1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 28th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of a successful season in 1952–53, in which the team set team records in wins (27) and points (69), while earning their first playoff berth since the 1945–46 season. The Hawks lost to the Montreal Canadiens in seven games in the NHL semi-finals.

1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks
Division6th NHL
1953–54 record12–51–7
Home record8–21–6
Road record4–30–1
Goals for133
Goals against242
Team information
General managerBill Tobin
CoachSid Abel
CaptainBill Gadsby
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsPete Conacher (19)
AssistsLarry Wilson (33)
PointsLarry Wilson (42)
Penalty minutesGus Mortson (132)
WinsAl Rollins (12)
Goals against averageAl Rollins (3.23)

The Black Hawks were looking to build on their newfound success, however, the club would open the season with a record of 0–7–1 to quickly fall into last place in the NHL standings. Wins would be few and far between for the club, as they won consecutive games only thrice throughout the season, and finished the year dead last in the league with a 12–51–7 record, earning 31 points. The 12 wins was Chicago's fewest since the 1938–39 season, while the 31 points was their lowest total since the 1928–29 season.

Offensively, Chicago was led by Larry Wilson, who had a team high 33 assists and 42 points, while Pete Conacher scored a club best 19 goals. Defenceman and team captain Bill Gadsby had a career season, scoring 12 goals and 41 points, while getting 108 penalty minutes. Fellow defenceman Gus Mortson led the team with 132 penalty minutes.

In goal, Al Rollins played in 66 games, winning 12 games, while posting a 3.23 GAA and 7 shutouts. He was awarded the Hart Trophy for his efforts.

Season standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70371914191132+5988
2Montreal Canadiens70352411195141+5481
3Toronto Maple Leafs70322414152131+2178
4Boston Bruins70322810177181−474
5New York Rangers70293110161182−2168
6Chicago Black Hawks7012517133242−10931

Record vs. opponents
1953–54 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —11–1–23–8–34–6–47–77–6–1
Chicago 1–11–2—2–11–13–9–23–9–23–11
Detroit 8–3–311–2–1—6–6–26–5–36–3–5
Montreal 6–4–49–3–26–6–2—9–55–6–3
New York 7–79–3–25–6–35–9—3–6–5
Toronto 6–7–111–33–6–56–5–36–3–5—

