2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with 109 points to win the Central Division and the best record in the Western Conference. As a result, they received the No. 1 seed in the West of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but were swept in the first round by the eventual Stanley Cup runner-up Nashville Predators.
Following the playoff loss, general manage Stan Bowman stated that the playoff loss was unacceptable and vowed that changes would be made.
Patrick Kane led the Blackhawks in scoring with 89 points and 34 goals. The Hawks had six players score 20 or more goals, Kane, Artemi Panarin (31), Marian Hossa (26), Artem Anisimov (22), Richard Panik (22), and Jonathan Toews (21). Goaltender Corey Crawford led the Blackhfawks with 32 wins.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 28 	Pittsburgh 	0–2 	 	Darling 	United Center 	20,195 	0–1–0 	L1 	
2 	September 30 	@ Pittsburgh 	0–1 	 	Johansson 	Consol Energy Center 	18,084 	0–2–0 	L2 	
3 	October 1 	St. Louis 	4–0 	 	Darling 	United Center 	20,831 	1–2–0 	W1 	
4 	October 2 	@ Detroit 	3–6 	 	Nalimov 	Joe Louis Arena 	17,962 	1–3–0 	L1 	
5 	October 4 	Detroit 	6–1 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	20,407 	2–3–0 	W1 	
6 	October 8 	@ St. Louis 	1–2 	 	Crawford 	Scottrade Center 	17,346 	2–4–0 	L1 	
===Regular season===
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October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	October 12 	St. Louis 	2–5 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,729 	0–1–0 	0 	L1 	
2 	October 14 	@ Nashville 	2–3 	 	Crawford 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,256 	0–2–0 	0 	L2 	
3 	October 15 	Nashville 	5–3 	 	Darling 	United Center 	21,665 	1–2–0 	2 	W1 	
4 	October 18 	Philadelphia 	7–4 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,263 	2–2–0 	4 	W2 	
5 	October 21 	@ Columbus 	2–3 	 	Crawford 	Nationwide Arena 	15,789 	2–3–0 	4 	L1 	
6 	October 22 	Toronto 	5–4 	SO 	Darling 	United Center 	21,735 	3–3–0 	6 	W1 	
7 	October 24 	Calgary 	2–3 	SO 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,348 	3–3–1 	7 	O1 	
8 	October 28 	@ New Jersey 	3–2 	OT 	Crawford 	Prudential Center 	13,882 	4–3–1 	9 	W1 	
9 	October 30 	Los Angeles 	3–0 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,329 	5–3–1 	11 	W2 	
===Detailed records===
Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Colorado Avalanche 	2–0–1 	1–0–1 	3–0–2 	8 	20 	13
Dallas Stars 	3–0–0 	2–0–0 	5–0–0 	10 	18 	11
Minnesota Wild 	1–1–0 	2–0–0 	3–1–0 	6 	15 	11
Nashville Predators	2–0–0 	2–1–0 	4–1–0 	8 	20 	13
St. Louis Blues 	1–1–0 	2–1–0 	3–2–0 	6 	15 	16
Winnipeg Jets 	0–3–0 	1–1–0 	1–4–0 	2 	10 	16
 	9–5–1 	10–3–2 	19–8–2 	40 	98 	80
Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	1–2–0 	2 	3 	7
Arizona Coyotes 	2–0–0 	1–0–0 	3–0–0 	6 	14 	6
Calgary Flames 	1–0–1 	1–0–0 	2–0–1 	5 	10 	6
Edmonton Oilers 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	1–2–0 	2 	6 	9
Los Angeles Kings 	1–0–0 	0–0–2 	1–0–2 	4 	6 	5
San Jose Sharks 	1–0–0 	0–2–0 	1–2–0 	2 	6 	6
Vancouver Canucks 	1–0–1 	1–0–0 	2–0–1 	5 	12 	10
 	6–2–2 	5–4–2 	11–6–4 	26 	57 	49
