2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
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Division | 3rd Central | |
Conference | 4th Western | |
2014–15 record | 48–28–6 | |
Home record | 24–12–5 | |
Road record | 24–16–1 | |
Goals for | 229 | |
Goals against | 189 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Stan Bowman | |
Coach | Joel Quenneville | |
Captain | Jonathan Toews | |
Alternate captains | Duncan Keith Patrick Sharp | |
Arena | United Center | |
Average attendance | 21,769 (110.4%) Total: 892,532[1] | |
Minor league affiliations | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL) | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | Jonathan Toews (28) | |
Assists | Jonathan Toews (38) | |
Points | Jonathan Toews (66) | |
Penalties in minutes | Andrew Shaw (67) | |
Plus/minus | (+): Jonathan Toews (30) (- −): Patrick Sharp, Andrew Shaw (-8 −8) | |
Wins | Corey Crawford (32) | |
Goals against average | Antti Raanta (1.89) | |
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The 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season is the 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Regular season
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 248 | 201 | +47 | 109 |
2 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 232 | 208 | +24 | 104 |
3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 229 | 189 | +40 | 102 |
4 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
5 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |
Conference standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 248 | 201 | +47 | 109 |
2 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 232 | 208 | +24 | 104 |
3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 229 | 189 | +40 | 102 |
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 236 | 226 | +10 | 109 |
2 | x – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 242 | 222 | +20 | 101 |
3 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 241 | 216 | +25 | 97 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
3 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
5 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |
6 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
7 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
8 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |
Playoffs
The Chicago Blackhawks entered the playoffs as the Central Division's third seed. After defeating the Nashville Predators 4–1 in the first round, they advanced to face the Minnesota Wild in the second round
Schedule and results
Pre-season
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# | 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[a] | 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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Regular season
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Playoffs
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Player stats
As of April 14, 2015
Skaters
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
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Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford | 57 | 57 | 3,332:32 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 126 | 2.27 | 1,661 | .924 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Darling, ScottScott Darling | 14 | 13 | 832:31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1.94 | 419 | .936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raanta, AnttiAntti Raanta | 14 | 12 | 792:11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 1.89 | 389 | .936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 82 | 4,957:14 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 174 | 2.11 | 2,469 | .930 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Darling, ScottScott Darling | 3 | 2 | 228:43 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.05 | 131 | .970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford | 2 | 2 | 80:00 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.75 | 47 | .809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 4 | 307:43 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2.53 | 178 | .927 | 0 | 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
Updated March 26, 2015.[5] [6]
Notable achievements
Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
Trades
Player signings
Other
Suspensions/fines
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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.[40]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 20[a] | Nick Schmaltz | C | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
3 | 83[b] | Matheson Iacopelli | RW | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
3 | 88 | Beau Starrett | C/LW | United States | South Shore Kings (USPHL PRE.) |
4 | 98[c] | Frederik Olofsson | LW | Sweden | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
5 | 141[d] | Luc Snuggerud | D | United States | Eden Prairie High School (High-MN) |
5 | 148 | Andreas Soderberg | D | Sweden | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) |
6 | 178 | Dylan Sora | C | Canada | Aurora Tigers (OJHL) |
6 | 179[e] | Ivan Nalimov | G | Russia | Ska St. Petersburg 2 (Russia-Jr.) |
7 | 208 | Jack Ramsey | RW | United States | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
- Draft notes
- a 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.[11]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[41]
- b 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.[12]
- c 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.[42]
- 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.[43]
- d 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.[44]
- e 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.[11]
References
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- ↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/kevin-dineen-back-in-the-nhl-with-chicago-blackhawks/article19584947/
- ↑ http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=704000
- ↑ "Blackhawks Roster". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks Roster As of 1/11/15". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Getzlaf, Kane, Bobrovsky named three stars". NHL. January 2, 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Foligno, Toews named NHL All-Star Game captains". NHL. January 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Hossa, Toffoli and Rinne named stars of the week". NHL. February 16, 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Blackhawks select Schmaltz in first round of the 2014 NHL draft and acquire picks from San Jose". Chicago Blackhawks. June 27, 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Blackhawks acquire draft pick from Calgary for Bollig". Chicago Blackhawks. June 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire prospects from Islanders for Leddy". blackhawks.nhl.com. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Erixon in exchange for Morin". blackhawks.nhl.com. December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Forsling". blackhawks.nhl.com. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Abbott from Maple Leafs". blackhawks.nhl.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Timonen from Flyers". blackhawks.nhl.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Antoine Vermette from Coyotes". blackhawks.nhl.com. February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Andrew Desjardins from San Jose Sharks". blackhawks.nhl.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Blackhawks agree to terms with three
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Richards
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Cumiskey
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Leighton
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Carcillo
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Baun
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Kero
- ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Forward Kevin Hayes". Blueshirts United. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ↑ Maple Leafs claim Tim Erixon from Chicago
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Blackhawks agree to terms with Smith and Raanta
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Morin
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Regin
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Blackhawks agree to terms with Toews and Kane
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to extension with Darling
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Hinostroza
- ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Paliotta
- ↑ "Blackhawks hire Dineen as assistant coach". "Chicago Blackhawks". July 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Blackhawks hire Dineen as assistant coach". "chatsports.com". January 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Chicago's Nordstrom banned two games for boarding". NHL. March 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks' Shaw fined for diving/embellishment". NHL. March 30, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.litterboxcats.com/2014/4/15/5618872/panther-win-panthers-win-the-draft-lottery-that-is
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire David Rundblad from Coyotes". National Hockey League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "MAPLE LEAFS TRADE THREE PICKS TO BLACKHAWKS FOR F BOLLAND". TSN. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire forwards Regin and Bouchard from New York". Chicago Blackhawks. February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Sharks Conclude 2013 Draft With Seven Selections". San Jose Sharks. June 30, 2013.
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