2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season is the club's 83rd 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, Finland; and ended on June 9, 2010; when the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2, in the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, giving the organization its first NHL championship since 1961 and fourth overall.
==Pre-season==
During the ownership of Bill Wirtz, Blackhawks fans had become aggravated with the direction he had taken the franchise in. He had banned home games from being televised, did not bring back some of more notable Blackhawk players and had damaged the reputation one of the league's Original Six franchises. Wirtz had become one of the most disparaged owners in professional sports. After Wirtz passed away, his son Rocky Wirtz took ownership of the team. When he took over, the Blackhawks had only 3,500 season-ticket holders and had the second-lowest attendance in the league. One week into the 2007-08 NHL season, the team was in danger of failing to make payroll and needed a $34 million loan from the Wirtz Corp. to help it stay afloat. However, Wirtz ended his father's ban on televising home games and fixed the franchise's relationship with Blackhawk legends Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Tony Esposito. He also hired John McDonough, president of the Chicago Cubs, to the same position with the Blackhawks. Home attendance rose 46 percent and merchandise sales surged 175 percent after McDonough was hired. In the 2007-08 season, the Blackhawks finished above .500 (40-34-8, 88 points) for the first time since the 1995-96 NHL season but narrowly missed the playoffs. 
In the 2008–09 NHL season, The Blackhawks went 46-24-12, finishing with 104 points. They finished 2nd in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference. The Blackhawks' 46 wins were their most since winning 47 in the 1992–93 NHL season. 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. 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.
The Blackhawks, however, had a turbulent offseason. The Blackhawks saw assistant General Manager Rick Dudley resign from his position and join the Atlanta Thrashers as associate General Manager. On July 1, 2009, the Blackhawks made a significant acquisition to the team when they signed five-time all-star Marian Hossa to a 12 year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks worth $62.8 million. At the time, it was the most lucrative deal in team history. 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. Other key additions for the Blackhawks were John Madden and Tomáš Kopecký. Along with Havlat, Nikolai Khabibulin, Sammy Pahlsson, and Matt Walker were notable losses for the team. 
Shortly after signing Hossa, the team disclosed that he was still rehabilitating a shoulder injury he sustained during the previous postseason. He underwent shoulder surgery and ended up missing the first 22 games of the season. During the offseason, The NHL Players' Association filed a grievance, saying that the Blackhawks missed the deadline for giving qualifying offers to restricted free agents. This caused Tallon to quickly sign eight players to make sure they didn't end up as unrestricted free agents. The mistake proved to be a large influence in the removing of Dale Tallon as General Manager. He was replaced with Stan Bowman, the assistant General Manager and son of Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman. The NHL also investigated Hossa's contract as well. The Blackhawks named Kevin Cheveldayoff, General Manager of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, as assistant General Manager. The team also promoted assistant coach Marc Bergevin to the position of director of player personnel.
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. 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. He pleaded not guilty. On August 17, Kane apologized for the arrest. 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. Kane and his cousin reiterated their not guilty pleas when appearing in court the next day. On August 27, Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty to noncriminal disorderly conduct charges, and were both given conditional discharges.
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# 	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 	 	
2 	September 20 	@ Minnesota Wild 	3–0 	 	Niemi 	Xcel Energy Center 	N/A 	0–1–1 	 	
3 	September 23 	@ Washington Capitals 	6–2 	 	Crawford 	Verizon Center 	18,229 	0–2–1 	 	
4 	September 25 	Minnesota Wild 	4–3 	 	Huet 	United Center 	19,415 	1–2–1 	 	
5* 	September 28* 	@ HC Davos (Switzerland) 	9–2 	 	Niemi 	Hallenstadion 	7,252 	– 	 	
6* 	September 29* 	@ ZSC Lions (Switzerland) 	2–1 	 	Huet 	Hallenstadion 	9,744 	– 	 	
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==Regular season==
*On November 25, the Blackhawks scored three short-handed goals in a 7-2 win over the San Jose Sharks
*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 another franchise record.
