# 2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 85th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The team was nicknamed the "Hangover 'Hawks" for having to recover from winning the franchise's first Stanley Cup in 49 years while adapting to the loss of several players from that team due to salary cap restrictions.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks narrowly made the playoffs as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference having clinched their playoff berth on the last day of the season. and the Blackhawks lost their season finale 4–3 in regulation against the Detroit Red Wings on April 10 but still clinched the last spot because of the Dallas Stars losing their finale later the same day same day 5–3 against the Minnesota Wild. Had the Stars won their finale against the Wild, the Stars would’ve overtaken the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks to the last playoff spot, which would’ve resulted in the Blackhawks dropping to ninth place in the West and missing the playoffs entirely by one point in the standings. In the opening round of the 2011 playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks, the Blackhawks lost the first three games of the series before winning the next three and were eventually succumbed to the Canucks in seven games in the first round, losing the seventh game in overtime.

## Off-season

Under pressure to fit the team's player salaries under the salary cap for the 2010–11 season, the team began making trades shortly after winning the Stanley Cup. On June 24, the club traded Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu to the Atlanta Thrashers for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, a first-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and a second-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010. Later that same day, restricted free agent Colin Fraser was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for a sixth-round pick in 2010. On June 30, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded for right winger Kris Versteeg from Chicago in a five-player trade. The Maple Leafs gave up forwards Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico and Philippe Paradis. Toronto also acquired the rights to 21-year-old left winger Bill Sweatt, who was a second-round pick in 2007. On July 1, the Blackhawks traded Andrew Ladd to the Atlanta Thrashers for Ivan Vishnevskiy and a second-round draft pick in 2011. On July 9, Niklas Hjalmarsson was signed to an offer sheet by the San Jose Sharks, though the Blackhawks matched the offer on July 12, thereby retaining his services and forgoing compensation from the Sharks for signing a restricted free agent. This signing again put Chicago against the salary cap wall, and as a result forced the club to forego resigning goaltender Antti Niemi, who had filed for arbitration.

## Regular season

Defenseman Nick Leddy made his NHL debut on October 7, and he scored his first NHL goal on October 11. Evan Brophey made his NHL debut on October 23. Patrick Sharp had a record of 13 shots on goal, the highest shot total in a single game in Blackhawks history. Marian Hossa was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for the week ending on October 18, and Duncan Keith was named Third Star of the Week for the week ending on November 1.

### Division standings

Central Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y-Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 261 | 241 | 104 |
| 2 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 219 | 194 | 99 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 258 | 225 | 97 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 34 | 240 | 234 | 87 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 215 | 258 | 81 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 50 | 262 | 185 | 117 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 248 | 213 | 105 |
| 3 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 261 | 241 | 104 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 43 | 239 | 235 | 99 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 219 | 194 | 99 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 38 | 231 | 226 | 99 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 219 | 198 | 98 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 258 | 225 | 97 |
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| 9 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 227 | 233 | 95 |
| 10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 250 | 237 | 94 |
| 11 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 34 | 240 | 234 | 87 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 206 | 233 | 86 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 215 | 258 | 81 |
| 14 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 24 | 227 | 288 | 68 |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 193 | 269 | 62 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL) CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

## Schedule and results

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

### Regular season

2010–11 Season :

