2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2013–14
Year:	2013
Team:	Chicago Blackhawks
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	5th
Division:	Central
Divisionrank:	3rd
Record:	46–21–15
Homerecord:	27–7–7
Roadrecord:	19–14–8
Goalsfor:	267
Goalsagainst:	220
Generalmanager:	Stan Bowman
Coach:	Joel Quenneville
Captain:	Jonathan Toews
Altcaptain:	Duncan Keith Patrick Sharp
Arena:	United Center Soldier Field (1 game)
Attendance:	22,623 (21,615, 109.6% at UC) Total: 927,545 (864,624 at UC)^[1]
Minorleague:	Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Patrick Sharp (34)
Assistsleader:	Duncan Keith (55)
Pointsleader:	Patrick Sharp (78)
Plusminusleader:	Marian Hossa (+28)
Pimleader:	Brandon Bollig (92)
Winsleader:	Corey Crawford (32)
Gaaleader:	Corey Crawford (2.26)

The 2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 88th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks were attempting to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, a feat that had not been accomplished in the NHL since the Detroit Red Wings won consecutive championships in 1997 and 1998.^[2]

Regular season

As the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Blackhawks kicked off the 2013–14 regular season on October 1, 2013, with a 30-minute Banner Raising Ceremony at the United Center to celebrate its historical 2012–13 season. Banners were raised to mark the Blackhawks's clinch of the Central Division, Western Conference, Presidents' Trophy and the Stanley Cup Championship. The Blackhawks then went on to defeat the Washington Capitals in its home opener, and became the first team since the 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins to do so. However, unlike the previous season where the Blackhawks were undefeated for the first six games of the season, they quickly fell against the Tampa Bay Lightning and division rival St. Louis Blues in the next two games.

On October 15, with a win against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Blackhawks celebrated its 2,500th regular season win in franchise history.

On January 29, with a win against the Vancouver Canucks, Joel Quenneville reached 693 coaching wins, moving him into sole possession of 3rd place in all-time wins.

On February 3, the Blackhawks played their 6,000th regular season game in franchise history with a 5–3 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

On March 1, the Blackhawks played in their 2nd outdoor game in franchise history at Soldier Field, Home of the Chicago Bears football team. The outdoor game was in part of the new NHL Stadium Series. The Blackhawks hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins as Captains Jonathan Toews and Sidney Crosby would play against each other for the first time ever. In front of a sold out crowd of 62,921, The Blackhawks defeated the Penguins 5-1 in a classic winter storm setting.

On March 19, with a win against the rival St. Louis Blues, Joel Quenneville reached 700 coaching wins.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 pre-season: 4–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 2–0–1)
	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17		2–0				20,071	1–0–0	W1
2	September 19		3–4	SO		United Center	20,150	1–0–1	SOL1
3	September 20		5–4	SO			17,047	2–0–1	W1
4	September 22	@ Detroit Red Wings	4–3		Crawford		15,022	3–0–1	W2
5	September 23	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	2–3	SO	Khabibulin		17,525	3–0–2	SOL1
6	September 28	Washington Capitals	4–3	OT	Khabibulin	United Center	20,650	4–0–2	W1

Regular season

Legend:

