2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks season

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The 2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.^[2] The Blackhawks were led by Jeremy Colliton until he was fired on November 6, 2021, after the team started with a 1–9–2 record; he has been replaced by interim coach Derek King.^[3]

Division7th Central

Conference14th Western

2021–22 record28–42–12

Home record14–21–6

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2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks
Division	7th Central
Conference	14th Western
2021–22 record	28–42–12
Home record	14–21–6
Road record	14–21–6
Goals for	219
Goals against	291
Team information
General manager	Stan Bowman (Oct. 13 – Oct. 26) Kyle Davidson (Oct. 26 – Apr. 29)
Coach	Jeremy Colliton (Oct. 13 – Nov. 6) Derek King (interim, Nov. 6 – Apr. 29)
Captain	Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains	Alex DeBrincat Patrick Kane Connor Murphy
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	18,489^[1]
Minor league affiliates	Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Alex DeBrincat (41)
Assists	Patrick Kane (66)
Points	Patrick Kane (92)
Penalty minutes	Connor Murphy (47)
Plus/minus	3 tied (0)
Wins	Marc-Andre Fleury (19)
Goals against average	Marc-Andre Fleury (2.95)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

After the prior season was shortened and realigned due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,^[4]^[5] the NHL announced that divisions and conferences would be used for the season.^[6] Realignment of divisions occurred as the Seattle Kraken began their first season in the Pacific Division while the Arizona Coyotes moved to the Central Division.^[7]

The Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention of April 5, 2022, after wins by the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators.^[8]

Off-season

Trades and acquisitions

The Blackhawks traded two-time Norris Trophy-winner Duncan Keith to Edmonton on July 12, 2021, after 16 years with the Hawks.^[9]^[10] The Hawks received Caleb Jones, brother of Columbus defenseman Seth Jones in the trade.^[11] On July 23, the Hawks acquired Seth Jones from Columbus and signed him to an eight-year extension.^[12] Four days later, goaltender Marc-André Fleury was traded by Vegas to the Blackhawks.^[13]

Return of Toews

Blackhawk captain Jonathan Toews returned to the team for the season after missing the entire 2020–21 season due to an undisclosed injury which was later revealed to be chronic immune response syndrome.^[14]

Season summary

Sexual assault allegations

In May 2021, Kyle Beach (who did not disclose his name until after the Blackhawks released their report), a former Blackhawks prospect, filed a lawsuit against the Blackhawks organization for failing to file a proper police report or properly handle his report that he was sexually assaulted by video coach Brad Aldrich during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[15] On October 26, the Blackhawks released the findings of the investigation conducted by Jenner & Block and announced general manager/president of hockey operations Stan Bowman and senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac resigned.^[15] The Blackhawks promoted Kyle Davidson to serve as their interim general manager,^[15] and then formally named him general manager on March 1, 2022.^[16] The team also received a $2-million fine from the NHL for failing to adequately and timely address Beach's allegations.^[17]

Poor start and firing of Jeremy Colliton

Opening their season with six straight losses, the Blackhawks broke a 51-year-old NHL record previously held by the 1970–71 California Golden Seals for the most minutes played at the start of a season without holding a lead.^[18] At nine consecutive losses, the Blackhawks set a new record for worst season start in franchise history in a 1–0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on October 30, 2021.^[19]

Colliton was fired following the team's 11th loss of the season and with a record 1–9–2.^[20] King won his first game as head coach on November 7.^[21]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Central Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Colorado Avalanche	82	56	19	7	46	312	234	+78	119
2	x – Minnesota Wild	82	53	22	7	37	310	253	+57	113
3	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	43	311	242	+69	109
4	x – Dallas Stars	82	46	30	6	31	238	246	−8	98
5	x – Nashville Predators	82	45	30	7	35	266	252	+14	97
6	Winnipeg Jets	82	39	32	11	31	252	257	−5	89
7	Chicago Blackhawks	82	28	42	12	16	219	291	−72	68
8	Arizona Coyotes	82	25	50	7	18	207	313	−106	57

Source: National Hockey League^[22]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	46	30	6	31	238	246	−8	98
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	45	30	7	35	266	252	+14	97

