2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with a 48–28–6 record, finishing in third place in the Central Division. They defeated the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 4 games to 2. In the next round, they swept the Minnesota Wild 4 games to 0. In the Western Conference Finals, the Hawks outlasted the Anaheim Ducks, winning the series 4 games to 3. In the Stanley Cup Final, they faced the Tampa Bay Lightning. On June 15, 2015, the team won the Stanley Cup, beating the Lightning 4 games to 2, and winning the Cup at home for the first time since 1938. This was the Blackhawks' third Cup championship in six seasons. Duncan Keith received the Conn Smythe trophy as MVP of the playoffs.
==Off-season==
On July 14, 2014, the Blackhawks announced that Kevin Dineen, a former teammate of head coach Joel Quenneville, had been hired as an assistant coach.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/kevin-dineen-back-in-the-nhl-with-chicago-blackhawks/article19584947/
==Pre-season==
The Chicago Blackhawks pre-season schedule included a September 28, 2014, exhibition game held at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, against the Edmonton Oilers.http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=704000
== Regular season ==
===Standings===
====Divisional standings====
====Conference standings====
==Playoffs==
The Chicago Blackhawks entered the playoffs as the Central Division's third seed. The Blackhawks lost the last three games of the regular season, thus they did not win the Central Division title. After defeating the Nashville Predators 4–2 in the first round, they went on to sweep the Minnesota Wild in the second round, and defeated the Anaheim Ducks, 4-3 in the Western Conference Final. It was only the third time in Blackhawks history that they had won a playoff series after trailing 3 games to 2. On May 19, 2015, the Blackhawks played the longest game in their history (116:12) against the Anaheim Ducks as part of the Western Conference Finals. The Blackhawks defeated Anaheim in game 7 and moved on to face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. On June 15, 2015, Chicago won the Stanley Cup in game six with a score of 2–0. This marked the Blackhawks third Stanley Cup victory in six seasons. This was the first Blackhawks Stanley Cup clinched on home ice in 77 years, having won the decisive games in 2010 and 2013 titles on the road, and the first time a Stanley Cup title has been won in Chicago since 1992 when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. It was also the first time any Chicago sports team won a Championship at home since the Chicago Bulls in 1997
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 23 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–1 	OT 	Darling 	United Center 	20,512 	1–0–0 	W1
2 	September 25 	@ Detroit Red Wings 	2–3 	 	Leighton 	Joe Louis Arena 	16,246 	1–1–0 	L1
3 	September 26 	New York Rangers 	1–4 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	20,613 	1–2–0 	L2
4 	September 28 	@ Edmonton Oilers 	5–0 	 	Darling 	SaskTel Centre 	N/A 	2–2–0 	W1
5 	October 1 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–3 	 	Raanta 	United Center 	20,413 	2–3–0 	L1
6 	October 3 	@ New York Rangers 	2–3 	SO 	Crawford 	Madison Square Garden 	18,006 	2–3–1 	SOL1
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.	
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Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
===Regular season===
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October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13	October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	@ Dallas Stars 	3–2 	SO 	Crawford 	American Airlines Center 	18,768 	1–0–0 	2 	W1
2 	October 11 	Buffalo Sabres 	6–2 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	22,012 	2–0–0 	4 	W2
3 	October 15 	Calgary Flames 	1–2 	OT 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,112 	2–0–1 	5 	O1
4 	October 18 	Nashville Predators 	2–1 	OT 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,640 	3–0–1 	7 	W1
5 	October 21 	Philadelphia Flyers 	4–0 	 	Raanta 	United Center 	21,162 	4–0–1 	9 	W2
6 	October 23 	@ Nashville Predators 	2–3 	 	Raanta 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,157 	4–1–1 	9 	L1
7 	October 25 	@ St. Louis Blues 	2–3 	 	Raanta 	Scottrade Center 	19,434 	4–2–1 	9 	L2
8 	October 26 	Ottawa Senators 	2–1 	 	Darling 	United Center 	21,310 	5–2–1 	11 	W1
9 	October 28 	Anaheim Ducks 	0–1 	 	Darling 	United Center 	21,233 	5–3–1 	11 	L1
10 	October 30 	@ Ottawa Senators 	5–4 	SO 	Darling 	Canadian Tire Centre 	17,529 	6–3–1 	13 	W1