2013–14 season
October: 8–2–3 (Home: 5–1–2; Road: 3–1–1) Pts. 19 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 6–4 22,158 1–0–0 2 W1 2 October 5 2–3 SO Crawford United Center 21,563 1–0–1 3 SOL1 3 October 9 2–3 Crawford 16,565 1–1–1 3 L1 4 October 11 3–2 United Center 21,196 2–1–1 5 W1 5 October 12 2–1 Crawford United Center 21,261 3–1–1 7 W2 6 October 15 3–2 SO Crawford 16,263 4–1–1 9 W3 7 October 17 St. Louis Blues 2–3 SO Crawford United Center 21,169 4–1–2 10 SOL1 8 October 19 3–1 Crawford United Center 21,801 5–1–2 12 W1 9 October 22 3–2 SO Crawford 15,779 6–1–2 14 W2 10 October 24 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–6 OT Khabibulin 18,820 6–1–3 15 OTL1 11 October 26 3–5 Crawford United Center 21,521 6–2–3 15 L1 12 October 28 @ Minnesota Wild 5–1 Crawford 18,685 7–2–3 17 W1 13 October 29 6–5 Crawford United Center 21,123 8–2–3 19 W2
November: 12–2–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 8–2–0) Pts. 25 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 2 5–1 Crawford 15,004 9–2–3 21 W3 15 November 3 2–3 OT Crawford United Center 21,229 9–2–4 22 OTL1 16 November 6 Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Crawford United Center 21,122 10–2–4 24 W1 17 November 9 5–2 Crawford 17,167 11–2–4 26 W2 18 November 10 5–4 Crawford United Center 21,185 12–2–4 28 W3 19 November 14 5–4 SO Crawford United Center 21,762 13–2–4 30 W4 20 November 16 2–7 Crawford 17,113 13–3–4 30 L1 21 November 17 5–1 Crawford United Center 21,434 14–3–4 32 W1 22 November 19 1–5 Crawford 17,348 14–4–4 32 L1 23 November 21 @ Winnipeg Jets 6–3 Crawford MTS Centre 15,004 15–4–4 34 W1 24 November 23 2–1 Crawford 18,910 16–4–4 36 W2 25 November 25 @ Edmonton Oilers 5–1 Crawford 16,839 17–4–4 38 W3 26 November 27 @ Calgary Flames 3–2 19,289 18–4–4 40 W4 27 November 29 @ Dallas Stars 2–1 SO Crawford American Airlines Center 18,532 19–4–4 42 W5 28 November 30 @ Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 Raanta 17,321 20–4–4 44 W6
December: 8–3–3 (Home: 6–1–2; Road: 2–2–1) Pts. 19 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 29 December 3 Dallas Stars 3–4 Crawford United Center 21,411 20–5–4 44 L1 30 December 5 @ Minnesota Wild 3–4 Crawford Xcel Energy Center 18,852 20–6–4 44 L2 31 December 6 2–3 SO Raanta United Center 21,586 20–6–5 45 SOL1 32 December 8 Florida Panthers 6–2 Raanta United Center 21,119 21–6–5 47 W1 33 December 10 @ Dallas Stars 6–2 Raanta American Airlines Center 12,542 22–6–5 49 W2 34 December 11 7–2 Raanta United Center 21,144 23–6–5 51 W3 35 December 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–7 Raanta 19,603 23–7–5 51 L1 36 December 15 3–1 Raanta United Center 21,426 24–7–5 53 W1 37 December 17 @ Nashville Predators 3–1 Raanta Bridgestone Arena 16,219 25–7–5 55 W2 38 December 20 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 SO Raanta United Center 21,966 25–7–6 56 SOL1 39 December 23 5–2 Raanta United Center 22,019 26–7–6 58 W1 40 December 27 Colorado Avalanche 7–2 Raanta United Center 22,201 27–7–6 60 W2 41 December 28 @ St. Louis Blues 5–6 SO Raanta Scottrade Center 20,082 27–7–7 61 SOL1 42 December 30 Los Angeles Kings 1–0 Raanta United Center 22,161 28–7–7 63 W1
