2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season

2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks
Stanley Cup Champions
Western Conference Champions
Central Division Champions
Division	1st Central
Conference	2nd Western
2009–10 record	52–22–8
Home record	29–8–4
Road record	23–14–4
Goals for	271
Goals against	209
Team information
General Manager	Stan Bowman
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains	Duncan Keith Patrick Sharp
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	21,356 (108.3%) Total: 854,267 [1]
Team leaders
Goals	Patrick Kane (30)
Assists	Patrick Kane (58)
Points	Patrick Kane (88)
Penalties in minutes	Ben Eager (120)
Plus/minus	(+) Patrick Sharp Marian Hossa (+24) (–) Dustin Byfuglien (–7)
Wins	Cristobal Huet Antti Niemi (26)
Goals against average	Antti Niemi (2.25)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season is the club's 84th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The season began on October 2, 2009, with a pair of games against the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, and ended on June 9, 2010, when the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, giving the organization its first NHL championship since 1961 and fourth overall. For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Blackhawks made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.

Before the season

The Blackhawks were coming off one of their best years in recent history during the 2008–09 season, going 46–24–12 and finishing with 104 points. They finished second in the Central Division and fourth in the Western Conference. The Blackhawks' 46 wins were their most since winning 47 in the 1992–93 NHL season.^[2] The Blackhawks’ reached the 100-point mark for the first time since 1992–93 season and improved by 16 points over the past season, when their 88-point total left them three points away of a playoff berth. They were the only NHL to improve on its record in each of the previous four seasons. The Blackhawks made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2002 and it was their second playoff appearance in the previous 11 years.^[3] In the playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks before losing to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals. It was the Blackhawks' first appearance in the Western Conference Finals since 1995.^[4]

Marian Hossa was a key addition to the Blackhawks as he led his previous two teams to the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Blackhawks, however, had a turbulent off-season.^[5] The Blackhawks saw Assistant General Manager Rick Dudley resign from his position and join the Atlanta Thrashers as associate general manager.^[6] On July 1, 2009, the Blackhawks made a significant acquisition to the team when they signed five-time NHL All-Star Marian Hossa to a 12 year contract worth $62.8 million.^[7] At the time, it was the most lucrative deal in team history.^[8] The signing of Hossa by the Blackhawks coincided with the departure of the team's leading scorer from the previous season, Martin Havlat, to the Minnesota Wild.^[9] Other key additions for the Blackhawks were John Madden and Tomas Kopecky. Along with Havlat, Nikolai Khabibulin, Samuel Pahlsson and Matt Walker were notable losses for the team.^[10]

Tomas Kopecky was also another key addition, previously helping the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 2008.

Shortly after signing Hossa, the team disclosed that he was still rehabilitating a shoulder injury he sustained during the previous post-season.^[11] He underwent shoulder surgery and ended up missing the first 22 games of the season.^[12] During the off-season, The NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) filed a grievance, stating that the Blackhawks missed the deadline for giving qualifying offers to restricted free agents. This caused General Manager Dale Tallon to quickly sign eight players to make sure they did not end up as unrestricted free agents. The mistake proved to be a large influence in the removing of Tallon as general manager. He was replaced with Stan Bowman, the assistant general manager and son of Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman.^[13] The NHL also investigated Hossa's contract as well.^[14] The Blackhawks named Kevin Cheveldayoff, the general manager of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), as assistant general manager.^[15] The team also promoted Assistant Coach Marc Bergevin to the position of director of player personnel.^[16]

In August, the Blackhawks saw star player Patrick Kane embroiled in controversy when he and his cousin were arrested in Buffalo, New York. Kane was apprehended in the early morning hours after allegedly punching a cab driver when he claimed to not have proper change for their trip fare.^[17] Kane was charged with second-degree robbery, a Class C felony and fourth-degree criminal mischief and theft-of-services, both of which were Class A misdemeanors.^[18] He pleaded not guilty. On August 17, Kane apologized for the arrest.^[19] Kane and his cousin appeared before a grand jury on August 19. While they were cleared of any felony charges, the two were still indicted on misdemeanor assault, theft and harassment charges.^[20] Kane and his cousin reiterated their not guilty pleas when appearing in court the next day.^[21] On August 27, Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty to noncriminal disorderly conduct charges, and were both given conditional discharges.^[22]