3	PA	Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
4	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	39	32	11	32	252	257	−5	89
6	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	28	42	12	16	219	291	−72	68
9	PA	Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60
10	CE	Arizona Coyotes	82	25	50	7	18	207	313	−106	57

Source: National Hockey League^[23]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on July 19, 2021.^[24]

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2021 preseason game log: 3–1–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 2–0–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Streak	Recap
1	September 29	Detroit	3–4	SO	Lankinen	United Center	—	0–0–1	O1	^[25]
2	October 1	St. Louis	3–6		Fleury	United Center	16,445	0–1–1	L1	^[26]
3	October 2	@ St. Louis	5–1		Subban	Cable Dahmer Arena	—	1–1–1	W1	^[27]
4	October 4	@ Detroit	6–4		Fleury	Little Caesars Arena	14,769	2–1–1	W2	^[28]
5	October 7	@ Minnesota	2–3	OT	Lankinen	Xcel Energy Center	14,419	2–1–2	O1	^[29]
6	October 9	Minnesota	5–1		Fleury	United Center	17,657	3–1–2	W1	^[30]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 23, 2021.^[31]

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2021–22 game log

October: 0–7–2 (home: 0–3–1; road: 0–4–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 13	@ Colorado	2–4		Fleury	18,037	0–1–0	0	^[32]
2	October 15	@ New Jersey	3–4	OT	Lankinen	16,514	0–1–1	1	^[33]
3	October 16	@ Pittsburgh	2–5		Fleury	18,420	0–2–1	1	^[34]
4	October 19	NY Islanders	1–4		Fleury	20,279	0–3–1	1	^[35]
5	October 21	Vancouver	1–4		Lankinen	20,490	0–4–1	1	^[36]
6	October 24	Detroit	3–6		Fleury	19,042	0–5–1	1	^[37]
7	October 27	Toronto	2–3	OT	Lankinen	18,616	0–5–2	2	^[38]
8	October 29	@ Carolina	3–6		Lankinen	16,434	0–6–2	2	^[39]
9	October 30	@ St. Louis	0–1		Fleury	16,856	0–7–2	2	^[40]

November: 7–5–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1	Ottawa	5–1		Fleury	15,946	1–7–2	4	^[41]
11	November 3	Carolina	3–4		Fleury	16,449	1–8–2	4	^[42]
12	November 5	@ Winnipeg	1–5		Fleury	13,756	1–9–2	4	^[43]
13	November 7	Nashville	2–1	OT	Lankinen	16,891	2–9–2	6	^[44]
14	November 9	Pittsburgh	3–2	SO	Fleury	17,736	3–9–2	8	^[45]
15	November 12	Arizona	2–1		Fleury	17,828	4–9–2	10	^[46]
16	November 17	@ Seattle	4–2		Fleury	17,151	5–9–2	12	^[47]
17	November 20	@ Edmonton	2–5		Lankinen	18,347	5–10–2	12	^[48]
18	November 21	@ Vancouver	1–0		Fleury	18,830	6–10–2	14	^[49]
19	November 23	@ Calgary	2–5		Fleury	15,464	6–11–2	14	^[50]
20	November 26	St. Louis	3–2	OT	Lankinen	19,681	7–11–2	16	^[51]
21	November 28	San Jose	0–2		Fleury	17,663	7–12–2	16	^[52]

December: 4–3–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
22	December 2	@ Washington	4–3	SO	Fleury	18,573	8–12–2	18	^[53]
23	December 4	@ NY Rangers	2–3		Lankinen	17,046	8–13–2	18	^[54]
24	December 5	@ NY Islanders	3–2	SO	Fleury	17,255	9–13–2	20	^[55]
25	December 7	NY Rangers	2–6		Fleury	17,207	9–14–2	20	^[56]
26	December 9	@ Montreal	2–0		Fleury	20,447	10–14–2	22	^[57]
27	December 11	@ Toronto	4–5		Lankinen	18,934	10–15–2	22	^[58]
—	December 13	Calgary	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[59] Moved to April 18.^[60]
28	December 15	Washington	5–4	OT	Fleury	18,260	11–15–2	24	^[61]
29	December 17	Nashville	2–3	OT	Fleury	18,298	11–15–3	25	^[62]
30	December 18	@ Dallas	3–4	OT	Lankinen	18,532	11–15–4	26	^[63]
—	December 21	Florida	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[64] Moved to February 20.^[60]
—	December 23	Dallas	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[65] Moved to February 18.^[60]
—	December 28	Columbus	Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 17.^[60]
—	December 29	@ Winnipeg	Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 14.^[60]

