2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season

Professional ice hockey team season of play

2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks

Stanley Cup champions

Western Conference champions

Central Division champions

Division| 1st Central
Conference| 2nd Western
2009–10 record| 52–22–8
Home record| 29–8–4
Road record| 23–14–4
Goals for| 271
Goals against| 209
Team information
General manager| Stan Bowman
Coach| Joel Quenneville
Captain| Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains| Duncan Keith
Patrick Sharp
Arena| United Center
Average attendance| 21,356 (108.3%)
Total: 854,267 [1]
Team leaders
Goals| Patrick Kane (30)
Assists| Patrick Kane (58)
Points| Patrick Kane (88)
Penalty minutes| Ben Eager (120)
Plus/minus| Patrick Sharp
Marian Hossa (+24)
Wins| Antti Niemi (42)
Goals against average| Antti Niemi (2.25)

<- 2008–09

2010–11 ->

The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 84th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The season began on October 2, 2009, with a pair of games against the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, and ended on June 9, 2010, when the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 in the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, giving the organization its first NHL championship since 1961 and fourth overall. For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Blackhawks made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks were voted by fans on NHL.com as one of the top 20 greatest teams in NHL history.[2]

In May 2021, two former players from the 2009–10 Blackhawks roster publicly accused the team's video coach at the time of sexually assaulting them during this season, sparking controversy.

## Off-season

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The Blackhawks were coming off one of their best years in recent history during the 2008–09 season, going 46–24–12 and finishing with 104 points. They finished second in the Central Division and fourth in the Western Conference. The Blackhawks' 46 wins were their most since winning 47 in the 1992–93 NHL season.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Marian Hossa was a key addition to the Blackhawks as he led his previous two teams to the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Blackhawks, however, had a turbulent off-season.[6] The Blackhawks saw Assistant General Manager Rick Dudley resign from his position and join the Atlanta Thrashers as associate general manager.[7] On July 1, 2009, the Blackhawks made a significant acquisition to the team when they signed five-time NHL All-Star Marian Hossa to a 12-year contract worth $62.8 million.[8] At the time, it was the most lucrative deal in team history.[9] 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.[10] Other key additions for the Blackhawks were John Madden and Tomas Kopecky. Along with Havlat, Nikolai Khabibulin, Samuel Pahlsson and Matt Walker were notable losses for the team.[11]

Tomas Kopecky was also another key addition, previously helping the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 2008.

Shortly after signing Hossa, the team disclosed that he was still rehabilitating a shoulder injury he sustained during the previous post-season.[12] He underwent shoulder surgery and ended up missing the first 22 games of the season.[13] During the off-season, The NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) filed a grievance, stating that the Blackhawks missed the deadline for giving qualifying offers to restricted free agents. This caused General Manager Dale Tallon to quickly sign eight players to make sure they did not end up as unrestricted free agents. The mistake proved to be a large influence in the removing of Tallon as general manager. He was replaced with Stan Bowman, the assistant general manager and son of Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman.[14] The NHL also investigated Hossa's contract as well.[15] The Blackhawks named Kevin Cheveldayoff, the general manager of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), as assistant general manager.[16] The team also promoted Assistant Coach Marc Bergevin to the position of director of player personnel.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19] He pleaded not guilty. On August 17, Kane apologized for the arrest.[20] 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.[21] Kane and his cousin reiterated their not guilty pleas when appearing in court the next day.[22] On August 27, Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty to noncriminal disorderly conduct charges, and were both given conditional discharges.[23]

The Blackhawks entered the 2009–10 season with high expectations.[24] Bob Duff of NBC Sports predicted that the Blackhawks would finish with 101 points, finish second in the division and be a fourth seed in the Western Conference.[3] Jim Neveau of The Hockey Writer's wrote that the Blackhawks would win the division and be a second seed in the conference.[25]

## Regular season

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* On October 12, the Calgary Flames scored the first five goals in the first period, but the Blackhawks rallied to win 6–5 in overtime.[26]
* On November 25, the Blackhawks scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the San Jose Sharks[27]
* 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 yet another franchise record.

