1961-62 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 31-26-13 - 75 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 6-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Coach: Rudy Pilous (31-26-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1961-62 Chicago Black Hawks RosterTeam Record: 31-26-13 - 75 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 6-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Coach: Rudy Pilous (31-26-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1961-62 Chicago Black Hawks Results
The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 31 wins and 26 losses and 13 ties for 75 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.
The Black Hawks netted 217 goals and yielded 186. Bobby Hull scored 50 goals for Chicago, while Stan Mikita and Bill Hay each accounted for 52 assists. Glenn Hall earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.66 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Rudy Pilous coached the team. The 1961-62 Chicago Black Hawks lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | L | 70 | 50 | 34 | 84 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Mikita | C | 70 | 25 | 52 | 77 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hay | C | 60 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bronco Horvath | C | 68 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pierre Pilote | D | 59 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ab McDonald | L | 65 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenny Wharram | R | 62 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Balfour | R | 49 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Nesterenko | C | 68 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Murphy | L | 60 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Moose Vasko | D | 64 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Melnyk | C | 63 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Evans | D | 70 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Fleming | L | 70 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 64 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Turner | D | 69 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chico Maki | R | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Hillman | D | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Hall | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Hall | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1138 | 217 | 372 | 589 | 894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hall | 70 | 4200 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 186 | 2.66 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 186 | 2.66 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | L | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Mikita | C | 12 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hay | C | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bronco Horvath | C | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Pilote | D | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ab McDonald | L | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kenny Wharram | R | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Balfour | R | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Nesterenko | C | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moose Vasko | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Melnyk | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Evans | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Fleming | L | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Turner | D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Hall | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Merv Kuryluk | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 189 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
