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2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks
Division 2nd Central
Conference 7th Western
2008–09 record 11–6–6
Home record 7–1–4
Road record 4–5–2
Goals for 79
Goals against 67
Team information
General Manager Dale Tallon
Coach Denis Savard (4 games)
Joel Quenneville
Captain Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains Duncan Keith
Patrick Sharp
Arena United Center
Average attendance 21,492 (104.8%)1
Team leaders
Goals Patrick Sharp (14)
Assists Patrick Kane (17)
Points Patrick Kane (29)
Penalties in minutes Adam Burish (49)
Plus/Minus Two tied with +13
Wins Nikolai Khabibulin (7)
Goals against average Nikolai Khabibulin (2.46)

The 2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks season is the club's 82nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to the start of the season, the Blackhawks announced that 20-year-old center Jonathan Toews would serve as the team's captain for the 2008-09 season, thus making him the 3rd-youngest player to earn that distinction in the NHL.2 Their regular season began on October 10, 2008, against the New York Rangers and will conclude on April 12, 2009 against the rival Detroit Red Wings. The Blackhawks will play the Winter Classic, an outdoor game, against the Red Wings at Wrigley Field on January 1, 2009. The team seeks to make the playoffs this season after missing the 2007–08 playoffs by three points.

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Pre-season

The Blackhawks signed defenseman Brian Campbell, seen here with the San Jose Sharks, to the largest contract in team history.

The Chicago Blackhawks had a busy offseason following the 2007–08 regular season. In late April, a few weeks after the season concluded, the Blackhawks announced that they were entering a three year partnership with WGN (720 AM); they previously aired games on WSCR. This coincided with a previous announcement that the team would air up to twenty games on WGN's TV affiliate.3 The club also brought back announcer Pat Foley to do the play-by-play announcing for all television broadcasts.4

The Blackhawks made a "huge splash" on the first day of free agency by signing defenseman Brian Campbell and goaltender Cristobal Huet.5 Campbell's $57.12 million contract was the largest in team history.6 Along with Campbell and Huet, the Blackhawks signed three other free agents, while losing three to other teams. Long-time Detroit Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman joined the organization in late July as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations.7 The Hawks also added Rockford IceHogs head coach Mike Haviland as an assistant coach, and signed former Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville as a scout.89

On July 16, 2008, the NHL announced that the Blackhawks would host the second outdoor NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2009 at Wrigley Field against the rival Detroit Red Wings.10 The game will be the 701st meeting between the two clubs, and the Blackhawks will wear uniforms similar to those they wore during the 1936–37 season.11

The team also announced that they intended to retire jersey number #3 in honor of defensemen Pierre Pilote and Keith Magnuson. Hockey Hall of Famer Pilote spent thirteen seasons with the Hawks, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman on three occasions. Magnuson accumulated over 1,400 penalty minutes in eleven years with the team. Magnuson was the president of the Blackhawks Alumni Association before he died in an automobile accident in 2003.12

Season events

On October 16, 2008, the Blackhawks fired head coach Denis Savard and replaced him with former Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues head coach Joel Quenneville.13 In 147 games as coach, Savard posted a 65-66-16 record.

Division standings

Central Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings 23 15 4 4 82 70 34
Chicago Blackhawks 22 10 6 6 75 65 26
Nashville Predators 23 11 10 2 68 77 24
Columbus Blue Jackets 23 10 10 3 68 73 23
St. Louis Blues 22 10 10 2 63 67 22

Conference standings

Western Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
San Jose Sharks * 23 19 3 1 89 55 39
Detroit Red Wings * 22 15 3 4 81 66 34
Vancouver Canucks * 23 14 7 2 72 56 30
Anaheim Ducks 24 13 8 3 70 69 29
Minnesota Wild 21 13 7 1 56 45 27
Calgary Flames 23 13 9 1 69 73 27
Chicago Blackhawks 21 10 5 6 73 60 26
Nashville Predators 22 11 9 2 66 71 24
Phoenix Coyotes 22 10 10 2 53 60 22
Los Angeles Kings 21 9 9 3 54 58 21
Columbus Blue Jackets 22 9 10 3 65 73 21
St. Louis Blues 20 9 9 2 57 61 20
Edmonton Oilers 21 9 10 2 54 64 20
Colorado Avalanche 22 10 12 0 54 63 20
Dallas Stars 22 7 11 4 61 83 18

