2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks season

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The 2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 85th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] The team was nicknamed the "Hangover 'Hawks" for having to recover from paying the price of winning the franchise's first Stanley Cup in 49 years with adapting to the loss of several players from that team due to salary cap restrictions.

Division3rd Central
Conference8th Western
2010–11 record44–29–9
Home record24–17–0
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2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks
Division3rd Central
Conference8th Western
2010–11 record44–29–9
Home record24–17–0
Road record20–12–9
Goals for258
Goals against225
Team information
General managerStan Bowman
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainJonathan Toews
Alternate captainsDuncan Keith
Patrick Sharp
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance21,423 (108.6%)
Total: 878,356 [1]
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Sharp (34)
AssistsPatrick Kane (46)
PointsJonathan Toews (76)
Penalty minutesJohn Scott (72)
Plus/minusBrian Campbell (+28)
WinsCorey Crawford (33)
Goals against averageCorey Crawford (2.30)
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The defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks narrowly made the playoffs as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference having clinched their playoff berth on the last day of the season.[3] The Blackhawks lost their season finale 4–3 in regulation against the Detroit Red Wings on April 10, but still barely managed to clinch the last spot because of the Dallas Stars losing their finale later the same day 5–3 against the Minnesota Wild, and avoiding becoming the first Stanley Cup defending team since the 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes to miss the playoffs after winning the championship.[4][5] Had the Stars won their finale against the Wild in regulation or overtime, the Stars would’ve overtaken the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks to the last playoff spot, which would’ve resulted in the Blackhawks dropping to ninth place in the West and missing the playoffs entirely by one point in the standings.[6] In the opening round of the 2011 playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks, the Blackhawks lost the first three games of the series before winning the next three and were eventually succumbed to the Canucks in seven games in the first round, losing the seventh game 2–1 in overtime.[7][8]

Off-season

Under pressure to fit the team's player salaries under the salary cap for the 2010–11 season, the team began making trades shortly after winning the Stanley Cup. On June 24, the club traded Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu to the Atlanta Thrashers for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, a first-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and a second-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010.[9] Later that same day, restricted free agent Colin Fraser was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for a sixth-round pick in 2010.[10] On June 30, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded for right winger Kris Versteeg from Chicago in a five-player trade. The Maple Leafs gave up forwards Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico and Philippe Paradis. Toronto also acquired the rights to 21-year-old left winger Bill Sweatt, who was a second-round pick in 2007.[11] On July 1, the Blackhawks traded Andrew Ladd to the Atlanta Thrashers for Ivan Vishnevskiy and a second-round draft pick in 2011.[12] On July 9, Niklas Hjalmarsson was signed to an offer sheet by the San Jose Sharks, though the Blackhawks matched the offer on July 12,[13] thereby retaining his services and forgoing compensation from the Sharks for signing a restricted free agent. This signing again put Chicago against the salary cap wall, and as a result forced the club to forego resigning goaltender Antti Niemi, who had filed for arbitration.

Regular season

Defenseman Nick Leddy made his NHL debut on October 7, and he scored his first NHL goal on October 11. Evan Brophey made his NHL debut on October 23. Patrick Sharp had a record of 13 shots on goal, the highest shot total in a single game in Blackhawks history. Marian Hossa was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for the week ending on October 18, and Duncan Keith was named Third Star of the Week for the week ending on November 1.

