1955-56 Chicago Black Hawks Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 19-39-12 - 50 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL
Coach: Dick Irvin (19-39-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1955-56 Chicago Black Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 19-39-12 - 50 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL
Coach: Dick Irvin (19-39-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1955-56 Chicago Black Hawks Roster
The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 19 wins and 39 losses and 12 ties for 50 points, finishing sixth in the NHL.
The Black Hawks scored 155 goals and yielded 216, most in the circuit. Johnny Wilson netted 24 goals for Chicago, and Ed Litzenberger accounted for 29 assists. Al Rollins topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.00 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Dick Irvin coached the team.
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Regular Season Goals For: 155
Regular Season Goals Against: 216
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 7, 1955 | New York Rangers 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 9, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| October 16, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 1-2-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-2-1 | OT | |
| October 20, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 1-2-1 | 1-0-1 | 2-2-2 | OT | |
| October 22, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 1-2-1 | 1-1-1 | 2-3-2 | ||
| October 23, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 1-2-1 | 1-2-1 | 2-4-2 | ||
| October 25, 1955 | Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 2-2-1 | 1-2-1 | 3-4-2 | at St Louis, MO | |
| October 27, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 2-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 4-4-2 | ||
| October 29, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 2-2-1 | 2-3-1 | 4-5-2 | ||
| November 3, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 2-2-1 | 2-3-2 | 4-5-3 | OT | |
| November 5, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 2-2-2 | 2-3-2 | 4-5-4 | OT | |
| November 6, 1955 | New York Rangers 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 2-3-2 | 2-3-2 | 4-6-4 | ||
| November 10, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 2-3-2 | 2-3-3 | 4-6-5 | OT | |
| November 11, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 3-3-2 | 2-3-3 | 5-6-5 | ||
| November 13, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | L | 3-4-2 | 2-3-3 | 5-7-5 | ||
| November 18, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 | W | 4-4-2 | 2-3-3 | 6-7-5 | ||
| November 19, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 4-4-2 | 2-4-3 | 6-8-5 | ||
| November 20, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 4-4-3 | 2-4-3 | 6-8-6 | OT | |
| November 24, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 5-4-3 | 2-4-3 | 7-8-6 | ||
| November 26, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 | L | 5-4-3 | 2-5-3 | 7-9-6 | ||
| November 27, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 0 | W | 5-4-3 | 3-5-3 | 8-9-6 | ||
| November 30, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 5-4-3 | 3-6-3 | 8-10-6 | ||
| December 2, 1955 | New York Rangers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 5-5-3 | 3-6-3 | 8-11-6 | ||
| December 4, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 5-6-3 | 3-6-3 | 8-12-6 | ||
| December 9, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 5-6-4 | 3-6-3 | 8-12-7 | OT | at St Louis, MO |
| December 11, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 5-6-5 | 3-6-3 | 8-12-8 | OT | |
| December 14, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 5-6-5 | 4-6-3 | 9-12-8 | ||
| December 15, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 5-6-5 | 4-7-3 | 9-13-8 | ||
| December 17, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 5-6-5 | 4-8-3 | 9-14-8 | ||
| December 18, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 | W | 6-6-5 | 4-8-3 | 10-14-8 | ||
| December 20, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 6-7-5 | 4-8-3 | 10-15-8 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 24, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 6-7-5 | 4-9-3 | 10-16-8 | ||
| December 25, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 6-7-5 | 5-9-3 | 11-16-8 | ||
| December 29, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 6-7-5 | 6-9-3 | 12-16-8 | ||
| December 31, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 | L | 6-7-5 | 6-10-3 | 12-17-8 | ||
| January 1, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 6-7-5 | 6-11-3 | 12-18-8 | ||
| January 4, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 6-7-5 | 6-12-3 | 12-19-8 | ||
| January 7, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 6-7-5 | 6-13-3 | 12-20-8 | ||
| January 8, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 6-7-5 | 7-13-3 | 13-20-8 | ||
| January 12, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 0 | W | 6-7-5 | 8-13-3 | 14-20-8 | ||
| January 14, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 6-8-5 | 8-13-3 | 14-21-8 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 15, 1956 | New York Rangers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | L | 6-9-5 | 8-13-3 | 14-22-8 | ||
| January 17, 1956 | New York Rangers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 6-9-6 | 8-13-3 | 14-22-9 | OT | at Omaha, NE |
| January 20, 1956 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | L | 6-10-6 | 8-13-3 | 14-23-9 | ||
| January 22, 1956 | Montreal Canadiens 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 6-11-6 | 8-13-3 | 14-24-9 | ||
| January 25, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 6-11-6 | 8-14-3 | 14-25-9 | ||
| January 27, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | L | 6-12-6 | 8-14-3 | 14-26-9 | ||
| January 29, 1956 | New York Rangers 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 6-13-6 | 8-14-3 | 14-27-9 | ||
| February 2, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 6-13-6 | 8-14-4 | 14-27-10 | OT | |
| February 4, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 6-13-6 | 9-14-4 | 15-27-10 | ||
| February 5, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 7-13-6 | 9-14-4 | 16-27-10 | ||
| February 7, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 7-13-6 | 9-15-4 | 16-28-10 | ||
| February 10, 1956 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 7-14-6 | 9-15-4 | 16-29-10 | ||
| February 12, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 7-14-7 | 9-15-4 | 16-29-11 | OT | |
| February 15, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 7-14-7 | 9-16-4 | 16-30-11 | ||
| February 17, 1956 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 7-15-7 | 9-16-4 | 16-31-11 | ||
| February 19, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | W | 8-15-7 | 9-16-4 | 17-31-11 | ||
| February 24, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 8-16-7 | 9-16-4 | 17-32-11 | ||
| February 26, 1956 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | W | 9-16-7 | 9-16-4 | 18-32-11 | ||
| March 2, 1956 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | L | 9-17-7 | 9-16-4 | 18-33-11 | ||
| March 3, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 9-17-7 | 9-17-4 | 18-34-11 | ||
| March 4, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 9-17-7 | 9-18-4 | 18-35-11 | ||
| March 8, 1956 | New York Rangers 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 9-18-7 | 9-18-4 | 18-36-11 | at St Louis, MO | |
| March 10, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 9-18-7 | 9-19-4 | 18-37-11 | ||
| March 11, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 9-19-7 | 9-19-4 | 18-38-11 | ||
| March 15, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 9-19-7 | 9-20-4 | 18-39-11 | ||
| March 17, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 9-19-7 | 9-20-5 | 18-39-12 | OT | |
| March 18, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 9-19-7 | 10-20-5 | 19-39-12 |