* – division leader

Game log

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2008–09 Game Log
October: 4–3–3 (Home: 4-0-2 ; Road: 0-3-1)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
1 10 New York Rangers 2 – 4 New York 0–1–0
2 11 Washington Capitals 2 – 4 Washington 0–2–0
3 13 Nashville Predators 2 – 3 Chicago 0–2–1
4 15 Phoenix Coyotes 4 – 1 Chicago 1–2–1
5 18 St. Louis Blues 3 – 4 St. Louis 1–2–2
6 19 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 2 Chicago 2–2–2
7 22 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 0 Chicago 3–2–2
8 25 Detroit Red Wings 5 – 6 Chicago 3–2–3
9 27 Minnesota Wild 2 – 3 Minnesota 3–3–3
10 31 Dallas Stars 5 – 2 Chicago 4–3–3
November
December
January
February
March
April

Player stats

Skaters

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

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Patrick Kane 23 12 17 29 10
Patrick Sharp 23 14 9 23 26
Kris Versteeg 23 7 15 22 8
Martin Havlat 23 7 11 18 12
Jonathan Toews 23 5 13 18 21
Brian Campbell 23 4 13 17 2
Dave Bolland 23 3 9 12 12
Cam Barker 15 3 7 10 13
Duncan Keith 23 2 8 10 10
Troy Brouwer 17 2 7 9 15
Andrew Ladd 23 3 5 8 12
Aaron Johnson 18 3 4 7 12
Brent Seabrook 23 3 4 7 33
Dustin Byfuglien 20 2 5 7 25
Ben Eager 19 3 1 4 45
Colin Fraser 23 1 2 3 35
Brent Sopel 17 1 1 2 6
Nikolai Khabibulin 13 0 2 2 4
Jack Skille 6 1 0 1 5
Matt Walker 11 0 1 1 20
Adam Burish 19 0 0 0 49
Cristobal Huet 11 0 0 0 0
Craig Adams 10 0 0 0 2
Jordan Hendry 8 0 0 0 4
Niklas Hjalmarsson 1 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

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; SV = Saves; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP GS MIN W L OTL GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Nikolai Khabibulin 13 13 779 7 1 4 32 2.46 413 381 .923 1
Cristobal Huet 10 9 566 3 5 2 28 2.97 272 244 .897 0
Combined 10 6 6 60 2.68 685 625 .912 1

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Colin Fraser 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 October 15, 2008
Brent Sopel 500th game October 27, 2008

Transactions

Trades

July 1, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
2009 2nd round pick		 To Calgary Flames
Rene Bourque
July 17, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
Tim Brent		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Danny Richmond
July 24, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
Pascal Pelletier		 To Boston Bruins
Martin St. Pierre
Septembers 12, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
2010 2nd round pick from Toronto		 To Montreal Canadiens
Robert Lang
October 2, 2008
 To Dallas Stars
Doug Janik		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Claimed off waivers
October 3, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
Joakim Lindstrom		 To Anaheim Ducks
Claimed off waivers
October 7, 2008
 To Anaheim Ducks
Joakim Lindstrom		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Claimed off waivers
October 8, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
Doug Janik		 To Dallas Stars
Claimed off waivers
To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional 7th round pick		 To Dallas Stars
Doug Janik

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Brian Campbell San Jose Sharks 8 years, $56.8 million
Christobal Huet14 Washington Capitals 4 year, $22.5 million
Matt Walker St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000
Aaron Johnson New York Islanders 1 year, $525,000
Doug Janik Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $500,000
Player New team
David Koci Tampa Bay Lightning
Patrick Lalime Buffalo Sabres
Jason Williams Atlanta Thrashers

Draft picks

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario on June 20 and 21. With the eleventh pick in the first round, the Blackhawks selected Kyle Beach from the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League. The Blackhawks drafted seven players (five defensemen and two forwards) in five of the seven rounds. All of the prospects were returned to their junior or professional league by the end of training camp.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 11 Kyle Beach (LW)  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3 68 (from Toronto via NY Islanders) Shawn Lalonde (D)  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
5 132 Teigan Zahn (D)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 162 Jonathan Carlsson (D)  Sweden Brynäs IF (Elitserien)
6 169 (from Ottawa) Ben Smith (RW)  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
6 179 (from Dallas via Los Angeles) Braden Birch (D)  Canada Oakville Blades (OPJHL)
7 192 Joe Gleason (D)  United States Edina High School (USHS-Minnesota)