The Blackhawks entered the 2009–10 season with high expectations.^[23] Bob Duff of NBC Sports predicted that the Blackhawks would finish with 101 points, finish second in the division and be a fourth seed in the Western Conference.^[2] Jim Neveau of The Hockey Writer's wrote that the Blackhawks would win the division and be a second seed in the conference.^[24]

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1–2–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 19	Washington Capitals	3–2	OT	Huet	United Center	19,734	0–0–1	[25] OTL1
2	September 20	@ Minnesota Wild	3–0		Niemi	Xcel Energy Center	N/A	0–1–1	[26] L1
3	September 23	@ Washington Capitals	6–2		Crawford	Verizon Center	18,229	0–2–1	[27] L2
4	September 25	Minnesota Wild	4–3		Huet	United Center	19,415	1–2–1	[28] W1
5*	September 28*	@ HC Davos (Switzerland)	9–2		Niemi	Hallenstadion	7,252	–	[29] W2
6*	September 29*	@ ZSC Lions (Switzerland)	2–1		Huet	Hallenstadion	9,744	–	[30] L1
*Played in Zurich, Switzerland.

*Games against non-NHL teams don't count in the standings.

Regular season

• On October 12, the Calgary Flames scored the first five goals in the first period, but the Blackhawks rallied to win 6–5 in overtime.^[31]
• On November 25, the Blackhawks scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the San Jose Sharks^[32]
• On April 6, the Blackhawks won their 50th game of the season against the Dallas Stars, setting a new franchise record for wins in a season.
• On April 7, the 'Hawks notched their 109th point of the season against the St. Louis Blues, setting another franchise record.
• On April 9, the 'Hawks won their 23rd game of the season on the road against the Colorado Avalanche, setting yet another franchise record.

The 'Hawks had solid goaltending during the regular season, finishing first in the League in shutouts, with 11. They also led the NHL in shorthanded goals scored, with 13.^[33][34][35]

Division standings

Central Division^[36]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
2	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
3	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
4	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79

Conference standings

Western Conference^[37]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
8.5
9	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Schedule and results

