The 1929–30

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season was the team's fourth

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in the

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. After a two-year absence, the Hawks would return to the playoffs, losing to the

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in the first round of the playoffs.

Regular season

They were coming their second straight season of winning only 7 games, and finishing in last place in the league. The Black Hawks would make yet another coaching change, hiring

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. The Hawks would surprise the league, getting off to a 10–8–3 start, however, the team would fire Shaughnessy and replace him with Bill Tobin. Tobin would lead Chicago to a record of 11–10–2, and they would finish the year with a 21–18–5 record, tripling their win total from the previous season, to finish in second place in the American Division, and make the playoffs for the second time in team history. The Black Hawks would set team records with wins, points and goals for, and finish above .500 for the first time in team history. The Black Hawks moved from the

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to the new Chicago Stadium after

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was removed from the presidency of the Stadium in November 1929. Harmon had not been able to negotiate a deal with the Black Hawks, but within weeks of his ouster, the Stadium's board of directors agreed to the Black Hawks' terms of per night and a guaranteed Sunday afternoon slot. The gate receipts for the Black Hawks increased to nearly triple the previous season's receipts. The team grossed and attendance jumped to 186,920. Chicago was led offensively by young players

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, who at 22, led the club with 30 points, and

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, at 23 years old, leading the Black Hawks with 21 goals. Team captain Duke Dutkowski would lead all Black Hawk defensemen with 17 points in 44 games. In goal, Chuck Gardiner would once again get all the playing time, setting a Black Hawks team record with 21 wins, and have 3 shutouts, along with a 2.42 GAA.

November

The Black Hawks opened the 1929–30 season on the road in Toronto on November 14, as the Black Hawks and

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fought to a 2–2 tie. The Black Hawks hosted the

two nights later, on November 16, in their home opener, in which the two teams battled to a 4–4 draw in the Hawks' first game at

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scored the first goal in the new arena. The Hawks would record their first win of the season on the road as they defeated the

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5–1. Chicago returned home to face the

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on November 21. The Hawks Art Somers recorded a hat trick, as he scored three goals against the Senators, however, Ottawa held on to defeat the Hawks 6–5 in overtime. Three nights later, the Hawks would record their first win at their new arena, as Chuck Gardiner stopped every shot he faced, leading Chicago to a 4–0 win over the Detroit Cougars. The Hawks would lose their final game of November, dropping a 3–2 decision to the

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. Chicago finished November with a 2–2–2 record in six games, earning six points. The club was in third place in the American Division, four points behind the first place

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December

The Black Hawks opened December with a game against the first place

, and Chicago defeated Boston 3–1 after a very solid performance by Chuck Gardiner. Chicago would open the month of December with five consecutive victories, including a 4–2 win over the

on December 8 in which Earl Miller recorded a hat trick. The Hawks winning streak was snapped on December 19, as the Detroit Cougars defeated Chicago 4–3. This led to the beginning of a three-game losing skid for the club. The Black Hawks stopped the losing streak with a solid 3–1 win over the

on Christmas Eve, and followed it up with a 4–3 win against the

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two nights later. The Hawks ended the month with a 4–3 loss to the

on December 29. The Black Hawks earned a 7–4–0 record during the month of December. This brought their overall win–loss record to 9–6–2 in the season, earning 20 points and tied with the

for second place in the American Division, ten points behind the first place

January

Chicago opened the 1930s with an overtime loss by the score of 3–2 to the

on New Year's Day on home ice. The Hawks losing skid extended to three games, as the Detroit Cougars shutout the Hawks 4–0 in Chicago. In the back end of the home-and-home series, the Black Hawks ended their losing streak, as they tied the Cougars 1–1 in Detroit. The Black Hawks then returned home for a three-game home stand, and Chicago would go a perfect 3–0–0 in these games, highlighted by a huge 2–1 victory over the first place

on January 16. The Hawks ended January with five games on the road, in which Chicago earned a record of 2–3–0 in those games, earning wins over the

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and

. The club earned a 5–5–1 record during January. The Black Hawks overall record at the end of January was 14–11–3, earning 31 points, and in third place. Chicago was one point behind the

for second place, but fell to nineteen points behind the division leading

February

The Black Hawks seven game road trip continued with a 6–0 loss to the

on February 1, which was the second consecutive game that the team was shutout, as they lost to the

1–0 in overtime on January 30. In the final game of the road trip, Chicago returned to the win column, as they beat the Detroit Cougars 4–1. The Hawks then began a five-game home stand, and started it off with a 3–2 win over the

. Chicago would then lose the next four games of the home stand, dropping their overall record to .500 at 16–16–3. Chicago finished off February on a quick two game road trip, in which they ended their four-game slide with a 2–0 win over the

, followed by a 1–1 draw against the

. The Black Hawks slumped to a 3–5–1 record in February, which was their first losing month of the season. Chicago's overall record at the end of the month was 17–16–4, earning 38 points and in a tie for second place with the

. The Hawks were out of the running for first place though, as the

were 29 points ahead of Chicago.