The 'Hawks had solid goaltending during the regular season, finishing first in the League in shutouts, with 11. They also led the NHL in shorthanded goals scored, with 13.[28][29][30]

## Playoffs

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Chicago skyline with the CNA Center showing the Chicago Blackhawks' logo, the Smurfit-Stone Building saying Go Hawks and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower saying Hawks win the night after the Chicago Blackhawks won the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, viewed from the Petrillo Music Shell lawn in Grant Park

See also: 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs and 2010 Stanley Cup Finals

* 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.[31]
* 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 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.
* The Stanley Cup win gave the city of Chicago the distinction of being the only city to have at least a championship in each of the four professional sports leagues since 1985,[32] following championships by the Bears in Super Bowl XX, the Bulls in the 1990s, (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) and the White Sox in 2005.

Patrick Kane hoisting the Stanley Cup and Jonathan Toews holding the Conn Smythe Playoff MVP Trophy, during the Blackhawks' parade and rally.

## Sexual abuse scandal

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On May 7, 2021, a former Blackhawks player accused former video coach from 2008–2010 Brad Aldrich of sexually assaulting him in May 2010 during the 2010 playoffs, initially staying anonymous under the moniker "John Doe", alleging that Aldrich also threatened him physically, emotionally, and financially after an off-ice assault at Aldrich's apartment.[33] John Doe filed a lawsuit against the Blackhawks for failing to adequately address Aldrich's wrongdoings or to file police reports.[34]

According to a months-long independent investigation by law firm Jenner & Block that was sanctioned by the team, on May 23, 2010, the same day the Blackhawks finished a four game sweep to the top-seeded San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Finals to clinch their spot in the finals for the first time since 1992, Blackhawks executives held a meeting about the sexual assault claims and decided they would not address them until after the Stanley Cup Finals and not risk messing up team chemistry.[35] The matter was not discussed again, and on June 14, five days after Chicago won the Stanley Cup against the Philadelphia Flyers in six games, the Blackhawks human resources director gave Aldrich the option to resign or face termination if John Doe's claims turned out to be true. Aldrich chose to resign and was permitted to participate in postseason celebrations, according to the investigation findings.[36] He then went on to work for University of Notre Dame (where he previously worked from 2006–2008) and later Miami University. He resigned from his position at Miami University in November 2012 after he was accused of sexual assault there, and was convicted of having sexual contact with a minor in September 2013 while serving as a high school assistant coach in Houghton, Michigan in March 2013. As a result, Aldrich is accused or convicted of sexual assaults in connection with coaching jobs at the NHL, college, and high school levels.[37] He served nine months in prison, being released in June 2014, required to register as a sex offender in the state of Michigan and serve five years of probation, which concluded in January 2019.[38][39] On October 27, 2021, Kyle Beach gave an interview on SportsCentre confirming that he was John Doe, and spoke about his experiences with the Blackhawks organization after the fact.[40][41]

In the fallout of the investigation, on October 26, 2021, the Blackhawks announced that general manager and hockey operations president Stan Bowman and senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac, the two remaining executives from the 2009–10 team, resigned.[42] The Blackhawks appointed Kyle Davidson to serve as the team's interim general manager.[43] The NHL also fined the Blackhawks $2 million for "inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response in the handling of matters related to former video coach Brad Aldrich's employment."[44] Quenneville, who was by then the head coach of the Florida Panthers after being fired by the Blackhawks on November 6, 2018, for unrelated reasons, resigned from that position with the Panthers on October 28 after meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.[45] Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz also requested that the engraving of Aldrich's name be redacted from the Stanley Cup (which was eventually granted days later as the 2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning were added).[46] The Blackhawks reached a confidential settlement with Beach on December 15.[47] The second case filed by the former Michigan high school student was dismissed on December 27.[48]

On February 3, 2022, Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz refused to address the controversy and became aggravated during a town hall meeting. CEO Danny Wirtz, Rocky's son, offered to explain what the team is doing to move forward to prevent future abuse from occurring at another meeting.[49] That same day after the town hall event, reports surfaced about three more lawsuits potentially coming by a John Doe 3, a former student at Miami University whom Aldrich assaulted in November 2012, another former Blackhawks prospect from 2010 referred to as "Black Ace 1", who claimed no physical assault ever happened between him and Aldrich but was on the receiving end of inappropriate text messages from him and former Blackhawks assistant/skills coach from 2008–2011 Paul Vincent, who claimed the Blackhawks management blacklisted him from the organization for alerting them about the allegations and pressuring them to respond to Aldrich's misdeeds in the May 23, 2010 meeting.[50] These respective cases were never filed.[51]

