1944-45 Chicago Black Hawks Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 13-30-7 - 33 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Paul Thompson (0-1)
Coach: Johnny Gottselig (13-29-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1944-45 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics
1944-45 Chicago Black Hawks Results

The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1944-45 season with a record of 13 wins and 30 losses and 7 ties for 33 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.

The Black Hawks scored 141 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 194. Bill Mosienko netted 28 goals for Chicago, while Clint Smith contributed 31 assists. Mike Karakas topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.90 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Paul Thompson and Johnny Gottselig coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Russ BrayshawLJanuary 17, 19185'10"170LRosthern, SK Canada
Joe BrettoDNovember 28, 19126'1"248LHibbing, MN USA
Lude CheckLMay 22, 19195'10"165LBrandon, MB Canada
Joe CooperDDecember 14, 19146'2"200RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Cully DahlstromCJuly 3, 19125'11"175LMinneapolis, MN USA
Wilf FieldDApril 29, 19155'11"185RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Harvey FraserCOctober 14, 19185'10"168RSouris, MB Canada
Johnny GottseligLJune 24, 19055'11"158LOdessa, Russia
Don GrossoCApril 12, 19155'11"170LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
John HarmsRApril 25, 19255'8"160RBattleford, SK Canada
Pete HoreckLJune 15, 19235'9"158LMassey, ON Canada
Virgil JohnsonDMarch 4, 19125'9"165LMinneapolis, MN USA
Mike KarakasGDecember 12, 19115'11"147LAurora, MN USA
Mush MarchROctober 18, 19085'5"154RSilton, SK Canada
Butch McDonaldLNovember 21, 19166'0"185LAssiniboia, SK Canada
Red MitchellDSeptember 6, 19125'10"185RToronto, ON Canada
Bill MosienkoRNovember 2, 19215'8"160RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Joe PapikeRMarch 28, 19156'0"175REveleth, MN USA
Fido PurpurRSeptember 26, 19145'6"155RGrand Forks, ND USA
Les RamsayCJuly 1, 19205'9"155LVerdun, QC Canada
Earl SeibertDDecember 7, 19116'2"198RKitchener, ON Canada
Cully SimonDMay 8, 19185'10"190LBrockville, ON Canada
Clint SmithCDecember 12, 19135'8"165LAssiniboia, SK Canada
Doug StevensonGApril 6, 19245'8"170LRegina, SK Canada
Bill ThomsCMarch 5, 19105'9"170LNewmarket, ON Canada
Marty ZoboroskyDNovember 12, 19165'10"180RMoose Jaw, SK Canada



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