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2009–10 Game Log
October: 8–4–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–0 ) Pts. 17 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 2* Florida Panthers 4–3 SO Huet Hartwall Areena 12,056 0–0–1 1 [38] OTL1 2 October 3* @ Florida Panthers 4–0 Niemi Hartwall Areena 11,526 1–0–1 3 [39] W1 3 October 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Huet Joe Louis Arena 20,066 1–1–1 3 [40] L1 4 October 10 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 SO Huet United Center 20,655 2–1–1 5 [41] W1 5 October 12 Calgary Flames 6–5 OT Niemi United Center 20,074 3–1–1 7 [42] W2 6 October 14 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Niemi United Center 20,124 4–1–1 9 [43] W3 7 October 15 @ Nashville Predators 3–1 Huet Sommet Center 13,103 5–1–1 11 [44] W4 8 October 17 Dallas Stars 4–3 Huet United Center 20,424 5–2–1 11 [45] L1 9 October 21 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Niemi United Center 20,077 5–3–1 11 [46] L2 10 October 24 Nashville Predators 2–0 Huet United Center 20,272 6–3–1 13 [47] W1 11 October 26 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Huet United Center 20,046 7–3–1 15 [48] W2 12 October 29 @ Nashville Predators 2–0 Huet Sommet Center 13,585 7–4–1 15 [49] L1 13 October 30 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Huet United Center 20,807 8–4–1 17 [50] W1 *Played in Helsinki, Finland.
November: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 4–2–2) Pts. 18 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 5 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3–1 Huet Jobing.com Arena 10,362 8–5–1 17 [51] L1 15 November 6 @ Colorado Avalanche 4–3 SO Niemi Pepsi Center 15,616 8–5–2 18 [52] OTL1 16 November 9 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Huet United Center 20,293 9–5–2 20 [53] W1 17 November 11 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 SO Huet United Center 20,879 10–5–2 22 [54] W2 18 November 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Huet United Center 21,036 11–5–2 24 [55] W3 19 November 15 San Jose Sharks 4–3 OT Huet United Center 21,130 12–5–2 26 [56] W4 20 November 19 @ Calgary Flames 7–1 Huet Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 13–5–2 28 [57] W5 21 November 21 @ Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Huet Rexall Place 16,839 14–5–2 30 [58] W6 22 November 22 @ Vancouver Canucks 1–0 Niemi General Motors Place 18,810 15–5–2 32 [59] W7 23 November 25 @ San Jose Sharks 7–2 Huet HP Pavilion at San Jose 17,562 16–5–2 34 [60] W8 24 November 27 @ Anaheim Ducks 3–0 Huet Honda Center 15,068 16–6–2 34 [61] L1 25 November 28 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–1 SO Huet Staples Center 18,118 16–6–3 35 [62] OTL1
December: 11–4–0 (Home: 8–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) Pts. 22 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 SO Huet United Center 20,363 17–6–3 37 [63] W1 27 December 4 Nashville Predators 4–1 Huet United Center 20,887 17–7–3 37 [64] L1 28 December 5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Niemi Mellon Arena 17,132 18–7–3 39 [65] W1 29 December 9 New York Rangers 2–1 OT Huet United Center 21,022 19–7–3 41 [66] W2 30 December 11 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Huet HSBC Arena 18,009 19–8–3 41 [67] L1 31 December 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0 Niemi United Center 21,081 20–8–3 43 [68] W1 32 December 16 St. Louis Blues 3–0 Huet United Center 21,137 21–8–3 45 [69] W2 33 December 18 Boston Bruins 5–4 SO Niemi United Center 21,717 22–8–3 47 [70] W3 34 December 20 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Huet United Center 21,781 23–8–3 49 [71] W4 35 December 22 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Huet United Center 21,614 23–9–3 49 [72] L1 36 December 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Niemi Joe Louis Arena 20,066 24–9–3 51 [73] W1 37 December 26 @ Nashville Predators 4–1 Huet Sommet Center 17,113 25–9–3 53 [74] W2 38 December 27 Nashville Predators 5–4 Niemi United Center 21,746 26–9–3 55 [75] W3 39 December 29 @ Dallas Stars 5–4 Niemi American Airlines Center 18,532 26–10–3 55 [76] L1 40 December 31 New Jersey Devils 5–1 Huet United Center 21,614 27–10–3 57 [77] W1
January: 10–4–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 7–3–1) Pts. 21 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 @ St. Louis Blues 6–3 Huet Scottrade Center 19,150 28–10–3 59 [78] W2 42 January 3 Anaheim Ducks 5–2 Niemi United Center 21,662 29–10–3 61 [79] W3 43 January 5 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Huet United Center 21,381 30–10–3 63 [80] W4 44 January 7 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 Niemi TD Garden 17,565 31–10–3 65 [81] W5 45 January 9 @ Minnesota Wild 6–5 SO Huet Xcel Energy Center 19,310 31–10–4 66 [82] OTL1 46 January 10 Anaheim Ducks 3–1 Niemi United Center 21,708 31–11–4 66 [83] L1 47 January 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0 Huet United Center 21,884 32–11–4 68 [84] W1 48 January 16 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 6–5 Huet Nationwide Arena 18,738 33–11–4 70 [85] W2 49 January 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 SO Niemi Joe Louis Arena 20,066 34–11–4 72 [86] W3 50 January 19 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 Huet Scotiabank Place 17,556 34–12–4 72 [87] L1 51 January 21 @ Calgary Flames 3–1 Niemi Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 35–12–4 74 [88] W1 52 January 23 @ Vancouver Canucks 5–1 Niemi General Motors Place 18,810 35–13–4 74 [89] L1 53 January 26 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Huet Rexall Place 16,839 36–13–4 76 [90] W1 54 January 28 @ San Jose Sharks 4–3 OT Huet HP Pavilion at San Jose 17,562 37–13–4 78 [91] W2 55 January 30 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Huet RBC Center 6,896 37–14–4 78 [92] L1
February: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–0–0) Pts. 9 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 3 St. Louis Blues 3–2 Huet United Center 21,836 37–15–4 78 [93] L2 57 February 5 Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 SO Huet United Center 22,169 37–15–5 79 [94] OTL1 58 February 6 @ St. Louis Blues 2–1 Niemi Scottrade Center 19,150 38–15–5 81 [95] W1 59 February 9 Dallas Stars 4–3 SO Niemi United Center 21,446 39–15–5 83 [96] W2 60 February 13 Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 SO Niemi United Center 22,275 40–15–5 85 [97] W3 61 February 14 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 SO Niemi Nationwide Arena 17,673 41–15–5 87 [98] W4
March: 6–7–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–5–1) Pts. 14 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 @ New York Islanders 5–3 Huet Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,486 41–16–5 87 [99] L1 63 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Huet United Center 22,204 42–16–5 89 [100] W1 64 March 5 Vancouver Canucks 6–3 Huet United Center 22,235 43–16–5 91 [101] W2 65 March 7 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 Niemi United Center 22,309 43–17–5 91 [102] L1 66 March 10 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 OT Niemi United Center 21,850 44–17–5 93 [103] W1 67 March 13 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Huet Wachovia Center 19,858 44–18–5 93 [104] L1 68 March 14 Washington Capitals 4–3 OT Niemi United Center 22,289 44–18–6 94 [105] OTL1 69 March 17 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–2 Crawford Honda Center 15,243 44–19–6 94 [106] L1 70 March 18 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–0 Niemi Staples Center 18,118 45–19–6 96 [107] W1 71 March 20 @ Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 SO Niemi Jobing.com Arena 17,534 45–19–7 97 [108] OTL1 72 March 23 Phoenix Coyotes 2–0 Niemi United Center 22,077 46–19–7 99 [109] W1 73 March 25 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 8–3 Huet Nationwide Arena 14,573 46–20–7 99 [110] L1 74 March 28 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Niemi United Center 22,043 46–21–7 99 [111] L2 75 March 30 @ St. Louis Blues 4–2 Niemi Scottrade Center 19,150 46–22–7 99 [112] L3 76 March 31 @ Minnesota Wild 4–0 Niemi Xcel Energy Center 18,933 47–22–7 101 [113] W1
April: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–0) Pts. 11 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 @ New Jersey Devils 2–1 SO Niemi Prudential Center 17,625 48–22–7 103 [114] W2 78 April 4 Calgary Flames 4–1 Niemi United Center 21,537 49–22–7 105 [115] W3 79 April 6 @ Dallas Stars 5–2 Niemi American Airlines Center 17,826 50–22–7 107 [116] W4 80 April 7 St. Louis Blues 6–5 Niemi United Center 22,155 51–22–7 109 [117] W5 81 April 9 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Niemi Pepsi Center 16,327 52–22–7 111 [118] W6 82 April 11 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 OT Niemi United Center 22,428 52–22–8 112 [119] OTL1