January: 5–7–3 (home: 2–4–1; road: 3–3–2)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
31	January 1	@ Nashville	1–6		Delia	17,504	11–16–4	26	^[66]
32	January 2	Calgary	1–5		Soderblom	17,454	11–17–4	26	^[67]
33	January 4	Colorado	3–4	OT	Fleury	16,784	11–17–5	27	^[68]
34	January 6	@ Arizona	4–6		Fleury	11,632	11–18–5	27	^[69]
35	January 8	@ Vegas	2–1		Fleury	18,367	12–18–5	29	^[70]
36	January 11	@ Columbus	4–2		Fleury	15,444	13–18–5	31	^[71]
37	January 13	Montreal	3–2	OT	Fleury	17,472	14–18–5	33	^[72]
38	January 15	Anaheim	3–0		Fleury	18,469	15–18–5	35	^[73]
39	January 17	@ Seattle	2–3	SO	Fleury	17,151	15–18–6	36	^[74]
—	January 18	@ Edmonton	Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 9.^[60]
40	January 21	Minnesota	1–5		Fleury	17,921	15–19–6	36	^[75]
41	January 22	@ Minnesota	3–4	OT	Lankinen	19,092	15–19–7	37	^[76]
42	January 24	@ Colorado	0–2		Fleury	16,503	15–20–7	37	^[77]
43	January 26	@ Detroit	8–5		Fleury	16,578	16–20–7	39	^[78]
44	January 28	Colorado	4–6		Fleury	17,992	16–21–7	39	^[79]
45	January 31	Vancouver	1–3		Fleury	17,170	16–22–7	39	^[80]

February: 3–5–1 (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
46	February 2	Minnesota	0–5		Fleury	16,373	16–23–7	39	^[81]
47	February 9	@ Edmonton	4–1		Fleury	9,150	17–23–7	41	^[82]
48	February 12	@ St. Louis	1–5		Fleury	18,096	17–24–7	41	^[83]
49	February 14	@ Winnipeg	3–1		Fleury	7,511	18–24–7	43	^[84]
50	February 17	Columbus	4–7		Soderblom	19,290	18–25–7	43	^[85]
51	February 18	Dallas	0–1	SO	Fleury	19,845	18–25–8	44	^[86]
52	February 20	Florida	2–5		Fleury	19,619	18–26–8	44	^[87]
53	February 25	New Jersey	8–5		Lankinen	19,343	19–26–8	46	^[88]
54	February 27	St. Louis	0–4		Fleury	19,588	19–27–8	46	^[89]

March: 5–7–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
55	March 3	Edmonton	4–3	OT	Fleury	19,688	20–27–8	48	^[90]
56	March 5	@ Philadelphia	3–4		Lankinen	18,448	20–28–8	48	^[91]
57	March 6	Tampa Bay	3–6		Fleury	18,856	20–29–8	48	^[92]
58	March 8	Anaheim	8–3		Fleury	18,591	21–29–8	50	^[93]
59	March 10	@ Boston	3–4		Lankinen	17,850	21–30–8	50	^[94]
60	March 12	@ Ottawa	6–3		Fleury	14,252	22–30–8	52	^[95]
61	March 15	Boston	1–2	OT	Fleury	19,629	22–30–9	53	^[96]
62	March 19	@ Minnesota	1–3		Lankinen	19,226	22–31–9	53	^[97]
63	March 20	Winnipeg	4–6		Fleury	19,251	22–32–9	53	^[98]
64	March 23	@ Anaheim	4–2		Lankinen	11,740	23–32–9	55	^[99]
65	March 24	@ Los Angeles	4–3	SO	Delia	13,518	24–32–9	57	^[100]
66	March 26	@ Vegas	4–5	OT	Lankinen	18,301	24–32–10	58	^[101]
67	March 28	Buffalo	5–6		Lankinen	18,648	24–33–10	58	^[102]
68	March 31	@ Florida	0–4		Delia	15,218	24–34–10	58	^[103]