Division standings

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Central Division[14]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y-Detroit Red Wings8247251043261241104
2 Nashville Predators824427113821919499
3 Chicago Blackhawks82442993825822597
4 St. Louis Blues823833113424023487
5 Columbus Blue Jackets823435132921525881
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Conference standings

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Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver CanucksNW825419950262185117
2 y – San Jose SharksPA824825943248213105
3 y – Detroit Red WingsCE8247251043261241104
4 Anaheim DucksPA82473054323923599
5 Nashville PredatorsCE824427113821919499
6 Phoenix CoyotesPA824326133823122699
7 Los Angeles KingsPA82463063621919898
8 Chicago BlackhawksCE82442993825822597
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9 Dallas StarsPA824229113722723395
10 Calgary FlamesNW824129123225023794
11 St. Louis BluesCE823833113424023487
12 Minnesota WildNW82393583620623386
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE823435132921525881
14 Colorado AvalancheNW82304482422728868
15 Edmonton OilersNW822545122319326962
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bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results

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

Pre-season

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Regular season

More information October: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 3–1–1 ) Pts. 15, November: 7–6–1 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 5–3–1) Pts. 15 ...
2010–11 Season
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Playoffs

The Blackhawks returned to the playoffs for the third straight season and were defending their championship of the Stanley Cup as the 8th and final seed.[15] The Blackhawks played the Canucks for the third straight postseason. In the previous two rounds, the Blackhawks defeated the Canucks twice, four games to two. The Blackhawks were down three games to none, but managed to tie up the series facing elimination. The Blackhawks became just the seventh team in NHL history to come back to tie an 0–3 deficit in the playoffs. The Blackhawks lost in overtime in game seven to an Alex Burrows goal for a 2–1 loss.[16]

See also: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs
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2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; 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

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

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Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Corey Crawford573,337331861282.301,545.9174012
Marty Turco291,63111113823.02799.8971006
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Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Corey Crawford743534162.21218.9271020
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
‡Traded or released mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Detailed records

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Awards and records

Awards

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Regular Season
PlayerAwardReached
Marian Hossa[17]NHL Second Star of the WeekOctober 18, 2010
Duncan Keith[18]NHL Third Star of the WeekNovember 1, 2010
Corey Crawford[19]NHL Second Star of the WeekFebruary 28, 2011
Jonathan Toews[20]NHL First Star of the MonthFebruary 2011
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Milestones

