Chicago Blackhawks
| Chicago Blackhawks | |
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| founding | September 25, 1926 |
| history |
Chicago Blackhawks 1926 - 1986 Chicago Blackhawks since 1986 |
| Stadion | United Center |
| Location | Chicago |
| Team colors | Red, black, white |
| league | National Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| division | Central Division |
| Head coach |
 Jeremy Colliton
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| Team captain |
Jonathan Toews
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| General manager |
Stan Bowman
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| owner |
 Rocky Wirtz
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| Cooperations |
Rockford IceHogs ( AHL ) Indy Fuel ( ECHL ) |
| Stanley Cups | 1934 , 1938 , 1961 , 2010 , 2013 , 2015 |
| Conference title | 1991/92 , 2009/10 , 2012/13 , 2014/15 |
| Division title |
1969/70 , 1970/71 , 1971/72 , 1972/73 , 1975/76 , 1977/78 , 1978/79 , 1979/80 , 1982/83 , 1985/86 , 1989/90 , 1990/91 , 1992 / 93 , 2009/10 , 2012/13 , 2016/17 |
The Chicago Blackhawks ( IPA : [ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ blækhɔks] ) are an American ice hockey franchise of the National Hockey League from Chicago . They were founded on September 25, 1926 and began playing at the beginning of the 1926/27 season . The team colors are red, black and white. In the first 60 years, the team, which belongs to the so-called " Original Six " , played under the same name in separate spelling ("Black Hawks").
The Blackhawks play their home games at the United Center and were the westernmost team in the league until the late 1960s. Between 1933 and 1961 the team from the "Windy City" won the prestigious Stanley Cup three times . The title win in the 1960/61 season was also the last for a long time, although the team was one of the best in the NHL, especially in the 1970s and early 1990s. However, the franchise experienced its greatest sporting crisis around the turn of the millennium when it only managed to qualify for the playoff once in ten seasons. After a major restructuring, the success of previous years returned, so that in 2010 not only was the first cup success after 49 years, but the team was also able to repeat the success in 2013 and 2015.
history
The name
The name comes from the infantry division in which the first owner of the Black Hawks, Frederic McLaughlin, served during the First World War. It was named after a great Indian from Illinois history, Chief Black Hawk . In earlier years, the most commonly used spelling of the name was "Black Hawks", but the spelling "Blackhawks" can also be found again and again in internal club records and publications. This disagreement was officially resolved by the club in the summer of 1986. As in the first documents when the team was founded, the name has only been written together since then.
Early Years (1926-1943)
The Chicago Blackhawks joined the National Hockey League in 1926, two years after the Boston Bruins, the first team from the United States to enter the league. Together with the Detroit Cougars and the New York Rangers , they made their debut in the 1926-27 NHL season . For the first time, the NHL was divided into two divisions . With over half of the NHL teams now based in the US, the three new teams played together with the Bruins and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the American Division , while the four Canadian teams formed the Canadian Division with the New York Americans .
The Blackhawks' first team consisted mostly of players who had played with the Portland Rosebuds in the Western Canada Hockey League in the preseason . The league had dissolved and the owner of the Blackhawks, Frederic McLaughlin, had bought the rights to the Portland players. The first season was relatively successful for the team. The team was led by its front row of Dick Irvin and Babe Dye , who both made it into the top five scorers in the league. In the play-offs you had to admit defeat to the Boston Bruins and after the finals head coach Pete Muldoon was sacked.
It followed a few unsuccessful years before the team around goalie Charlie Gardiner , defender Marvin "Cy" Wentworth and striker Johnny Gottselig reached the final round of the Stanley Cup in the 1930/31 season, in which they were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens . In 1934 the Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup. In addition to goal scorer Paul Thompson , goalkeeper Charlie Gardiner, who was meanwhile team captain, was outstanding in the team . In five of the eight playoff games, he did not allow more than one goal. He had been the team's great support for many years and succumbed to a brain tumor two months after winning the title .
The next few years were not characterized by playing successes and the team was only just able to qualify for the playoffs in 1938 with 37 points from 48 games. The decisive games against the Canadiens and the New York Americans were each won after overtime . In the final round, Chicago met the Toronto Maple Leafs , who defeated them 3-1 games. In the following season , the Hawks missed the playoffs as the last-placed team.
