2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks season
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks | |
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Division | 3rd Central |
Conference | 3rd Western |
2015–16 record | 47–26–9 |
Home record | 26–11–4 |
Road record | 21–15–5 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 209 |
Team information | |
General manager | Stan Bowman |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Jonathan Toews |
Alternate captains | Duncan Keith Brent Seabrook |
Arena | United Center |
Average attendance | 21,859 (110.9%) Total: 896,240[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Patrick Kane (46) |
Assists | Patrick Kane (60) |
Points | Patrick Kane (106) |
Penalty minutes | Andrew Shaw (69) |
Plus/minus | Patrick Kane (+17) |
Wins | Corey Crawford (35) |
Goals against average | Michael Leighton (1.54) |
The 2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 90th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] They entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions having won the Stanley Cup the previous season, their third championship in six years. The Blackhawks finished the season with 103 points to finish in third place in the Central Division, only six points behind the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars. They lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to the St. Louis Blues in seven games.
Patrick Kane led the Blackhawks with 46 goals and 106 points, both career highs. He was named the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the NHL, becoming the first US-born player to receive the award.[3][4] The Blackhawks had four players who scored 20 or more goals: Kane, Artemi Panarin (30), Jonathan Toews, and (28) Artem Anisimov (22). Goalie Corey Crawford led the Blackhawks with 35 wins. Artemi Panarin received the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year.[5]
Off-season
[edit]The Blackhawks faced an off-season of change after being crowned Stanley Cup Champions for a third time in six years. Coming into the offseason, it was well known Chicago was facing impending cap space struggles and moves would need to be made.[6]
On June 27, Chicago traded backup goaltender Antti Raanta to the New York Rangers in exchange for AHL forward Ryan Haggerty.[7] Two days after the trade, defenseman David Rundblad received a two-year, $2 million contract extension on June 29.[8]
The Blackhawks attempted to negotiate a contract for restricted free agent winger Brandon Saad who was a restricted free agent, but were unsuccessful. Unlikely to match any sizeable offer sheets due to cap constraints, Chicago traded Saad to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Chicago sent Saad and prospects Michael Paliotta and Alex Broadhurst to Columbus in exchange for center Artem Anisimov, wingers Jeremy Morin and Corey Tropp, as well as prospect Marko Dano and their 2016 4th round pick.[9] Anisimov subsequently signed a five-year, $22.75 million contract with the Blackhawks.[10] The move did not sit well with the Chicago fanbase, as Saad was viewed as another top young player on the Stanley Cup-winning squad, even though Anisimov would score 42 points for the Blackhawks in 2015–16.[11]
Chicago turned to Russia a few times throughout the off-season. Kontinental Hockey League winger Viktor Tihkonov signed a one-year, $1.04 million contract with Chicago on July 1.[12] Tihkonov was returning to the NHL for the first time since his 2009 season with the Phoenix Coyotes. Also, Chicago and Edmonton swapped minor league players, sending goaltender Anders Nilsson to the Oilers in exchange for forward Liam Coughlin.[13]
Following season-long trade speculation, the Blackhawks pulled the trigger on another trade by trading another piece of its core Stanley Cup winning teams. Another cap clearing move, Chicago traded alternate captain Patrick Sharp and defenseman Stephen Johns to the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Ryan Garbutt and defenseman Trevor Daley.[14] A three-time Stanley Cup winner, Sharp carried a cap hit of $5.9 million in each of the next two seasons, limiting the Blackhawks in what they could do with free agency. A trade was expected following a down year in terms of production and the large aforementioned cap hit.
Forward Andrew Desjardins returned on a two-year contract worth $1.6 million, taking less to stay in Chicago.[15] The team also extended the contracts of defensemen Viktor Svedberg, forward Marcus Kruger, and defenseman Michal Rozsival. They lost forwards Brad Richards and Antoine Vermette, as well as defenseman Johnny Oduya during free agency.[16]
Season notes
[edit]The Blackhawks began their title defense with and average month of October. The Blackhawks went 6–5–0. However, fortunes increased in November (7–3–1) and December (9–5–1). The Blackhawks finished December on two game winning streak, looking to keep the wins coming in 2016. The Blackhawks did just that, winning the first 10 games of January to bring the win streak to 12 games.[17] The streak set a franchise record for consecutive wins.[17] The streak tied the Florida Panthers win streak earlier in the season for the longest winning streak in the NHL that season.[18]
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Dallas Stars | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 48 | 267 | 230 | +37 | 109 |
2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 224 | 201 | +23 | 107 |
3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 46 | 235 | 209 | +26 | 103 |
4 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
5 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
Schedule and results
[edit]Pre-season
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1 | Sept 22 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–4 | OT | Visentin | United Center | 20,736 | 1–0–0 | W1 |
2 | Sept 23 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 1–4 | Leighton | Joe Louis Arena | 16,886 | 1–1–0 | L1 | |
3 | Sept 25 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | Darling | Bell Centre | 21,287 | 2–1–0 | W1 | |
4 | Sept 26 | St. Louis Blues | 3–1 | Crawford | United Center | 20,813 | 3–1–0 | W2 | |
5 | October 1 | @ St. Louis Blues | 2–5 | Darling | Scottrade Center | 14,303 | 3–2–0 | L1 | |
6 | October 3 | Dallas Stars | 4–0 | Crawford | United Center | 21,221 | 4–2–0 | W1 |
Regular season
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Player statistics
[edit]Final stats
Skaters
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Goaltenders
[edit]Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Corey Crawford | 58 | 58 | 3,323 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 131 | 2.37 | 1,718 | .924 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Scott Darling | 29 | 24 | 1,560 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 2.58 | 784 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Leighton | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.54 | 17 | .941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Corey Crawford | 7 | 7 | 448 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2.54 | 205 | .907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
†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.