## Playoffs

The Blackhawks returned to the playoffs for the third straight season and were defending their championship of the Stanley Cup as the 8th and final seed. The Blackhawks played the Canucks for the third straight postseason. In the previous two rounds, the Blackhawks defeated the Canucks twice, four games to two. The Blackhawks were down three games to none, but managed to tie up the series facing elimination. The Blackhawks became just the seventh team in NHL history to come back to tie an 0–3 deficit in the playoffs. The Blackhawks lost in overtime in game seven to an Alex Burrows goal for a 2–1 loss.
2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jonathan Toews | 80 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 25 | 26 |
| Patrick Kane | 73 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 7 | 28 |
| Patrick Sharp | 74 | 34 | 37 | 71 | −1 | 38 |
| Marian Hossa | 65 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 9 | 32 |
| Brent Seabrook | 82 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 0 | 47 |
| Duncan Keith | 82 | 7 | 38 | 45 | −1 | 22 |
| Tomas Kopecky | 81 | 15 | 27 | 42 | −13 | 60 |
| Bryan Bickell | 78 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 6 | 40 |
| Dave Bolland | 61 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 34 |
| Troy Brouwer | 79 | 17 | 19 | 36 | −2 | 38 |
| Brian Campbell | 65 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 6 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 77 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 43 |
| Jake Dowell | 79 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 63 |
| Jack Skille$^‡$ | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 25 |
| Fernando Pisani | 60 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 |
| Michael Frolik$^†$ | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Nick Boynton$^‡$ | 41 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| Jassen Cullimore | 36 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Nick Leddy | 46 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| Chris Campoli$^†$ | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Ryan Johnson | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 8 |
| Jeremy Morin | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Jordan Hendry | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| John Scott | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Ben Smith | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Kruger | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
| Brandon Pirri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Rob Klinkhammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Brophey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Potulny$^‡$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Jeff Taffe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Duncan Keith | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| Dave Bolland | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Marian Hossa | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Kane | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| Patrick Sharp | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Frolik | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Bryan Bickell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jonathan Toews | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 2 |
| Ben Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| Brian Campbell | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Brent Seabrook | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Campoli | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Marcus Kruger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Nick Leddy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Troy Brouwer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| John Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Fernando Pisani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Jake Dowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Kopecky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; 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 | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Corey Crawford | 57 | 3,337 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 128 | 2.30 | 1,545 | .917 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marty Turco | 29 | 1,631 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 82 | 3.02 | 799 | .897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Corey Crawford | 7 | 435 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2.21 | 218 | .927 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. $^‡$Traded or released 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 | 1–2–0 | 3–0–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 25 | 17 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 1–2–0 | 3–0–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 20 | 13 |
| Nashville Predators | 2–1–0 | 1–0–2 | 3–1–2 | 8 | 20 | 14 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3–0–0 | 1–2–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 22 | 20 |
| | 7–5–0 | 8–2–2 | 15–7–2 | 32 | 87 | 64 |
| Northwest Division |||||||
| Calgary Flames | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 13 | 16 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–2–1 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 0–2–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
| Minnesota Wild | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 3–1–0 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| | 5–5–0 | 5–4–1 | 10–9–1 | 21 | 66 | 58 |
| Pacific Division |||||||
| Anaheim Ducks | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Dallas Stars | 1–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–2–1 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 1–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 2–1–1 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| San Jose Sharks | 1–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–2–1 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| | 6–4–0 | 4–3–3 | 10–7–3 | 23 | 53 | 54 |
Eastern Conference :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed |
| Atlantic Division |||||||
| New Jersey Devils | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| New York Islanders | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Rangers | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 2–3–0 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| Northeast Division |||||||
| Boston Bruins | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ottawa Senators | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| | 2–0–0 | 2–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 9 | 17 | 16 |
| Southeast Division |||||||
| Atlanta Thrashers | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Florida Panthers | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Washington Capitals | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | 2–1–0 | 1–1–2 | 3–2–2 | 8 | 22 | 19 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Reached |
| Marian Hossa | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 18, 2010 |
| Duncan Keith | NHL Third Star of the Week | November 1, 2010 |
| Corey Crawford | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 28, 2011 |
| Jonathan Toews | NHL First Star of the Month | February 2011 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Nick Leddy | 1st Career NHL Game | October 7, 2010 |
| Brandon Pirri | 1st Career NHL Game | October 9, 2010 |
| Nick Leddy | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 11, 2010 |
| Brent Seabrook | 400th Career NHL Game | October 20, 2010 |
| Duncan Keith | 200th Career NHL Point | October 22, 2010 |
| Evan Brophey | 1st Career NHL Game | October 23, 2010 |
| Ben Smith | 1st Career NHL Game | October 29, 2010 |
| Jonathan Toews | 200th Career NHL Point | October 29, 2010 |
| Jordan Hendry | 100th Career NHL Game | November 1, 2010 |
| Jeremy Morin | 1st Career NHL Game | November 6, 2010 |
| Jeremy Morin | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 30, 2010 |
| Jassen Cullimore | 800th Career NHL Game | December 8, 2010 |
| Rob Klinkhammer | 1st Career NHL Game | December 8, 2010 |
| Jeremy Morin | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 8, 2010 |
| John Scott | 100th Career NHL Game | December 28, 2010 |
| Troy Brouwer | 200th Career NHL Game | January 3, 2011 |
| Brian Campbell | 300th Career NHL Point | January 9, 2011 |
| Tomas Kopecky | 300th Career NHL Game | January 9, 2011 |
| Dave Bolland | 200th Career NHL Game 100th Career NHL Point | January 16, 2011 |
| Jonathan Toews | 100th Career NHL Goal | January 16, 2011 |
| Brian Campbell | 600th Career NHL Game | February 4, 2011 |
| Marian Hossa | 800th Career NHL Point | February 12, 2011 |
| Troy Brouwer | 100th Career NHL Point | February 16, 2011 |
| Patrick Sharp | 300th Career NHL Point | February 24, 2011 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 100th Career NHL Game | March 2, 2011 |
| Patrick Kane | 300th Career NHL Game | March 4, 2011 |
| Patrick Kane | 100th Career NHL Goal | March 14, 2011 |
| Nick Leddy | 1st Career NHL Assist | March 20, 2011 |
| Marcus Kruger | 1st Career NHL Game | March 23, 2011 |
| Chris Campoli | 100th Career NHL Assist | March 28, 2011 |
| Patrick Kane | 300th Career NHL Point | April 5, 2011 |
| Jake Dowell | 100th Career NHL Game | April 6, 2011 |
| Jonathan Toews | 300th Career NHL Game | April 6, 2011 |
| Bryan Bickell | 100th Career NHL Game | April 8, 2011 |
| Ryan Johnson | 700th Career NHL Game | April 8, 2011 |
| Ben Smith | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | April 8, 2011 |
| Patrick Kane | 200th Career NHL Assist | April 10, 2011 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jake Dowell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 13, 2011 |
| Michael Frolik | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 13, 2011 |
| Nick Leddy | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 13, 2011 |
| Ben Smith | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 13, 2011 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 13, 2011 |
| Michael Frolik | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 15, 2011 |
| Marcus Kruger | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 15, 2011 |
| Ben Smith | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 15, 2011 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 15, 2011 |
| John Scott | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 17, 2011 |
| Bryan Bickell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 19, 2011 |
| Corey Crawford | 1st Career NHL Playoff Win | April 19, 2011 |
| Michael Frolik | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 19, 2011 |
| Corey Crawford | 1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout | April 21, 2011 |
| Marcus Kruger | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 21, 2011 |

## Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2010 | To Atlanta Thrashers Dustin Byfuglien Ben Eager Brent Sopel Akim Aliu | To Chicago Blackhawks Marty Reasoner Joey Crabb Jeremy Morin 1st-round pick in 2010 – Kevin Hayes 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Justin Holl |
| June 24, 2010 | To Edmonton Oilers Colin Fraser | To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick in 2010 – Mirko Hofflin |
| June 25, 2010 | To New York Islanders 1st-round pick in 2010 – Brock Nelson | To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Ludvig Rensfeldt 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Kent Simpson |
| June 26, 2010 | To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd-round pick in 2010 – Bradley Ross | To Chicago BlackhawksJimmy Hayes |
| June 26, 2010 | To Boston Bruins7th-round pick in 2010 – Zach Trotman | To Chicago Blackhawks7th-round pick in 2011 – Johan Mattsson |
| June 30, 2010 | To Toronto Maple LeafsKris Versteeg Bill Sweatt | To Chicago BlackhawksViktor Stalberg Chris DiDomenico Philippe Paradis |
| July 1, 2010 | To Atlanta ThrashersAndrew Ladd | To Chicago BlackhawksIvan Vishnevskiy 2nd-round pick in 2011 – Adam Clendening |
| July 22, 2010 | To Florida PanthersMarty Reasoner | To Chicago BlackhawksJeff Taffe |
| February 9, 2011 | To Florida PanthersJack Skille Hugh Jessiman David Pacan | To Chicago BlackhawksMichael Frolik Alexander Salak |
| February 28, 2011 | To Ottawa SenatorsRyan Potulny Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011 – Xavier Ouellet | To Chicago BlackhawksChris Campoli Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012 |
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Nick BoyntonPhiladelphia FlyersFebruary 26, 2011 :
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Marcus Kruger3 years, $2.205 million entry-level contract
Niklas Hjalmarsson4 years, $14 million
Bryan Bickell3 years, $1.625 million
Jack Skille1 year, $600,000
Nick Leddy3 years, $4.2 million entry-level contract
Igor Makarov2 years, $1.105 million entry-level contract
Evan Brophey1 year, $500,000
Nathan Davis1 year, $500,000
Jassen Cullimore1 year, $500,000
Hannu Toivonen1 year, $550,000
Jordan Hendry1 year, $600,000
Nick Boynton1 year, $500,000
Brandon Pirri3 years, $1.945 million entry-level contract
Dylan Olsen3 year entry-level contract
Brent Seabrook5 years, $29 million contract extension
Jimmy Hayes3 years, $1.9625 million entry-level contract
Joe Lavin2 years, $1.18 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on June 25 and 26, 2010. The Blackhawks picked 30th in each round. The Blackhawks were active in trading, moving up from 30th in the draft to 24th to select Kevin Hayes. Through other trades, the Blackhawks picked up three selections in the second round, and had ten selections overall in the draft.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 24 (from Atlanta via New Jersey) | Kevin Hayes | RW | United States | Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA) |
| 2 | 35 (from NY Islanders) | Ludvig Rensfeldt | C | Sweden | Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 2 | 54 (from New Jersey via Atlanta) | Justin Holl | D | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 2 | 58 (from San Jose via Ottawa via NY Islanders) | Kent Simpson | G | Canada | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| 2 | 60 | Stephen Johns | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 3 | 90 | Joakim Nordstrom | C | Sweden | AIK IF (Elitserien Jr.) |
| 4 | 120 | Rob Flick | C | Canada | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 6 | 151 (from Edmonton) | Mirko Hofflin | C | Germany | Adler Mannheim Jr. (Germany Jr.) |
| 6 | 180 | Nick Mattson | D | United States | Indiana Ice (USHL) |
| 7 | 191 (from Dallas) | Macmillan Carruth | G | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |