2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season

2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks
Division7th Central
Conference13th Western
2017–18 record33–39–10
Home record18–18–5
Road record15–21–5
Goals for229
Goals against256
Team information
General managerStan Bowman
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainJonathan Toews
Alternate captainsDuncan Keith
Brent Seabrook
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance21,653[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlex DeBrincat (28)
AssistsPatrick Kane (49)
PointsPatrick Kane (76)
Penalty minutesJohn Hayden (54)
Plus/minusAlex DeBrincat (+6)
WinsCorey Crawford (16)
Goals against averageCorey Crawford (2.27)

The 2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with 76 points (19 points out of the final playoff spot) to finish in last place in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The season marked the first time since 2008 where the Blackhawks failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs and the team's worst regular season performance since 2007.

Prior to the season, the Blackhawks made several moves in an attempt to make up for the prior season's playoff disappointment. As a result, the team traded their second-leading goal scorer from the prior season, Artemi Panarin, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for former Blackhawk Brandon Saad.[2] In addition, the team traded arguably their most reliable defenseman, Niklas Hjalmarsson, to the Arizona Coyotes for defenseman Connor Murphy.[3] Numerous other moves were made in an attempt to change the team.[4][5] Also, forward Marian Hossa announced he would not play for the Blackhawks during the season due to a skin condition that was aggravated by wearing hockey equipment.[6] As a result, Hossa was placed on long-term injured reserve.[7]

Patrick Kane led the team in scoring with 76 points while rookie forward Alex DeBrincat led the team in goals with 28.[8] The Blackhawks had five players score 20 or more goals: DeBrincat, Kane (27), Nick Schmaltz (21), Artem Anisimov (20) and Jonathan Toews (20). Goalie Corey Crawford only played 28 games, missing the final 47 games of the season with an undisclosed injury.[9]

Despite the disappointing season, team president John McDonough announced that general manager Stan Bowman and coach Joel Quenneville would return for the 2018–19 season.[10][11]

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Nashville Predators 82 53 18 11 47 267 211 +56 117
2 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 52 20 10 48 277 218 +59 114
3 x – Minnesota Wild 82 45 26 11 42 253 232 +21 101
4 x – Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 41 257 237 +20 95
5 St. Louis Blues 82 44 32 6 41 226 222 +4 94
6 Dallas Stars 82 42 32 8 38 235 225 +10 92
7 Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 39 10 32 229 256 −27 76
Source: National Hockey League[12]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
2 CE x – Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 41 257 237 +20 95
3 CE St. Louis Blues 82 44 32 6 41 226 222 +4 94
4 CE Dallas Stars 82 42 32 8 38 235 225 +10 92
5 PA Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 39 10 32 229 256 −27 76
8 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
9 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League[13]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The Blackhawks published their preseason schedule on June 8, 2017.[14]

2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap
1 September 19 @ Columbus 5–2 Forsberg Nationwide Arena 10,548 1–0–0 W1
2 September 21 Detroit 6–1 Crawford United Center 20,342 2–0–0 W2
3 September 23 Columbus 2–3 Berube United Center 20,395 2–1–0 L1
4 September 25 @ Boston 2–4 Crawford TD Garden 16,374 2–2–0 L2
5 September 28 @ Detroit 4–2 Forsberg Little Caesars Arena 17,089 3–2–0 W1
6 September 30 Boston 1–0 Crawford United Center 20,703 4–2–0 W2

Regular season

The Blackhawks released their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.[15]

2017–18 game log
October: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 5 Pittsburgh 10–1 Crawford United Center 21,705 1–0–0 2 W1
2 October 7 Columbus 5–1 Crawford United Center 21,264 2–0–0 4 W2
3 October 9 @ Toronto 3–4 OT Forsberg Air Canada Centre 19,456 2–0–1 5 O1
4 October 10 @ Montreal 3–1 Crawford Bell Centre 21,302 3–0–1 7 W1
5 October 12 Minnesota 2–5 Crawford United Center 21,386 3–1–1 7 L1
6 October 14 Nashville 2–1 OT Crawford United Center 21,564 4–1–1 9 W1
7 October 18 @ St. Louis 2–5 Crawford Scottrade Center 18,752 4–2–1 9 L1
8 October 19 Edmonton 1–2 OT Forsberg United Center 21,444 4–2–2 10 O1
9 October 21 @ Arizona 4–2 Crawford Gila River Arena 13,777 5–2–2 12 W1
10 October 24 @ Vegas 2–4 Crawford T-Mobile Arena 18,108 5–3–2 12 L1
11 October 27 Nashville 1–2 Crawford United Center 21,524 5–4–2 12 L2
12 October 28 @ Colorado 3–6 Forsberg Pepsi Center 17,360 5–5–2 12 L3
November: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
13 November 1 Philadelphia 3–0 Crawford United Center 21,524 6–5–2 14 W1
14 November 4 @ Minnesota 2–0 Crawford Xcel Energy Center 19,218 7–5–2 16 W2
15 November 5 Montreal 0–2 Crawford United Center 21,871 7–6–2 16 L1
16 November 9 @ Philadelphia 1–3 Crawford Wells Fargo Center 19,738 7–7–2 16 L2
17 November 11 @ Carolina 4–3 OT Forsberg PNC Arena 16,778 8–7–2 18 W1
18 November 12 New Jersey 5–7 Crawford United Center 21,487 8–8–2 18 L1
19 November 15 NY Rangers 6–3 Crawford United Center 21,528 9–8–2 20 W1
20 November 18 @ Pittsburgh 2–1 Crawford PPG Paints Arena 18,638 10–8–2 22 W2
21 November 22 @ Tampa Bay 2–3 OT Crawford Amalie Arena 19,092 10–8–3 23 O1
22 November 25 @ Florida 4–1 Crawford BB&T Center 14,302 11–8–3 25 W1
23 November 27 Anaheim 7–3 Crawford United Center 21,619 12–8–3 27 W2
24 November 28 @ Nashville 2–3 Forsberg Bridgestone Arena 17,187 12–9–3 27 L1
25 November 30 Dallas 3–4 OT Crawford United Center 21,589 12–9–4 28 O1
December: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–2)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 2 @ Dallas 2–3 SO Forsberg American Airlines Center 18,532 12–9–5 29 O2
27 December 3 Los Angeles 1–3 Forsberg United Center 21,622 12–10–5 29 L1
28 December 6 @ Washington 2–6 Forsberg Capital One Arena 18,506 12–11–5 29 L2
29 December 8 Buffalo 3–2 OT Crawford United Center 21,542 13–11–5 31 W1
30 December 10 Arizona 3–1 Crawford United Center 21,654 14–11–5 33 W2
31 December 12 Florida 3–2 OT Crawford United Center 21,795 15–11–5 35 W3
32 December 14 @ Winnipeg 5–1 Crawford Bell MTS Place 15,321 16–11–5 37 W4
33 December 17 Minnesota 4–1 Crawford United Center 21,813 17–11–5 39 W5
34 December 21 @ Dallas 0–4 Crawford American Airlines Center 18,532 17–12–5 39 L1
35 December 23 @ New Jersey 1–4 Crawford Prudential Center 16,514 17–13–5 39 L2
36 December 28 @ Vancouver 2–5 Forsberg Rogers Arena 18,865 17–14–5 39 L3
37 December 29 @ Edmonton 4–3 OT Glass Rogers Place 18,347 18–14–5 41 W1
38 December 31 @ Calgary 3–4 OT Glass Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 18–14–6 42 O1
January: 6–5–1 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 4–0–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 3 @ NY Rangers 5–2 Glass Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–14–6 44 W1
40 January 5 Vegas 4–5 Glass United Center 21,933 19–15–6 44 L1
41 January 7 Edmonton 4–1 Forsberg United Center 21,901 20–15–6 46 W1
42 January 9 @ Ottawa 8–2 Forsberg Canadian Tire Centre 14,007 21–15–6 48 W2
43 January 10 Minnesota 1–2 Forsberg United Center 21,721 21–16–6 48 L1
44 January 12 Winnipeg 2–1 Glass United Center 21,588 22–16–6 50 W1
45 January 14 Detroit 0–4 Glass United Center 21,830 22–17–6 50 L1
46 January 20 NY Islanders 3–7 Forsberg United Center 21,882 22–18–6 50 L2
47 January 22 Tampa Bay 0–2 Glass United Center 21,662 22–19–6 50 L3
48 January 24 Toronto 2–3 OT Glass United Center 21,563 22–19–7 51 O1
49 January 25 @ Detroit 5–1 Forsberg Little Caesars Arena 19,515 23–19–7 53 W1
50 January 30 @ Nashville 2–1 Forsberg Bridgestone Arena 17,172 24–19–7 55 W2
February: 3–9–1 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 1 @ Vancouver 2–4 Forsberg Rogers Arena 18,144 24–20–7 55 L1
52 February 3 @ Calgary 3–4 OT Glass Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 24–20–8 56 O1
53 February 6 Calgary 2–3 Glass United Center 21,480 24–21–8 56 L1
54 February 8 Dallas 2–4 Forsberg United Center 21,422 24–22–8 56 L2
55 February 10 @ Minnesota 0–3 Glass Xcel Energy Center 19,227 24–23–8 56 L3
56 February 12 @ Arizona 1–6 Forsberg Gila River Arena 14,357 24–24–8 56 L4
57 February 13 @ Vegas 2–5 Glass T-Mobile Arena 18,085 24–25–8 56 L5
58 February 15 Anaheim 2–3 Forsberg United Center 21,415 24–26–8 56 L6
59 February 17 Washington 7–1 Forsberg United Center 22,066 25–26–8 58 W1
60 February 19 Los Angeles 1–3 Forsberg United Center 21,339 25–27–8 58 L1
61 February 21 Ottawa 3–2 SO Forsberg United Center 21,532 26–27–8 60 W1
62 February 23 San Jose 3–1 Berube United Center 21,906 27–27–8 62 W2
63 February 24 @ Columbus 2–3 Forsberg Nationwide Arena 18,792 27–28–8 62 L1
March: 5–9–2 (Home: 3–3–2 ; Road: 2–6–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 1 @ San Jose 2–7 Berube SAP Center 17,086 27–29–8 62 L2
65 March 3 @ Los Angeles 5–3 Forsberg Staples Center 18,230 28–29–8 64 W1
66 March 4 @ Anaheim 3–6 Forsberg Honda Center 16,989 28–30–8 64 L1
67 March 6 Colorado 2–1 OT Berube United Center 21,508 29–30–8 66 W1
68 March 8 Carolina 2–3 Berube United Center 21,681 29–31–8 66 L1
69 March 10 @ Boston 4–7 Berube TD Garden 17,565 29–32–8 66 L2
70 March 11 Boston 3–1 Forsberg United Center 21,819 30–32–8 68 W1
71 March 15 @ Winnipeg 2–6 Forsberg Bell MTS Place 15,321 30–33–8 68 L1
72 March 17 @ Buffalo 3–5 Berube KeyBank Center 19,070 30–34–8 68 L2
73 March 18 St. Louis 4–5 OT Berube United Center 21,687 30–34–9 69 O1
74 March 20 Colorado 1–5 Forsberg United Center 21,633 30–35–9 69 L1
75 March 22 Vancouver 2–5 Berube United Center 21,526 30–36–9 69 L2
76 March 24 @ NY Islanders 3–1 Forsberg Barclays Center 13,091 31–36–9 71 W1
77 March 26 San Jose 3–4 SO Forsberg United Center 21,712 31–36–10 72 O1
78 March 29 Winnipeg 6–2 Delia United Center 21,839 32–36–10 74 W1
79 March 30 @ Colorado 0–5 Delia Pepsi Center 17,985 32–37–10 74 L1
April: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
80 April 4 @ St. Louis 4–3 Berube Scottrade Center 18,935 33–37–10 76 W1
81 April 6 St. Louis 1–4 Berube United Center 22,218 33–38–10 76 L1
82 April 7 @ Winnipeg 1–4 Glass Bell MTS Place 15,321 33–39–10 76 L2

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

Detailed records

Western Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts Goals scored Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks — — — — — —
Colorado Avalanche 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–3–0 2 6 17
Dallas Stars 0–1–1 0–1–1 0–2–2 2 7 15
Minnesota Wild 1–2–0 1–1–0 2–3–0 4 9 11
Nashville Predators 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 7 7
St. Louis Blues 0–1–1 1–1–0 1–2–1 3 10 17
Winnipeg Jets 2–0–0 1–2–0 3–2–0 6 16 14
Total 5–6–2 4–8–1 9–14–3 21 58 81
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–2–0 2 12 12
Arizona Coyotes 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–1–0 4 8 9
Calgary Flames 0–1–0 0–0–2 0–1–2 2 8 11
Edmonton Oilers 1–0–1 1–0–0 2–0–1 5 9 6
Los Angeles Kings 0–2–0 1–0–0 1–2–0 2 7 9
San Jose Sharks 1–0–1 0–1–0 1–1–1 3 8 12
Vancouver Canucks 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–3–0 0 6 14
Vegas Golden Knights 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–3–0 0 8 14
Total 4–6–2 3–7–2 7–13–4 18 66 87
Eastern Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts Goals scored Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 7 8
Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 7
Detroit Red Wings 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 5 5
Florida Panthers 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 7 3
Montreal Canadiens 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 3 3
Ottawa Senators 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 11 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–1 1 2 5
Toronto Maple Leafs 0–0–1 0–0–1 0–0–2 2 5 7
Total 4–3–1 4–2–2 8–5–3 19 48 42
Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 6
Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 7 4
New Jersey Devils 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 6 11
New York Islanders 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 8
New York Rangers 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 5
Philadelphia Flyers 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 4 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 12 2
Washington Capitals 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 9 7
Total 5–3–0 4–4–0 9–7–0 18 58 46

Player statistics

Final Stats[16]

Skaters

Regular season[17]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Patrick Kane 82 27 49 76 −20 30
Alex DeBrincat 82 28 24 52 6 6
Nick Schmaltz 78 21 31 52 1 18
Jonathan Toews 74 20 32 52 −1 47
Brandon Saad 82 18 17 35 −10 14
Duncan Keith 82 2 30 32 −29 28
Artem Anisimov 72 20 11 31 −17 22
Brent Seabrook 81 7 19 26 −3 38
Ryan Hartman‡ 57 8 17 25 5 58
Vinnie Hinostroza 50 7 18 25 9 10
Patrick Sharp 70 10 11 21 −16 14
Jan Rutta 57 6 14 20 −1 22
Richard Panik‡ 37 6 10 16 3 26
Erik Gustafsson 35 5 11 16 1 6
Jordan Oesterle 55 5 10 15 −11 8
Connor Murphy 76 2 12 14 −3 34
John Hayden 47 4 9 13 −4 54
Gustav Forsling 41 3 10 13 −2 8
Tommy Wingels‡ 57 7 5 12 −10 43
David Kampf 46 4 7 11 −9 12
Tomas Jurco 29 6 4 10 1 12
Lance Bouma 53 3 6 9 1 36
Anthony Duclair† 23 2 6 8 0 6
Michal Kempny‡ 31 1 6 7 13 12
Cody Franson 23 1 6 7 −1 8
Tanner Kero 8 1 2 3 1 0
Carl Dahlstrom 11 0 3 3 −2 0
Dylan Sikura 5 0 3 3 2 0
Matthew Highmore 13 2 0 2 −4 0
Andreas Martinsen 9 1 0 1 −1 17
Blake Hillman 4 1 0 1 −1 0
Victor Ejdsell 6 0 1 1 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[18]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Corey Crawford 28 27 1584 16 9 2 60 2.27 842 .929 2 0 0 0
Anton Forsberg 35 30 1715 10 16 4 85 2.97 921 .908 0 0 1 0
Jeff Glass 15 13 821 3 7 3 46 3.36 452 .898 0 0 0 2
Jean-Francois Berube 13 10 667 3 6 1 42 3.78 398 .894 0 0 0 0
Collin Delia 2 2 106 1 1 0 7 4.04 63 .889 0 0 0 2
Scott Foster 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 1.000 0 0 0 0