"Original Six" (1944–1967)
In 1944 , the Blackhawks reached the final series with the brothers Max and Doug Bentley , Clint Smith and Bill Mosienko again, but were defeated there against Montreal with Maurice "The Rocket" Richard . In the same year the owner, Frederic McLaughlin, died, leaving the team de facto without a leader. In the 1950s, the team was close to bankruptcy. Arthur Wirtz and James D. Norris ran the financially strained club during this time. They built a new team; one of their first acts was when Tommy Ivan was appointed general manager in 1954 .
Between 1945 and 1958 , the Blackhawks reached the play-offs only twice before GM Ivan successfully reshaped the team with a few player transfers. Decisive here were the obligations of the players Glenn Hall , Pierre Pilote , Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita . In addition, Ted Lindsay was an experienced player who had fallen out of favor with his old Detroit Red Wings team because of the formation of the National Hockey League Players' Association . In 1961 the Blackhawks finally won their third Stanley Cup, in the final they defeated Detroit 4-2 games.
This was followed by two more finals, in 1962 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and in 1965 against Montreal, but both times the Blackhawks were defeated. At the time, Chicago was one of the top teams in the NHL. Bobby Hull has scored more than 50 goals in four seasons, Mikita has been top scorer in the NHL several times, Pilote has been awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy three times in a row as the best defender in the NHL and Glenn Hall has always been in the first or for eight out of nine consecutive years second NHL All-Star Team .
The Years of NHL Expansion (1967–1985)
The National Hockey League took on six new teams at the beginning of the 1967/68 season and the Hawks started without success. Goalkeeper Glenn Hall joined the St. Louis Blues . In a swap deal with the Boston Bruins , the Blackhawks gave up Phil Esposito , Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield and received three players, only Pit Martin lived up to expectations, while Esposito set numerous offensive records in Boston. For the first time since 1958, the team missed the play-offs again.
Phil Esposito's younger brother, Tony joined the team as a goalkeeper in 1969 and had a strong rookie season for which he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy . In his second season he led the Blackhawks into the Stanley Cup final, in which the team was defeated by Montreal. After the World Hockey Association was founded , the top performers Bobby Hull and André Lacroix left the club. Despite the departures, the Hawks made it to the finals in 1973 , where they were again subject to the Canadiens. After the season, Pat Stapleton joined the WHA. Before the start of the 1976/77 season , the Chicago Blackhawks signed Boston Bobby Orr , who only played 26 games for the team due to injury and ended his career in 1978 . In 1980 Stan Mikita also ended his career after 22 years for the Blackhawks.
In the 1981/82 season , the Blackhawks failed in the semifinals at the Vancouver Canucks . In two of the next three years they reached the semifinals again, but in each case it was the Edmonton Oilers under the leadership of the young Wayne Gretzky who prevented a final.
Blackhawks instead of Black Hawks (1986-2004)
When looking through the club documents, it was noticed in the founding papers that the team name had been written together at the time, ie "Chicago Blackhawks" and not, as is usually used, "Black Hawks". The team declared the written variant as the officially valid one.
In the late 1980s, the Hawks made it to playoff every year, but were eliminated early. During this time, Denis Savard and Steve Larmer , who regularly scored over 30 goals per season, were the top performers on the offensive. For the 1989/90 season , a future star came with rookie Jeremy Roenick and another rookie made his debut in the playoffs with goalie Ed Belfour . The Blackhawks reached the Conference Finals, where they lost to eventual Stanley Cup winner Calgary Flames .
The following year, the team made it back to the semi-finals, this time again the Edmonton Oilers ended the season for Chicago. In 1991 , the Blackhawks won the Presidents' Trophy as the best points team of the regular season, but the Minnesota North Stars caused the elimination in the first round of playoffs. Meanwhile, the team had signed the Chicago-born Chris Chelios on the defensive , and due to the strong performance of goalkeeper Ed Belfour, the management decided to hand over the then second goalkeeper Dominik Hašek to the Buffalo Sabers . In 1992 the Hawks reached the Stanley Cup final again, but Mario Lemieux ' Pittsburgh Penguins were too strong an opponent.
For the 1994/95 season , the team moved from Chicago Stadium to the new United Center . The team also changed; Belfour, Chelios and Roenick were given up and the new top performers in the second half of the 90s were Éric Dazé , Tony Amonte and Alexei Schamnow . After 29 years, the team missed the playoffs for the first time in the 1997/98 season . The time up to the 2004/05 strike season was very unsuccessful. The Blackhawks reached the playoffs only once, the rising ticket prices and the team's refusal to broadcast home games on TV damaged the reputation of the Blackhawks in Chicago and resulted in falling audience numbers.