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	3 	3
Buffalo Sabres 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	9 	4
Detroit Red Wings 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	7
Florida Panthers 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	2 	8
Montreal Canadiens 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	4
Ottawa Senators 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	5 	5
Tampa Bay Lightning 	0–1–0 	0–0–1 	0–1–1 	1 	6 	10
Toronto Maple Leafs 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	5
 	5–3–0 	5–2–1 	10–5–1 	21 	45 	46
Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	4 	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	5 	4
New Jersey Devils 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	5
New York Islanders 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	5
New York Rangers 	0–0–1 	1–0–0 	1–0–1 	3 	2 	2
Philadelphia Flyers 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	8 	7
Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	9 	2
Washington Capitals 	0–0–1 	0–1–0 	0–1–1 	1 	2 	9
 	6–0–2 	4–4–0 	10–4–2 	22 	44 	38
===Playoffs===
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–0	
Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 13 	Nashville 	0–1 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	22,075 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 15 	Nashville 	0–5 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	22,175 	0–2 	Recap 	
3 	April 17 	@ Nashville 	2–3 	OT 	Crawford 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,204 	0–3 	Recap 	
4 	April 20 	@ Nashville 	1–4 	 	Crawford 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,326 	0–4 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	34 	55 	89 	11 	32
 	82	31 	43 	74 	18 	21
 	72	21 	37 	58 	7 	35
 	80	6 	47 	53 	22 	16
 	73	26 	19 	45 	7 	8
 	64	22 	23 	45 	9 	30
 	82	22 	22 	44 	14 	58
 	79	3 	36 	39 	5 	26
 	76	19 	12 	31 	13 	70
 	61	6 	22 	28 	10 	6
 	73	5 	13 	18 	12 	20
 	70	5 	12 	17 	7 	34
 	80	5 	12 	17 	12 	24
 	47	6 	10 	16 	15 	8
 	58	5 	11 	16 	17 	29
 	49	6 	8 	14 	–1 	17
 	50	2 	6 	8 	1 	22
 	68	4 	4 	8 	–4 	12
 	33	4 	3 	7 	2 	14
 	38	2 	3 	5 	3 	4
 	12	1 	3 	4 	3 	4
 	50	2 	1 	3 	–6 	28
 	22	1 	2 	3 	–3 	14
† 	15	1 	1 	2 	–2 	8
 	46	0 	1 	1 	–6 	22
† 	13	1 	0 	1 	–4 	2
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Totals	82	240	406	646	162	564
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	1	1	2	–5	0
 	4	1	1	2	–3	2
 	3	1	0	1	–2	0
 	4	0	1	1	–6	2
 	4	0	1	1	–3	2
 	4	0	1	1	–2	2
 	4	0	1	1	–4	0
 	4	0	0	0	–4	2
 	4	0	0	0	–2	0
 	4	0	0	0	–3	0
 	4	0	0	0	–3	2
 	4	0	0	0	–4	2
 	4	0	0	0	–2	0
 	4	0	0	0	–3	14
 	4	0	0	0	–4	0
 	4	0	0	0	–2	2
 	4	0	0	0	–2	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	–2	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	55 	55	3246:52	32	18	4	138	2.55	1691	.918	2	0	1	2
 	32 	27	1688:35	18	5 	5	67 	2.38	877 	.924	2	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	82	4935:27	50	23	9	205	2.49	2568	.920	4	0	1	2
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	253:47	0	4	12	2.83	123	.902	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.
‡Left team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.
