1945-46 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics
Team Record: 23-20-7 - 53 points
in the NHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Johnny Gottselig (23-20-7)
The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1945-46 season with a record of 23 wins and 20 losses and 7 ties for 53 points in the NHL.
The club scored 200 goals, best in the league. The team conceded 178 goals. Max Bentley netted 31 goals for the team, while Bill Mosienko and Max Bentley each recorded 30 assists. Mike Karakas topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 3.46 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Johnny Gottselig coached the team. The 1945-46 Chicago Black Hawks lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | C | 47 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 1.30 |
| Clint Smith | C | 50 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 1.00 |
| Bill Mosienko | R | 40 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.75 | 1.20 |
| Alex Kaleta | L | 49 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 0.94 |
| Pete Horeck | L | 50 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 34 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.82 |
| Doug Bentley | L | 36 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 1.11 |
| Red Hamill | L | 38 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.97 |
| George Gee | C | 35 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.83 |
| George Allen | L | 44 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.59 |
| Don Grosso | C | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.36 |
| Eddie Wares | R | 45 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.33 |
| John Mariucci | D | 50 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.22 |
| George Johnston | R | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.56 |
| Joe Cooper | D | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
| John Chad | R | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Doug Stevenson | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Karakas | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Leo Reise | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 714 | 200 | 248 | 448 | 339 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Karakas | 48 | 2880 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 3.46 | |||
| Doug Stevenson | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.00 | |||
| Totals | 50 | 3000 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 3.56 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Clint Smith | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| Bill Mosienko | R | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Alex Kaleta | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Pete Horeck | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Doug Bentley | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Red Hamill | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| George Gee | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| George Allen | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Don Grosso | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Wares | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | |
| John Mariucci | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Joe Cooper | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| John Chad | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | |
| Mike Karakas | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 62 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Karakas | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 |
