 	2
3 	November 19	Chicago Black Hawks	5–1 	New York Americans 	1–0–2 	4
4 	November 21	Ottawa Senators 	6–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1–2 	4
5 	November 24	Detroit Cougars 	0–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1–2 	6
6 	November 28	New York Rangers 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2–2 	6
7 	December 1 	Boston Bruins 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–2–2 	8
8 	December 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–2 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	4–2–2 	10
9 	December 8 	New York Americans 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–2–2 	12
10 	December 12	Montreal Maroons 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–2–2 	14
11 	December 15	Pittsburgh Pirates 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	7–2–2 	16
12 	December 19	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4 	Detroit Cougars 	7–3–2 	16
13 	December 21	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	Boston Bruins 	7–4–2 	16
14 	December 22	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	New York Rangers 	7–5–2 	16
15 	December 24	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1 	Ottawa Senators 	8–5–2 	18
16 	December 26	Chicago Black Hawks	4–3 	Montreal Maroons 	9–5–2 	20
17 	December 29	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–6–2 	20
18 	January 1 	Montreal Canadiens 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–7–2 	20
19 	January 5 	Detroit Cougars 	4–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	9–8–2 	20
20 	January 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1 	Detroit Cougars 	9–8–3 	21
21 	January 12 	New York Rangers 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–8–3 	23
22 	January 14 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	2–6 	Chicago Black Hawks	11–8–3 	25
23 	January 16 	Boston Bruins 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	12–8–3 	27
24 	January 19 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	New York Rangers 	12–9–3 	27
25 	January 21 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–5 	Boston Bruins 	12–10–3	27
26A	January 25 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–2 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	13–10–3	29
27 	January 28 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	Ottawa Senators 	14–10–3	31
28 	January 30 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	14–11–3	31
29 	February 1 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs	14–12–3	31
30 	February 2 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1 	Detroit Cougars 	15–12–3	33
31 	February 6 	Montreal Maroons 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–12–3	35
32 	February 16	Montreal Canadiens 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–13–3	35
33 	February 18	New York Americans 	6–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–14–3	35
34 	February 20	Ottawa Senators 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–15–3	35
35 	February 23	Detroit Cougars 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–16–3	35
36 	February 25	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0 	Montreal Maroons 	17–16–3	37
37 	February 27	Chicago Black Hawks	1–1 	New York Rangers 	17–16–4	38
38 	March 2 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	0–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	18–16–4	40
39 	March 4 	New York Rangers 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	18–16–5	41
40B	March 8 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–3 	Pittsburgh Pirates 	19–16–5	43
41 	March 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–5 	New York Americans 	19–17–5	43
42 	March 11 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–4 	Boston Bruins 	19–18–5	43
43 	March 13 	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–18–5	45
44 	March 18 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	21–18–5	47
A - played at Atlantic City, New Jersey.
B - played at Peace Bridge, Fort Erie, Ontario.
==Playoffs==
After a two year absence, the Hawks would return to the playoffs, and face the second place team from the Canadian Division, the Montreal Canadiens, in the opening round in a two game, total goal series. After dropping the opening game 1–0 in Chicago, the Hawks and Canadiens would battle to a 2–2 tie in Montreal, allowing the Canadiens to win the series by a 3–2 score, and ending the Black Hawks season.
=== Montreal Canadiens 3 Goals, Chicago Black Hawks 2 Goals===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 23	Montreal Canadiens 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1
2	March 26	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	0–1–1
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Tom Cook 	41	14	16	30 	16
Johnny Gottselig	39	21	4 	25 	28
Art Somers 	44	11	13	24 	74
Ty Arbour 	44	10	8 	18 	26
Duke Dutkowski 	44	7 	10	17 	42
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	GAA
Charlie Gardiner	44	2750	21	18	5	111	3 	2.42
==Playoff Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ty Arbour 	2 	1	0	1 	0
Earl Miller	2 	1	0	1 	7
Tom Cook 	2 	0	1	1 	4
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Charlie Gardiner	2 	172	0	1	1	3 	0 	1.05
==Post-Season Exhibition==
The Hawks went to the Pacific Coast in April for exhibition games against the teams of the California Hockey League and the Boston Bruins.
*April 10 Hawks 3 @ San Francisco Tigers 4
*April 12 Hawks 10 @ Oakland Sheiks 4
*April 14 Hawks 6 @ San Francisco Tigers 4
*April 15 Hawks 2 @ Oakland Sheiks 8
*April 16 Hawks 5 @ San Francisco Tigers 3
*April 17 Hawks 4 @ Oakland Sheiks 1
*April 21 Hawks 8 @ Los Angeles Richfields 5
*April 23 Boston Bruins 4 Hawks 2 @ San Francisco
*April 24 Hawks 11 @ Los Angeles Richfields 4
*April 26 ?Hawks @ Los Angeles Richfields?
*May 1 Boston Bruins 4 Hawks 3 @ Los Angeles
*May 3 ?Boston Bruins vs. Hawks @ Los Angeles?
==Awards and Records==
*The Black Hawks did not win any awards this season.
==Gallery==
12Dec1929-Gotteslig_Walsh.jpg|Hawks Johnny Gottselig rounds the net past Maroons Flat Walsh on December 12, 1929.
29-30NHLExhChiOaklandGameAd.jpg|Post-season @ Oakland
==See Also==
*1929–30 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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