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Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Nick Leddy1st Career NHL GameOctober 7, 2010[21]
Brandon Pirri1st Career NHL GameOctober 9, 2010[22]
Nick Leddy1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		October 11, 2010[21]
Brent Seabrook400th Career NHL GameOctober 20, 2010
Duncan Keith200th Career NHL PointOctober 22, 2010
Evan Brophey1st Career NHL GameOctober 23, 2010[23]
Ben Smith1st Career NHL GameOctober 29, 2010[24]
Jonathan Toews200th Career NHL PointOctober 29, 2010
Jordan Hendry100th Career NHL GameNovember 1, 2010
Jeremy Morin1st Career NHL GameNovember 6, 2010[25]
Jeremy Morin1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		November 30, 2010[26]
Jassen Cullimore800th Career NHL GameDecember 8, 2010
Rob Klinkhammer1st Career NHL GameDecember 8, 2010
Jeremy Morin1st Career NHL GoalDecember 8, 2010[27]
John Scott100th Career NHL GameDecember 28, 2010
Troy Brouwer200th Career NHL GameJanuary 3, 2011
Brian Campbell300th Career NHL PointJanuary 9, 2011
Tomas Kopecky300th Career NHL GameJanuary 9, 2011
Dave Bolland200th Career NHL Game
100th Career NHL Point		January 16, 2011
Jonathan Toews100th Career NHL GoalJanuary 16, 2011
Brian Campbell600th Career NHL GameFebruary 4, 2011
Marian Hossa800th Career NHL PointFebruary 12, 2011
Troy Brouwer100th Career NHL PointFebruary 16, 2011
Patrick Sharp300th Career NHL PointFebruary 24, 2011
Viktor Stalberg100th Career NHL GameMarch 2, 2011
Patrick Kane300th Career NHL GameMarch 4, 2011
Patrick Kane100th Career NHL GoalMarch 14, 2011
Nick Leddy1st Career NHL AssistMarch 20, 2011
Marcus Kruger1st Career NHL GameMarch 23, 2011
Chris Campoli100th Career NHL AssistMarch 28, 2011
Patrick Kane300th Career NHL PointApril 5, 2011
Jake Dowell100th Career NHL GameApril 6, 2011
Jonathan Toews300th Career NHL GameApril 6, 2011
Bryan Bickell100th Career NHL GameApril 8, 2011
Ryan Johnson700th Career NHL GameApril 8, 2011
Ben Smith1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		April 8, 2011
Patrick Kane200th Career NHL AssistApril 10, 2011
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Playoffs
PlayerMilestoneReached
Jake Dowell1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Michael Frolik1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Nick Leddy1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Ben Smith1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Viktor Stalberg1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Michael Frolik1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		April 15, 2011
Marcus Kruger1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 15, 2011
Ben Smith1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		April 15, 2011
Viktor Stalberg1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		April 15, 2011
John Scott1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 17, 2011
Bryan Bickell1st Career NHL Playoff GoalApril 19, 2011
Corey Crawford1st Career NHL Playoff WinApril 19, 2011
Michael Frolik1st Career NHL Playoff GoalApril 19, 2011
Corey Crawford1st Career NHL Playoff ShutoutApril 21, 2011
Marcus Kruger1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		April 21, 2011
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Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
June 24, 2010[28] To Atlanta Thrashers
Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Eager
Brent Sopel
Akim Aliu		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Marty Reasoner
Joey Crabb
Jeremy Morin
1st-round pick in 2010 – Kevin Hayes
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Justin Holl
June 24, 2010[29] To Edmonton Oilers
Colin Fraser		 To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick in 2010 – Mirko Hofflin
June 25, 2010[30] To New York Islanders
1st-round pick in 2010 – Brock Nelson		 To Chicago Blackhawks
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Ludvig Rensfeldt
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Kent Simpson
June 26, 2010
[31]		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Bradley Ross		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Jimmy Hayes
June 26, 2010
[32]		 To Boston Bruins
7th-round pick in 2010 – Zach Trotman		 To Chicago Blackhawks
7th-round pick in 2011 – Johan Mattsson
June 30, 2010
[33]		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kris Versteeg
Bill Sweatt		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Viktor Stalberg
Chris DiDomenico
Philippe Paradis
July 1, 2010
[34]		 To Atlanta Thrashers
Andrew Ladd		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Ivan Vishnevskiy
2nd-round pick in 2011 – Adam Clendening
July 22, 2010
[35]		 To Florida Panthers
Marty Reasoner		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Jeff Taffe
February 9, 2011
[36]		 To Florida Panthers
Jack Skille
Hugh Jessiman
David Pacan		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Michael Frolik
Alexander Salak
February 28, 2011
[37]		 To Ottawa Senators
Ryan Potulny
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011[a] – Xavier Ouellet		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Chris Campoli
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[b]
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Draft picks

The 2010 NHL entry draft was at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on June 25 and 26, 2010. The Blackhawks picked 30th in each round. The Blackhawks were active in trading, moving up from 30th in the draft to 24th to select Kevin Hayes. Through other trades, the Blackhawks picked up three selections in the second round, and had ten selections overall in the draft.

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 24 (from Atlanta via New Jersey) Kevin Hayes RW  United States Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
2 35 (from NY Islanders) Ludvig Rensfeldt C  Sweden Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit)
2 54 (from New Jersey via Atlanta) Justin Holl D  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
2 58 (from San Jose via Ottawa via NY Islanders) Kent Simpson G  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2 60 Stephen Johns D  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
3 90 Joakim Nordstrom C  Sweden AIK IF (Elitserien Jr.)
4 120 Rob Flick C  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
6 151 (from Edmonton) Mirko Hofflin C  Germany Adler Mannheim Jr. (Germany Jr.)
6 180 Nick Mattson D  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
7 191 (from Dallas) Macmillan Carruth G  United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
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