On November 5, 2023, another former Blackhawks prospect filed a negligence lawsuit against the team for suppressing his complaints of sexual harassment and physical threats of violence from Aldrich in May 2010 during the 2010 playoffs.[52]

On July 1, 2024, the NHL announced Bowman, MacIsaac and Quenneville, would be reinstated into the league and allowed to sign contracts with other teams.[53] Bowman was hired as general manager of the Edmonton Oilers on July 24, succeeding Ken Holland, who resigned from his role earlier in the 2024 off-season.[54]

## Schedule and results

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### Division standings

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Central Division[55] |  | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1  | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112
2  | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102
3  | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100
4  | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90
5  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79

### Conference standings

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Western Conference[56] R |  | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1  | z – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113
2  | y – Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112
3  | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103
4  | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107
5  | Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102
6  | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101
7  | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100
8  | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95
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9  | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90
10  | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90
11  | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89
12  | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88
13  | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84
14  | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79
15  | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

### Pre-season

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

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1–2–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)

# | 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 | [57] OTL1
2 | September 20 | @ Minnesota Wild | 3–0 |  | Niemi | Xcel Energy Center | N/A | 0–1–1 | [58] L1
3 | September 23 | @ Washington Capitals | 6–2 |  | Crawford | Verizon Center | 18,229 | 0–2–1 | [59] L2
4 | September 25 | Minnesota Wild | 4–3 |  | Huet | United Center | 19,415 | 1–2–1 | [60] W1
5* | September 28* | @ HC Davos (Switzerland) | 9–2 |  | Niemi | Hallenstadion | 7,252 | – | [61] W2
6* | September 29* | @ ZSC Lions (Switzerland) | 2–1 |  | Huet | Hallenstadion | 9,744 | – | [62] L1
*Played in Zürich, Switzerland.

*Games against non-NHL teams don't count in the standings.

### Regular season

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2009–10 Game Log

| October: 8–4–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–0 ) Pts. 17

# | 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 | [63] OTL1
2 | October 3* | @ Florida Panthers | 4–0 |  | Niemi | Hartwall Areena | 11,526 | 1–0–1 | 3 | [64] W1
3 | October 8 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 |  | Huet | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 1–1–1 | 3 | [65] L1
4 | October 10 | Colorado Avalanche | 4–3 | SO | Huet | United Center | 20,655 | 2–1–1 | 5 | [66] W1
5 | October 12 | Calgary Flames | 6–5 | OT | Niemi | United Center | 20,074 | 3–1–1 | 7 | [67] W2
6 | October 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 |  | Niemi | United Center | 20,124 | 4–1–1 | 9 | [68] W3
7 | October 15 | @ Nashville Predators | 3–1 |  | Huet | Sommet Center | 13,103 | 5–1–1 | 11 | [69] W4
8 | October 17 | Dallas Stars | 4–3 |  | Huet | United Center | 20,424 | 5–2–1 | 11 | [70] L1
9 | October 21 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 |  | Niemi | United Center | 20,077 | 5–3–1 | 11 | [71] L2
10 | October 24 | Nashville Predators | 2–0 |  | Huet | United Center | 20,272 | 6–3–1 | 13 | [72] W1
11 | October 26 | Minnesota Wild | 3–1 |  | Huet | United Center | 20,046 | 7–3–1 | 15 | [73] W2
12 | October 29 | @ Nashville Predators | 2–0 |  | Huet | Sommet Center | 13,585 | 7–4–1 | 15 | [74] L1
13 | October 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–2 |  | Huet | United Center | 20,807 | 8–4–1 | 17 | [75] W1
*Played in Helsinki, Finland.
| November: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 4–2–2) Pts. 18