March

The Black Hawks started off March back at home with a 3–0 shutout victory over the

, extending their unbeaten streak to three games. The

and Black Hawks fought to a 1–1 tie Chicago's next game. The club went on their final road trip of the season, and started it off with a 4–3 win against the Pirates on March 8, extending their unbeaten streak to five games. The Hawks streak was snapped the following night, as the

beat Chicago 5–2. The road trip concluded with a close 4–3 loss to the

. The Hawks returned home for their final two games, and defeated the

for the third time in the season, as

scored the overtime winner in a 3–2 win over Boston. The Black Hawks earned a 3–3–0 record against Boston during the season, an impressive feat, as Boston finished the season with a 38–5–1 record, losing only two other games throughout the year. The regular season concluded on March 18, as Chicago defeated the

4–1. Chicago had a very solid 4–2–1 record in the month of March, which brought their final regular season record to 21–18–5, earning 56 points, which was a club record. Chicago finished the season in second place in the American Division.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

, - , 1 , , November 14 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 2–2 , ,

, , 0–0–1 , , 1 , - , 2 , , November 16 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 4–4 , ,

, , 0–0–2 , , 2 , - , 3 , , November 19 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 5–1 , ,

, , 1–0–2 , , 4 , - , 4 , , November 21 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 1–1–2 , , 4 , - , 5 , , November 24 , , Detroit Cougars , , 0–4 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 2–1–2 , , 6 , - , 6 , , November 28 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 2–2–2 , , 6 , - , - , 7 , , December 1 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 3–2–2 , , 8 , - , 8 , , December 5 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 5–2 , ,

, , 4–2–2 , , 10 , - , 9 , , December 8 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 5–2–2 , , 12 , - , 10 , , December 12 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 6–2–2 , , 14 , - , 11 , , December 15 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 7–2–2 , , 16 , - , 12 , , December 19 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 3–4 , , Detroit Cougars , , 7–3–2 , , 16 , - , 13 , , December 21 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 1–4 , ,

, , 7–4–2 , , 16 , - , 14 , , December 22 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 1–3 , ,

, , 7–5–2 , , 16 , - , 15 , , December 24 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 3–1 , ,

, , 8–5–2 , , 18 , - , 16 , , December 26 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 4–3 , ,

, , 9–5–2 , , 20 , - , 17 , , December 29 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 9–6–2 , , 20 , - , - , 18 , , January 1 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 9–7–2 , , 20 , - , 19 , , January 5 , , Detroit Cougars , , 4–0 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 9–8–2 , , 20 , - , 20 , , January 9 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 1–1 , , Detroit Cougars , , 9–8–3 , , 21 , - , 21 , , January 12 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 10–8–3 , , 23 , - , 22 , , January 14 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 11–8–3 , , 25 , - , 23 , , January 16 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 12–8–3 , , 27 , - , 24 , , January 19 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 1–4 , ,

, , 12–9–3 , , 27 , - , 25 , , January 21 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 1–5 , ,

, , 12–10–3 , , 27 , - , 26^A , , January 25 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 5–2 , ,

, , 13–10–3 , , 29 , - , 27 , , January 28 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 2–1 , ,

, , 14–10–3 , , 31 , - , 28 , , January 30 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 0–1 , ,

, , 14–11–3 , , 31 , - , colspan="7" style="text-align:center;", ''Notes:''
A – played at

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. , - , - , 29 , , February 1 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 0–6 , ,

, , 14–12–3 , , 31 , - , 30 , , February 2 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 4–1 , , Detroit Cougars , , 15–12–3 , , 33 , - , 31 , , February 6 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 16–12–3 , , 35 , - , 32 , , February 16 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 16–13–3 , , 35 , - , 33 , , February 18 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 16–14–3 , , 35 , - , 34 , , February 20 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 16–15–3 , , 35 , - , 35 , , February 23 , , Detroit Cougars , , 2–1 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 16–16–3 , , 35 , - , 36 , , February 25 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 2–0 , ,

, , 17–16–3 , , 37 , - , 37 , , February 27 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 1–1 , ,

, , 17–16–4 , , 38 , - , - , 38 , , March 2 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 18–16–4 , , 40 , - , 39 , , March 4 , ,

, , 2–2 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 18–16–5 , , 41 , - , 40^B , , March 8 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 4–3 , ,

, , 19–16–5 , , 43 , - , 41 , , March 9 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 2–5 , ,

, , 19–17–5 , , 43 , - , 42 , , March 11 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 3–4 , ,

, , 19–18–5 , , 43 , - , 43 , , March 13 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 20–18–5 , , 45 , - , 44 , , March 18 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 21–18–5 , , 47 , - , colspan="7" style="text-align:center;", ''Notes:''
B – played at

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. , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

After a two-year absence, the Hawks would return to the playoffs, and face the second place team from the Canadian Division, the

, in the opening round in a two-game, total goal series. The series opened at

, however, despite a solid 38 save effort by goaltender Charlie Gardiner, the Canadiens defeated the Black Hawks 1–0 on a third period goal by

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. Canadiens goaltender

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made 34 saves for the win. The second game moved to the

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, as the Black Hawks were in a must-win situation. The Hawks

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opened the scoring with the lone goal of the first period, scoring 1:38 into the game. Montreal tied the game midway through the second period on a power play goal by

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. The Black Hawks Earl Miller restored the lead for Chicago just over three minutes later, as the Hawks led 2–1 after the second period. In the third period, the two teams did not score a goal, as the two-game total goal series ended in a 2–2 tie, forcing overtime. It wouldn't be until the third overtime period before a goal was scored, as

beat Charlie Gardiner midway through the third overtime period, as Montreal won the series by a 3–2 score.

Canadiens 3, Black Hawks 2

NHL quarter-finals

=(C2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A3) Chicago Black Hawks

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Goaltending

References

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