;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 	0–2–0 	2–1–0 	2–3–0 	4 	11 	13
Dallas Stars 	2–1–0 	1–1–0 	3–2–0 	6 	16 	18
Minnesota Wild 	2–1–0 	1–1–0 	3–2–0 	6 	14 	11
Nashville Predators	2–0–0 	1–1–0 	3–1–0 	6 	11 	9
St. Louis Blues 	1–1–0 	1–2–0 	2–3–0 	4 	12 	10
Winnipeg Jets 	0–3–0 	2–0–0 	2–3–0 	4 	9 	14
 	7–8–0 	8–6–0 	15–14–0 	30 	73 	75
Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks 	0–1–0 	2–0–0 	2–1–0 	4 	8 	3
Arizona Coyotes 	1–0–1 	1–0–0 	2–0–1 	5 	10 	4
Calgary Flames 	1–0–1 	1–0–0 	2–0–1 	5 	7 	6
Edmonton Oilers 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2–1–0 	4 	10 	7
Los Angeles Kings 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2–1–0 	4 	11 	6
San Jose Sharks 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2–1–0 	4 	11 	6
Vancouver Canucks 	1–0–1 	0–1–0 	1–1–1 	3 	8 	10
 	6–1–3 	7–4–0 	13–5–3 	29 	65 	42
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 	5 	8
Buffalo Sabres 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	10 	5
Detroit Red Wings 	0–0–1 	0–1–0 	0–1–1 	1 	3 	6
Florida Panthers 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	5 	2
Montreal Canadiens 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	9 	3
Ottawa Senators 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	5
Tampa Bay Lightning 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	3 	6
Toronto Maple Leafs 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	3
 	6–1–1 	5–3–0 	11–4–1 	23 	48 	38
Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	8 	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	0–1–0 	0–0–1 	0–1–1 	1 	4 	6
New Jersey Devils 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	5 	3
New York Islanders 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	4
New York Rangers 	0–0–1 	1–0–0 	1–0–1 	3 	1 	1
Philadelphia Flyers 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	5 	4
Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	3 	3
Washington Capitals 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	4 	6
 	5–2–1 	4–3–1 	9–5–2 	20 	36 	30
===Playoffs===
2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 15 	Chicago 	4–3 	Nashville 	2OT 	Darling 	17,225 	1–0 	Recap 	
2 	April 17 	Chicago 	2–6 	Nashville 	 	Crawford 	17,208 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 19 	Nashville 	2–4 	Chicago 	 	Darling 	22,020 	2–1 	Recap 	
4 	April 21 	Nashville 	2–3 	Chicago 	3OT 	Darling 	22,014 	3–1 	Recap 	
5 	April 23 	Chicago 	2–5 	Nashville 	 	Darling 	17,238 	3–2 	Recap 	
6 	April 25 	Nashville 	3–4 	Chicago 	 	Crawford 	22,171 	4–2 	Recap 	
==Player stats==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	81	28 	38 	66 	30 	36
 	61	27 	37 	64 	10 	10
 	82	22 	39 	61 	17 	32
 	82	23 	29 	52 	7 	12
 	80	10 	35 	45 	12 	20
 	68	16 	27 	43 	−8 	33
 	76	12 	25 	37 	3 	12
 	61	14 	20 	34 	11 	35
 	82	8 	23 	31 	−3 	27
 	80	14 	14 	28 	5 	38
 	79	15 	11 	26 	−8 	67
 	82	3 	16 	19 	25 	44
 	81	7 	10 	17 	−5 	32
 	49	3 	11 	14 	17 	12
 	65	1 	12 	13 	0 	22
 	76	2 	8 	10 	5 	26
 	34	4 	5 	9 	4 	2
‡ 	61	5 	4 	9 	−1 	2
 	39	4 	4 	8 	3 	54
 	38	0 	3 	3 	−5 	4
† 	19	0 	3 	3 	−2 	6
† 	13	0 	2 	2 	1 	7
‡ 	4 	1 	1 	2 	1 	2
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	18	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
‡ 	4 	1 	0 	1 	−1 	2
† 	16	0 	0 	0 	−3 	2
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	15	0 	0 	0 	0 	15
†‡ 	8 	0 	0 	0 	1 	4
Totals	82	213	395	608	114	537
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	23	11	12 	23 	7 	0
 	23	10	11 	21 	7 	8
 	23	3 	18 	21 	16	4
 	23	4 	13 	17 	7 	10
 	23	5 	10 	15 	2 	8
 	23	3 	11 	14 	4 	8
 	23	5 	7 	12 	−4	36
 	23	8 	3 	11 	5 	6
 	23	7 	4 	11 	5 	10
 	18	4 	6 	10 	2 	0
 	20	4 	3 	7 	5 	4
 	23	1 	5 	6 	6 	8
 	23	0 	5 	5 	−4	6
 	18	0 	5 	5 	3 	14
 	23	2 	2 	4 	−5	4
 	21	1 	3 	4 	−4	4
 	12	1 	1 	2 	2 	6
 	10	0 	1 	1 	−2	6
 	18	0 	0 	0 	1 	10
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	-3	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−3	0
Totals	23	69	120	189	48	152
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	57 	57	3,332:32	32	20	5	126	2.27	1,661	.924	2	0	1	8
 	14 	13	832:31 	9 	4 	0	27 	1.94	419 	.936	1	0	0	0
 	14 	12	792:11 	7 	4 	1	25 	1.89	389 	.936	2	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	82	4,957:14	48	28	6	174	2.11	2,469	.930	5	0	1	8
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	20 	19	1,223:48	13	6	47	2.31	616	.924	2	0	0	0
 	5 	4 	297:46 	3 	1	11	2.21	171	.936	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	23	1,521 	16	7	58	2.28	787	.926	2	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Roster==