†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

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
C. Crawford NHL First Star of the Week[19] November 6, 2017
P. Kane NHL First Star of the Week[20] December 18, 2017
P. Kane NHL All-Star game selection January 28, 2018

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Alex DeBrincat 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 5, 2017
Jan Rutta 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 5, 2017
Patrick Sharp 600 career NHL points October 5, 2017
Jan Rutta 1st career NHL goal October 7, 2017
Alex DeBrincat 1st career NHL goal October 10, 2017
John Hayden 1st career NHL fight October 12, 2017
Ryan Hartman 100th career NHL game November 9, 2017
Richard Panik 100th career NHL point November 15, 2017
Artem Anisimov 1st career NHL hat trick November 15, 2017
Alex DeBrincat 1st career NHL hat trick November 27, 2017
Tommy Wingels 400th career NHL game December 10, 2017
Patrick Sharp 900th career NHL game December 12, 2017
Patrick Kane 300th career NHL goal December 24, 2017
David Kampf 1st career NHL game December 28, 2017
Jeff Glass 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL start
1st career NHL win		 December 29, 2017
Jordan Oesterle 1st career NHL goal December 29, 2017
Nick Schmaltz 100th career NHL game December 29, 2017
David Kampf 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 January 3, 2018
David Kampf 1st career NHL goal January 12, 2018
Erik Gustafsson 1st career NHL goal January 20, 2018
Patrick Kane 800th career NHL point January 20, 2018
Artem Anisimov 300th career NHL point February 8, 2018
Carl Dahlstrom 1st career NHL game February 10, 2018
Carl Dahlstrom 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 February 17, 2018
Patrick Kane 500th career NHL assist February 17, 2018
Patrick Kane 800th career NHL game February 19, 2018
Joel Quenneville 1,600th career NHL regular season game coached February 21, 2018
Matthew Highmore 1st career NHL game March 1, 2018
Matthew Highmore 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 March 10, 2018
Joel Quenneville 2nd all time in NHL regular season games coached (1,608 games) March 11, 2018
Victor Ejdsell 1st career NHL game March 26, 2018
Dylan Sikura 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 March 29, 2018
Collin Delia 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL start
1st career NHL win		 March 29, 2018
Brent Seabrook 1,000th career NHL game March 29, 2018
Scott Foster 1st career NHL game March 29, 2018
Victor Ejdsell 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist		 March 29, 2018
Blake Hillman 1st career NHL game March 30, 2018
Blake Hillman 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 April 4, 2018