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
14 | November 5 | @ Phoenix Coyotes | 3–1 |  | Huet | Jobing.com Arena | 10,362 | 8–5–1 | 17 | [76] L1
15 | November 6 | @ Colorado Avalanche | 4–3 | SO | Niemi | Pepsi Center | 15,616 | 8–5–2 | 18 | [77] OTL1
16 | November 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–1 |  | Huet | United Center | 20,293 | 9–5–2 | 20 | [78] W1
17 | November 11 | Colorado Avalanche | 3–2 | SO | Huet | United Center | 20,879 | 10–5–2 | 22 | [79] W2
18 | November 13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–2 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,036 | 11–5–2 | 24 | [80] W3
19 | November 15 | San Jose Sharks | 4–3 | OT | Huet | United Center | 21,130 | 12–5–2 | 26 | [81] W4
20 | November 19 | @ Calgary Flames | 7–1 |  | Huet | Pengrowth Saddledome | 19,289 | 13–5–2 | 28 | [82] W5
21 | November 21 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 |  | Huet | Rexall Place | 16,839 | 14–5–2 | 30 | [83] W6
22 | November 22 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 1–0 |  | Niemi | General Motors Place | 18,810 | 15–5–2 | 32 | [84] W7
23 | November 25 | @ San Jose Sharks | 7–2 |  | Huet | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 17,562 | 16–5–2 | 34 | [85] W8
24 | November 27 | @ Anaheim Ducks | 3–0 |  | Huet | Honda Center | 15,068 | 16–6–2 | 34 | [86] L1
25 | November 28 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 2–1 | SO | Huet | Staples Center | 18,118 | 16–6–3 | 35 | [87] OTL1
| December: 11–4–0 (Home: 8–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) Pts. 22

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
26 | December 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–3 | SO | Huet | United Center | 20,363 | 17–6–3 | 37 | [88] W1
27 | December 4 | Nashville Predators | 4–1 |  | Huet | United Center | 20,887 | 17–7–3 | 37 | [89] L1
28 | December 5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–1 | OT | Niemi | Mellon Arena | 17,132 | 18–7–3 | 39 | [90] W1
29 | December 9 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | OT | Huet | United Center | 21,022 | 19–7–3 | 41 | [91] W2
30 | December 11 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 2–1 |  | Huet | HSBC Arena | 18,009 | 19–8–3 | 41 | [92] L1
31 | December 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4–0 |  | Niemi | United Center | 21,081 | 20–8–3 | 43 | [93] W1
32 | December 16 | St. Louis Blues | 3–0 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,137 | 21–8–3 | 45 | [94] W2
33 | December 18 | Boston Bruins | 5–4 | SO | Niemi | United Center | 21,717 | 22–8–3 | 47 | [95] W3
34 | December 20 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–0 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,781 | 23–8–3 | 49 | [96] W4
35 | December 22 | San Jose Sharks | 3–2 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,614 | 23–9–3 | 49 | [97] L1
36 | December 23 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–0 |  | Niemi | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 24–9–3 | 51 | [98] W1
37 | December 26 | @ Nashville Predators | 4–1 |  | Huet | Sommet Center | 17,113 | 25–9–3 | 53 | [99] W2
38 | December 27 | Nashville Predators | 5–4 |  | Niemi | United Center | 21,746 | 26–9–3 | 55 | [100] W3
39 | December 29 | @ Dallas Stars | 5–4 |  | Niemi | American Airlines Center | 18,532 | 26–10–3 | 55 | [101] L1
40 | December 31 | New Jersey Devils | 5–1 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,614 | 27–10–3 | 57 | [102] W1
| January: 10–4–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 7–3–1) Pts. 21

