The 1938–39

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season was the team's 13th

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in the NHL, and they were coming off a very surprising

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victory in 1937–38. The club was hoping to build on that success in a bid for a 2nd straight Stanley Cup.

Pre-season

In July 1938, Chicago GM and vice-president Bill Tobin was named president of the club by Major McLaughlin. The

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announced they would be folding, leaving the NHL with 7 teams, thus eliminating the need for divisions.

Regular season

The Black Hawks would get off to a mediocre start, and after an 8–10–3 start, they would dismiss head coach Bill Stewart and replace him with player-coach Paul Thompson. The Hawks would struggle under Thompson, going 4–18–5, and finish in last place in the NHL, missing the playoffs for the 2nd time in 3 years. Chicago would continue having problems scoring goals, getting an NHL low 91 goals, while they gave up the 3rd most goals at 132. Team captain Johnny Gottselig would lead the team offensively, getting team highs in goals (16), assists (23) and points (39).

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and

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would be the only other Hawks with double digit goals, with 11 and 10 goals respectively.

Earl Seibert Walter Earl Seibert (December 7, 1910 – May 12, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for 15 seasons for the Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings between 1931 and 1946. He was inducted into the Hockey Hal ...

would anchor the defense, scoring 15 points and having a team high 57 penalty minutes. In goal, Mike Karakas would be the starter, winning 12 games, earning 5 shutouts, and posting a GAA of 2.65. A year after their unexpected Stanley Cup championship, the Black Hawks would become the only team in the league to miss the playoffs, as they finished 7 points behind the 6th place team, the

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Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

The Black Hawks did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

Transactions

References

*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

External links

SHRP SportsThe Internet Hockey Database
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