April: 4–8–2 (home: 3–4–1; road: 1–4–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
69	April 1	@ Tampa Bay	2–5		Lankinen	19,092	24–35–10	58	^[104]
70	April 3	Arizona	2–3	OT	Lankinen	19,869	24–35–11	59	^[105]
71	April 7	Seattle	0–2		Lankinen	18,677	24–36–11	59	^[106]
72	April 10	Dallas	4–6		Lankinen	18,809	24–37–11	59	^[107]
73	April 12	Los Angeles	2–5		Delia	18,032	24–38–11	59	^[108]
74	April 14	San Jose	5–4	SO	Lankinen	19,501	25–38–11	61	^[109]
75	April 16	@ Nashville	3–4		Lankinen	17,159	25–39–11	61	^[110]
76	April 18	Calgary	2–5		Lankinen	18,523	25–40–11	61	^[111]
77	April 20	@ Arizona	4–3	OT	Lankinen	11,916	26–40–11	63	^[112]
78	April 21	@ Los Angeles	1–4		Delia	18,230	26–41–11	63	^[113]
79	April 23	@ San Jose	1–4		Lankinen	17,562	26–42–11	63	^[114]
80	April 25	Philadelphia	3–1		Lankinen	18,642	27–42–11	65	^[115]
81	April 27	Vegas	4–3	SO	Lankinen	19,660	28–42–11	67	^[116]
82	April 29	@ Buffalo	2–3	OT	Delia	16,505	28–42–12	68	^[117]

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

Player statistics

Skaters

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Regular season^[118]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Patrick Kane	78	26	66	92	−19	18
Alex DeBrincat	82	41	37	78	−13	19
Seth Jones	78	5	46	51	−37	28
Dylan Strome	69	22	26	48	−6	28
Brandon Hagel^‡	55	21	16	37	−14	23
Jonathan Toews	71	12	25	37	−14	39
Dominik Kubalik	78	15	17	32	−16	16
Kirby Dach	70	9	17	26	−18	43
Jake McCabe	75	4	18	22	−27	33
Philipp Kurashev	67	6	15	21	−16	12
Erik Gustafsson	59	3	15	18	−4	14
Caleb Jones	51	5	10	15	−3	18
MacKenzie Entwistle	55	5	7	12	−16	23
Riley Stillman	52	2	10	12	−8	36
Sam Lafferty^†	46	5	6	11	−16	21
Ryan Carpenter^‡	59	3	8	11	−10	36
Taylor Raddysh^†	21	6	4	10	−4	2
Connor Murphy	57	4	6	10	−14	47
Calvin de Haan	69	4	4	8	−21	33
Henrik Borgstrom	52	4	3	7	−14	22
Tyler Johnson	26	3	4	7	−8	12
Reese Johnson	37	1	5	6	−13	16
Jujhar Khaira	27	3	0	3	−4	13
Adam Gaudette^‡	8	1	1	2	−3	4
Alex Vlasic	15	1	1	2	−2	2
Mike Hardman	21	0	2	2	−6	11
Alec Regula	15	1	0	1	−1	12
Boris Katchouk^†	21	1	0	1	−10	14
Lukas Reichel	11	0	1	1	−8	0
Josiah Slavin	15	0	1	1	0	4
Ian Mitchell	8	0	1	1	−3	0
Brett Connolly	9	0	1	1	−3	15
Isaak Phillips	4	0	0	0	−1	4
Nicolas Beaudin	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Wyatt Kalynuk	5	0	0	0	−3	2
Jakub Galvas	6	0	0	0	0	0
Kurtis Gabriel	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

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Regular season^[119]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury^‡	45	45	2,626:58	19	21	5	129	2.95	1,398	.908	4	1	2
Kevin Lankinen	32	29	1,815:35	8	15	6	106	3.50	973	.891	0	1	0
Collin Delia	8	6	343:06	1	4	1	22	3.85	218	.899	0	0	0
Arvid Soderblom	3	2	155:49	0	2	0	13	5.01	95	.863	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.