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
41 | January 2 | @ St. Louis Blues | 6–3 |  | Huet | Scottrade Center | 19,150 | 28–10–3 | 59 | [103] W2
42 | January 3 | Anaheim Ducks | 5–2 |  | Niemi | United Center | 21,662 | 29–10–3 | 61 | [104] W3
43 | January 5 | Minnesota Wild | 4–1 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,381 | 30–10–3 | 63 | [105] W4
44 | January 7 | @ Boston Bruins | 5–2 |  | Niemi | TD Garden | 17,565 | 31–10–3 | 65 | [106] W5
45 | January 9 | @ Minnesota Wild | 6–5 | SO | Huet | Xcel Energy Center | 19,310 | 31–10–4 | 66 | [107] OTL1
46 | January 10 | Anaheim Ducks | 3–1 |  | Niemi | United Center | 21,708 | 31–11–4 | 66 | [108] L1
47 | January 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–0 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,884 | 32–11–4 | 68 | [109] W1
48 | January 16 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 6–5 |  | Huet | Nationwide Arena | 18,738 | 33–11–4 | 70 | [110] W2
49 | January 17 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | SO | Niemi | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 34–11–4 | 72 | [111] W3
50 | January 19 | @ Ottawa Senators | 4–1 |  | Huet | Scotiabank Place | 17,556 | 34–12–4 | 72 | [112] L1
51 | January 21 | @ Calgary Flames | 3–1 |  | Niemi | Pengrowth Saddledome | 19,289 | 35–12–4 | 74 | [113] W1
52 | January 23 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 5–1 |  | Niemi | General Motors Place | 18,810 | 35–13–4 | 74 | [114] L1
53 | January 26 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 4–2 |  | Huet | Rexall Place | 16,839 | 36–13–4 | 76 | [115] W1
54 | January 28 | @ San Jose Sharks | 4–3 | OT | Huet | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 17,562 | 37–13–4 | 78 | [116] W2
55 | January 30 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | 4–2 |  | Huet | RBC Center | 6,896 | 37–14–4 | 78 | [117] L1
| February: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–0–0) Pts. 9

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
56 | February 3 | St. Louis Blues | 3–2 |  | Huet | United Center | 21,836 | 37–15–4 | 78 | [118] L2
57 | February 5 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2–1 | SO | Huet | United Center | 22,169 | 37–15–5 | 79 | [119] OTL1
58 | February 6 | @ St. Louis Blues | 2–1 |  | Niemi | Scottrade Center | 19,150 | 38–15–5 | 81 | [120] W1
59 | February 9 | Dallas Stars | 4–3 | SO | Niemi | United Center | 21,446 | 39–15–5 | 83 | [121] W2
60 | February 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | 5–4 | SO | Niemi | United Center | 22,275 | 40–15–5 | 85 | [122] W3
61 | February 14 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–4 | SO | Niemi | Nationwide Arena | 17,673 | 41–15–5 | 87 | [123] W4
| March: 6–7–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–5–1) Pts. 14

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
62 | March 2 | @ New York Islanders | 5–3 |  | Huet | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 13,486 | 41–16–5 | 87 | [124] L1
63 | March 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 |  | Huet | United Center | 22,204 | 42–16–5 | 89 | [125] W1
64 | March 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 6–3 |  | Huet | United Center | 22,235 | 43–16–5 | 91 | [126] W2
65 | March 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–4 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,309 | 43–17–5 | 91 | [127] L1
66 | March 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–2 | OT | Niemi | United Center | 21,850 | 44–17–5 | 93 | [128] W1
67 | March 13 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 3–2 |  | Huet | Wachovia Center | 19,858 | 44–18–5 | 93 | [129] L1
68 | March 14 | Washington Capitals | 4–3 | OT | Niemi | United Center | 22,289 | 44–18–6 | 94 | [130] OTL1
69 | March 17 | @ Anaheim Ducks | 4–2 |  | Crawford | Honda Center | 15,243 | 44–19–6 | 94 | [131] L1
70 | March 18 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 3–0 |  | Niemi | Staples Center | 18,118 | 45–19–6 | 96 | [132] W1
71 | March 20 | @ Phoenix Coyotes | 5–4 | SO | Niemi | Jobing.com Arena | 17,534 | 45–19–7 | 97 | [133] OTL1
72 | March 23 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2–0 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,077 | 46–19–7 | 99 | [134] W1
73 | March 25 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 8–3 |  | Huet | Nationwide Arena | 14,573 | 46–20–7 | 99 | [135] L1
74 | March 28 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–2 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,043 | 46–21–7 | 99 | [136] L2
75 | March 30 | @ St. Louis Blues | 4–2 |  | Niemi | Scottrade Center | 19,150 | 46–22–7 | 99 | [137] L3
76 | March 31 | @ Minnesota Wild | 4–0 |  | Niemi | Xcel Energy Center | 18,933 | 47–22–7 | 101 | [138] W1
| April: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–0) Pts. 11