Playoffs

Chicago skyline with the CNA Center showing the Chicago Blackhawks' logo, the Smurfit-Stone Building saying Go Hawks and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower saying Hawks win the night after the Chicago Blackhawks won the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, viewed from the Petrillo Music Shell lawn in Grant Park

• The Chicago Blackhawks have qualified for the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time since 1996 and 1997.
• The Blackhawks have won their division for the first time since the 1992–93 season.
• The Blackhawks have reached the Western Conference Finals for the 2nd year in a row.
• On May 18, the Blackhawks tied an NHL playoff record of 7 straight wins on the road.^[120]
• Jonathan Toews set a franchise playoff record on May 21 by earning a point in 12 consecutive games, breaking Stan Mikita's record. His streak ended at 13 games after failing to register a point in game one of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals
• On May 23, the Blackhawks won their first Conference Final since the 1991–92 season.
• Marian Hossa became the first player in history to make three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams after accomplishing the feat with the 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins and 2009 Detroit Red Wings
• Jonathan Toews became the 25th member of hockey's prestigious Triple Gold Club after winning the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks, an Olympic gold medal with Canada earlier in the year, and a World Championship, also with Canada, in 2007.
• The Stanley Cup win gave the city of Chicago the distinction of being the only city to have at least a championship in each of the four professional sports leagues since 1985,^[121] following championships by the Bears in Super Bowl XX, the Bulls in the 1990s, (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) and the White Sox in 2005.

