1964–65 Chicago Black Hawks
Division2nd NHL
1964–65 record34–28–8
Home record20–13–2
Road record14–15–6
Goals for224
Goals against176
Team information
General managerTommy Ivan
CoachBilly Reay
CaptainPierre Pilote
Alternate captainsStan Mikita
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Hull (39)
AssistsStan Mikita (59)
PointsStan Mikita (87)
Penalty minutesPierre Pilote (162)
WinsGlenn Hall (18)
Goals against averageGlenn Hall (2.43)

The 1964–65 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 39th season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a second-place finish in 1963–64, as Chicago won a team record 36 games and also set a club record with 84 points. The Hawks would defeat the Detroit Red Wings in 7 games in the NHL semi finals, but would fall to the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals in another hard fought 7-game series.[1]

Offseason

During off-season, the Black Hawks and Boston Bruins made a trade, as Chicago sent Ab McDonald, Reg Fleming, and Murray Balfour to the Bruins for Doug Mohns. The Hawks also made a few key signings, as they signed Dennis Hull, the younger brother of Bobby Hull, along with young defenseman Doug Jarrett.

Regular season

Chicago started the season off slowly, as they opened the year with a record of 8–11–2 in their opening 21 games, however, the Hawks broke out of their slump, and went on a 13-game unbeaten streak. Bobby Hull was scoring in bunches, as he had 25 goals in his first 26 games. Chicago stayed hot, as they would reach a high point of 12 games over .500 when their record was 32–20–7, however, the Hawks limped into the playoffs, going 2–8–1 in their last 11 games, as they finished the year with a 34–28–8 record, earning 76 points, which was their lowest point total since 1961–62.[2]

Offensively, the Hawks were led by Stan Mikita, who won his second consecutive Art Ross Trophy, as he led the league with 87 points, as he scored 28 goals and added 59 assists. Bobby Hull, who got off to that hot start, suffered an injury in early February, as he ended up missing nine games, and finished the season with 39 goals and 71 points. Hull ended up winning the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the MVP of the NHL. Phil Esposito, in his second season in the NHL, broke out with 23 goals and 55 points, while Kenny Wharram had another solid season, scoring 24 goals and 44 points. On the blueline, Pierre Pilote once again led the way, scoring 14 goals and 59 points, while registering a team high 162 penalty minutes, and a third consecutive Norris Trophy.

In goal, Glenn Hall had his playing time cut back, as he appeared in 41 games, winning a club high 18 games, while posting a team best 2.43 GAA, and 4 shutouts.[3] Backup goaltender Denis DeJordy played in 30 games, winning 16, while posting a 2.52 GAA, and earning 3 shutouts.[4]

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 40 23 7 224 175 +49 87
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 36 23 11 211 185 +26 83
3 Chicago Black Hawks 70 34 28 8 224 176 +48 76
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 30 26 14 204 173 +31 74
5 New York Rangers 70 20 38 12 179 246 −67 52
6 Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 166 253 −87 48

Record vs. opponents

1964–65 NHL Records [5]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–83–10–13–10–15–8–14–7–3
Chicago 8–6—8–5–15–6–39–3–24–8–2
Detroit 10–3–15–8–1—8–4–210–2–27–6–1
Montreal 10–3–16–5–34–8–2—10–2–26–5–3
New York 8–5–13–9–22–10–22–10–2—5–4–5
Toronto 7–4–38–4–26–7–15–6–34–5–5—