== Notable achievements ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Second Star of the Month 	January 2, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game captain 	January 14, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game assistant captain	January 14, 2015
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	February 16, 2015
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 9, 2014
 	100th career NHL game 	October 21, 2014
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL win 	October 26, 2014
 	500th career NHL point 	October 26, 2014
 	1,100th career NHL game1,000th career NHL point 	October 30, 2014
 	600th career NHL game 	November 2, 2014
 	400th career NHL game 	November 4, 2014
 	200th career NHL goal 	November 4, 2014
 	700th career NHL game 	November 7, 2014
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	November 9, 2014
 	500th career NHL game 	November 11, 2014
 	1,000th career NHL game 	November 16, 2014
 	700th career NHL game 	November 20, 2014
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	November 20, 2014
 	600th career NHL assist 	November 20, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	November 22, 2014
 	400th career NHL game 	November 22, 2014
 	1st career NHL assist 	November 22, 2014
 	300th career NHL game 	November 23, 2014
 	300th career NHL point 	November 26, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	December 6, 2014
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	December 11, 2014
 	700th career NHL game 	December 29, 2014
 	500th career NHL point 	December 29, 2014
 	200th career NHL game 	January 1, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	January 9, 2015
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	January 16, 2015
 	200th career NHL goal 	January 20, 2015
 	1st career NHL assist 	January 20, 2015
 	400th career NHL point 	January 30, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	February 8, 2015
 	1st career NHL game 	February 13, 2015
 	900th career NHL point 	March 12, 2015
 	1st career NHL shutout 	March 18, 2015
 	1100th career NHL game 	March 21, 2015
 	500th career NHL point 	March 23, 2015
 	100th career NHL game 	March 27, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	March 27, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	March 30, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	March 30, 2015
 	1st career NHL game 	April 7, 2015
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	April 11, 2015
==Transactions==
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2014 	To San Jose Sharks1st-round pick in 2014FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2014 	To Chicago Blackhawks1st-round pick in 2014NYR's 6th-round pick in 2014
June 28, 2014 	To Calgary FlamesBrandon Bollig 	To Chicago BlackhawksPIT's 3rd round pick in 2014
October 4, 2014 	To New York Islanders Nick LeddyKent Simpson 	To Chicago Blackhawks T. J. BrennanAnders NilssonVille Pokka
December 14, 2014	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeremy Morin 	To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Erixon
January 29, 2015 	To Vancouver Canucks Adam Clendening 	To Chicago Blackhawks Gustav Forsling
February 26, 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs T. J. Brennan 	To Chicago Blackhawks Spencer Abbott
February 27, 2015	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2015conditional 4th-round pick in 2016	To Chicago Blackhawks Kimmo Timonen
February 28, 2015	To Arizona Coyotes Klas Dahlbeck1st-round pick in 2015 	To Chicago Blackhawks Antoine Vermette
March 2, 2015 	To San Jose Sharks Ben SmithConditional 7th-round pick in 2017 	To Chicago Blackhawks Andrew Desjardins
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Scott Darling 	Milwaukee Admirals 	1 year, $550,000 	Blackhawks agree to terms with three
July 1, 2014 	Cody Bass 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 1, 2014 	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 1, 2014 	Brad Richards 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $2 million 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Richards
July 2, 2014 	Kyle Cumiskey 	MODO 	1 year, $600,000 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Cumiskey
August 18, 2014	Michael Leighton 	HC Donbass 	1 year, $550,000 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Leighton
October 5, 2014	Daniel Carcillo 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $550,000 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Carcillo
March 26, 2015 	Kyle Baun 	Colgate University 	2 years, entry-level contract 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Baun
April 2, 2015 	Tanner Kero 	Michigan Technological University	2 years, entry-level contract 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Kero