Rebuilding (2005-2009)
The new General Manager Dale Tallon began to rebuild the team in the 2005/06 season . The Blackhawks signed two players, goalkeeper Nikolai Chabibulin and all-star defender Adrian Aucoin , who were supposed to provide more stability on the defensive. However, the team struggled with many injuries and again missed the playoffs. At the NHL Entry Draft 2006 , Jonathan Toews was elected third and made significant transfers with the commitments of Martin Havlát , Michal Handzuš and Bryan Smolinski . Despite the changed squad, the Blackhawks failed in the 2006/07 season to retrieve the constant performance, so head coach Trent Yawney was dismissed in November 2006 and replaced by the previous assistant coach Denis Savard . The team finished the season with 71 points and missed the playoffs.
As a result of the poor performance, the Blackhawks won the Draft Lottery and were given the NHL Entry Draft 2007 for the first time the opportunity to select a draft pick in the first place . The rights to Patrick Kane were secured , who, like Toews , should play a major role in the re-orientation ( rebuild ) of the franchise in the future . After the owner Bill Wirtz passed away in September 2007, his son Rocky took over the Blackhawks and made profound changes within the organization. In November 2007, Wirtz hired sports official John McDonough as the new President of the Blackhawks, and in February 2008 negotiated a marketing deal with the municipal television network Comcast SportsNet Chicago and WGN-TV to broadcast the team's home games. In the 2007/08 season , the Blackhawks showed themselves to be significantly better than in previous years and benefited in particular from the strong performances by Kane and Toews, who were each nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie in the NHL. The team recorded a total of 88 points at the end of the season and missed the playoff spots by just three points.
In the summer of 2008, the team was reorganized and, with Tuomo Ruutu and team captain Martin Lapointe, two long-standing performers were handed over. This was offset by obligations from goalkeeper Cristobal Huet , Andrew Ladd and Brian Campbell . Shortly after the start of the 2008/09 season , head coach Savard was released and replaced by Joel Quenneville , who was signed as a scout during the summer break. In the further course of the season, the team went through an enormous sporting development and moved into the playoffs for the first time in seven years with 104 points. In the first two rounds you could defeat both the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks in six games before they were eliminated in five games in the Western Conference final against the Detroit Red Wings . Overall, at the end of the season, 21,783 spectators per game, the highest average in the league. In July 2009, Stan Bowman was appointed as the new General Manager, while Tallon moved to the position of Senior Advisor . Bowman then signed Marian Hossa , Tomáš Kopecký and Kris Versteeg and in December 2009 extended the contracts with the service providers Toews and Kane for five years each.
Sporting dominance and Stanley Cup victories (since 2009)
The 2009/10 season was supposed to be the most successful season in the club's history, so they set new franchise records with 52 wins and 112 points in the main round. In the playoffs they beat the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks in six games each and prevailed in the Western Conference final in four games against the San Jose Sharks . In the final series you could defeat the Philadelphia Flyers in six games and thus won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961 . Subsequently, Toews was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs, while Duncan Keith received the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the best defender in the league.
In the following year , the Blackhawks reached the playoffs on the last day of the game and met the Vancouver Canucks in the first round. They equalized a 3-0 deficit in the series, but lost in the seventh game due to a goal from Alex Burrows in overtime. In the summer of 2011, Troy Brouwer , Brian Campbell and Kopecky had three notable departures, while goalkeepers Ray Emery and Brandon Saad remained the only significant signings during the summer break. In the 2011/12 season , the Blackhawks reached the playoffs for the fifth time in a row , where they met the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round and lost in six games. In the 2012/13 season , which was shortened by the lockout , the Blackhawks had the best start to the season in NHL history and set a new record with 24 consecutive games in which they scored at least one point. At the end of the season they won the Presidents Trophy as the team with the highest points in the league and met the Minnesota Wild in the first playoff round , which they defeated in five games. In the subsequent series against the Detroit Red Wings you could turn a 1: 3 deficit and then met in the Western Conference final on the Los Angeles Kings . There the Blackhawks prevailed in five games and were thus again in the Stanley Cup final. In the sixth game they were able to turn a 1: 2 deficit through goals from Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland within the last minute of the third period and then celebrated their second Stanley Sup victory in three years.
In the 2013/14 season , the Blackhawks finished the season with 107 points and moved back into the playoffs . There they won series against the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild , before they were eliminated in the Western Conference final against the Los Angeles Kings. Subsequently, Duncan Keith was again named best defender of the NHL, while Toews received a nomination for the Frank J. Selke Trophy .