==Roster==
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 24, 2016
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 7, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 19, 2016
C. Crawford	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2017
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2017
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2017
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2017
J. Toews 	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 27, 2017
J. Toews 	NHL First Star of the Month	March 1, 2017
P. Kane 	NHL Third Star of the Month	April 1, 2017
A. Panarin 	NHL First Star of the Week 	April 3, 2017
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 12, 2016
 	1st career NHL goal 	October 12, 2016
 	1st career NHL game 	October 12, 2016
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	October 12, 2016
 	1st career NHL game 	October 12, 2016
 	1st career NHL hat trick 	October 15, 2016
Nick Schmaltz 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	October 15, 2016
 	500th career NHL goal 	October 18, 2016
Gustav Forsling 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	October 21, 2016
 	1st career NHL goal 	October 21, 2016
 	1st career NHL fight1st career Gordie Howe hat trick 	November 9, 2016
Gustav Forsling 	1st career NHL goal 	November 13, 2016
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	November 18, 2016
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	November 19, 2016
Richard Panik 	200th career NHL game 	November 19, 2016
Artemi Panarin 	100th career NHL game 	November 21, 2016
Artemi Panarin 	100th career NHL point 	December 4, 2016
 	700th career NHL point 	December 29, 2016
Michal Kempny 	1st career NHL goal 	December 30, 2016
 	400th career NHL assist 	January 5, 2017
Patrick Kane 	700th career NHL game 	January 6, 2017
Ryan Hartman 	1st career NHL hat trick 	January 8, 2017
Marian Hossa 	600th career NHL assist 	January 17, 2017
 	500th career NHL point 	January 22, 2017
 	200th career NHL win 	January 22, 2017
 	600th career NHL game 	January 26, 2017
 	900th career NHL game 	February 18, 2017
 	600th career NHL point 	February 18, 2017
 	100th career NHL point 	February 19, 2017
 	100th career NHL game 	February 21, 2017
Duncan Keith 	500th career NHL point 	February 26, 2017
Jonathan Toews 	700th career NHL game 	March 3, 2017
Brent Seabrook 	400th career NHL point 	March 4, 2017
Duncan Keith 	900th career NHL game 	March 10, 2017
 	400th career NHL game 	March 10, 2017
 	1st career NHL game 	March 16, 2017
Marian Hossa 	1,300th career NHL game 	March 16, 2017
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	March 18, 2017
John Hayden 	1st career NHL assist 	March 19, 2017
John Hayden 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 13, 2017
Ryan Hartman 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 13, 2017
 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 13, 2017
Nick Schmaltz 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 13, 2017
Dennis Rasmussen 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 15, 2017
Vinnie Hinostroza	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 15, 2017
Dennis Rasmussen 	1st career NHL playoff goal 	April 17, 2017
Michal Kempny 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 20, 2017
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===Records===
==Transactions==
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Carolina Hurricanes Teuvo TeravainenBryan Bickell	To Chicago Blackhawks NYR's 2nd round pick in 2016 CHI's 3rd round pick in 2017	
 	To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw 	To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2016 MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 	
 	To New York Islanders CBJ's 4th-round pick in 2016 	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2016 6th-round pick in 2017 	
 	To St. Louis Blues FLA's 5th-round pick in 2016 	To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2017 	
 	To Los Angeles Kings Cameron Schilling 	To Chicago BlackhawksMichael Latta 	
 	To Detroit Red Wings 3rd-round pick in 2017 	To Chicago Blackhawks 	
 	To Dallas Starsconditional 4th-round pick in 2018 	To Chicago Blackhawks 	
 	To Anaheim Ducks 	To Chicago Blackhawks7th-round pick in 2019 	
;Notes
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Brian Campbell 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $1.5 million 	
 	Sam Carrick 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Spencer Abbott 	Frolunda HC 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Jordin Tootoo 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $750,000 	
 	Alexandre Fortin	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	3 years, $2.055 million entry-level contract	
 	Jeff Glass 	Rockford IceHogs 	2 years, $1.225 million 	
 	Matthew Highmore	Saint John Sea Dogs 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	David Kampf 	Pirati Chomutov 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Jan Rutta 	Pirati Chomutov 	1 year, $1.35 million entry-level contract 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Dale Weise 	Philadelphia Flyers	4 year, $9.4 million 	
 	Andrew Ladd	New York Islanders 	7 years, $38.5 million 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Old team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
===Lost via waivers===
Player	New team	Date	Ref
===Lost via retirement===
Player 	Ref
Dillon Fournier	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Brandon Mashinter 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Michal Rozsival 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Mark McNeill 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Artemi Panarin 	2 years, $12 million 	
 	Michal Rozsival 	1 year, $650,000 contract extension 	
 	Jordin Tootoo 	1 year, $700,000 contract extension 	
 	John Hayden 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Anthony Louis 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Luc Snuggerud 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Tanner Kero 	2 years, $1.5 million contract extension 	
 	Matheson Iacopelli 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Nathan Noel 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Richard Panik 	2 years, $5.6 million 	
 	Michal Kempny 	1 year, $900,000 	
=== Detailed transaction list ===
Source
==== Off-season ====
* April 29, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Luke Johnson on a three-year contract.
