1974–75 Chicago Black Hawks season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1974–75 1974 Chicago Black Hawks Campbell 7th Smythe 3rd 37–35–8 24–12–4 13–23–4 268 241 Tommy Ivan Billy Reay Vacant Doug JarrettStan Mikita Bill White Chicago Stadium Jim Pappin Stan Mikita (36) Stan Mikita (50) Stan Mikita (86) John Marks (+27) Phil Russell (260) Tony Esposito (34) Tony Esposito (2.74) The 1974–75 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 49th season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a 41–14–23 record in 1973–74, earning 105 points, and finishing in second place in the West Division. Then, the Black Hawks upset the heavily favored Boston Bruins in the NHL preliminary series before losing to the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL quarterfinals.1974–75 NHL Season Summary – Hockey-Reference.com During the off-season, the NHL made a number of changes. The league expanded by two more teams, as the Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals joined the league, making the NHL an 18 team league. The schedule was then bumped up from 78 games to 80, and the previously two division league was split into two conferences and four divisions. The Black Hawks found themselves in the newly created Smythe Division with the Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, and the expansion team Kansas City Scouts. The Smythe Division was part of the newly created Campbell Conference. Chicago began the regular season with a strong 7–3–1 in their first eleven games, however, the team fell into a slump, and found themselves under the .500 level 26 games into the season with a record of 11–12–3. The Black Hawks would continue to hover around .500 for the rest of the season, and eventually finish the year with a 37–35–8 record, earning 82 points. Chicago's 37 victories and 82 points were their lowest totals since the 1968–69 season, while their 35 losses was the most since the team lost 39 in 1957–58. The team finished in third place in the Smythe Division, and earn a spot in the post-season as the eleventh seed. Offensively, the Black Hawks were led by Stan Mikita, who led the club with 36 goals, 50 assists and 86 points. Jim Pappin tied Mikita with 36 goals, and added 27 assists for 63 points. Newly acquired Ivan Boldirev, who spent the previous season with the California Golden Seals, stepped in and finished second in team scoring with 67 points, as he recorded 23 goals and 44 assists. Cliff Koroll had a strong season, scoring 27 goals and 59 points, while defenseman Dick Redmond led the blueline with 14 goals and 57 points. John Marks led the Black Hawks with a +27 rating, while Phil Russell had a team high 260 penalty minutes. In goal, Tony Esposito once again led the club with 34 victories and a 2.74 GAA, earning six shutouts in 71 games.http://goaliesarchive.com/hawks/indexesposito.html Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Tony Esposito 2008-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20080217053311/http://www.goaliesarchive.com/hawks/indexesposito.html 2008-02-17 usurped The Hawks opened the playoffs against the fifth seeded Boston Bruins in a best of three preliminary round. The Bruins finished the season with a 40–26–14 record, earning 94 points, and a second-place finish in the Adams Division. The series opened with a game at the Boston Garden, and the heavily favored Bruins easily disposed the Black Hawks by a score of 8–2. The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next game, and the Hawks responded, with a 4–3 overtime victory, to set up a third and final game back in Boston. Chicago would complete the upset, stunning the Bruins by a score of 6–4 in the third game, to advance to the NHL quarter-finals. Chicago's next opponent in a best of seven series was the second seeded Buffalo Sabres, who had a record of 49–16–15, earning 113 points, and a first-place finish in the Adams Division. The series started with two games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres used their home ice advantage, and quickly took a 2–0 series lead with wins of 4–1 and 3–1. The series moved to Chicago for the next two games, and the Hawks cut into the Sabres lead with a 5–4 overtime win in the third game. Buffalo responded in the fourth game though, as they cruised to a 6–2 win. The Sabres closed out the series in the fifth game back in Buffalo, winning the game 3–1. Season standings Final standings CHI Record vs. opponents CHI Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1974–75 regular season1974-75 Chicago Black Hawks Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CBH/1975_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 28, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; October Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- | 1 || October 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 || Detroit Red Wings || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || October 13 || Atlanta Flames || 4–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–2–0 || 0 |- | 3 || October 16 || Boston Bruins || 0–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2–0 || 2 |- | 4 || October 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–4 || Washington Capitals || 1–3–0 || 2 |- | 5 || October 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || St. Louis Blues || 2–3–0 || 4 |- | 6 || October 20 || Minnesota North Stars || 0–6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3–0 || 6 |- | 7 || October 23 || Washington Capitals || 2–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3–0 || 8 |- | 8 || October 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 