Game log

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 14Boston Bruins0–3Chicago Black Hawks1–0–02
2October 17Detroit Red Wings2–4Chicago Black Hawks2–0–04
3October 18Chicago Black Hawks2–3Detroit Red Wings2–1–04
4October 21Chicago Black Hawks5–5Montreal Canadiens2–1–15
5October 25Chicago Black Hawks5–2New York Rangers3–1–17
6October 27Toronto Maple Leafs3–2Chicago Black Hawks3–2–17
7October 31Chicago Black Hawks1–5Toronto Maple Leafs3–3–17
8November 1Chicago Black Hawks2–5Boston Bruins3–4–17
9November 3New York Rangers1–2Chicago Black Hawks4–4–19
10November 7Chicago Black Hawks3–1Montreal Canadiens5–4–111
11November 8Chicago Black Hawks2–3Boston Bruins5–5–111
12November 11Montreal Canadiens4–1Chicago Black Hawks5–6–111
13November 15Toronto Maple Leafs2–4Chicago Black Hawks6–6–113
14November 18Detroit Red Wings1–3Chicago Black Hawks7–6–115
15November 21Chicago Black Hawks0–1Toronto Maple Leafs7–7–115
16November 22Montreal Canadiens2–6Chicago Black Hawks8–7–117
17November 26Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Chicago Black Hawks8–8–117
18November 29Boston Bruins4–3Chicago Black Hawks8–9–117
19December 2Chicago Black Hawks3–3New York Rangers8–9–218
20December 5Chicago Black Hawks3–5Montreal Canadiens8–10–218
21December 6New York Rangers4–1Chicago Black Hawks8–11–218
22December 9Chicago Black Hawks6–1New York Rangers9–11–220
23December 10Chicago Black Hawks5–1Boston Bruins10–11–222
24December 12Chicago Black Hawks3–2Detroit Red Wings11–11–224
25December 13Detroit Red Wings0–5Chicago Black Hawks12–11–226
26December 15Boston Bruins5–7Chicago Black Hawks13–11–228
27December 19Chicago Black Hawks6–3Montreal Canadiens14–11–230
28December 20Chicago Black Hawks3–2Boston Bruins15–11–232
29December 25Toronto Maple Leafs3–3Chicago Black Hawks15–11–333
30December 26Chicago Black Hawks5–3Toronto Maple Leafs16–11–335
31December 27Boston Bruins2–6Chicago Black Hawks17–11–337
32December 29Chicago Black Hawks4–2New York Rangers18–11–339
33December 31Chicago Black Hawks1–1Detroit Red Wings18–11–440
34January 1New York Rangers1–2Chicago Black Hawks19–11–442
35January 3Montreal Canadiens2–1Chicago Black Hawks19–12–442
36January 6Toronto Maple Leafs3–1Chicago Black Hawks19–13–442
37January 9Chicago Black Hawks7–4Detroit Red Wings20–13–444
38January 10Detroit Red Wings2–3Chicago Black Hawks21–13–446
39January 13Chicago Black Hawks0–0Toronto Maple Leafs21–13–547
40January 16New York Rangers6–3Chicago Black Hawks21–14–547
41January 17Montreal Canadiens4–2Chicago Black Hawks21–15–547
42January 20Boston Bruins1–7Chicago Black Hawks22–15–549
43January 24New York Rangers2–7Chicago Black Hawks23–15–551
44January 27Chicago Black Hawks0–2Montreal Canadiens23–16–551
45January 28Chicago Black Hawks6–2Boston Bruins24–16–553
46January 30Chicago Black Hawks1–3Detroit Red Wings24–17–553
47January 31Montreal Canadiens0–3Chicago Black Hawks25–17–555
48February 3Chicago Black Hawks4–1New York Rangers26–17–557
49February 6Chicago Black Hawks6–3Toronto Maple Leafs27–17–559
50February 7Toronto Maple Leafs2–1Chicago Black Hawks27–18–559
51February 10Detroit Red Wings2–5Chicago Black Hawks28–18–561
52February 11Chicago Black Hawks3–5Detroit Red Wings28–19–561
53February 13Chicago Black Hawks3–0New York Rangers29–19–563
54February 14Montreal Canadiens2–2Chicago Black Hawks29–19–664
55February 17New York Rangers4–5Chicago Black Hawks30–19–666
56February 20Chicago Black Hawks3–4Toronto Maple Leafs30–20–666
57February 21Boston Bruins0–7Chicago Black Hawks31–20–668
58February 24Detroit Red Wings2–3Chicago Black Hawks32–20–670
59February 27Chicago Black Hawks3–3Montreal Canadiens32–20–771
60February 28Boston Bruins5–4Chicago Black Hawks32–21–771
61March 3Detroit Red Wings2–0Chicago Black Hawks32–22–771
62March 6Chicago Black Hawks1–4Toronto Maple Leafs32–23–771
63March 7Montreal Canadiens0–7Chicago Black Hawks33–23–773
64March 10Chicago Black Hawks1–1New York Rangers33–23–874
65March 14Toronto Maple Leafs3–5Chicago Black Hawks34–23–876
66March 17Chicago Black Hawks1–2Boston Bruins34–24–876
67March 20Chicago Black Hawks2–3Montreal Canadiens34–25–876
68March 21Chicago Black Hawks1–5Detroit Red Wings34–26–876
69March 23New York Rangers3–2Chicago Black Hawks34–27–876
70March 28Chicago Black Hawks1–3Boston Bruins34–28–876

