1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season

NHL ice hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1959–60 1959 Chicago Black Hawks 3rd 28–29–13 18–11–6 10–18–7 191 180 Tommy Ivan Rudy Pilous Ed Litzenberger Chicago Stadium Bobby Hull (39) Bobby Hull (42) Bobby Hull (81) Stan Mikita (119) Glenn Hall (28) Glenn Hall (2.56) The 1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 34th season in the NHL, and the club was coming off of a third-place finish in 1958–59, as they finished the season with a club record 28 wins, and tying a club record with 69 points, and earned their first playoff berth since 1953. Chicago then lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the first round, losing in six games. 2 Regular season After winning the season opener, the Black Hawks would struggle, going on a 14-game winless streak to fall into last place in the league. Chicago would snap out of their slump, and in their next 26 games, the Hawks would have a record of 11–10–5, bringing them back into the playoff race with the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings. The Black Hawks would then get very hot, posting a record of 16–8–5 in their remaining 29 games to finish the season with a 28–29–13 record, which was identical to the previous season, and once again finish in third place in the league, earning a playoff spot. This was the first time since the 1940–41 and 1941–42 seasons that the Black Hawks had consecutive playoff appearances. Offensively, Chicago was led by Bobby Hull, who scored a team record 39 goals, and finished at the top of the NHL scoring race with a club record 81 points, winning the Art Ross Trophy. Rookie Bill Hay finished second to Hull in team scoring, earning 18 goals and 55 points, and winning the Calder Memorial Trophy. Tod Sloan had another solid season, scoring 20 goals and 40 points. Pierre Pilote led the defense, scoring 7 goals and 45 points, while Stan Mikita led the club with 110 penalty minutes. In goal, Glenn Hall played in all 70 games, winning 28 of them, while posting a 2.56 GAA, and earning 6 shutouts. Season standings CHI Record vs. opponents CHI Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1959–60 regular season1959-60 Chicago Black Hawks Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CBH/1960_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 29, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; October Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- | 1 || October 7 || New York Rangers || 2–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || October 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1–0 || 2 |- | 3 || October 11 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2–0 || 2 |- | 4 || October 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3–0 || 2 |- | 5 || October 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–4–0 || 2 |- | 6 || October 18 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–4–1 || 3 |- | 7 || October 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–4 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–5–1 || 3 |- | 8 || October 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || New York Rangers || 1–6–1 || 3 |- | 9 || October 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–7–1 || 3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; November Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |10 || November 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–8–1 || 3 |- |11 || November 3 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–9–1 || 3 |- |12 || November 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–9–2 || 4 |- |13 || November 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–5 || Boston Bruins || 1–10–2 || 4 |- |14 || November 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–11–2 || 4 |- |15 || November 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–11–3 || 5 |- |16 || November 15 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–11–3 || 7 |- |17 || November 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–3 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–12–3 || 7 |- |18 || November 18 || New York Rangers || 3–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–12–3 || 9 |- |19 || November 22 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–13–3 || 9 |- |20 || November 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–14–3 || 9 |- |21 || November 28 || New York Rangers || 2–6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–14–3 || 11 |- |22 || November 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || New York Rangers || 4–14–4 || 12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; December Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |23 || December 2 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–14–5 || 13 |- |24 || December 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–14–6 || 14 |- |25 || December 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || Boston Bruins || 5–14–6 || 16 |- |26 || December 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–15–6 || 16 |- |27 || December 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–15–6 || 18 |- |28 || December 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–15–7 || 19 |- |29 || December 16 || Boston Bruins || 0–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–15–7 || 21 |- |30 || December 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–3 || Detroit Red Wings || 7–16–7 || 21 |- |31 || December 20 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–16–7 || 23 |- |32 || December 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || New York Rangers || 9–16–7 || 25 |- |33 || December 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–5 || Boston Bruins || 9–17–7 || 25 |- |34 || December 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–9 || Montreal Canadiens || 9–18–7 || 25 |- |35 || December 27 || Boston Bruins || 1–6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 