In the following season , the Blackhawks confirmed their position as the top team in the league and were represented six times in the All-Star Game with Toews, Kane, Keith, Brent Seabrook and Scott Darling . After Kane was injured in February 2015 and failed for the rest of the main round, the Blackhawks first signed Antoine Vermette of the Arizona Coyotes and Kimmo Timonen of the Philadelphia Flyers . Vermette in particular would prove to be a key player in the Stanley Cup playoffs . The team recorded 102 points at the end of the season and the fewest goals conceded in the NHL. In the playoffs they first defeated the Nashville Predators , Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks , before playing in the final against the Tampa Bay Lightning and secured the third Stanley Cup in five years in six games. Keith was subsequently awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for Most Valuable Player of the Playoffs and Toews received the Mark Messier Leadership Award .
Venues
The Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center , a 20,500-seat multifunctional arena , since 1994 . The owner is Rocky Wirtz , who also owns the Blackhawks. The naming rights to the arena remain with United Airlines until 2014 , which will pay 36 million US dollars for the entire duration of 20 years.
From 1929 to 1994, the club played in Chicago Stadium , which opened in 1929 and had a capacity of 17,317 seats for ice hockey events. The stadium was one of the most traditional halls in the NHL. At the beginning of the 1990s, however, the city opted for a more modern arena, located just outside the city center. For the first three seasons, the Chicago Coliseum was home to the Blackhawks.
Owners and farm teams
The Blackhawks have been owned by the Wirtz family since 1954. Rocky Wirtz , whose father William Wirtz owned a lot of real estate in Chicago, had a share in the liquor trade in Illinois. The Wirtz family is also co-owner of the United Center .
The Hawks, like all other NHL teams, also include several teams in lower-class leagues, so-called farm teams . In the case of the Hawks, these have been the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League since 2000 and Indy Fuel in the ECHL since 2014 . The farm teams are often used to prepare the young players and rookies for the "real" NHL games. Like the other clubs, the Hawks draw their offspring primarily through the NHL Entry Draft , through which the most promising young players enter the league every year.
The Chicago Blackhawks farm teams since 1973:
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Miscellaneous
Current jersey design
Since the time of the Original Six, the Chicago Blackhawks have traditionally been playing in the team colors of red and white jerseys, which have only been changed minimally over the years and in which the other team color black is also used. Significant for the red jersey is a black and white stripe on the sleeve at the level of the elbow and a black and white striped area below the team logo, which traditionally defines the chest area on all NHL teams. At the elbows of the white jersey there is a red bar surrounded by two black stripes, also below the chest logo. The players also wear the alternative logo of the franchise on their shoulders.
The most important change to the jersey design for the 2007/08 season was a league- wide change of supplier, but the Blackhawks jerseys, like all other teams of the Original Six, did not change anything except for minimal deviations. According to the regulations of the league, the home jersey has to be designed in a dark basic color and the away jersey in a light basic color since 2003 . For the equipment of the Chicago Blackhawks, this means that the team plays in the red jerseys for home games and the white jerseys for away games.
Heritage Nights
One home game is played as a Greek Heritage Night , Italian Heritage Night , Polish Heritage Night and Jewish Community Night . The accompanying program of the games is thematically dedicated to the respective communities.
Achievements and honors
Sporting successes
| Stanley Cups | |
| season | |
| 1933/34 , 1937/38 , 1960/61 , 2009/10 , 2012/13 , 2014/15 | |
| Presidents' Trophies | |
| season | |
| 1990/91 , 2012/13 | |
| Conference Championships | season |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl |
1970/71 , 1971/72 , 1972/73 , 1991/92 , 2009/10 , 2012/13 , 2014/15 |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | 1966/67 *, 1969/70 |
| Division Championships | season |
| Eastern Division | 1969/70 |
| Western Division | 1970/71 , 1971/72 , 1972/73 |
| Smythe Division |
1975/76 , 1977/78 , 1978/79 , 1979/80 |
| Norris Division |
1982/83 , 1985/86 , 1989/90 , 1990/91 , 1992/93 |
| Central Division | 2009/10 , 2012/13 , 2016/17 |
* In the time of the " Original Six " only one division was played. The best team of
the regular season received the Prince of Wales Trophy .