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12)	To Edmonton Oilers Duncan Keith Tim Soderlund	To Chicago Blackhawks Caleb Jones Conditional¹ 2nd-round pick in 2022	^[120]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Boqvist 1st-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2021 Conditional² 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023	To Chicago Blackhawks Seth Jones TBL 1st-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2022	^[121]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2022	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2021	^[122]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	To Vegas Golden Knights Mikael Hakkarainen	To Chicago Blackhawks Marc-Andre Fleury	^[123]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brent Seabrook	To Chicago Blackhawks Tyler Johnson 2nd-round pick in 2023	^[124]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	To Calgary Flames Nikita Zadorov	To Chicago Blackhawks TOR 3rd-round pick in 2022	^[125]
December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Chad Krys	To Chicago Blackhawks Kurtis Gabriel	^[126]
January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alexander Nylander	To Chicago Blackhawks Sam Lafferty	^[127]
March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel 4th-round pick in 2022 4th-round pick in 2024	To Chicago Blackhawks Taylor Raddysh Boris Katchouk 1st-round pick in 2023 1st-round pick in 2024	^[128]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Minnesota Wild Marc-Andre Fleury	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional³ 2nd-round pick in 2022	^[129]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Calgary Flames Ryan Carpenter	To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2024	^[130]

Notes:

Chicago will receive a second-round pick in 2022 if Edmonton reaches the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals and Keith is among the top-four defensemen on the Oilers in time-on-ice during the first three rounds of the playoffs; otherwise Chicago will receive a third-round pick in 2022.
Columbus will receive Chicago's 1st-round pick in 2022 if the pick is outside the top two selections; otherwise Columbus will receive Chicago's 1st-round pick in 2023.
Chicago will receive Minnesota's 1st-round pick in 2022 if they reach the 2022 Western Conference Final and Fleury has at least four wins in the first two rounds; otherwise they will receive a 2nd-round pick.

Players acquired

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July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Jujhar Khaira	Edmonton Oilers	2-year	Free agency	^[131]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Jake McCabe	Buffalo Sabres	4-year	Free agency	^[132]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)	Erik Gustafsson	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	^[133]
December 31, 2021 (2021-12-31)	Cale Morris	Rockford IceHogs (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[134]
March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23)	Jaxson Stauber	Providence Friars (HE)	2-year	Free agency	^[135]
May 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)	Filip Roos	Skellefteå AIK (SHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[136]

Players lost

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July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	John Quenneville	Seattle Kraken		Expansion draft	^[137]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Vinnie Hinostroza	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[138]
	David Kampf	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year	Free agency	^[139]
	Pius Suter	Detroit Red Wings	2-year	Free agency	^[140]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)	Anton Lindholm	HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[141]
September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)	Josh Dickinson	Toledo Walleye (ECHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[142]
September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)	Zack Smith			Retirement	^[143]
October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)	Matej Chalupa			Contract termination	^[144]
November 27, 2021 (2021-11-27)	Adam Gaudette	Ottawa Senators		Waivers	^[145]

Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)	Adam Gaudette	1-year	Re-signing	^[146]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Seth Jones	8-year	Extension	^[147]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Brandon Hagel	3-year	Re-signing	^[148]
August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)	Mike Hardman	2-year	Re-signing	^[149]
August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)	Alexander Nylander	1-year	Re-signing	^[150]
August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)	MacKenzie Entwistle	2-year	Re-signing	^[151]
August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)	Connor Murphy	4-year	Extension	^[152]
September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16)	Nolan Allan	3-year	Entry-level	^[153]
October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)	Colton Dach	3-year	Entry-level	^[154]
November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)	Louis Crevier	3-year	Entry-level	^[155]
March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)	Alex Vlasic	3-year	Entry-level	^[156]
April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)	Reese Johnson	2-year	Extension	^[157]
April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)	Ethan Del Mastro	3-year	Entry-level	^[158]
April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	Sam Lafferty	2-year	Extension	^[159]

Draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	32	Nolan Allan	D	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2	62	Colton Dach	C	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3	91	Taige Harding	D	Canada	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
4	105	Ethan Del Mastro	D	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4	108	Victor Stjernborg	C	Sweden	Vaxjo Lakers (SHL)
6	172	Ilya Safonov	C	Russia	Irbis Kazan (MHL)
7	204	Connor Kelley	D	USA	Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC)
7	216	Jalen Luypen	D	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)

2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks season

Off-season

Trades and acquisitions

Return of Toews

Season summary

Sexual assault allegations

Poor start and firing of Jeremy Colliton

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

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