Patrick Kane hoisting the Stanley Cup and Jonathan Toews holding the Conn Smythe Playoff MVP Trophy, during the Blackhawks' parade and rally.

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Nashville Predators (7) - Blackhawks won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 16 Nashville Predators 4–1 Niemi United Center 22,256 0–1 [122] L1 2 April 18 Nashville Predators 2–0 Niemi United Center 22,158 1–1 [123] W1 3 April 20 @ Nashville Predators 4–1 Niemi Bridgestone Arena 16,075 1–2 [124] L1 4 April 22 @ Nashville Predators 3–0 Niemi Bridgestone Arena 17,113 2–2 [125] W1 5 April 24 Nashville Predators 5–4 4:07 OT Niemi United Center 22,115 3–2 [126] W2 6 April 26 @ Nashville Predators 5–3 Niemi Bridgestone Arena 17,113 4–2 [127] W3
Western Conference Semifinals vs. Vancouver Canucks (3) - Blackhawks won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 Vancouver Canucks 5–1 Niemi United Center 22,184 0–1 [128] L1 2 May 3 Vancouver Canucks 4–2 Niemi United Center 22,142 1–1 [129] W1 3 May 5 @ Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Niemi General Motors Place 18,810 2–1 [130] W2 4 May 7 @ Vancouver Canucks 7–4 Niemi General Motors Place 18,810 3–1 [131] W3 5 May 9 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Niemi United Center 22,192 3–2 [132] L1 6 May 11 @ Vancouver Canucks 5–1 Niemi General Motors Place 18,810 4–2 [133] W1
Western Conference Finals vs. San Jose Sharks (1) - Blackhawks won series 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 May 16 @ San Jose Sharks 2–1 Niemi HP Pavilion at San Jose 17,562 1–0 [134] W2 2 May 18 @ San Jose Sharks 4–2 Niemi HP Pavilion at San Jose 17,562 2–0 [135] W3 3 May 21 San Jose Sharks 3–2 12:24 OT Niemi United Center 22,311 3–0 [136] W4 4 May 23 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Niemi United Center 22,224 4–0 [137] W5
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers (E7) - Blackhawks won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 May 29 Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 Niemi United Center 22,312 1–0 [138] W6 2 May 31 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Niemi United Center 22,275 2–0 [139] W7 3 June 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 5:59 OT Niemi Wachovia Center 20,297 2–1 [140] L1 4 June 4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Niemi Wachovia Center 20,304 2–2 [141] L2 5 June 6 Philadelphia Flyers 7–4 Niemi United Center 22,305 3–2 [142] W1 6 June 9 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 4:06 OT Niemi Wachovia Center 20,327 4–2 [143] W2 Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Patrick Kane 82 30 58 88 16 20 Duncan Keith 82 14 55 69 21 51 Jonathan Toews 76 25 43 68 22 47 Patrick Sharp 82 25 41 66 24 28 Marian Hossa 57 24 27 51 24 18 Kris Versteeg 79 20 24 44 8 35 Troy Brouwer 78 22 18 40 9 66 Brian Campbell 68 7 31 38 18 18 Andrew Ladd 82 17 21 38 2 67 Dustin Byfuglien 82 17 17 34 -7 94 Brent Seabrook 78 4 26 30 20 59 John Madden 79 10 13 23 -2 12 Tomas Kopecky 74 10 11 21 0 28 Colin Fraser 70 7 12 19 6 44 Niklas Hjalmarsson 77 2 15 17 9 20 Ben Eager 60 7 9 16 9 120 Dave Bolland 39 6 10 16 5 28 Cam Barker^‡ 51 4 10 14 7 58 Brent Sopel 73 1 7 8 3 34 Jordan Hendry 43 2 6 8 5 10 Adam Burish 13 1 3 4 2 14 Bryan Bickell 16 3 1 4 4 5 Kim Johnsson^† 8 1 2 3 7 4 Jake Dowell 3 1 1 2 1 5 Jack Skille 6 1 1 2 -3 0 Nick Boynton^† 7 0 1 1 4 12 Andrew Ebbett^†^‡ 10 1 0 1 1 2 Radek Smolenak^‡ 1 0 0 0 0 5