Player trophies
- Roy Conacher : 1948/49
- Bobby Hull : 1959/60 , 1961/62 , 1965/66
- Stan Mikita : 1963/64 , 1964/65 , 1966/67 , 1967/68
- Patrick Kane : 2015/16
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
- Cully Dahlstrom : 1937/38
- Ed Litzenberger : 1954/55
- Bill Hay : 1959/60
- Tony Esposito : 1969/70
- Steve Larmer : 1982/83
- Ed Belfour : 1990/91
- Patrick Kane : 2007/08
- Artemi Panarin : 2015/16
- Max Bentley : 1945/46
- Al Rollins : 1953/54
- Bobby Hull : 1964/65 , 1965/66
- Stan Mikita : 1966/67 , 1967/68
- Patrick Kane : 2015/16
- Pierre Pilote : 1962/63 , 1963/64 , 1964/65
- Doug Wilson : 1981/82
- Chris Chelios : 1992/93 , 1995/96
- Duncan Keith : 2009/10 , 2013/14
- Elwyn "Doc" Romnes : 1935/36
- Max Bentley : 1942/43
- Clint Smith : 1943/44
- Bill Mosienko : 1944/45
- Kenny Wharram : 1963/64
- Bobby Hull : 1964/65
- Stan Mikita : 1966/67 , 1967/68
- Bobby Hull : 1968/69
- Tommy Ivan : 1974/75
- Stan Mikita : 1975/76
- Phil Esposito : 1977/78
- William Wirtz : 1977/78
- Bobby Orr : 1978/79
- Arthur M. Wirtz : 1984/85
NHL All-Star Game Nominations
From the ranks of the Blackhawks, 71 field players and eight goalkeepers were in the squad at an all-star game. This also takes into account the three benefit games that were played before the introduction of the NHL All-Star Games . The field players came to 165 missions in which they scored 36 goals and 72 assists. The goalkeepers also bring in 23 appearances. It should be noted that the Blackhawks came in 1961 as the Stanley Cup winners with their entire team. Seven of the 17 players played their only all-star game for the Blackhawks in this game. Seven rookies or sophomores of the Blackhawks were in the squad for the YoungStars Game, which was played from 2002 to 2009. With twelve appearances for the Blackhawks, Bobby Hull is the player with the most appearances in the team's history. His move to the World Hockey Association prevented him from further assignments. Just like him, Tony Amonte got ten points in all-star games. Jeremy Roenick was also very successful, scoring a goal in all four games in which he represented Chicago.
Before the official All-Star Games, there were three benefit games in which Blackhawks players also took part. In the first, the Ace Bailey Benefit Game , Charlie Gardiner and Lionel Conacher were two players from Chicago in the roster.
The 1st National Hockey League All-Star Game took place in 1947 with three Blackhawks players. Max Bentley became the first player to score a goal for the All-Star team in an official game. His brother Doug Bentley also scored a goal in this game. The game was less happy for the third player from Chicago. Bill Mosienko was seriously injured and had to sit out for 20 games.
After those in charge of the Blackhawks had worked hard for the introduction of the official All-Star Game, they were promised to host the second game in Chicago at the first event. To date, the All-Star Game has taken place four times in Chicago. In 1961 , the Blackhawks were defending champions even against the NHL All-Star Team. They lost 3-1 in this game. Again the game was played in 1974 in Chicago. The last all-star game in Chicago so far took place in 1991 , also at the Chicago Stadium . After the first game in Chicago had seen a good 12,000 spectators, this number was increased by around 2,000 each time. In 1991, 18,472 attended the event.
Some Blackhawks players also hold records or have been involved in the NHL All-Star Game. Glenn Hall , who was nominated for the All-Star-Game more than any other goalkeeper, played eight of his 13 appearances during his time in Chicago.
With Bobby Hull (1970 and 1971) and Éric Dazé (2002) was a Blackhawks player three times the most valuable player in the All-Star Game. Hull is the only one to have received this award for two consecutive years.
In addition to the All-Star Games, there were three other occasions where the NHL provided an All-Star team. At the Summit Series in 1972 were Tony Esposito , Pat Stapleton , Bill White , Dennis Hull and Stan Mikita by the Blackhawks in the squad. Bobby Hull was removed from the roster after signing a contract with the WHA. At the Challenge Cup 1979 Chicago was only represented by Tony Esposito. As with the first two series, at Rendez-vous '87 the Soviet national team was opponent of the NHL team that competed with Doug Wilson .
Franchise records
Selected player records of the franchise over the entire career as well as over individual seasons are listed below.