January: 5–3–6 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–1–4) Pts. 16 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 January 2 @ New York Islanders 2–3 OT Crawford 13,618 28–7–8 64 OTL1 44 January 3 @ New Jersey Devils 5–3 Raanta 16,592 29–7–8 66 W1 45 January 5 San Jose Sharks 2–3 SO Crawford United Center 21,599 29–7–9 67 SOL1 46 January 8 2–3 Crawford United Center 21,493 29–8–9 67 L1 47 January 11 1–2 OT Crawford 21,273 29–8–10 68 OTL1 48 January 12 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Raanta United Center 21,424 30–8–10 70 W1 49 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 OT Crawford United Center 21,412 30–8–11 71 OTL1 50 January 17 Anaheim Ducks 4–2 Crawford United Center 22,064 31–8–11 73 W1 51 January 19 3–2 SO Crawford United Center 22,197 32–8–11 75 W2 52 January 22 4–5 SO Crawford 20,066 32–8–12 76 SOL1 53 January 23 @ Minnesota Wild 1–2 Raanta Xcel Energy Center 19,226 32–9–12 76 L1 54 January 26 Winnipeg Jets 1–3 Crawford United Center 21,841 32–10–12 76 L2 55 January 28 @ Calgary Flames 4–5 OT Crawford Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 32–10–13 77 OTL1 56 January 29 @ Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Crawford Rogers Arena 18,910 33–10–13 79 W1
February: 2–2–1 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 2–2–1) Pts. 5 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 57 February 1 @ San Jose Sharks 1–2 SO Crawford 17,562 33–10–14 80 SOL1 58 February 3 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Crawford 18,118 34–10–14 82 W1 59 February 5 @ Anaheim Ducks 2–0 Crawford 17,446 35–10–14 84 W2 60 February 7 @ Phoenix Coyotes 0–2 Crawford Jobing.com Arena 17,525 35–11–14 84 L1 61 February 27 @ New York Rangers 1–2 Crawford 18,006 35–12–14 84 L2
March: 7–7–1 (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 1–4–1) Pts. 15 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1* 5–1 Crawford 62,921 36–12–14 86 W1 63 March 4 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Crawford United Center 21,361 36–13–14 86 L1 64 March 6 6–1 Crawford United Center 21,179 37–13–14 88 W1 65 March 9 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Crawford 19,070 38–13–14 90 W2 66 March 12 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Raanta Pepsi Center 18,007 38–14–14 90 L1 67 March 14 Nashville Predators 2–3 Crawford United Center 22,106 38–15–14 90 L2 68 March 16 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Crawford United Center 22,128 39–15–14 92 W1 69 March 18 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 OT Raanta 19,932 39–15–15 93 OTL1 70 March 19 St. Louis Blues 4–0 Crawford United Center 21,640 40–15–15 95 W1 71 March 21 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Crawford United Center 21,857 41–15–15 97 W2 72 March 23 Nashville Predators 0–2 Crawford United Center 21,727 41–16–15 97 L1 73 March 25 Dallas Stars 4–2 Crawford United Center 21,493 42–16–15 99 W1 74 March 27 @ Boston Bruins 0–3 Crawford 17,565 42–17–15 99 L1 75 March 28 @ Ottawa Senators 3–5 Raanta 18,922 42–18–15 99 L2 76 March 30 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Crawford 18,655 42–19–15 99 L3 2014 NHL Stadium Series
April: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–2–0) Pts. 8 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 3 Minnesota Wild 3–2 SO Crawford United Center 21,791 43–19–15 101 W1 78 April 4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Raanta 18,695 44–19–15 103 W2 79 April 6 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Crawford United Center 22,184 45–19–15 105 W3 80 April 9 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 OT Crawford United Center 21,571 46–19–15 107 W4 81 April 11 @ Washington Capitals 0–4 Crawford 18,506 46–20–15 107 L1 82 April 12 @ Nashville Predators 5–7 Raanta Bridgestone Arena 17,355 46–21–15 107 L2

