[98] The team finished with a 46-26-9 record, good for 103 points and third place in their division. Once at the rink, a few Black Hawks plied their new tender with coffee and gave him a long shower to try to sober him up. However, despite a strong supporting cast which included Bill Hay, Ken Wharram, Phil Esposito, Moose Vasko, Doug Mohns and Pat Stapleton, the Hawks never quite put it all together. The Blackhawks most lackluster game was game two, losing 3–1. This allowed the Finals games to be heard over a larger area due to WGN's clear-channel signal. With the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the team selected Jonathan Toews, who led the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey team to the 2006 NCAA Frozen Four. All rights reserved. The Cup was actually still in Detroit, where it had resided for two years since the Red Wings had won the first of back-to-back titles in 1936. The 2017 NHL Winter Classic patch is featured on the right shoulder. Following Cup victories in 2010 and 2013, the win puts this edition of the Blackhawks close to the rarified air of past dynasties, particularly coming in an era of a salary cap and frequent player movement. On Monday night the Chicago Blackhawks have a chance to win the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time since their championship season in 1938. The 1938–39 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 13th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a very surprising Stanley Cup victory in 1937–38. [134] The Blackhawks posted a 32–30–8 record and finished last in their division before the remainder of the regular season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The millennium started with disappointment for the Blackhawks. The logo this time is the appropriate logo that the franchise used in 1957–65. A few day later in front of another huge home crowd, the Hawks scorched the Leafs, beating them 4-1. While Martin would star for the Hawks for many seasons, Esposito, Hodge and Stanfield would lead the Bruins to the top of the NHL for several years and capture two Stanley Cups. [176] Tommy Hawk was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2019. Karakas was able to return for the next two games and allowed only two goals, leading the Blackhawks to the championship. A Doc Romnes goal with less than five minutes to play stood up as the winner and put the Hawks within one victory of the franchise’s second Stanley Cup. The press release came after other American professional sports teams, including the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians, reevaluated their names and logos. On June 24, the Blackhawks defeated the Bruins in the sixth game of the series to win the Stanley Cup, having overcome a 2–1 deficit with just over a minute remaining in the game.

During the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, the Cubs agreed to allow the Blackhawks games to be broadcast on WGN and have the Cubs revert to WIND when there was a conflict. [45], Amidst the roster turnaround, the Blackhawks finished the season with a 44–29–9 record and placed third in the Central Division and eighth in the Western Conference. © The Hockey Writers 2018.

The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a thrilling Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup.. It’s their second championship in the past four years and fifth in franchise history. [35] This figure includes the 40,818 fans from the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. [56] The point streak was the third-longest in NHL history. 9:15 am ET, actually led to a hotel fist fight between the older Stewart and Smythe, that would eventually help cost him his career, The Stanley Cup wasn't in the building when Blackhawks won in 1938, NHL outlines '20-'21 offseason training protocols, Panthers acquire Hornqvist from Penguins in trade, Stanley Cup Playoff bracket, scores, series updates, NHL awards: Oilers' Draisaitl wins Hart Trophy, LOOK: Penguins to add sportsbook lounge at arena. The official 1938 roster of the Chicago Blackhawks, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. [187], The Blackhawks had previously used Johnny's Ice House West and The Edge Ice Arena in suburban Bensenville as their practice facility.[188].