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) To Arizona Coyotes
Niklas Hjalmarsson 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Connor Murphy
Laurent Dauphin 		[21]
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Artemi Panarin
Tyler Motte
NYI's 6th-round pick in 2017 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Brandon Saad
Anton Forsberg
5th-round pick in 2018 		[22]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) To Vegas Golden Knights
Marcus Kruger 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Future considerations 		[23]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) To Montreal Canadiens
Kyle Baun 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Andreas Martinsen 		[24]
January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) To Arizona Coyotes
Laurent Dauphin
Richard Panik 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Clendening
Anthony Duclair 		[25]
February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15) To Ottawa Senators
Ville Pokka 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Chris DiDomenico 		[26]
February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19) To Washington Capitals
Michal Kempny 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018 		[27]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Nashville Predators
Ryan Hartman
5th-round pick in 2018 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Victor Ejdsell
1st-round pick in 2018
4th-round pick in 2018 		[28]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Boston Bruins
Tommy Wingels 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019 		[29]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Jean-Francois Berube Vegas Golden Knights 2-year, $1.5 million [30]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Lance Bouma Calgary Flames 1-year, $1 million [31]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Jordan Oesterle Edmonton Oilers 2-year, $1.3 million [32]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Patrick Sharp Dallas Stars 1-year, $1 million [33]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Tommy Wingels Ottawa Senators 1-year, $750,000 [34]
July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) Collin Delia Merrimack Warriors 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [35]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Cody Franson Buffalo Sabres 1-year, $1 million [36]
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06) Tyler Sikura Rockford IceHogs 1-year, $650,000 [37]
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21) Dominik Kahun EHC Red Bull München 2-year, $7.55 million entry-level contract [38]
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21) Kevin Lankinen HIFK 2-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract [38]
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21) Darren Raddysh Rockford IceHogs 2-year, $1.46 million entry-level contract [38]
May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31) Jacob Nilsson Mora IK 1-year, $1.1375 million entry-level contract [39]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05) Martin Lundberg Växjö Lakers Unknown [40]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Pierre-Cedric Labrie Nashville Predators 1-year, $650,000 [41]
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) Lars Johansson CSKA Moscow 1-year [42]
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) Michael Latta Arizona Coyotes 1-year, $650,000 [43]
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07) Dennis Rasmussen Anaheim Ducks 1-year, $725,000 [44]
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) Johnny Oduya Ottawa Senators 1-year, $1 million [45]
August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31) Nolan Valleau Orlando Solar Bears 1-year [46]
September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) Brandon Mashinter San Jose Sharks 1-year, $650,000 [47]
October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07) Mac Carruth Fehérvár AV19 1-year [48]
October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12) Andrew Desjardins Adler Mannheim 1-year [49]
June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13) Chris DiDomenico SCL Tigers 2-year [50]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Players released

Date Player Via Ref

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) Brian Campbell [51]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) Anton Forsberg 2-year, $1.5 million [52]
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) Tomas Jurco 1-year, $800,000 [52]
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) Ville Pokka 1-year, $650,000 [53]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) Erik Gustafsson 1-year, $650,000 [54]
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06) Erik Gustafsson 2-year, $2.4 million contract extension [37]
March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08) Jan Rutta 1-year, $2.3 million contract extension [55]
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) Dylan Sikura 2-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [56]
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) Joni Tuulola 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [57]
March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27) Blake Hillman 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [58]
April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13) Dennis Gilbert 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [59]
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21) Lucas Carlsson 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [38]
June 7, 2018 (2018-06-07) Andreas Martinsen 1-year, $650,000 contract extension [60]
June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12) Henri Jokiharju 3-year, $3.8375 million entry-level contract [61]
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) John Hayden 2-year, $1.5 million contract extension [62]
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) Vinnie Hinostroza 2-year, $3 million contract extension [63]

Draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 291 Henri Jokiharju D  Finland Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2 57 Ian Mitchell D  Canada Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
3 702 Andrei Altybarmakyan RW  Russia SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL)
3 903 Evan Barratt C  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4 1124 Tim Soderlund C  Sweden Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
4 119 Roope Laavainen D  Finland Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
5 1445 Parker Foo LW  Canada Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
5 150 Jakub Galvas D  Czech Republic HC Olomouc (Czech Extraliga)
7 2156 Josh Ess D  United States Lakeville South (USHS)

Notes:[64]

  1. The Anaheim Ducks' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent a first-round pick in 2017 (26th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (70th overall) and this pick.[65]
  2. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent a first-round pick in 2017 (26th overall) to Dallas in exchange for Anaheim's first-round pick in 2017 (29th overall) and this pick.[65]
  3. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on April 28, 2017, that sent Scott Darling to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[66]
  4. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Carolina's fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2017 (135th and 181st overall) to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[67]
  5. The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a Florida's fifth-round pick in 2016 to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[68]
  6. The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Corey Tropp to Anaheim in exchange for Tim Jackman and this pick.[69]

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