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
77 | April 2 | @ New Jersey Devils | 2–1 | SO | Niemi | Prudential Center | 17,625 | 48–22–7 | 103 | [139] W2
78 | April 4 | Calgary Flames | 4–1 |  | Niemi | United Center | 21,537 | 49–22–7 | 105 | [140] W3
79 | April 6 | @ Dallas Stars | 5–2 |  | Niemi | American Airlines Center | 17,826 | 50–22–7 | 107 | [141] W4
80 | April 7 | St. Louis Blues | 6–5 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,155 | 51–22–7 | 109 | [142] W5
81 | April 9 | @ Colorado Avalanche | 5–2 |  | Niemi | Pepsi Center | 16,327 | 52–22–7 | 111 | [143] W6
82 | April 11 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | OT | Niemi | United Center | 22,428 | 52–22–8 | 112 | [144] OTL1

### Playoffs

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2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs

| Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Nashville Predators (7) \- Blackhawks won series 4–2

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | April 16 | Nashville Predators | 4–1 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,256 | 0–1 | [145] L1
2 | April 18 | Nashville Predators | 2–0 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,158 | 1–1 | [146] W1
3 | April 20 | @ Nashville Predators | 4–1 |  | Niemi | Bridgestone Arena | 16,075 | 1–2 | [147] L1
4 | April 22 | @ Nashville Predators | 3–0 |  | Niemi | Bridgestone Arena | 17,113 | 2–2 | [148] W1
5 | April 24 | Nashville Predators | 5–4 | 4:07 OT | Niemi | United Center | 22,115 | 3–2 | [149] W2
6 | April 26 | @ Nashville Predators | 5–3 |  | Niemi | Bridgestone Arena | 17,113 | 4–2 | [150] W3
| Western Conference Semifinals vs. Vancouver Canucks (3) \- Blackhawks won series 4–2

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | May 1 | Vancouver Canucks | 5–1 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,184 | 0–1 | [151] L1
2 | May 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–2 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,142 | 1–1 | [152] W1
3 | May 5 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 5–2 |  | Niemi | General Motors Place | 18,810 | 2–1 | [153] W2
4 | May 7 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 7–4 |  | Niemi | General Motors Place | 18,810 | 3–1 | [154] W3
5 | May 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–1 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,192 | 3–2 | [155] L1
6 | May 11 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 5–1 |  | Niemi | General Motors Place | 18,810 | 4–2 | [156] W1
| Western Conference Finals vs. San Jose Sharks (1) \- Blackhawks won series 4–0

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | May 16 | @ San Jose Sharks | 2–1 |  | Niemi | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 17,562 | 1–0 | [157] W2
2 | May 18 | @ San Jose Sharks | 4–2 |  | Niemi | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 17,562 | 2–0 | [158] W3
3 | May 21 | San Jose Sharks | 3–2 | 12:24 OT | Niemi | United Center | 22,311 | 3–0 | [159] W4
4 | May 23 | San Jose Sharks | 4–2 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,224 | 4–0 | [160] W5
| Stanley Cup Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers (E7) \- Blackhawks won series 4–2

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | May 29 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6–5 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,312 | 1–0 | [161] W6
2 | May 31 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–1 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,275 | 2–0 | [162] W7
3 | June 2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 4–3 | 5:59 OT | Niemi | Wachovia Center | 20,297 | 2–1 | [163] L1
4 | June 4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 5–3 |  | Niemi | Wachovia Center | 20,304 | 2–2 | [164] L2
5 | June 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7–4 |  | Niemi | United Center | 22,305 | 3–2 | [165] W1
6 | June 9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 4–3 | 4:06 OT | Niemi | Wachovia Center | 20,327 | 4–2 | [166] W2

Legend:  Win Loss

## Player statistics

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### Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

| Regular season

| Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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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
Marian 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
Tomas Kopecky | 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

| Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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|
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|

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
Marian 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
Tomas Kopecky | 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
Adam Burish | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2
Jordan Hendry | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2
Colin Fraser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Nick Boynton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2

