1933–34 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1933–34 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 8th season in the NHL. Tommy Gorman was brought back as head coach and while the team scored an NHL low 88 goals, they also allowed an NHL best 83 goals, and had a 20–17–11 record to finish in 2nd place in the American Division. The Black Hawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals in four games to win their first Stanley Cup.
==Regular Season==
Goaltender Charlie Gardiner was named captain of the team for the season. Paul Thompson would score a team leading 20 goals and 36 points, while Doc Romnes earned a club high 21 assists. Johnny Gottselig would have a strong season, recording 16 goals and 30 points, while Lionel Conacher, acquired from the Montreal Maroons before the season began, would bolster the blueline, leading all defensemen with 23 points and had a club high 87 penalty minutes.
In goal, Charlie Gardiner would win his 2nd Vezina Trophy, as he helped the Black Hawks to a league low 83 goals against. Gardiner would win 20 games, post 10 shutouts and set a club record with a 1.63 GAA.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	November 9 	New York Americans 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–0–1 	1
2 	November 12	New York Rangers 	0–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	1–0–1 	3
3 	November 14	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–1–1 	3
4 	November 16	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	Ottawa Senators 	2–1–1 	5
5 	November 19	Ottawa Senators 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1–1 	7
6 	November 21	Chicago Black Hawks	0–2 	Boston Bruins 	3–2–1 	7
7 	November 23	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0 	New York Americans 	4–2–1 	9
8 	November 26	Boston Bruins 	0–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–2–1 	11
9 	November 30	Chicago Black Hawks	1–2 	Detroit Red Wings 	5–3–1 	11
10	December 3 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1 	New York Rangers 	5–4–1 	11
11	December 7 	Montreal Maroons 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	6–4–1 	13
12	December 9 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–5–1 	13
13	December 12	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	6–6–1 	13
14	December 14	Detroit Red Wings 	0–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	7–6–1 	15
15	December 17	Montreal Canadiens 	1–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	8–6–1 	17
16	December 19	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Ottawa Senators 	8–6–2 	18
17	December 21	Chicago Black Hawks	0–0 	Montreal Maroons 	8–6–3 	19
18	December 23	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1 	Boston Bruins 	9–6–3 	21
19	December 26	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	New York Americans 	10–6–3 	23
20	December 28	Ottawa Senators 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–6–4 	24
21	January 1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–7–4 	24
22	January 7 	New York Rangers 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–7–5 	25
23	January 11 	Boston Bruins 	0–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	10–7–6 	26
24	January 14 	New York Americans 	0–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	11–7–6 	28
25	January 16 	Chicago Black Hawks	5–6 	Montreal Maroons 	11–8–6 	28
26	January 18 	Chicago Black Hawks	0–5 	New York Rangers 	11–9–6 	28
27	January 20 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs	11–9–7 	29
28	January 21 	Montreal Maroons 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	11–9–8 	30
29	January 25 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	12–9–8 	32
30	January 28 	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	13–9–8 	34
31	January 30 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0 	Ottawa Senators 	14–9–8 	36
32	February 1 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens 	14–9–9 	37
33	February 4 	Boston Bruins 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–10–9 	37
34	February 8 	Detroit Red Wings 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	14–10–10	38
35	February 11	Montreal Canadiens 	1–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	15–10–10	40
36	February 15	Ottawa Senators 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	16–10–10	42
37	February 18	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	New York Rangers 	17–10–10	44
38	February 20	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	New York Americans 	17–11–10	44
39	February 22	New York Americans 	0–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	17–11–11	45
40	February 24	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 	Montreal Canadiens 	17–12–11	45
41	February 27	Chicago Black Hawks	1–3 	Boston Bruins 	17–13–11	45
42	March 1 	New York Rangers 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks	17–14–11	45
43	March 4 	Montreal Maroons 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	18–14–11	47
44	March 8 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–0 	Chicago Black Hawks	18–15–11	47
45	March 11 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	18–16–11	47
46	March 13 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–6 	Montreal Maroons 	18–17–11	47
47	March 15 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs	19–17–11	49
48	March 18 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	20–17–11	51
==Playoffs==
The Hawks would face the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the playoffs in a 2 game total goal series, and after winning the first game at the Montreal Forum by a 3–2 score, the Black Hawks would tie Montreal 1–1 in the 2nd game with Mush March scoring the series winning goal in overtime to win by a 4–3 score. In the 2nd round, Chicago would face the other Montreal team, the Montreal Maroons, in another 2 game total goal series. The Hawks would once again win the opening game, this time by a 3–0 score, and then Chicago would hold off the Maroons in the 2nd game, winning 3–2, to win the series by a 6–2 score, allowing the Hawks to advance to their 2nd Stanley Cup final in 3 years. The Hawks would face the Detroit Red Wings in a best of 5 series, and the Black Hawks would take the first 2 games in Detroit, returning home needing only 1 win to clinch the Stanley Cup. The Wings spoiled the party in Game 3, beating the Black Hawks by a 5–2 victory, but the Black Hawks would come back, with Mush March scoring his second series winning goal in double overtime in Game 4 for the Hawks first Stanley Cup victory.