Career
| Surname | number | |
| Most games | Stan Mikita | 1,394 (in 22 seasons) |
| Most consecutive games | Steve Larmer | 884 (October 6, 1982 to April 15, 1993) |
| Most goals | Bobby Hull | 604 |
| Most templates | Stan Mikita | 926 |
| Most of the points | Stan Mikita | 1,467 (541 goals + 926 assists) |
| Most penalty minutes | Chris Chelios | 1,495 |
| Most shutouts | Tony Esposito | 74 |
season
| Surname | number | season | |
| Most goals | Bobby Hull | 58 | 1968/69 |
| Most templates | Denis Savard | 87 |
1981/82 1987/88 |
| Most of the points | Denis Savard | 131 (44 goals + 87 assists) | 1987/88 |
| Most points as a rookie | Steve Larmer | 90 (43 goals + 47 assists) | 1982/83 |
| Most points as a defender | Doug Wilson | 85 (39 goals + 46 assists) | 1981/82 |
| Most penalty minutes | Mike Peluso | 408 | 1991/92 |
| Most wins as a goalkeeper | Ed Belfour | 43 | 1990/91 |
Trainer
Early years (1926 to 1938)
Abbreviations: GC = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats
after overtime , Pts = points, Pts% = point quota
| Surname | season | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||
| GC | W. | L. | T | Pts | Pts% | GC | W. | L. | T | ||
| Pete Muldoon | 1926/27 | 44 | 19th | 22nd | 3 | 41 | .432 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barney Stanley | 1927/28 * | 23 | 4th | 17th | 2 | 10 | .174 | - | - | - | - |
| Hughie Lehman | 1927/28 * | 21st | 3 | 17th | 1 | 7th | .143 | - | - | - | - |
| Herb Gardiner | 1928/29 * | 32 | 5 | 23 | 4th | 14th | .156 | - | - | - | - |
| Dick Irvin | 1928/29 * | 12 | 2 | 6th | 4th | 8th | .167 | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Shaughnessy | 1929/30 * | 21st | 10 | 8th | 3 | 23 | .476 | - | - | - | - |
| Bill Tobin | 1929/30 * | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 24 | .478 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Irvin | 1930/31 | 44 | 24 | 17th | 3 | 51 | .545 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Tobin | 1931/32 | 48 | 18th | 19th | 11 | 47 | .375 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emil Iverson | 1932/33 * | 21st | 8th | 7th | 6th | 22nd | .381 | - | - | - | - |
| Godfrey Matheson | 1932/33 * | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tommy Gorman | 1932/33 * -1933/34 | 73 | 28 | 28 | 17th | 73 | .384 | 8th | 6th | 1 | 1 |
| Clem Loughlin | 1934 / 35-1936 / 37 | 144 | 61 | 63 | 20th | 142 | .424 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Stewart | 1937 / 38–1938 / 39 * | 69 | 22nd | 35 | 12 | 56 | .319 | 10 | 7th | 3 | 0 |
* Change during the current season
After the first season, Pete Muldoon was released after an argument. He was alleged to have put a curse on the team. His successors lasted less than a season in office. Dick Irvin and the later General Manager Bill Tobin took over the coaching position twice. Only the eleventh coach was granted the opportunity to join the gang at the beginning of two consecutive seasons. His successor, Bill Stewart, was a former baseball coach who impressed the club owner with his authority. With Stewart, the Black Hawks had the first American-born coach to win the Stanley Cup .