Game log

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 8Chicago Black Hawks0–3Montreal Canadiens0–1–00
2October 10Chicago Black Hawks2–6Toronto Maple Leafs0–2–00
3October 11New York Rangers5–3Chicago Black Hawks0–3–00
4October 16Detroit Red Wings2–2Chicago Black Hawks0–3–11
5October 17Chicago Black Hawks1–2Detroit Red Wings0–4–11
6October 18Toronto Maple Leafs2–1Chicago Black Hawks0–5–11
7October 22Montreal Canadiens3–2Chicago Black Hawks0–6–11
8October 25Boston Bruins4–3Chicago Black Hawks0–7–11
9October 28Chicago Black Hawks6–1New York Rangers1–7–13
10October 31Montreal Canadiens0–1Chicago Black Hawks2–7–15
11November 1Boston Bruins0–0Chicago Black Hawks2–7–26
12November 4Chicago Black Hawks1–3Toronto Maple Leafs2–8–26
13November 5Chicago Black Hawks2–4Boston Bruins2–9–26
14November 7New York Rangers3–1Chicago Black Hawks2–10–26
15November 8Toronto Maple Leafs2–1Chicago Black Hawks2–11–26
16November 11Chicago Black Hawks2–3New York Rangers2–12–26
17November 12Chicago Black Hawks2–4Montreal Canadiens2–13–26
18November 14Chicago Black Hawks3–2Montreal Canadiens3–13–28
19November 15Montreal Canadiens2–2Chicago Black Hawks3–13–39
20November 18Chicago Black Hawks1–3New York Rangers3–14–39
21November 20Boston Bruins2–0Chicago Black Hawks3–15–39
22November 22Toronto Maple Leafs5–1Chicago Black Hawks3–16–39
23November 26Montreal Canadiens6–3Chicago Black Hawks3–17–39
24November 28Chicago Black Hawks0–9Detroit Red Wings3–18–39
25November 29Detroit Red Wings9–4Chicago Black Hawks3–19–39
26December 2Chicago Black Hawks3–3New York Rangers3–19–410
27December 3Chicago Black Hawks1–3Boston Bruins3–20–410
28December 5New York Rangers1–2Chicago Black Hawks4–20–412
29December 6Chicago Black Hawks5–0Detroit Red Wings5–20–414
30December 10Chicago Black Hawks3–5Montreal Canadiens5–21–414
31December 12Chicago Black Hawks0–2Toronto Maple Leafs5–22–414
32December 13Boston Bruins2–2Chicago Black Hawks5–22–515
33December 17Chicago Black Hawks1–5Detroit Red Wings5–23–515
34December 18Detroit Red Wings5–3Chicago Black Hawks5–24–515
35December 20Toronto Maple Leafs1–4Chicago Black Hawks6–24–517
36December 25Chicago Black Hawks1–4Boston Bruins6–25–517
37December 27Chicago Black Hawks4–1New York Rangers7–25–519
38January 1Detroit Red Wings2–4Chicago Black Hawks8–25–521
39January 2Chicago Black Hawks0–4Toronto Maple Leafs8–26–521
40January 6Chicago Black Hawks3–4New York Rangers8–27–521
41January 9Chicago Black Hawks1–12Montreal Canadiens8–28–521
42January 10Chicago Black Hawks3–5Boston Bruins8–29–521
43January 13Chicago Black Hawks1–2Toronto Maple Leafs8–30–521
44January 14New York Rangers2–0Chicago Black Hawks8–31–521
45January 17Toronto Maple Leafs3–1Chicago Black Hawks8–32–521
46January 21Boston Bruins3–2Chicago Black Hawks8–33–521
47January 23Chicago Black Hawks1–5Montreal Canadiens8–34–521
48January 24Montreal Canadiens3–8Chicago Black Hawks9–34–523
49January 28Chicago Black Hawks2–3Boston Bruins9–35–523
50January 30Chicago Black Hawks2–4Detroit Red Wings9–36–523
51January 31Detroit Red Wings5–1Chicago Black Hawks9–37–523
52February 4New York Rangers3–2Chicago Black Hawks9–38–523
53February 6Chicago Black Hawks0–6Toronto Maple Leafs9–39–523
54February 7Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black Hawks10–39–525
55February 11Montreal Canadiens2–2Chicago Black Hawks10–39–626
56February 14Detroit Red Wings5–0Chicago Black Hawks10–40–626
57February 15Chicago Black Hawks2–3Detroit Red Wings10–41–626
58February 19New York Rangers3–0Chicago Black Hawks10–42–626
59February 21Boston Bruins4–3Chicago Black Hawks10–43–626
60February 25Detroit Red Wings3–2Chicago Black Hawks10–44–626
61February 27Chicago Black Hawks2–4Toronto Maple Leafs10–45–626
62February 28Toronto Maple Leafs1–2Chicago Black Hawks11–45–628
63March 5New York Rangers0–0Chicago Black Hawks11–45–729
64March 7Chicago Black Hawks0–6Boston Bruins11–46–729
65March 10Chicago Black Hawks2–4New York Rangers11–47–729
66March 11Chicago Black Hawks2–6Detroit Red Wings11–48–729
67March 13Chicago Black Hawks0–4Montreal Canadiens11–49–729
68March 14Montreal Canadiens6–0Chicago Black Hawks11–50–729
69March 19Boston Bruins0–7Chicago Black Hawks12–50–731
70March 21Chicago Black Hawks5–9Boston Bruins12–51–731

Season stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Larry Wilson669334222
Bill Gadsby70122941108
Bill Mosienko6515193417
Pete Conacher701992823
Lou Jankowski681513287

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Al Rollins6639601247721353.23
Jean Marois21200201105.50
Jack Gelineau21200201809.00

References
  1. "1953–1954 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

Sources
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