The Black Hawks Stanley Cup celebration would be cut short, when goaltender Charlie Gardiner would suffer from a brain hemorrhage, and died on June 13, 1934, due to brain surgery complications.
=== Chicago Black Hawks 4 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 3 Goals===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record
1	March 22	Chicago Black Hawks	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–0
2	March 25	Montreal Canadiens 	1–1 (OT)	Chicago Black Hawks	1–0–1
=== Chicago Black Hawks 6 Goals, Montreal Maroons 2 Goals===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 28	Chicago Black Hawks	3–0 	Montreal Maroons 	1–0
2	April 1 	Montreal Maroons 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0
=== Chicago Black Hawks 3, Detroit Red Wings 1 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record
1	April 3 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1 (2OT)	Detroit Red Wings 	1–0
2	April 5 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–0
3	April 8 	Detroit Red Wings 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1
2	April 10	Detroit Red Wings 	0–1 (2OT)	Chicago Black Hawks	3–1
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Paul Thompson 	48	20	16	36 	17
Johnny Gottselig	48	16	14	30 	4
Doc Romnes 	47	7 	21	28 	6
Lionel Conacher 	48	10	13	23 	87
Mush March 	48	4 	13	17 	26
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T 	GA	SO	GAA
Charlie Gardiner	48	3050	20	17	11	83	10	1.63
==Playoff Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Doc Romnes 	8 	2	7	9 	0
Johnny Gottselig	8 	4	3	7 	4
Paul Thompson 	8 	4	3	7 	6
Don McFadyen 	8 	2	2	4 	5
Mush March 	8 	2	2	4 	6
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Charlie Gardiner	8 	542	6	1	1	12	2 	1.33
==Roster==
Clarence Abel, Rosie Couture, Louis Trudel, Lionel Conacher, Paul Thompson, Leroy Goldsworthy, Art Coulter, Roger Jenkins, Don McFadyen, Tom Cook, Doc Romnes, Johnny Gottselig, Mush March, Johnny Sheppard, Charlie Gardiner (captain), Bill Kendall, Tommy Gorman (manager-coach), Eddie Froelich (trainer)
==Awards and Records==
*Vezina Trophy: Charlie Gardiner
*Lionel Conacher, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
*Charlie Gardiner, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
==Gallery==
1933-Abel_Jackson_Cook_Thompson_Gardiner.jpg|Clarence Abel, Walter Jackson, Tom Cook, Paul Thompson, Charlie Gardiner in 1933 action.
3Apr1934-Hawks-Wings_Abel_Lewis_Game1.jpg|Wings Herbie Lewis falls while Hawks #2 Clarence Abel defends, Game 1 of the 1934 Stanley Cup Finals on April 3, 1934.
==See Also==
*1933–34 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons
Category:Chicago Blackhawks seasons
Category:1933 in hockey
Category:1934 in hockey