* May 11, 2016 – Agreed to terms with D Gustav Forsling on a three-year contract.
* May 24, 2016 – Agreed to terms with G Lars Johansson, D Michal Kempny and F Martin Lundberg on one-year contracts.
* June 15, 2016 – Agreed to terms with G Mac Carruth on a one-year contract.
* June 15, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Richard Panik on a one-year contract.
* June 19, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Nick Schmaltz on a three-year contract.
* June 23, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Dennis Rasmussen on a one-year contract.
* June 30, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Brandon Mashinter and D Michal Rozsival on one-year contracts
* July 1, 2016 – Agreed to terms with D Brian Campbell and Fs Sam Carrick, Spencer Abbott and Pierre-Cedric Labrie on one-year contracts. Named Will Chukerman media relations assistant.
* July 6, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Jordin Tootoo on a one-year contract.
* July 7, 2016 – Named Derek King assistant coach for Rockford (AHL).
* July 15, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Mark McNeill on a one-year contract.
* September 26, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Alexandre Fortin on a three-year contract.
* September 26, 2016 – Released Fs Tyler Barnes, Bryn Chyzyk, Jeremy Langlois, Trevor Mingoia, Evan Mosey; D Jonathan Carlsson, Nick Mattson and G Eric Levine from their tryout agreements. Released F Radovan Bondra, John Dahlstrom, Nathan Noel and Roy Radke from training camp and returned them to their junior hockey teams.
* September 30, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Graham Knott on a three-year contract.
==== October ====
* October 1, 2016 – Assigned F Kyle Baun, D Dillon Fournier, D Carl Dahlstrom and D Nolan Valleau to Rockford (AHL). Released F Alex DeBrincat and F Graham Knott from training camp.
* October 2, 2016 – Assigned G Mac Carruth to Rockford (AHL).
* October 3, 2016 – Assigned Fs Luke Johnson, Tanner Kero and Martin Lundberg; D Erik Gustafsson, Robin Norell and Ville Pokka, and G Lars Johansson to Rockford (AHL). Released Fs Chris DeSousa and Jake Dowell from their tryout agreements.
* October 4, 2016 – Assigned Fs Spencer Abbott, Sam Carrick and Pierre-Cedric Labrie and D Viktor Svedberg and Cameron Schilling to Rockford (AHL).
* October 7, 2016 – Recalled D Viktor Svedberg and D Ville Pokka from Rockford (AHL).
* October 9, 2016 – Assigned D Dillon Fournier, Ville Pokka and Viktor Svedberg to Rockford (AHL).
* October 10, 2016 – Assigned F Alexandre Fortin to Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) and G Ivan Nalimov to Vladivostok (KHL). Placed F Andrew Desjardins on injured reserve.
* October 11, 2016 – Assigned Fs Brandon Mashinter and Mark McNeill to Rockford (AHL).
==== November ====
* November 6, 2016 – Placed F Trevor van Riemsdyk on injured reserve. Activated F Andrew Desjardins from injured reserve.
* November 7, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F DeBrincat on a three-year contract.
==== December ====
* December 2, 2016 – Placed F Jonathan Toews on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 24. Activated Trevor van Riemsdyk from injured reserve.