### Goaltenders

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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

| Player  | GP  | TOI  | W  | L  | OT  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO  | G  | A  | PIM

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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

| Player  | GP  | TOI  | W  | L  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO  | G  | A  | PIM

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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

### Detailed records

[edit]

|  Western Conference

Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | \-
Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 23 | 24
Detroit Red Wings | 1–1–1 | 2–1–0 | 3–2–1 | 7 | 18 | 14
Nashville Predators | 2–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 15 | 12
St. Louis Blues | 2–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 19 | 16
| 7–4–1 | 8–4–0 | 15–8–1 | 31 | 75 | 66
Northwest Division
Calgary Flames | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 8 | 20 | 8
Colorado Avalanche | 2–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 7 | 15 | 11
Edmonton Oilers | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 8 | 18 | 9
Minnesota Wild | 2–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 7 | 16 | 8
Vancouver Canucks | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 10 | 11
| 9–1–0 | 7–1–2 | 16–2–2 | 34 | 79 | 47
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–3–0 | 2 | 8 | 12
Dallas Stars | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 16 | 14
Los Angeles Kings | 2–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 7 | 11 | 5
Phoenix Coyotes | 1–0–1 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–2 | 4 | 8 | 10
San Jose Sharks | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 3–1–0 | 6 | 17 | 11
| 6–3–1 | 4–4–2 | 10–7–3 | 23 | 60 | 52

|  Eastern Conference

Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
New Jersey Devils | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 7 | 2
New York Islanders | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 3 | 5
New York Rangers | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 2 | 1
Philadelphia Flyers | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 2 | 3
Pittsburgh Penguins | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 2 | 1
| 2–0–0 | 2–2–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 16 | 12
Northeast Division
Boston Bruins | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 10 | 6
Buffalo Sabres | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 1 | 2
Montreal Canadiens | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 3 | 2
Ottawa Senators | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 1 | 4
Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 3 | 2
| 3–0–0 | 1–2–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 18 | 16
Southeast Division
Atlanta Thrashers | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 4
Carolina Hurricanes | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 2 | 4
Florida Panthers | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 7 | 3
Tampa Bay Lightning | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 4 | 0
Washington Capitals | 0–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 3 | 4
| 2–0–2 | 1–1–0 | 3–1–2 | 8 | 21 | 15

## Awards and records

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### Awards

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Regular Season

Player | Award | Reached
Cristobal Huet[167] | NHL First Star of the Week | December 21, 2009
Patrick Kane[168] | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 28, 2009
Patrick Kane[169] | NHL Third Star of the Month | December 2009
Duncan Keith[170] | James Norris Memorial Trophy winner | June 23, 2010
Playoffs

Player | Award | Reached
Jonathan Toews | Conn Smythe Trophy | June 9, 2010

### Milestones

[edit]

Regular season

Player | Milestone | Reached

## Transactions

[edit]

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

### Trades

[edit]

Date |

Details

|

June 27, 2009  | To Atlanta Thrashers

* * *

5th-round pick in 2010 | To Chicago Blackhawks

* * *

6th-round pick (177th overall) in 2009
September 6, 2009  | To Toronto Maple Leafs

* * *

2nd-round pick in 2010 | To Chicago Blackhawks

* * *

2nd-round pick in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2011
October 7, 2009[171] | To Calgary Flames

* * *

Aaron Johnson | To Chicago Blackhawks

* * *

Kyle Greentree
February 12, 2010[172] | To Minnesota Wild

* * *

Cam Barker | To Chicago Blackhawks

* * *

Kim Johnsson
Nick Leddy
March 1, 2010[173] | To St. Louis Blues

* * *

Joe Fallon  | To Chicago Blackhawks

* * *

Hannu Toivonen
Danny Richmond
March 2, 2010[174] | To Anaheim Ducks

* * *

Future considerations  | To Chicago Blackhawks

* * *

Nick Boynton

### Free agents acquired

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| Player | Former team | Contract terms

|
|

Rob Klinkhammer[175] | Rockford IceHogs | undisclosed
Jonathan Carlsson[175] | Brynas IF | undisclosed
Alec Richards[175] | Yale University | undisclosed
Marian Hossa[176] | Detroit Red Wings | 12 years, $62.8 million
Tomas Kopecky[177] | Detroit Red Wings | 2 years, $2.4 million
John Madden[178] | New Jersey Devils | 1 year, $2.75 million
Richard Petiot[179] | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year
Mark Cullen[180] | Manitoba Moose | 1 year
Danny Bois[181] | Binghamton Senators | 1 year
Jassen Cullimore[182] | Florida Panthers | undisclosed
Ryan Stanton[183] | Moose Jaw Warriors | 3 year entry-level contract
Brandon Bollig[184] | St. Lawrence University | 2 year entry-level contract

