1955-56 Chicago Black Hawks Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 19-39-12 - 50 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL
Coach: Dick Irvin (19-39-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1955-56 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics
1955-56 Chicago Black Hawks Results

The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 19 wins and 39 losses and 12 ties for 50 points, finishing sixth in the NHL.

The Black Hawks scored 155 goals and yielded 216, most in the circuit. Johnny Wilson netted 24 goals for Chicago, and Ed Litzenberger accounted for 29 assists. Al Rollins topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.00 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Dick Irvin coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Hank BassenGDecember 6, 19325'10"180LCalgary, AB Canada
Hank CieslaCOctober 15, 19346'2"190LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Norm CorcoranCAugust 15, 19315'10"160RToronto, ON Canada
Al DewsburyDApril 12, 19266'2"202LGoderich, ON Canada
Lee FogolinDFebruary 27, 19265'11"195LFort William, ON Canada
Hec LalandeCNovember 24, 19345'9"150LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Tony LeswickLMarch 17, 19235'7"160RHumboldt, SK Canada
Ed LitzenbergerRJuly 15, 19326'1"174RNeudorf, SK Canada
Frank MartinDMay 1, 19336'2"190LCayuga, ON Canada
Jack McIntyreLSeptember 8, 19305'11"170LBrussels, ON Canada
Nick MickoskiLDecember 7, 19276'1"183LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Gus MortsonDJanuary 24, 19255'11"190LNew Liskeard, ON Canada
Pierre PiloteDDecember 11, 19315'10"178LKenogami, QC Canada
Metro PrystaiCNovember 7, 19275'8"155LYorkton, SK Canada
Al RollinsGOctober 9, 19266'2"175LVanguard, SK Canada
Ed SandfordLAugust 20, 19286'1"180RNew Toronto, ON Canada
Glen SkovCJanuary 26, 19316'2"180LWheatley, ON Canada
Allan StanleyDMarch 1, 19266'1"170LTimmins, ON Canada
Frank SullivanDJune 16, 19295'11"178RToronto, ON Canada
Red SullivanCDecember 24, 19295'11"155LPeterborough, ON Canada
Harry WatsonLMay 6, 19236'1"207LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Kenny WharramRJuly 2, 19335'9"160RFerris, ON Canada
Johnny WilsonLJune 14, 19295'11"168LKincardine, ON Canada
Larry WilsonCOctober 23, 19305'11"160LKincardine, ON Canada
Benny WoitDJanuary 7, 19285'11"195RFort William, ON Canada



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