1944-45 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 13-30-7 - 33 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Paul Thompson (0-1)
Coach: Johnny Gottselig (13-29-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1944-45 Chicago Black Hawks RosterTeam Record: 13-30-7 - 33 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Paul Thompson (0-1)
Coach: Johnny Gottselig (13-29-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1944-45 Chicago Black Hawks Results
The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1944-45 season with a record of 13 wins and 30 losses and 7 ties for 33 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.
The Black Hawks scored 141 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 194. Bill Mosienko netted 28 goals for Chicago, while Clint Smith contributed 31 assists. Mike Karakas topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.90 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Paul Thompson and Johnny Gottselig coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mosienko | R | 50 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clint Smith | C | 50 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Horeck | L | 50 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Cooper | D | 50 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch McDonald | L | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cully Dahlstrom | C | 40 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Grosso | C | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Seibert | D | 22 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ Brayshaw | L | 43 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Harms | R | 43 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mush March | R | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harvey Fraser | C | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fido Purpur | R | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lude Check | L | 26 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Thoms | C | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Mitchell | D | 40 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilf Field | D | 39 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Ramsay | C | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Papike | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cully Simon | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virgil Johnson | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Karakas | G | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Zoborosky | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Gottselig | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bretto | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Stevenson | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 700 | 141 | 182 | 323 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Karakas | 48 | 2880 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 187 | 3.90 | 0 | ||
| Doug Stevenson | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 3000 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 194 | 3.88 | 0 |