10–18–7 || 27 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; January Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |36 || January 1 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 10–18–8 || 28 |- |37 || January 2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 11–18–8 || 30 |- |38 || January 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || Chicago Black Hawks || 11–19–8 || 30 |- |39 || January 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || New York Rangers || 12–19–8 || 32 |- |40 || January 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–5 || Boston Bruins || 12–20–8 || 32 |- |41 || January 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 || Montreal Canadiens || 12–21–8 || 32 |- |42 || January 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 13–21–8 || 34 |- |43 || January 13 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 14–21–8 || 36 |- |44 || January 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || Detroit Red Wings || 14–22–8 || 36 |- |45 || January 17 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 15–22–8 || 38 |- |46 || January 20 || Boston Bruins || 1–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 16–22–8 || 40 |- |47 || January 23 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 17–22–8 || 42 |- |48 || January 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 17–23–8 || 42 |- |49 || January 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 17–24–8 || 42 |- |50 || January 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || Montreal Canadiens || 17–24–9 || 43 |- |51 || January 31 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 17–24–10 || 44 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; February Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |52 || February 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–2 || Boston Bruins || 18–24–10 || 46 |- |53 || February 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || New York Rangers || 19–24–10 || 48 |- |54 || February 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–5 || Detroit Red Wings || 19–25–10 || 48 |- |55 || February 10 || New York Rangers || 1–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 20–25–10 || 50 |- |56 || February 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 21–25–10 || 52 |- |57 || February 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || New York Rangers || 22–25–10 || 54 |- |58 || February 20 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 22–26–10 || 54 |- |59 || February 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 23–26–10 || 56 |- |60 || February 27 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 23–27–10 || 56 |- |61 || February 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 24–27–10 || 58 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; March Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points |- |62 || March 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || Boston Bruins || 25–27–10 || 60 |- |63 || March 5 || New York Rangers || 0–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 26–27–10 || 62 |- |64 || March 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 27–27–10 || 64 |- |65 || March 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || New York Rangers || 27–27–11 || 65 |- |66 || March 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–5 || Montreal Canadiens || 27–28–11 || 65 |- |67 || March 13 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 27–28–12 || 66 |- |68 || March 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || Detroit Red Wings || 28–28–12 || 68 |- |69 || March 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 28–29–12 || 68 |- |70 || March 20 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–5 || Boston Bruins || 28–29–13 || 69 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Chicago would face the Montreal Canadiens in the best of seven NHL semi-final for the second consecutive season. The Canadiens finished the season with an NHL best 92 points, and had won four consecutive Stanley Cups. The series opened up with two games at the Montreal Forum, and the Canadiens took a 2–0 series lead by winning both games by scores of 4–3, including an overtime win in the second game. The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, however, it was the Canadiens who stayed hot, shutting out the Black Hawks 4–0 in the third game, followed by another shutout victory in the fourth game, as Montreal won the game 2–0, and swept the series in four games. background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1960 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (1) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series |- | 1 || March 24 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–4 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–1 |- | 2 || March 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–4 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–2 |- | 3 || March 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–0 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–3 |- | 4 || March 31 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player stats Regular season Scoring leaders Player GP G A Pts PIMBobby Hull 70 39 42 81 68Bill Hay 70 18 37 55 31Pierre Pilote 70 7 38 45 100Tod Sloan 70 20 20 40 54Ron Murphy 63 15 21 36 18 Goaltending Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAAGlenn Hall 70 4200 28 29 13 179 6 2.56 Playoffs Scoring leaders Player GP G A Pts PIMBill Hay 4 1 2 3 2Kenny Wharram 4 1 1 2 0Ted Lindsay 4 1 1 2 0Bobby Hull 3 1 0 1 2Ron Murphy 4 1 0 1 0 Goaltending Player GP TOI W L GA SO GAAGlenn Hall 4 249 0 4 14 0 3.37 See also 1959–60 NHL season References External links Hockey-Reference National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007 Category:Chicago Blackhawks seasons Chicago Category:1959 in Chicago Category:1960 in Chicago Category:1959 in sports in Illinois Category:1960 in sports in Illinois