9–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3–0 || 10 |- | 9 || October 27 || St. Louis Blues || 3–10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3–0 || 12 |- |10 || October 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3–1 || 13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; November Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |11 || November 2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || Kansas City Scouts || 7–3–1 || 15 |- |12 || November 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–3–2 || 16 |- |13 || November 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–6 || Buffalo Sabres || 7–4–2 || 16 |- |14 || November 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–2 || Atlanta Flames || 7–5–2 || 16 |- |15 || November 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–1 || Vancouver Canucks || 7–6–2 || 16 |- |16 || November 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–2 || California Golden Seals || 7–7–2 || 16 |- |17 || November 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || Los Angeles Kings || 8–7–2 || 18 |- |18 || November 20 || New York Islanders || 4–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–7–3 || 19 |- |19 || November 23 || Kansas City Scouts || 0–6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 9–7–3 || 21 |- |20 || November 27 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 9–8–3 || 21 |- |21 || November 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–5 || Minnesota North Stars || 9–9–3 || 21 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; December Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |22 || December 1 || Minnesota North Stars || 0–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 10–9–3 || 23 |- |23 || December 4 || Kansas City Scouts || 3–7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 11–9–3 || 25 |- |24 || December 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || 11–10–3 || 25 |- |25 || December 7 || New York Rangers || 7–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 11–11–3 || 25 |- |26 || December 8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 11–12–3 || 25 |- |27 || December 11 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || Atlanta Flames || 12–12–3 || 27 |- |28 || December 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 12–13–3 || 27 |- |29 || December 15 || Vancouver Canucks || 2–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 13–13–3 || 29 |- |30 || December 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 14–13–3 || 31 |- |31 || December 21 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || New York Islanders || 14–13–4 || 32 |- |32 || December 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 15–13–4 || 34 |- |33 || December 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || Buffalo Sabres || 15–14–4 || 34 |- |34 || December 28 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 16–14–4 || 36 |- |35 || December 29 || St. Louis Blues || 2–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 17–14–4 || 38 |- |36 || December 31 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 17–15–4 || 38 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; January Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |37 || January 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–6 || New York Rangers || 17–16–4 || 38 |- |38 || January 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 17–17–4 || 38 |- |39 || January 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 17–18–4 || 38 |- |40 || January 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 18–18–4 || 40 |- |41 || January 11 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–5 || Boston Bruins || 18–19–4 || 40 |- |42 || January 12 || New York Rangers || 2–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 19–19–4 || 42 |- |43 || January 15 || Vancouver Canucks || 1–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 20–19–4 || 44 |- |44 || January 18 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–4 || Kansas City Scouts || 20–20–4 || 44 |- |45 || January 19 || California Golden Seals || 1–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 21–20–4 || 46 |- |46 || January 23 || New York Islanders || 1–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 22–20–4 || 48 |- |47 || January 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || St. Louis Blues || 23–20–4 || 50 |- |48 || January 26 || California Golden Seals || 2–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 24–20–4 || 52 |- |49 || January 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 24–21–4 || 52 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; February Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |50 || February 1 || New York Rangers || 4–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 24–22–4 || 52 |- |51 || February 2 || New York Islanders || 1–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 24–22–5 || 53 |- |52 || February 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || Kansas City Scouts || 24–22–6 || 54 |- |53 || February 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || Minnesota North Stars || 25–22–6 || 56 |- |54 || February 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || Vancouver Canucks || 25–23–6 || 56 |- |55 || February 9 || Los Angeles Kings || 2–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 25–24–6 || 56 |- |56 || February 12 || Boston Bruins || 3–8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 26–24–6 || 58 |- |57 || February 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 26–25–6 || 58 |- |58 || February 