* December 4, 2016 – Recalled G Lars Johansson from Rockford (AHL). Assigned F Nick Schmaltz to Rockford.
* December 6, 2016 – Placed G Corey Crawford on injured reserve, retroactive to Saturday.
* December 13, 2016 – Activated F Jonathan Toews from injured reserve.
* December 22, 2016 – Placed F Artem Anisimov on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 18. Recalled F Tanner Kero from Rockford (AHL).
* December 27, 2016 – Activated F Artem Anisimov from injured reserve. Placed F Marian Hossa on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 20.
* December 28, 2016 – Agreed to terms with F Artemi Panarin on a two-year contract extension.
==== January ====
* January 1, 2017 – Placed F Marcus Kruger on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 30.
* January 4, 2017 – Assigned F Tyler Motte to Rockford (AHL). Recalled F Spencer Abbott from Rockford (AHL).
* January 5, 2017 – Activated F Marian Hossa from injured reserve.
* January 6, 2017 – Assigned D Gustav Forsling and F Spencer Abbott to Rockford (AHL).
* January 14, 2017 – Recalled F Nick Schmaltz from Rockford (AHL).
* January 21, 2017 – Acquired F Michael Latta from the Los Angeles Kings for D Cameron Schilling.
* January 24, 2017 – Activated F Marcus Kruger from injured reserve.
* January 29, 2017 – Placed D Michal Rozsival on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 25. Recalled D Gustav Forsling from Rockford (AHL).
==== February ====
* February 12, 2017 – Reassigned D Gustav Forsling and Fs Vinnie Hinostroza, Tanner Kero, and Nick Schmaltz to Rockford (AHL). Activated D Michal Roszival from injured reserve.
* February 16, 2017 – Recalled Fs Tanner Kero, and Nick Schmaltz from Rockford (AHL).
* February 19, 2017 – Recalled F Vinnie Hinostroza from Rockford (AHL).
* February 23, 2017 – Agreed to terms with G Jeff Glass on a two-year contract through the 2017–18 season.
* February 24, 2017 – Acquired F Tomas Jurco from Detroit Red Wings for a 2017 third-round draft pick. Reassigned F Vinnie Hinostroza to Rockford (AHL).
* February 25, 2017 – Assigned G Jeff Glass to Rockford (AHL)
* February 26, 2017 – Recalled G Lars Johansson from Rockford (AHL)
* February 27, 2017 – Assigned G Lars Johansson to Rockford (AHL)
==Draft picks==
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	39 	Alex DeBrincat	RW 	United States	Erie Otters (OHL)
2 	45 	Chad Krys 	D 	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 	50 	Artur Kayumov 	LW/RW	Russia 	Russia U18 (MHL)
3 	83 	Wouter Peeters	G 	Belgium 	Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
4 	110	Lucas Carlsson	D 	Sweden 	Brynäs IF (SHL)
4 	113	Nathan Noel 	C 	Canada 	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5 	143	Mathias From 	LW/RW	Denmark 	Rögle BK-jr. (SWE-jr.)
6 	173	Blake Hillman 	D 	United States	University of Denver NCAA
7 	203	Jake Ryczek 	D 	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
;Notes
* The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent a first and third-round pick both in 2016 (18th and 79th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (36th overall) and this pick.
:Winnipeg previously acquired this pick from Chicago as the result of a trade on February 25, 2016, that sent Andrew Ladd, Jay Harrison and Matt Fraser to Chicago in exchange for Marko Dano, a conditional third-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
* The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 (45th overall) and this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (39th overall) and this pick.
:Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014, that sent Josh Gorges to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
:Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, Winnipeg's second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 15, 2016, that sent Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
:Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016, that sent Eric Staal to New York in exchange for Aleksi Saarela, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
* The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2015, that sent Kimmo Timonen to Chicago in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Philadelphia will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Chicago advances to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals with Timonen playing in at least 50% of the Blackhawks' playoff games – was converted on May 30, 2015.
* The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in 2016 (95th overall) to New York in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
==References==
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