Awards and honours
[edit]Awards
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Milestones
[edit]Player | Milestone | Reached |
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Artemi Panarin | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point |
October 7, 2015 |
Viktor Svedberg | 1st career NHL game | October 9, 2015 |
Ryan Garbutt | 200th career NHL game | October 9, 2015 |
Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1st career NHL goal | October 10, 2015 |
Artemi Panarin | 1st career NHL assist | October 10, 2015 |
Viktor Svedberg | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point |
October 15, 2015 |
Vinnie Hinostroza | 1st career NHL game | October 17, 2015 |
Tanner Kero | 1st career NHL game | October 29, 2015 |
Erik Gustafsson | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point |
October 30, 2015 |
Viktor Svedberg | 1st career NHL assist | November 2, 2015 |
Ryan Hartman | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point |
November 4, 2015 |
Marcus Kruger | 300th career NHL game | November 4, 2015 |
Tanner Kero | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point |
November 6, 2015 |
Andrew Desjardins | 300th career NHL game | November 8, 2015 |
Artem Anisimov | 200th career NHL point | November 8, 2015 |
Tanner Kero | 1st career NHL assist | November 18, 2015 |
Patrick Kane | 19 game point streak – American Record (later 26 games) 600th career NHL game |
November 28, 2015 |
Michal Rozsival | 900th career NHL game | December 3, 2015 |
Patrick Kane | 22 game point streak – Blackhawks Record (later 26 games) | December 6, 2015 |
Dennis Rasmussen | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point |
December 8, 2015 |
Patrick Kane | 600th career NHL point | December 8, 2015 |
Marian Hossa | 1,200th career NHL game | December 13, 2015 |
Niklas Hjalmarsson | 500th career NHL game | December 13, 2015 |
Dennis Rasmussen | 1st career NHL assist | December 13, 2015 |
Brandon Mashinter | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point |
December 13, 2015 |
Patrick Kane | 1st American born player to score 20 goals in each of their first 9 seasons | December 13, 2015 |
Jonathan Toews | 600th career NHL game | December 20, 2015 |
Phillip Danault | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point |
December 20, 2015 |
Brent Seabrook | 800th career NHL game | December 27, 2015 |
Artem Anisimov | 100th career NHL goal | December 31, 2015 |
Jonathan Toews | 4th OT goal this season – Blackhawks Record (later 5 goals) | December 31, 2015 |
Corey Crawford | 300th career NHL game | January 3, 2016 |
Phillip Danault | 1st career NHL goal | January 8, 2016 |
Duncan Keith | 800th career NHL game | January 10, 2016 |
Joel Quenneville | 783rd career NHL coaching win – 2nd all time | January 14, 2016 |
Patrick Kane | 1st career NHL hat-trick | January 15, 2016 |
Andrew Shaw | 300th career NHL game | February 6, 2016 |
Jonathan Toews | 300th career NHL assist | February 6, 2016 |
Patrick Kane | 400th career NHL assist | February 15, 2016 |
Artemi Panarin | 1st career NHL hat-trick | February 17, 2016 |
Artemi Panarin | 1st career NHL playoff goal | April 15, 2016 |
Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1st career NHL playoff goal | April 23, 2016 |
Transactions
[edit]The Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 27, 2015 | To New York Rangers Antti Raanta |
To Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Haggerty |
[37] |
June 30, 2015 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad Alex Broadhurst Michael Paliotta |
To Chicago Blackhawks Artem Anisimov Marko Dano Jeremy Morin Corey Tropp 4th-round pick in 2016 |
[38] |
July 6, 2015 | To Edmonton Oilers Anders Nilsson |
To Chicago Blackhawks Liam Coughlin |
[39] |
July 10, 2015 | To Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp Stephen Johns |
To Chicago Blackhawks Trevor Daley Ryan Garbutt |
[40] |
September 11, 2015 | To Carolina Hurricanes Kris Versteeg Joakim Nordstrom 3rd-round pick in 2017 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Dennis Robertson Jake Massie 5th-round pick in 2017 |
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December 14, 2015 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley |
To Chicago Blackhawks Rob ScuderiNote 1 |
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January 3, 2016 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Jeremy Morin |
To Chicago Blackhawks Richard Panik |
[43] |
January 21, 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Ryan Garbutt |
To Chicago Blackhawks Jiri Sekac |
[44] |
February 25, 2016 | To Winnipeg Jets Marko Dano 1st round pick in 2016 conditional 3rd round pick in 2018 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Andrew LaddNote 2 Jay Harrison Matt Fraser |
[45] |
February 26, 2016 | To Los Angeles Kings Rob ScuderiNote 3 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Christian EhrhoffNote 4 |
[46] |
February 26, 2016 | To Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault 2nd round pick in 2018 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Dale Weise Tomas Fleischmann |
[47] |
February 29, 2016 | To Carolina Hurricanes Dennis Robertson |
To Chicago Blackhawks Drew MacIntyre |
[48] |
February 29, 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Corey Tropp |
To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Jackman 7th-round pick in 2017 |
[49] |
- Notes
- Note 1 Pittsburgh to retain 33% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
- Note 2 Winnipeg to retain 36% ($1.584 million) of salary as part of trade.
- Note 3 Chicago to retain 50% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
- Note 4 Los Angeles to retain 15% ($225,000) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via waivers[edit]
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Lost via retirement
[edit]Player | Ref |
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Daniel Carcillo | [61] |
Kimmo Timonen | [62] |
Player signings
[edit]Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 29, 2015 | David Rundblad | 2 years, $2 million | [63] |
June 30, 2015 | Michael Leighton | 1 year, $575,000 | [64] |
July 1, 2015 | Artem Anisimov | 5 years, $22.75 million | [65] |
July 3, 2015 | Andrew Desjardins | 2 years, $1.6 million | [66] |
July 7, 2015 | Trevor van Riemsdyk | 2 years, $1.65 million | [67] |
July 9, 2015 | Dennis Rasmussen | 1 year, $575,000 | [68] |
August 5, 2015 | Viktor Svedberg | 1 year, $575,000 | [69] |
September 2, 2015 | Joakim Nordstrom | 1 year, $605,000 | [70] |
September 11, 2015 | Marcus Kruger | 1 year, $1.5 million | [71] |
September 19, 2015 | Michal Rozsival | 1 year, $600,000 | [72] |
September 26, 2015 | Brent Seabrook | 8 years, $55 million contract extension | [73] |
October 15, 2015 | Kyle Cumiskey | 1 year, $575,000 | [74] |
March 3, 2016 | Kyle Baun | 2 years, contract extension | [75] |
March 8, 2016 | Marcus Kruger | 3 years, $9.25 million contract extension | [76] |
March 14, 2016 | Viktor Svedberg | 2 years, contract extension | [77] |
April 4, 2016 | Robin Norell | 3 years, entry-level contract | [78] |
April 6, 2016 | Tyler Motte | 3 years, entry-level contract | [79] |
April 14, 2016 | Carl Dahlstrom | 3 years, entry-level contract | [80] |
April 29, 2016 | Luke Johnson | 3 years, entry-level contract | [81] |
May 11, 2016 | Gustav Forsling | 3 years, entry-level contract | [82] |
June 14, 2016 | Mac Carruth | 1 year | [83] |
June 15, 2016 | Richard Panik | 1 year | [84] |
June 19, 2016 | Nick Schmaltz | 3 years, entry-level contract | [85] |
June 22, 2016 | Dennis Rasmussen | 1 year | [86] |
Suspensions/fines
[edit]Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Jonathan Toews | Missing the NHL All-Star game | 1 game | January 28, 2016 | |
Duncan Keith | Striking Minnesota Wild center Charlie Coyle in the face with his stick (intent to injure) |
6 games | April 1 – April 13 | |
Andrew Shaw | Uttering an anti-gay slur | 1 game | April 21, 2016 |
Draft picks
[edit]Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 54[a] | Graham Knott | LW | ![]() |
Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
3 | 91 | Dennis Gilbert | D | ![]() |
Chicago Steel (USHL) |
4 | 121 | Ryan Shea | D | ![]() |
Boston College High School (USHS–MA) |
5 | 151 | Radovan Bondra | RW | ![]() |
HC Košice (Slovakia) |
6 | 164[b] | Roy Radke | RW | ![]() |
Barrie Colts (OHL) |
6 | 181 | Joni Tuulola | D | ![]() |
HPK (Finland) |
7 | 211 | John Dahlstrom | LW/C | ![]() |
Frölunda HC Jr. (Sweden-Jr.) |
- Draft notes[87]
- The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015, that sent Antoine Vermette to Chicago in exchange for Klas Dahlbeck and this pick.[88]
- a The Chicago Blackhawks received the 24th pick of this round (54th overall) as compensation for not signing 2010 first-round draft pick Kevin Hayes.[89]
- 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 conditional fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[90]
- b The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 16, 2013 that sent Daniel Carcillo to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[91] The condition – Chicago will receive a sixth-round pick in 2015 if Carcillo plays less than 40 games with Los Angeles during the 2013–14 NHL season – was converted on January 4, 2014, when Carcillo was traded to the New York Rangers[92] after playing only 26 games with the Kings.[93]
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