===Division standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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# 	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 	
2 	October 3* 	@ Florida Panthers 	4–0 	 	Niemi 	Hartwall Areena 	11,526 	1–0–1 	3 	
3 	October 8 	@ Detroit Red Wings 	3–2 	 	Huet 	Joe Louis Arena 	20,066 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 10 	Colorado Avalanche 	4–3 	SO 	Huet 	United Center 	20,655 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 12 	Calgary Flames 	6–5 	OT 	Niemi 	United Center 	20,074 	3–1–1 	7 	
6 	October 14 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	 	Niemi 	United Center 	20,124 	4–1–1 	9 	
7 	October 15 	@ Nashville Predators 	3–1 	 	Huet 	Sommet Center 	13,103 	5–1–1 	11 	
8 	October 17 	Dallas Stars 	4–3 	 	Huet 	United Center 	20,424 	5–2–1 	11 	
9 	October 21 	Vancouver Canucks 	3–2 	 	Niemi 	United Center 	20,077 	5–3–1 	11 	
10 	October 24 	Nashville Predators 	2–0 	 	Huet 	United Center 	20,272 	6–3–1 	13 	
11 	October 26 	Minnesota Wild 	3–1 	 	Huet 	United Center 	20,046 	7–3–1 	15 	
12 	October 29 	@ Nashville Predators 	2–0 	 	Huet 	Sommet Center 	13,585 	7–4–1 	15 	
13 	October 30 	Montreal Canadiens 	3–2 	 	Huet 	United Center 	20,807 	8–4–1 	17 	
*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland. 	*Played in Helsinki, Finland.
==Playoffs==
*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.
*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.
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 16 	Nashville Predators 	4–1 	 	Niemi 	United Center 	22,256 	0–1 	
2 	April 18 	Nashville Predators 	2–0 	 	Niemi 	United Center 	22,158 	1–1 	
3 	April 20 	@ Nashville Predators 	4–1 	 	Niemi 	Bridgestone Arena 	16,075 	1–2 	
4 	April 22 	@ Nashville Predators 	3–0 	 	Niemi 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,113 	2–2 	
5 	April 24 	Nashville Predators 	5–4 	4:07 OT 	Niemi 	United Center 	22,115 	3–2 	
6 	April 26 	@ Nashville Predators 	5–3 	 	Niemi 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,113 	4–2 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season 	 	 	 	 	 	
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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
Marián 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
Tomáš Kopecký 	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 	 	 	 	 	 	
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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
Marián 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
Tomáš Kopecký 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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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
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cristobal HuetGoalies Huet and Fleury, forward Hornqvist named NHL three stars of the week	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 21, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick KaneHalak, Kane, Luongo top NHL Three Stars 	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick KaneSedin, Bryzgalov, Kane named December's '3 Stars' 	NHL Third Star of the Month	December 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Duncan KeithDuncan Keith wins 2010 James Norris Memorial Trophy 	Norris Trophy winner 	June 23, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Award 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathan Toews	Conn Smythe Trophy	June 9, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Milestones===
Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	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, 2009Blackhawks Acquire Greentree From Calgary 	To Calgary Flames Aaron Johnson 	To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Greentree
February 12, 2010Blackhawks Acquire Johnsson And Leddy From Minnesota 	To Minnesota Wild Cam Barker 	To Chicago Blackhawks Kim JohnssonNick Leddy
March 1, 2010Blackhawks Acquire Toivonen and Richmond From St. Louis 	To St. Louis Blues Joe Fallon 	To Chicago Blackhawks Hannu ToivonenDanny Richmond
March 2, 2010Blackhawks Acquire Boynton From Anaheim And Assign Him To Rockford	To Anaheim Ducks Future Considerations 	To Chicago Blackhawks Nick Boynton