### Free agents lost

[edit]

| Player | New team | Contract terms

|
|

Matt Walker[185] | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 years, $6.8 million
Nikolai Khabibulin[186] | Edmonton Oilers | 4 years, $15 million
Samuel Pahlsson[187] | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 years, $7.95 million
Martin Havlat[188] | Minnesota Wild | 6 years, $30 million
Tim Brent[189] | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 year
Pascal Pelletier[190] | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 year, 2-way contract

### Claimed via waivers

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| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers

|
|

Radek Smolenak[191] | Tampa Bay Lightning | September 25, 2009
Andrew Ebbett[192] | Anaheim Ducks | October 17, 2009

### Lost via waivers

[edit]

| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers

|
|

Radek Smolenak[193] | Tampa Bay Lightning | October 10, 2009
Andrew Ebbett[194] | Minnesota Wild | November 21, 2009

### Player signings

[edit]

| Player | Contract terms

|

Kyle Beach[195] | 3 years
Dave Bolland[196] | 5 years, $16.875 million
Jake Dowell[197] | 2 years
Antti Niemi[197] | 1 year
Troy Brouwer[198] | 2 years, $2 million
Corey Crawford[198] | 2 years
Ben Eager[198] | 1 year, $965,000
Colin Fraser[198] | 1 year, $700,000
Aaron Johnson[198] | 1 year, $540,000
Brian Connelly[175] | undisclosed
Cam Barker[199] | 3 years, $9.25 million
Simon Danis-Pepin[200] | 3 years
Kris Versteeg[201] | 3 years, $9.2 million
Bryan Bickell[202] | 1 year
Peter MacArthur[179] | 1 year
Jonathan Toews[203] | 5 year, $31.5 million contract extension
Duncan Keith[203] | 13 year, $72 million contract extension
Patrick Kane[203] | 5 year, $31.5 million contract extension
Ben Smith[204] | 2 years

## Draft picks

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The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at Bell Centre in Montreal on June 26 and 27. The Blackhawks made a total of six picks.

Round  | #  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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1  | 28  | Dylan Olsen | (D)  |  Canada | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
2  | 59  | Brandon Pirri | (C)  |  Canada | Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
3  | 89  | Daniel Delisle  | (C/LW)  |  United States | Totino-Grace High School (USHS-MN)
4  | 119  | Byron Froese | (C)  |  Canada | Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5  | 149  | Marcus Kruger | (C)  |  Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
6  | 177 (from San Jose via Columbus and Atlanta)  | David Pacan  | (C)  |  Canada | Cumberland Grads (CCHL)
7  | 195 (from Florida)  | Paul Phillips  | (D)  |  United States | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7  | 209  | David Gilbert | (C)  |  Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

## See also

[edit]

* 2009–10 NHL season

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* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

2020s|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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2009–10 NHL season

Atlantic|

* New Jersey
* NY Islanders
* NY Rangers
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh

Northeast|

* Boston
* Buffalo
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

Southeast|

* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Florida
* Tampa Bay
* Washington

Central|

* Chicago
* Columbus
* Detroit
* Nashville
* St. Louis

Northwest|

* Calgary
* Colorado
* Edmonton
* Minnesota
* Vancouver

Pacific|

* Anaheim
* Dallas
* Los Angeles
* Phoenix
* San Jose

See also|

* Canadiens centennial
* Draft
* Victoria Cup
* Winter Classic
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions
* Three Star Awards
* Suspensions and Fines

*[GP]: Games played
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[OTL]: Overtime losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[Pts]: Points
*[R]: Rank
*[Div]: Division
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