"Original Six" and expansion years (1939 to 1977)
| Surname | season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
| GC | W. | L. | T | Pts | Pts% | GC | W. | L. | ||
| Paul Thompson | 1938/39 * –1944/45 * | 272 | 104 | 127 | 41 | 249 | .382 | 19th | 7th | 12 |
| Johnny God blessed | 1944/45 * –1947/48 * | 187 | 62 | 105 | 20th | 144 | .332 | 4th | 0 | 4th |
| Charlie Conacher | 1947/48 * -1949/50 | 162 | 56 | 84 | 22nd | 134 | .346 | - | - | - |
| Ebbie Goodfellow | 1950 / 51–1951 / 52 | 140 | 30th | 91 | 19th | 79 | .214 | - | - | - |
| Sid Abel | 1952 / 53-1953 / 54 | 140 | 39 | 79 | 22nd | 100 | .279 | 7th | 3 | 4th |
| Frank Eddolls | 1954/55 | 70 | 13 | 40 | 17th | 43 | .186 | - | - | - |
| Dick Irvin | 1955/56 | 70 | 19th | 39 | 12 | 50 | .271 | - | - | - |
| Tommy Ivan | 1956 / 57–1957 / 58 * | 103 | 26th | 56 | 21st | 73 | .252 | - | - | - |
| Rudy Pilous | 1957/58 * -1962 / 63 | 387 | 162 | 151 | 74 | 398 | .419 | 41 | 19th | 22nd |
| Billy Reay | 1963 / 64–1976 / 77 * | 1012 | 516 | 335 | 161 | 1,193 | .510 | 116 | 56 | 60 |
| Bill White | 1976/77 * | 46 | 16 | 24 | 6th | 38 | .348 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Shortly after the start of the following season, Bill Stewart was replaced by goalscorer Paul Thompson . In the first year he was still a player-coach, but then concentrated only on the activities behind the gang and stayed with the gang for six more years. In this unsuccessful time for the club, the Black Hawks preferred to rely on former players. With Johnny Gottselig a long-time Black Hawk was hired as a trainer. The great successes were denied to him and his successors. Sid Abel started his coaching career here and was later very successful with the Detroit Red Wings . Even Dick Irvin , who took over the team after more than 20 years for the third time, had no success. In the meantime he had taken on a coaching position three times - in Toronto and twice in Montréal - and led his team into the final series. After him, General Manager Tommy Ivan took over the duties of coach for a year and a half before Rudy Pilous managed to lead the team into the playoffs again and win the Stanley Cup in 1961. With the victory of the AHL championship as a reference came Billy Reay , who was the only one in the history of the Black Hawks to stay in office for more than ten years.
The Pulford Era (since 1977)
| Surname | season | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||
| GC | W. | L. | T | OTL | Pts | Pts% | GC | W. | L. | ||
| Bob Pulford | 1977 / 78-1988 / 79 | 160 | 61 | 65 | 34 | - | 156 | .381 | 8th | 0 | 8th |
| Eddie Johnston | 1979/80 | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19th | - | 87 | .425 | 7th | 3 | 4th |
| Keith Magnuson | 1980 / 81–1981 / 82 * | 132 | 49 | 57 | 26th | - | 124 | .371 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Pulford | 1981/82 * | 28 | 12 | 14th | 2 | - | 26th | .429 | 15th | 8th | 7th |
| Orval Tessier | 1982 / 83–1984 / 85 * | 213 | 99 | 93 | 21st | - | 219 | .465 | 18th | 9 | 9 |
| Bob Pulford | 1984/85 * -1986/87 | 187 | 84 | 77 | 26th | - | 194 | .449 | - | - | - |
| Bob Murdoch | 1987/88 | 80 | 30th | 41 | 9 | - | 69 | .375 | 5 | 1 | 4th |
| Mike Keenan | 1988 / 89-1991 / 92 | 320 | 153 | 126 | 41 | - | 347 | .478 | 60 | 33 | 27 |
| Darryl Sutter | 1992 / 93-1994 / 95 | 216 | 110 | 80 | 26th | - | 246 | .509 | 26th | 11 | 15th |
| Craig Hartsburg | 1995 / 96-1997 / 98 | 246 | 104 | 102 | 40 | - | 248 | .423 | 16 | 8th | 8th |
| Dirk Graham | 1998/99 * | 59 | 16 | 35 | 8th | - | 40 | .271 | 22nd | 9 | 13 |
| Lorne Molleken | 1998/99 * –1999 / 00 * | 47 | 18th | 19th | 8th | 2 | 46 | .383 | - | - | - |
| Bob Pulford | 1999/00 * | 58 | 28 | 24 | 6th | 0 | 62 | .483 | - | - | - |
| Alpo Suhonen | 2000/01 | 82 | 29 | 41 | 8th | 4th | 70 | .354 | - | - | - |
| Brian Sutter | 2001/02–2003/04 | 246 | 91 | 103 | 37 | 15th | 234 | .370 | 5 | 1 | 4th |
| Trent Yawney | 2005 / 06–2006 / 07 * | 103 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 15th | 81 | .320 | - | - | - |
| Denis Savard | 2006/07 * –2008/09 | 147 | 65 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 146 | .442 | - | - | - |
| Joel Quenneville | 2008 / 09–2018 / 19 * | 797 | 452 | 249 | - | 96 | 1000 | .627 | 128 | 76 | 52 |
| Jeremy Colliton | since 2018/19 * | 67 | 30th | 28 | - | 9 | 69 | .515 | - | - | - |
With Bob Pulford , the club management hired a new coach and general manager in personal union. After two years, he hired a coach and concentrated on his managerial role. General Manager Bob Pulford replaced a coach behind the gang three times. Bob Murdoch , who would later also look after some teams in the German Ice Hockey League , was only voted Coach of the Year after he left Chicago. Mike Keenan , who replaced Pulford as GM, won the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers the year after he left . As a long-time Blackhawks player, Darryl Sutter started his coaching career in Chicago. The attempt with former team captain Dirk Graham failed and Alpo Suhonen , the first European to get the place behind the gang of Blackhawks, had to resign after a year due to heart problems.