Detailed records

Western Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks	–	–	–	–	–	–
	1–1–1	0–2–0	1–3–1	3	14	17
	1–1–0	3–0–0	4–1–0	8	20	11
	1–1–0	1–2–0	2–3–0	4	15	14
	0–2–0	1–2–0	1–4–0	2	12	20
	2–0–1	0–1–1	2–1–2	6	17	14
	1–1–0	2–0–0	3–1–0	6	16	8
	6–6–2	7–7–1	13–13–3	29	94	84
Pacific Division
	1–0–1	1–0–0	2–0–1	5	8	5
	0–0–1	1–0–1	1–0–2	4	9	10
	2–0–0	1–0–0	3–0–0	6	15	8
	2–0–0	1–0–0	3–0–0	6	9	4
	1–0–0	1–1–0	2–1–0	4	10	8
	1–0–1	0–0–1	1–0–2	4	8	6
	0–0–1	2–0–0	2–0–1	5	9	6
	7–0–4	7–1–2	14–1–6	34	68	47

Eastern Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	3	5
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	4	2
	1–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–1	3	8	6
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	9	4
	1–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–1	3	4	4
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	9	10
	0–0–1	0–0–1	0–0–2	2	7	9
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	6	8
	7–0–1	2–3–3	9–3–4	22	50	48
Metropolitan Division
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	6	4
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	10	4
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	10	5
	1–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–1	3	5	5
	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	3	5
	1–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–1	3	9	5
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	6	5
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	6	8
	7–1–0	3–3–2	10–4–2	22	55	41

Playoffs

See also: 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blackhawks qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. After finishing third in the Central division and fifth in the Western Conference, the Blackhawks played against the St. Louis Blues, who finished second in the Central Division and fourth in the Western Conference in the season's new playoff format.

During the first round against the St. Louis Blues the Blackhawks fell to an early 2–0 deficit in the series with two overtime losses of 4–3 each in St. Louis. The Blackhawks would rally back with 4 consecutive wins to win the best of 7 series. In game 3, Corey Crawford's stellar performance earned him a 2–0 shutout and the 1st star of the game. In Game 4, the Blackhawks had a 2–1 lead until the Blues tied the game with 4.6 seconds left in the 2nd period. The Blues would take the lead in the 3rd period with 7:33 left. The Blackhawks tied the game at 3 with Bryan Bickell's redirect with 3:52 left. In overtime Patrick Kane would score the game-winning goal with 8:43 left. With the series tied 2, game 5 would return to St. Louis with another overtime game as Jonathan Toews scored on a breakaway with 12:25 left to take a 3–2 series lead back to Chicago. In game 6 the Blackhawks would take 1–1 tie into the 3rd period. The Blackhawks would score four goals from Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith to win the game 5–1 and the series 4–2.

The Blackhawks played the Minnesota Wild in the Second Round, a rematch of 2013 Conference Quarterfinals where the Blackhawks won in 5 games. This time around, the Blackhawks won in 6 games.

On May 4, Joel Quenneville won his 800th coached NHL game for both the regular season and playoffs combined. The Blackhawks won Game 2 against the Wild 4–1.

In a back-and-forth series against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season, the Blackhawks lost in 7 games.

2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) St. Louis Blues – Blackhawks won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 17 3–4 0:26 3OT Crawford 19,423 0–1 L1 2 April 19 @ St. Louis Blues 3–4 5:50 OT Crawford Scottrade Center 19,639 0–2 L2 3 April 21 St. Louis Blues 2–0 Crawford 22,112 1–2 W1 4 April 23 St. Louis Blues 4–3 11:17 OT Crawford United Center 22,123 2–2 W2 5 April 25 @ St. Louis Blues 3–2 7:36 OT Crawford Scottrade Center 19,796 3–2 W3 6 April 27 St. Louis Blues 5–1 Crawford United Center 22,144 4–2 W4
Western Conference Second Round vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild – Blackhawks won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 5–2 Crawford United Center 22,116 1–0 W5 2 May 4 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Crawford United Center 22,018 2–0 W6 3 May 6 @ Minnesota Wild 0–4 Crawford 19,416 2–1 L1 4 May 9 @ Minnesota Wild 2–4 Crawford Xcel Energy Center 19,405 2–2 L2 5 May 11 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Crawford United Center 22,016 3–2 W1 6 May 13 @ Minnesota Wild 2–1 9:42 OT Crawford Xcel Energy Center 19,396 4–2 W2
Western Conference Finals vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings – Kings won series 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 May 18 3–1 Crawford United Center 21,832 1–0 W3 2 May 21 Los Angeles Kings 2–6 Crawford United Center 22,019 1–1 L1 3 May 24 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Crawford 18,374 1–2 L2 4 May 26 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–5 Crawford Staples Center 18,468 1–3 L3 5 May 28 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 2:04 2OT Crawford United Center 21,871 2–3 W1 6 May 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Crawford Staples Center 18,471 3–3 W2 7 June 1 Los Angeles Kings 4–5 5:47 OT Crawford United Center 22,315 3–4 L1 Legend:

