1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks season
| 1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 6th NHL |
| 1951–52 record | 17–44–9 |
| Home record | 9–19–7 |
| Road record | 8–25–2 |
| Goals for | 158 |
| Goals against | 241 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Bill Tobin |
| Coach | Ebbie Goodfellow |
| Captain | Jack Stewart |
| Arena | Chicago Stadium |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Bill Mosienko (31) |
| Assists | George Gee (31) |
| Points | Bill Mosienko (53) |
| Penalties in minutes | Al Dewsbury (99) |
| Wins | Harry Lumley (17) |
| Goals against average | Harry Lumley (3.46) |
The 1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 26th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of a horrible season in 1950–51, when they finished with an NHL worst record of 13–47–10, earning 36 points, as Chicago missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. The Black Hawks ended the 1950–51 season winning only two of their last 43 games. In 1951–52, Chicago finished marginally better, but did not qualify for the playoffs.
In the off-season, the Black Hawks were involved in the largest cash deal at the time, as they gave the Detroit Red Wings $75,000 in exchange for Jim McFadden, George Gee, Jimmy Peters, Clare Martin, Clare Raglan and Max McNab.
The Black Hawks started the season off playing .500 hockey through their opening eight games, as they sat with a 3–3–2 record, however, the team fell into a five-game losing streak, and quickly fell out of playoff contention. Chicago would slump all season long, ending up in last place in the league for the second consecutive season with a 17–44–9 record, earning 43 points, which was a seven-point improvement on the previous season.
In an early season matchup (November 24) against the Detroit Red Wings at the Detroit Olympia, Black Hawks captain Jack Stewart made his return to the team after missing nearly a year of action due to a back injury. The Black Hawks defeated the powerful Red Wings 6–2 in his return. The following night in Chicago, Chicago goaltender Harry Lumley suffered a minor knee injury. Team trainer Moe Roberts, who had first played in the NHL in 1925–26 with the Boston Bruins, and had not played in the league since 1933–34 with the New York Americans, was an emergency third period replacement in goal for Chicago. Roberts stopped every shot he faced to help the Hawks win the game.
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