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Squad for the 2019/20 season
As of February 4, 2020
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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
Blocked jersey numbers
| No. | Surname | Blocking date |
| 1 | Glenn Hall | November 20, 1988 |
| 3 | Keith Magnuson | November 12, 2008 |
| Pierre Pilote | ||
| 9 | Bobby Hull | 18th December 1983 |
| 18th | Denis Savard | March 19, 1998 |
| 21st | Stan Mikita | November 20, 1988 |
| 35 | Tony Esposito | November 20, 1988 |
| 99 | Wayne Gretzky | February 6, 2000 (league-wide) |
In their franchise history, the Chicago Blackhawks have officially banned six jersey numbers so far, most recently in November 2008. In addition, another one is no longer officially awarded.
For the first time, Bobby Hull's number 9 was officially banned from the Chicago Blackhawks on December 18, 1983. Hull was the dominant player in the 1960s, but he had fallen out of favor when he joined the World Hockey Association in 1972. After the NHL inducted him into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983 , the Blackhawks also showed themselves ready for this award. On November 20, 1988, three players followed him. In addition to Stan Mikita , who had stormed at Hull's side for a long time, the two goalkeepers Glenn Hall and Tony Esposito were honored. Almost ten years passed before Denis Savard's number 18 was taken out of circulation. These shirt numbers hang as banners in the United Center and are no longer given to any Chicago Blackhawks player.
For a long time no player wore the number 3. This was initially unofficially withdrawn from circulation in honor of Keith Magnuson . On November 12, 2008, before the Blackhawks game against the Boston Bruins , the number was officially banned. Former team captain Pierre Pilote wore this for a long time before Magnuson . The jersey with the number 3 was taken out of circulation in honor of these two players.
Furthermore, the famous 99 of the Canadian Wayne Gretzky will no longer be awarded to a player, as it has been officially banned by the league since February 6, 2000.
Top 10 voting rights in the NHL Entry Draft
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Players from the early draft years 1963 to 1968 are not listed here.
The Blackhawks have already been able to select a player 20 times as one of the first ten teams. In 2007 the team had the first draft right for the first time.
Franchise top point collector
The ten best points collectors in the history of the franchise by the end of the 2018/19 regular season and the 2019 playoffs .
Abbreviations: Pos = position, GP = games, G = goals, A = assists, Pts = points, P / G = points per game
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literature
- Dan Diamond: NHL Official Guide and Record Book. Triumph Books, 2006, ISBN 1-57243-917-3 , pp. 39–42, 145–176, 204–224, 240–260.
- Steve Dryden: The Hockey News Century of Hockey. A season-by-season celebration. Mcclelland & Stewart Ltd, 2001, ISBN 0-7710-4180-2 , pp. 29, 31, 33, 37, 39-40, 54-55, 60-69, 240-260.
- Glenn Wilkins: Legendary NHL Coaches. Altitude Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-55439-101-6 , pp. 48-65.
- Paul Greenland: Hockey Chicago Style. History of the Chicago Blackhawks. Sports Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-57167-021-1 .
- Bob Verdi: Chicago Blackhawks. 75 years. Tehabi Books, 2000, ISBN 1-887656-31-6 .
Web links
- Official Site of the Chicago Blackhawks (English)
- Chicago Blackhawks on hockey-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chicago stays aggressive, lands Arizona's Vermette. In: NHL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Kimmo Timonen traded to Blackhawks by Flyers. In: NHL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .
- ↑ andrewsstarpage.com, NHL Arena Naming Rights ( Memento of November 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ azhockey.com, List of Chicago Blackhawks' farm teams ( June 30, 2010 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ bleachreport.com, Keith Magnuson and Pierre Pilote Bring Cheers and Tears to the United Center
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