Player statistics

Final Stats^[3]

Skaters

Regular season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	34	44	78	13	40
	69	29	40	69	7	22
	76	28	40	68	26	34
	79	6	55	61	22	28
	72	30	30	60	28	20
	78	19	28	47	20	20
	82	7	34	41	23	22
	80	20	19	39	12	76
	82	7	24	31	10	10
^†	63	10	19	29	9	27
	81	8	20	28	6	36
	75	14	12	26	3	2
	81	4	22	26	11	34
	59	4	12	16	0	16
	77	3	13	16	11	38
	59	11	4	15	−6	28
	82	7	7	14	−1	92
^‡	28	6	5	11	6	6
	24	5	6	11	5	32
	42	1	7	8	7	32
	48	2	5	7	2	52
^†	17	2	2	4	5	2
^‡	9	2	1	3	3	8
	16	1	2	3	−2	2
	2	1	0	1	−1	2
^†	5	0	0	0	−1	0
	3	0	0	0	−1	0
	3	0	0	0	0	0
^‡	2	0	0	0	1	0
	Totals	82	253	445	698	208	667

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	19	8	12	20	5	8
	19	9	8	17	3	8
	19	6	10	16	10	6
	16	3	12	15	0	21
	19	2	12	14	0	8
	19	4	7	11	7	8
	19	7	3	10	1	8
	19	5	5	10	−2	6
	12	2	6	8	5	12
	19	2	5	7	−1	8
	19	4	2	6	5	2
	17	1	5	6	−2	8
	18	1	4	5	−3	6
	19	1	3	4	−1	6
	19	0	4	4	−3	14
	19	2	1	3	−8	8
	15	1	2	3	−5	4
	7	0	2	2	3	0
	15	0	1	1	−6	16
	2	0	0	0	−1	2
	5	0	0	0	−1	0
	7	0	0	0	−4	0
	Totals	19	58	104	162	1	163

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player
	59	56	3395:01	32	16	10	128	2.26	1533	.917	2	0	1	0
	25	22	1396:40	13	5	4	63	2.71	610	.897	1	0	1	0
	4	4	167:39	1	0	1	14	5.00	74	.811	0	0	0	0
	1	0	20:00	0	0	0	2	6.00	7	.714	0	0	0	0
Totals		82	4979:20	46	21	15	207	2.49	2224	.907	3	0	2	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and milestones

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Reached
Duncan Keith^[4]		June 24, 2014
Duncan Keith^[5]	2013-14 NHL First All-Star Team	June 24, 2014