Playoffs

The Hawks would face the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL semi-finals for the third consecutive season, as Detroit finished first in the NHL with a record of 40–23–7, earning 87 points, which was 11 more than the third place Black Hawks. The series opened up at the Detroit Olympia, and the Red Wings took control of the series, winning the opening two games by scores 4–3 and 6–3. The series shifted to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and the Black Hawks took advantage of their home ice, winning both games by scores of 5–2 and 2–1 to even the series up. The fifth game was played in Detroit, and the Red Wings won the game 4–2, and took a 3–2 series lead. Game six was in Chicago, and again, the home team won the game, as Chicago shutout the Red Wings 4–0, setting up a seventh game at the Olympia. The Black Hawks skated into Detroit, and completed the upset, as Chicago doubled the Wings 4–2, and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1962.

Chicago's opponent in the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was the Montreal Canadiens, who finished second in the league with a record of 36–23–11, earning 83 points, which was seven more than the Hawks. The Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL semi-finals to earn a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals. The series opened at the Montreal Forum for the opening two games, and the Canadiens quickly opened up a 2–0 series lead, with wins of 3–2 and 2–0. The series moved to Chicago for the next two games, and the Black Hawks once again took advantage of their home ice, evening the series up with 3–1 and 5–1 victories. Montreal was the site of the fifth game, and the Canadiens once again took the series lead, shutting out Chicago 6–0. The sixth game was in Chicago, and the Black Hawks stayed red hot on home ice, defeating Montreal 2–1, and finished the playoffs with a 6–0 record at home. However, the seventh and final game of the series was in Montreal, and the Black Hawks road woes continued, as the Canadiens shut out Chicago 4–0, to win the Stanley Cup.[6]

Chicago Black Hawks 4, Detroit Red Wings 3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 1Chicago Black Hawks3–4Detroit Red Wings0–1
2April 4Chicago Black Hawks3–6Detroit Red Wings0–2
3April 6Detroit Red Wings2–5Chicago Black Hawks1–2
4April 8Detroit Red Wings1–2Chicago Black Hawks2–2
5April 11Chicago Black Hawks2–4Detroit Red Wings2–3
6April 13Detroit Red Wings0–4Chicago Black Hawks3–3
7April 15Chicago Black Hawks4–2Detroit Red Wings4–3

Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Black Hawks 3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 17Chicago Black Hawks2–3Montreal Canadiens0–1
2April 20Chicago Black Hawks0–2Montreal Canadiens0–2
3April 22Montreal Canadiens1–3Chicago Black Hawks1–2
4April 25Montreal Canadiens1–5Chicago Black Hawks2–2
5April 27Chicago Black Hawks0–6Montreal Canadiens2–3
6April 29Montreal Canadiens1–2Chicago Black Hawks3–3
7May 1Chicago Black Hawks0–4Montreal Canadiens3–4

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Stan Mikita70285987154
Bobby Hull6139327132
Pierre Pilote68144559162
Phil Esposito7023325544
Kenny Wharram6824204427
Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Glenn Hall412440181759942.43
Denis DeJordy301760161137432.52

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bobby Hull141071727
Chico Maki1439128
Stan Mikita14371053
Doug Mohns1434721
Pierre Pilote1407722
Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Glenn Hall13760762812.21
Denis DeJordy28001906.75

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1964 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
14Richie Bayes CanadaDixie Midgets
210Jan Popiel DenmarkGeorgetown Midgets
316Carl Hadfield CanadaDixie (Junior B)
422Moe L'Abbe CanadaRosemount Midgets

References

  1. ↑ 1963–64 NHL Season Summary – Hockey-Reference.com
  2. ↑ 1964–65 Chicago Black Hawks Games – Hockey-Reference.com
  3. ↑ "Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Glenn Hall". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Denis Dejordy". Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
  5. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ 1964–65 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com

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