1945-46 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 23-20-7 - 53 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Johnny Gottselig (23-20-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1945-46 Chicago Black Hawks Roster
1945-46 Chicago Black Hawks Results

The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1945-46 season with a record of 23 wins and 20 losses and 7 ties for 53 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Black Hawks scored 200 goals, best in the league. Chicago conceded 178 goals. Max Bentley netted 31 goals for the team, while Bill Mosienko and Max Bentley each recorded 30 assists. Mike Karakas topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 3.46 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Johnny Gottselig coached the team. The 1945-46 Chicago Black Hawks lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Max Bentley	C	47	31	30	61	6
Clint Smith	C	50	26	24	50	2
Bill Mosienko	R	40	18	30	48	12
Alex Kaleta	L	49	19	27	46	17
Pete Horeck	L	50	20	21	41	34
Doug Bentley	L	36	19	21	40	16
Red Hamill	L	38	20	17	37	23
George Gee	C	35	14	15	29	12
George Allen	L	44	11	15	26	16
Don Grosso	C	47	7	10	17	17
Eddie Wares	R	45	4	11	15	34
John Mariucci	D	50	3	8	11	58
George Johnston	R	16	5	4	9	2
Joe Cooper	D	50	2	7	9	46
Reg Hamilton	D	48	1	7	8	31
John Chad	R	13	0	1	1	2
Mike Karakas	G	48	0	0	0	5
Leo Reise	D	6	0	0	0	6
Doug Stevenson	G	2	0	0	0	0
Totals		714	200	248	448	339

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS
Mike Karakas	48	2880	22	19	7	1	166	3.46	0
Doug Stevenson	2	120	1	1	0	0	12	6.00	0
Totals	50	3000	23	20	7	1	178	3.56		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Max Bentley	C	4	1	0	1	4
Clint Smith	C	4	2	1	3	0
Bill Mosienko	R	4	2	0	2	2
Alex Kaleta	L	4	0	1	1	2
Pete Horeck	L	4	0	0	0	2
Doug Bentley	L	4	0	2	2	0
Red Hamill	L	4	1	0	1	7
George Gee	C	4	1	1	2	4
George Allen	L	4	0	0	0	4
Don Grosso	C	4	0	0	0	17
Eddie Wares	R	3	0	1	1	0
John Mariucci	D	4	0	1	1	10
Joe Cooper	D	4	0	1	1	14
Reg Hamilton	D	4	0	1	1	2
John Chad	R	3	0	1	1	0
Mike Karakas	G	4	0	0	0	0
Totals		62	7	10	17	68

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Mike Karakas	4	240	0	4	0	0	0	26	6.50	0
Totals	4	240	0	4	0	0	0	26	6.50		0