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jonathan Toews 22 7 22 29 -1 4 Patrick Kane 22 10 18 28 -2 6 Patrick Sharp 22 11 11 22 10 16 Duncan Keith 22 2 15 17 2 10 Dave Bolland 22 8 8 16 6 30 Dustin Byfuglien 22 11 5 16 -4 20 Marian Hossa 22 3 12 15 7 25 Kris Versteeg 22 6 8 14 4 14 Brent Seabrook 22 4 7 11 8 14 Niklas Hjalmarsson 22 1 7 8 9 6 Troy Brouwer 19 4 4 8 -1 8 Brent Sopel 22 1 5 6 7 8 Tomas Kopecky 17 4 2 6 2 8 Andrew Ladd 19 3 3 6 4 12 Brian Campbell 19 1 4 5 11 2 Ben Eager 18 1 2 3 2 20 John Madden 22 1 1 2 -2 2 Bryan Bickell 4 0 1 1 3 2 Colin Fraser 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Boynton 3 0 0 0 2 2 Adam Burish 15 0 0 0 -1 2 Jordan Hendry 15 0 0 0 -4 2

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Cristobal Huet 48 2731 26 14 4 114 2.50 1083 .895 4 0 0 4 Antti Niemi 39 2190 26 7 4 82 2.25 936 .912 7 0 1 0 Corey Crawford 1 59 0 1 0 3 3.05 35 .914 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Antti Niemi 22 1322 16 6 58 2.63 645 .910 2 0 0 2 Cristobal Huet 1 20 0 0 0 0.00 3 1.000 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Detailed records

Western Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Central Division Chicago Blackhawks - - - - - - Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1–0 2–1–0 4–2–0 8 23 24 Detroit Red Wings 1–1–1 2–1–0 3–2–1 7 18 14 Nashville Predators 2–1–0 2–1–0 4–2–0 8 15 12 St. Louis Blues 2–1–0 2–1–0 4–2–0 8 19 16 7–4–1 8–4–0 15–8–1 31 75 66 Northwest Division Calgary Flames 2–0–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 8 20 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–0–0 1–0–1 3–0–1 7 15 11 Edmonton Oilers 2–0–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 8 18 9 Minnesota Wild 2–0–0 1–0–1 3–0–1 7 16 8 Vancouver Canucks 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 10 11 9–1–0 7–1–2 16–2–2 34 79 47 Pacific Division Anaheim Ducks 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–3–0 2 8 12 Dallas Stars 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 16 14 Los Angeles Kings 2–0–0 1–0–1 3–0–1 7 11 5 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0–1 0–1–1 1–1–2 4 8 10 San Jose Sharks 1–1–0 2–0–0 3–1–0 6 17 11 6–3–1 4–4–2 10–7–3 23 60 52

Eastern Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Atlantic Division New Jersey Devils 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 7 2 New York Islanders 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 3 5 New York Rangers 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 2 1 Philadelphia Flyers 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 2 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 2 1 2–0–0 2–2–0 4–2–0 8 16 12 Northeast Division Boston Bruins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 10 6 Buffalo Sabres 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 1 2 Montreal Canadiens 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 Ottawa Senators 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 1 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 3–0–0 1–2–0 4–2–0 8 18 16 Southeast Division Atlanta Thrashers 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 4 Carolina Hurricanes 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 2 4 Florida Panthers 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 3 7 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 4 0 Washington Capitals 0–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–1 1 3 4 2–0–2 1–1–0 3–1–2 8 21 15

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Cristobal Huet[144]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 21, 2009
Patrick Kane[145]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 28, 2009
Patrick Kane[146]	NHL Third Star of the Month	December 2009
Duncan Keith[147]	James Norris Memorial Trophy winner	June 23, 2010

Playoffs
Player	Award	Reached
Jonathan Toews	Conn Smythe Trophy	June 9, 2010

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades Date Details June 27, 2009 To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2010 To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick (#177 overall) in 2009 September 6, 2009 To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd-round pick in 2010 To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd and 3rd-round pick in 2011 October 7, 2009[148] To Calgary Flames Aaron Johnson To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Greentree February 12, 2010[149] To Minnesota Wild Cam Barker To Chicago Blackhawks Kim Johnsson Nick Leddy March 1, 2010[150] To St. Louis Blues Joe Fallon To Chicago Blackhawks Hannu Toivonen Danny Richmond March 2, 2010[151] To Anaheim Ducks Future Considerations To Chicago Blackhawks Nick Boynton