Roster

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Updated November 2, 2008.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
28 Flag of Canada Adams, CraigCraig Adams RW R 31 2008 Seria, Brunei
25 Flag of Canada Barker, CamCam Barker D R 22 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba
36 Flag of Canada Bolland, DaveDave Bolland C R 22 2004 Mimico, Ontario
22 Flag of Canada Brouwer, TroyTroy Brouwer RW R 23 2004 Vancouver, British Columbia
37 Flag of the United States Burish, AdamAdam Burish RW R 25 2002 Madison, Wisconsin
33 Flag of the United States Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien LW R 23 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
51 Flag of Canada Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell D L 29 2008 Strathroy, Ontario
55 Flag of Canada Eager, BenBen Eager LW L 24 2007 Ottawa, Ontario
46 Flag of Canada Fraser, ColinColin Fraser C L 23 2004 Sicamous, British Columbia
24 Flag of the Czech Republic Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat RW L 27 2006 Mlada Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
38 Flag of France Huet, CristobalCristobal Huet G L 33 2008 Saint-Martin-d'Heres, France
23 Flag of Canada Johnson, AaronAaron Johnson D L 25 2008 Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
88 Flag of the United States Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane RW L 20 2007 Buffalo, New York
2 Flag of Canada Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith (A) D L 25 2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba
39 Flag of Russia Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin G L 35 2005 Sverdlovsk, U.S.S.R.
16 Flag of Canada Ladd, AndrewAndrew Ladd LW L 22 2008 Maple Ridge, British Columbia
7 Flag of Canada Seabrook, BrentBrent Seabrook D R 23 2003 Richmond, British Columbia
10 Flag of Canada Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp (A) C R 26 2005 Thunder Bay, Ontario
5 Flag of Canada Sopel, BrentBrent Sopel D R 31 2007 Calgary, Alberta
19 Flag of Canada Toews, JonathanJonathan Toews (C) C L 20 2006 Winnipeg, Manitoba
32 Flag of Canada Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg LW R 22 2007 Lethbridge, Alberta
8 Flag of Canada Walker, MattMatt Walker D R 28 2008 Beaverlodge, Alberta
43 Flag of the United States Wisniewski, JamesJames Wisniewski Injured Reserve D R 24 2002 Canton, Michigan


See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "NHL Attendance - 2009". ESPN.com (2008-11-19). Retrieved on 2008-11-19.
  2. ^ "Blackhawks name Toews captain for upcoming season". The Sports Network.
  3. ^ "Blackhawks and WGN Radio Announce 3-Year Partnership", Chicago Blackhawks (2008-04-30). Retrieved on 2 November 2008. 
  4. ^ "Blackhawks Announce Return of Broadcaster Pat Foley". Chicago Blackhawks (2008-06-16). Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
  5. ^ "Blackhawks sign free agents Campbell, Huet", CBC.ca (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2 November 2008. 
  6. ^ "Chicago Blackhawks sign highly coveted defenceman Brian Campbell", The Canadian Press (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2 November 2008. 
  7. ^ "Hockey Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman Joins Blackhawks". Chicago Blackhawks (2008-07-31). Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
  8. ^ "Blackhawks Add Mike Haviland To Coaching Staff". Chicago Blackhawks (2008-07-23). Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
  9. ^ Dreger, Darren (2008-09-26). "Dreger: Quenneville Finds Spot with Hawks", The Sports Network. Retrieved on 2 November 2008. 
  10. ^ Rosen, Dan (2008-07-16). "Blackhawks, Red Wings meet in the great outdoors". NHL.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-17.
  11. ^ "Blackhawks and Red Wings To Sport Retro Jerseys Outdoors". Chicago Blackhawks (2008-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
  12. ^ "Blackhawks To Retire #3 In Honor of Magnuson and Pilote". Chicago Blackhawks (2008-07-18). Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
  13. ^ "Blackhawks fire Savard after four games". TSN.ca (October 16, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  14. ^ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Chicago - Blackhawks and Cristobal Huet agree to four-year deal
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