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–12 || Montreal Canadiens || 26–26–6 || 58 |- |59 || February 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 26–27–6 || 58 |- |60 || February 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || New York Rangers || 26–27–7 || 59 |- |61 || February 22 || Washington Capitals || 3–10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 27–27–7 || 61 |- |62 || February 23 || Atlanta Flames || 0–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 28–27–7 || 63 |- |63 || February 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || Washington Capitals || 29–27–7 || 65 |- |64 || February 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || Atlanta Flames || 30–27–7 || 67 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; March Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |65 || March 2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–6 || Boston Bruins || 30–28–7 || 67 |- |66 || March 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || California Golden Seals || 31–28–7 || 69 |- |67 || March 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 || Vancouver Canucks || 31–29–7 || 69 |- |68 || March 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || Los Angeles Kings || 32–29–7 || 71 |- |69 || March 12 || St. Louis Blues || 4–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 32–30–7 || 71 |- |70 || March 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || Minnesota North Stars || 33–30–7 || 73 |- |71 || March 16 || Vancouver Canucks || 4–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 33–31–7 || 73 |- |72 || March 20 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || Detroit Red Wings || 34–31–7 || 75 |- |73 || March 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–4 || New York Islanders || 34–32–7 || 75 |- |74 || March 23 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 34–32–8 || 76 |- |75 || March 26 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 35–32–8 || 78 |- |76 || March 29 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 35–33–8 || 78 |- |77 || March 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 35–34–8 || 78 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; April Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |78 || April 3 || Kansas City Scouts || 4–6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 36–34–8 || 80 |- |79 || April 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–4 || St. Louis Blues || 36–35–8 || 80 |- |80 || April 6 || Minnesota North Stars || 0–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 37–35–8 || 82 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; Preliminary round vs. (2) Boston Bruins – Black Hawks win 2–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || April 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–8 || Boston Bruins || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 10 || Boston Bruins || 3–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 |- | 3 || April 11 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (2) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || April 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–4 || Buffalo Sabres || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || Buffalo Sabres || 0–2 |- | 3 || April 17 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 |- | 4 || April 20 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 |- | 5 || April 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Season stats Scoring leaders Player GP G A Pts PIMStan Mikita 79 36 50 86 48Ivan Boldirev 80 24 43 67 54Jim Pappin 71 36 27 63 94Cliff Koroll 80 27 32 59 27Dick Redmond 80 14 43 57 90 Goaltending Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAATony Esposito 71 4219 34 30 7 193 6 2.74Michel Dumas 3 121 2 0 0 7 0 3.47Mike Veisor 9 460 1 5 1 36 0 4.70 Playoff stats Scoring leaders Player GP G A Pts PIMCliff Koroll 8 3 5 8 8John Marks 8 2 6 8 34Stan Mikita 8 3 4 7 8Ivan Boldirev 8 4 2 6 2Dick Redmond 8 2 3 5 0 Goaltending Player GP TOI W L GA SO GAAMichel Dumas 1 19 0 0 1 0 3.16Tony Esposito 8 472 3 5 34 0 4.32 Draft picks Chicago's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)116 Grant Mulvey Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)234 Alain Daigle Canada Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)352 Bob Murray Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)470 Terry Ruskowski Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)588 Dave Logan Canada Laval National (QMJHL)6106 Bob Volpe Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA)7124 Eddie Mio Canada Colorado College (NCAA)8141 Mike St. Cyr Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)9158 Steve Colp United States Michigan State University (NCAA)10173 Rick Fraser Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)11188 Jean Bernier Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)12200 Dwayne Byers Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)13210 Glen Ing Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL) Awards, records and honors Tommy Ivan, Lester Patrick TrophyCollins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.424, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 978-1-55468-621-6 References Sources Hockey-Reference Rauzulu's Street https://archive.today/20121204173426/http://www.goaliesarchive.com/hawks/index.html Goalies Archive HockeyDB National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007 Category:Chicago Blackhawks seasons Chicago Blackhawks Category:1974 in sports in Illinois Category:1975 in sports in Illinois Category:1974 in Chicago Category:1975 in Chicago