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Rob Klinkhammer[152] Rockford IceHogs undisclosed Jonathan Carlsson[152] Brynas IF undisclosed Alec Richards[152] Yale University undisclosed Marian Hossa[153] Detroit Red Wings 12 years, $62.8 million Tomas Kopecky[154] Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $2.4 million John Madden[155] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $2.75 million Richard Petiot[156] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year Mark Cullen[157] Manitoba Moose 1 year Danny Bois[158] Binghamton Senators 1 year Jassen Cullimore[159] Florida Panthers undisclosed Ryan Stanton[160] Moose Jaw Warriors 3 year entry-level contract Brandon Bollig[161] St. Lawrence University 2 year entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Matt Walker[162] Tampa Bay Lightning 4 years, $6.8 million Nikolai Khabibulin[163] Edmonton Oilers 4 years, $15 million Samuel Pahlsson[164] Columbus Blue Jackets 3 years, $7.95 million Martin Havlat[165] Minnesota Wild 6 years, $30 million Tim Brent[166] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year Pascal Pelletier[167] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, 2-way contract

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Radek Smolenak[168] Tampa Bay Lightning September 25, 2009 Andrew Ebbett[169] Anaheim Ducks October 17, 2009

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Radek Smolenak[170] Tampa Bay Lightning October 10, 2009 Andrew Ebbett[171] Minnesota Wild November 21, 2009

Player signings Player Contract terms Kyle Beach[172] 3 years Dave Bolland[173] 5 years, $16.875 million Jake Dowell[174] 2 years Antti Niemi[174] 1 year Troy Brouwer[175] 2 years, $2 million Corey Crawford[175] 2 years Ben Eager[175] 1 year, $965,000 Colin Fraser[175] 1 year, $700,000 Aaron Johnson[175] 1 year, $540,000 Brian Connelly[152] undisclosed Cam Barker[176] 3 years, $9.25 million Simon Danis-Pepin[177] 3 years Kris Versteeg[178] 3 years, $9.2 million Bryan Bickell[179] 1 year Peter MacArthur[156] 1 year Jonathan Toews[180] 5 year, $31.5 million contract extension Duncan Keith[180] 13 year, $72 million contract extension Patrick Kane[180] 5 year, $31.5 million contract extension Ben Smith[181] 2 years