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===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Rob KlinkhammerBlackhawks Ink Four Prospects 	Rockford IceHogs 	undisclosed
Jonathan Carlsson 	Brynas IF Gavle 	undisclosed
Alec Richards 	Yale University 	undisclosed
Marian HossaBlackhawks Sign Hossa To 12-Year Deal 	Detroit Red Wings 	12 years, $62.8 million
Tomas KopeckyInk C Kopecky To 2-Year Contract 	Detroit Red Wings 	2 years, $2.4 million
John MaddenBlackhawks Sign Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion John Madden	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $2.75 million
Richard PetiotBlackhawks Sign MacArthur and Petiot 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year
Mark CullenBlackhawks Sign C Mark Cullen 	Manitoba Moose 	1 year
Danny BoisBlackhawks Sign Bois 	Binghamton Senators 	1 year
Jassen CullimoreBlackhawks Sign Cullimore, Assign Him To Rockford 	Florida Panthers 	undisclosed
Ryan StantonBlackhawks Sign Ryan Stanton 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	3 year entry-level contract
Brandon BolligBlackhawks Ink Forward Brandon Bollig 	St. Lawrence University	2 year entry-level contract
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Matt WalkerLightning Sign Rugged Defenseman Matt Walker 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	4 years, $6.8 million
Nikolai KhabibulinOilers land Nikolai Khabibulin 	Edmonton Oilers 	4 years, $15 million
Samuel PahlssonColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Free Agent Center Samuel Pahlsson to a Three-Year Contract	Columbus Blue Jackets	3 years, $7.95 million
Martin HavlatWild signs RW Martin Havlat 	Minnesota Wild 	6 years, $30 million
Tim BrentLeafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year
Pascal PelletierColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Pascal Pelletier 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, 2-way contract
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Radek SmolenakBlackhawks Claim Smolenak Off Waivers From Tampa Bay	Tampa Bay Lightning	September 25, 2009
Andrew EbbettBlackhawks Claim Ebbett Off Waivers 	Anaheim Ducks 	October 17, 2009
===Lost via Waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Radek SmolenakLightning Claim Radek Smolenak Off Waivers	Tampa Bay Lightning	October 10, 2009
Andrew EbbettWild Claims Andrew Ebbett From Hawks 	Minnesota Wild 	November 21, 2009
===Player Signings===
Player 	Contract terms
Kyle BeachBlackhawks Sign 2008 First Round Draft Pick Beach 	3 years
Dave BollandBlackhawks Ink Bolland To Five-Year Deal 	5 years, $16.875 million
Jake DowellNiemi, Dowell Re-signed 	2 years
Antti Niemi 	1 year
Troy BrouwerBlackhawks Agree To Terms With Five Players 	2 years, $2 million
Corey Crawford 	2 years
Ben Eager 	1 year, $965,000
Colin Fraser 	1 year, $700,000
Aaron Johnson 	1 year, $540,000
Brian Connelly 	undisclosed
Cam BarkerBlackhawks Re-Sign Barker To 3-Year Deal 	3 years, $9.25 million
Simon Danis-PepinBlackhawks Sign '06 Draft Pick Danis-Pepin 	3 years
Kris VersteegBlackhawks Re-sign Versteeg To 3-Year Deal 	3 years, $9.2 million
Bryan BickellBlackhawks And Bickell Agree To Terms 	1 year
Peter MacArthur 	1 year
Jonathan ToewsBlackhawks Agree To Multi-Year Contract Extensions With Toews, Keith and Kane	5 year, $31.5 million contract extension
Duncan Keith 	13 year, $72 million contract extension
Patrick Kane 	5 year, $31.5 million contract extension
Ben SmithBlackhawks Sign RW Ben Smith 	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) 	 	Camrose Kodiaks (Alberta Junior Hockey League)
2 	59 	Brandon Pirri 	(C) 	 	Georgetown Raiders (Ontario Junior Hockey League)
3 	89 	Daniel Delisle	(C/LW) 	 	Totino-Grace High School (United States High School)
4 	119 	Byron Froese 	(C) 	 	Everett Silvertips (Western Hockey League)
5 	149 	Marcus Kruger 	(C) 	 	Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
6 	177 (from San Jose via Columbus and Atlanta)	David Pacan 	(C) 	 	Cumberland Grads (Central Junior A Hockey League)
7 	195 (from Florida) 	Paul Phillips 	(D) 	 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7 	209 	David Gilbert 	(C) 	 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
== Roster ==
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== References ==
==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
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