Milestones

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Date
June 30, 2013 ^[6]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Bolland	To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd round pick in 2013 ANA's 4th round pick in 2013 4th round pick in 2014
June 30, 2013 ^[7]	To Winnipeg Jets Michael Frolik	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2013 5th-round pick in 2013
June 30, 2013 ^[8]	To San Jose Sharks ANA's 4th-round pick in 2013 5th-round pick in 2013	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2013 5th-round pick in 2014
July 16, 2013 ^[9]	To Los Angeles Kings Daniel Carcillo	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 6th-round pick in 2015
November 14, 2013 ^[10]	To Florida Panthers Jimmy Hayes Dylan Olsen	To Chicago Blackhawks Kris Versteeg Philippe Lefebvre
December 6, 2013 ^[11]	To New York Rangers Kyle Beach	To Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Mashinter
December 14, 2013 ^[12]	To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations	To Chicago Blackhawks Jason LaBarbera
February 6, 2014 ^[13]	To New York Islanders 4th-round pick in 2014	To Chicago Blackhawks Pierre-Marc Bouchard Peter Regin
February 26, 2014 ^[14]	To Minnesota Wild Brad Winchester	To Chicago Blackhawks Brian Connelly
March 2, 2014 ^[15]	To Florida Panthers Brandon Pirri	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2014 5th-round pick in 2016
March 4, 2014	To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick in 2014	To Chicago Blackhawks David Rundblad Mathieu Brisebois

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Nikolai Khabibulin^[16]		1 year, $2 million
Theo Peckham^[17]		1 year, $575,000
		1 year, $625,000
Brad Winchester^[18]		1 year, $550,000
Matt Carey^[19]		2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Trevor van Riemsdyk^[20]		2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Dennis Rasmussen^[21]		1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Ray Emery^[22]		1 year, $1.65 million
Viktor Stalberg^[23]		4 years, $12 million
Henrik Karlsson^[24]		1 year
Rostislav Olesz^[25]		1 year, $1 million
Carter Hutton^[26]		1 year, $550,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Old team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Ryan Stanton^[27]		September 30, 2013
Mike Kostka^[28]		February 23, 2014

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Bryan Bickell^[29]	June 30, 2013	4 years, $16 million
Nick Leddy^[30]	July 3, 2013	2 years, $5.4 million
Michal Handzus^[31]	July 5, 2013	1 year, $1 million
	July 5, 2013	2 years, $4.4 million
Marcus Kruger^[32]	July 12, 2013	2 years, $2.65 million
Ryan Stanton^[33]	July 16, 2013	2 years, $1.1 million
Kyle Beach^[34]	July 17, 2013	1 year, $550,000
	July 19, 2013	2 years, $1.15 million
Teuvo Teravainen^[35]	August 22, 2013	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Corey Crawford^[36]	September 2, 2013	6 years, $36 million contract extension
Niklas Hjalmarsson^[37]	September 4, 2013	5 years, $20.5 million contract extension
Andrew Shaw^[38]	November 12, 2013	2 years, $4 million contract extension
Ryan Hartman^[39]	November 18, 2013	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Brandon Bollig^[40]	March 3, 2014	3 years, $3.75 million contract extension
Dillon Fournier^[41]	March 10, 2014	3 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract
Brandon Mashinter^[42]	March 19, 2014	2 years, $1.125 million contract extension
Stephen Johns^[43]	April 2, 2014	2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Chicago Blackhawks draft picks. The Blackhawks had the following picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	30	Ryan Hartman	RW		Plymouth (OHL)
2	51	Carl Dahlstrom	D		Linkopings Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)
3	74		C		USA NTDP (USHL)
4	111	Robin Norell	D		Djurgarden U18 (Sweden-Jr.)
4	121	Tyler Motte	C		USA NTDP (USHL)
5	134	Luke Johnson	C		Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6	181	Anthony Louis	C		USA NTDP (USHL)
7	211	Robin Press	D		Sodertalje SK (Sweden-2)

Draft notes

• The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall), Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[44]
• Chicago's second-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets, as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago, in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013, and this pick.
• The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Michael Frolik to Winnipeg in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2013 (134th overall) and this pick.^[45]
• Chicago's third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets, as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago, in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2013, and this pick.
• The San Jose Sharks' fourth-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 (117th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2013 (151st overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[46]
• The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Michael Frolik to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (74th overall) and this pick.
• The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 (111th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall) and this pick.