April 30, 2015 	Erik Gustafsson 	Frolunda HC 	2 years 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Gustafsson
May 1, 2015 	Artemi Panarin 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	2 years 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Panarin
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
August 20, 2014	Kevin Hayes	New York Rangers	2 years, $7.5 million 	
May 11, 2015 	Peter Regin	Jokerit 	Undisclosed 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Old team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date
Tim ErixonMaple Leafs claim Tim Erixon from Chicago	Toronto Maple Leafs	March 1, 2015
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
June 27, 2014 	Ben Smith 	2 years, $3 million contract extension 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Smith and Raanta
June 27, 2014 	Antti Raanta 	2 years, $1.5 million contract extension	
June 27, 2014 	Jeremy Morin 	2 years, $1.6 million contract extension	Blackhawks agree to terms with Morin
July 1, 2014 	Peter Regin 	1 year, $650,000 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Regin
July 9, 2014 	Patrick Kane 	8 years, $84 million contract extension 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Toews and Kane
July 9, 2014 	Jonathan Toews 	8 years, $84 million contract extension 	
February 22, 2015	Scott Darling 	2 years, contract extension 	Blackhawks agree to extension with Darling
March 21, 2015 	Vincent Hinostroza	3 years, entry-level contract 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Hinostroza
March 26, 2015 	Michael Paliotta 	2 years, entry-level contract 	Blackhawks agree to terms with Paliotta
=== Other ===
Name 	Date 	Details
Kevin Dineen	July 14, 2014 	Named as Assistant Coach
DJ Kogut 	January 14, 2015	Named as Assistant Equipment Manager
=== Suspensions/fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Joakim Nordstrom	Boarding on Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during NHL Game No. 1011 in Arizona on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 19:22 of the third period.	2 games	$6,630.82	March 13, 2015
Andrew Shaw 	Diving/Embellishment during a game against the Los Angeles Kings in Chicago on Monday, March 30, 2015, at 5:24 of the first period. 	— 	$2,000.00	April 10, 2015
==Draft picks==
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.http://www.litterboxcats.com/2014/4/15/5618872/panther-win-panthers-win-the-draft-lottery-that-is 
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	20 	Nick Schmaltz 	C 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 	83 	Matheson Iacopelli	RW 	 	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
3 	88 	Beau Starrett 	C/LW	 	South Shore Kings (USPHL PRE.)
4 	98 	Frederik Olofsson 	LW 	 	Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 	141	Luc Snuggerud 	D 	 	Eden Prairie High School (USHS–MN)
5 	148	Andreas Soderberg 	D 	 	Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.)
6 	178	Dylan Sora 	C 	 	Aurora Tigers (OJHL)
6 	179	Ivan Nalimov 	G 	 	SKA Saint Petersburg-2 (Russia-Jr.)
7 	208	Jack Ramsey 	RW 	 	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
;Draft notes
*The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick in 2014 (27th overall) and Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 (179th overall) and this pick.
*The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 (179th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) and this pick.
*The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent David Rundblad and Mathieu Brisebois to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
*The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick (previously acquired by the Calgary Flames) went to the Chicago Blackhawks as a result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Brandon Bollig to the Flames in exchange for this pick.
*The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade June 30, 2013, that sent Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
*The Chicago Blackhawks fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a trade on February 6, 2014, that sent Peter Regin and Pierre-Marc Bouchard to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
*The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 and a fifth-round pick in 2013 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
*The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick and Florida's third-round pick both in 2014 (27th and 62nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and this pick.
==References==
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