Draft picks

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on June 26 and 27. The Blackhawks made a total of six picks.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	28	Dylan Olsen	(D)	Canada	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
2	59	Brandon Pirri	(C)	Canada	Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
3	89	Daniel Delisle	(C/LW)	United States	Totino-Grace High School (United States High School)
4	119	Byron Froese	(C)	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5	149	Marcus Kruger	(C)	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
6	177 (from San Jose via Columbus and Atlanta)	David Pacan	(C)	Canada	Cumberland Grads (CCHL)
7	195 (from Florida)	Paul Phillips	(D)	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7	209	David Gilbert	(C)	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Final roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
12		Beach, KyleKyle Beach	LW	R	26	2008	North Vancouver, British Columbia
29		Bickell, BryanBryan Bickell	LW	L	29	2004	Bowmanville, Ontario
36		Bolland, DaveDave Bolland	C	R	29	2004	Etobicoke, Ontario
24		Boynton, NickNick Boynton	D	R	36	2010	Nobleton, Ontario
22		Brouwer, TroyTroy Brouwer	RW	R	30	2004	Vancouver, British Columbia
37		Burish, AdamAdam Burish	RW	R	33	2002	Madison, Wisconsin
33		Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien	LW	R	30	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
51		Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell	D	L	36	2008	Strathroy, Ontario
56		Connelly, BrianBrian Connelly	D	L	29	2009	Bloomington, Minnesota
50		Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford	G	L	31	2003	Montreal, Quebec
34		Cullimore, JassenJassen Cullimore	D	L	43	2010	Simcoe, Ontario
28		Dowell, JakeJake Dowell	C	L	30	2004	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
55		Eager, BenBen Eager	LW	L	31	2007	Ottawa, Ontario
46		Fraser, ColinColin Fraser	C	L	30	2004	Sicamous, British Columbia
6		Hendry, JordanJordan Hendry	D	L	31	2005	Nokomis, Saskatchewan
4		Hjalmarsson, NiklasNiklas Hjalmarsson	D	L	28	2005	Eksjö, Sweden
81		Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa	RW	L	37	2009	Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
39		Huet, CristobalCristobal Huet	G	L	40	2008	Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
8		Johnsson, KimKim Johnsson	D	L	39	2010	Malmö, Sweden
88		Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane	RW	L	27	2007	Buffalo, New York
2		Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith (A)	D	L	32	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba
82		Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky	RW	L	33	2009	Ilava, Czechoslovakia
16		Ladd, AndrewAndrew Ladd	LW	L	30	2008	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
42		Lalonde, ShawnShawn Lalonde	D	R	25	2008	Ottawa, Ontario
11		Madden, JohnJohn Madden	C	L	42	2009	Barrie, Ontario
31		Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi	G	L	32	2008	Vantaa, Finland
44		Richmond, DannyDanny Richmond	D	L	31	2010	Chicago, Illinois
7		Seabrook, BrentBrent Seabrook	D	R	30	2003	Richmond, British Columbia
10		Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp (A)	C	R	34	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba
20		Skille, JackJack Skille	RW	R	28	2005	Madison, Wisconsin
5		Sopel, BrentBrent Sopel	D	R	39	2007	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
19		Toews, JonathanJonathan Toews (C)	C	L	27	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba
30		Toivonen, HannuHannu Toivonen	G	L	31	2010	Kalvola, Finland
32		Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg	LW	R	29	2007	Lethbridge, Alberta

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

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144. Goalies Huet and Fleury, forward Hornqvist named NHL three stars of the week
145. Halak, Kane, Luongo top NHL Three Stars
146. Sedin, Bryzgalov, Kane named December's '3 Stars'
147. Duncan Keith wins 2010 James Norris Memorial Trophy
148. Blackhawks Acquire Greentree From Calgary
149. Blackhawks Acquire Johnsson And Leddy From Minnesota
150. Blackhawks Acquire Toivonen and Richmond From St. Louis
151. Blackhawks Acquire Boynton From Anaheim And Assign Him To Rockford
152. Blackhawks Ink Four Prospects
153. Blackhawks Sign Hossa To 12-Year Deal
154. Ink C Kopecky To 2-Year Contract
155. Blackhawks Sign Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion John Madden
156. Blackhawks Sign MacArthur and Petiot
157. Blackhawks Sign C Mark Cullen
158. Blackhawks Sign Bois
159. Blackhawks Sign Cullimore, Assign Him To Rockford
160. Blackhawks Sign Ryan Stanton
161. Blackhawks Ink Forward Brandon Bollig
162. Lightning Sign Rugged Defenseman Matt Walker
163. Oilers land Nikolai Khabibulin
164. Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Free Agent Center Samuel Pahlsson to a Three-Year Contract
165. Wild signs RW Martin Havlat
166. Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards
167. Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Pascal Pelletier
168. Blackhawks Claim Smolenak Off Waivers From Tampa Bay
169. Blackhawks Claim Ebbett Off Waivers
170. Lightning Claim Radek Smolenak Off Waivers
171. Wild Claims Andrew Ebbett From Hawks
172. Blackhawks Sign 2008 First Round Draft Pick Beach
173. Blackhawks Ink Bolland To Five-Year Deal
174. Niemi, Dowell Re-signed
175. Blackhawks Agree To Terms With Five Players
176. Blackhawks Re-Sign Barker To 3-Year Deal
177. Blackhawks Sign '06 Draft Pick Danis-Pepin
178. Blackhawks Re-sign Versteeg To 3-Year Deal
179. Blackhawks And Bickell Agree To Terms
180. Blackhawks Agree To Multi-Year Contract Extensions With Toews, Keith and Kane
181. Blackhawks Sign RW Ben Smith

External links

• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season Official Site
• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season at Hockey Reference
• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season at Chicago Tribune