External links

• 2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks season at official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL Attendance – 2014. October 2, 2013 . ESPN.com. October 29, 2010.
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 39. 978-1-60078-422-4.
3. Web site: 2014–2014 Regular Season Stats – Points – Chicago Blackhawks – Statistics. Chicago Blackhawks. April 28, 2014.
4. Web site: Keith named 2014 James Norris Trophy winner. NHL.com . June 24, 2014 . June 25, 2014.
5. Web site: Keith Named To NHL First All-Star Team. NHL.com . June 24, 2014 . June 25, 2014.
6. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675897 Blackhawks acquire draft picks from Toronto
7. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675902 Blackhawks acquire draft picks from Winnipeg for Frolik
8. http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675952 Sharks Conclude 2013 Draft With Seven Selections
9. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678121 Blackhawks acquire conditional draft pick from Los Angeles
10. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=691616 Blackhawks acquire Versteeg from Florida
11. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=694692 Blackhawks acquire Mashinter from New York
12. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=695920 Blackhawks acquire goaltender LaBarbera from Edmonton
13. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=704068 Blackhawks acquire forwards Regin and Bouchard from New York
14. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=706605 Blackhawks acquire Connelly from Minnesota
15. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707270 Blackhawks acquire draft picks from Florida
16. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676894 Blackhawks agree to terms with Khabibulin
17. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678530 Blackhawks agree to terms with LeBlanc, Peckham and Kostka
18. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678847 Blackhawks agree to terms with Winchester
19. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=710478 Blackhawks agree to terms with Carey
20. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=711038 Blackhawks agree to terms with Trevor van Riemsdyk
21. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=722264 Blackhawks agree to terms with Swedish forward Rasmussen
22. http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676641 Flyers sign goaltender Ray Emery
23. http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676700 Nashville Predators Sign Viktor Stalberg To A Four-Year Contract
24. Web site: Report: Blackhawks minor league goalie headed back to Sweden. June 26, 2013.
25. Web site: Devils sign forward Rostislav Olesz - New Jersey Devils - News. New Jersey Devils. July 5, 2013.
26. http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676704 Nashville Predators Sign Carter Hutton To A One-Year Contract
27. Web site: Ryan Stanton claimed off waivers. Vancouver Canucks. October 22, 2013.
28. Web site: LIGHTNING CLAIM DEFENSEMAN MIKE KOSTKA OFF WAIVERS. Tampa Bay Lightning. February 23, 2014.
29. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675908 Blackhawks agree to terms with Bickell
30. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676424 Blackhawks agree to terms with Leddy
31. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676720 Blackhawks agree to terms with Handzus and Rozsival
32. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677851 Blackhawks agree to terms with Kruger
33. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678120 Blackhawks agree to terms with Stanton
34. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678259 Blackhawks agree to terms with Beach
35. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=680778 Blackhawks agree to terms with Teravainen
36. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=681339 Blackhawks agree to terms with Crawford
37. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=681357 Blackhawks agree to terms with Hjalmarsson
38. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=691042 Blackhawks agree to terms with Shaw
39. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=692032 Blackhawks agree to terms with 2013 first-round pick Hartman
40. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707332 Blackhawks agree to terms with Bollig
41. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=708730 Blackhawks agree to terms with Fournier
42. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=710223 Blackhawks agree to terms with Mashinter
43. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=712577 Blackhawks agree to terms with Johns
44. Web site: MAPLE LEAFS TRADE THREE PICKS TO BLACKHAWKS FOR F BOLLAND. TSN. July 16, 2013. June 30, 2013. July 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703094340/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=426705. dead.
45. Web site: Blackhawks trade Bolland, Frolik; re-sign Bickell. National Hockey League. July 16, 2013. June 30, 2013.
46. Web site: Canucks-Devils trade highlights day of deals at draft. National Hockey League. July 16, 2013. June 30, 2013.