2024–25 Chicago Blackhawks season explained

League:NHL
Season:2024–25
Year:2024
Team:Chicago Blackhawks
Division:Central
Conference:Western
Record:0–0–0
Homerecord:0–0–0
Roadrecord:0–0–0
Goalsfor:0
Goalsagainst:0
Generalmanager:Kyle Davidson
Coach:Luke Richardson
Captain:TBD
Altcaptain:Nick Foligno
Seth Jones
Connor Murphy
Arena:United Center
Minorleague:Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Indy Fuel (ECHL)

The 2024–25 Chicago Blackhawks season will be the 99th season (98th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] The Blackhawks will be led by third-year head coach Luke Richardson.[2]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Blackhawks preseason schedule was released on July 2, 2024.|- style="background:#;"| 1 || September 25 || Detroit || || Chicago || || || United Center || || || |- style="background:#;"| 2 || September 27 || Chicago || || Detroit || || || Little Caesars Arena || || || |- style="background:;"| 3 || September 28 || Chicago || || St. Louis || || || Enterprise Center || || || |- style="background:#;"| 4 || October 1 || Chicago || || Minnesota || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || |- style="background:#;"| 5 || October 4 || Minnesota || || Chicago || || || United Center || || || |- style="background:#;"| 6 || October 5 || St. Louis || || Chicago || || || Fiserv Forum || || || |-|- style="text-align:center;"|Legend:

Regular season

The Blackhawks regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[3]

|- style="background:#;"| 1 || October 8 || Chicago || || Utah || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 2 || October 11 || Chicago || || Winnipeg || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 3 || October 12 || Chicago || || Edmonton || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 4 || October 15 || Chicago || || Calgary || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 5 || October 17 || San Jose || || Chicago || || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 6 || October 19 || Buffalo || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 7 || October 22 || Vancouver || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 8 || October 25 || Nashville || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 9 || October 26 || Chicago || || Dallas || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 10 || October 28 || Chicago || || Colorado || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 11 || October 31 || Chicago || || San Jose || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 12 || November 2 || Chicago || || Los Angeles || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 13 || November 3 || Chicago || || Anaheim || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 14 || November 6 || Detroit || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 15 || November 7 || Chicago || || Dallas || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 16 || November 10 || Minnesota || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 17 || November 14 || Chicago || || Seattle || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 18 || November 16 || Chicago || || Vancouver || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 19 || November 19 || Anaheim || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 20 || November 21 || Florida || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 21 || November 23 || Chicago || || Philadelphia || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 22 || November 27 || Dallas || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 23 || November 29 || Chicago || || Minnesota || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 24 || December 1 || Columbus || || Chicago || || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 25 || December 2 || Chicago || || Toronto || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 26 || December 4 || Boston || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 27 || December 7 || Winnipeg || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 28 || December 9 || Chicago || || NY Rangers || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 29 || December 12 || Chicago || || NY Islanders || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 30 || December 14 || Chicago || || New Jersey || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 31 || December 15 || NY Islanders || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 32 || December 17 || Washington || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 33 || December 19 || Seattle || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 34 || December 21 || Chicago || || Calgary || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 35 || December 23 || Chicago || || Minnesota || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 36 || December 27 || Chicago || || Buffalo || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 37 || December 29 || Dallas || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 38 || December 31 || St. Louis || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 39 || January 3 || Montreal || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 40 || January 5 || NY Rangers || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 41 || January 8 || Colorado || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 42 || January 10 || Chicago || || Detroit || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 43 || January 11 || Edmonton || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 44 || January 13 || Calgary || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 45 || January 16 || Chicago || || Nashville || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 46 || January 18 || Vegas || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 47 || January 20 || Carolina || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 48 || January 24 || Tampa Bay || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 49 || January 26 || Minnesota || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 50 || January 28 || Chicago || || Tampa Bay || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 51 || January 30 || Chicago || || Carolina || || || || || || |-|- style="background:#;"| 52 || February 1 || Chicago || || Florida || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 53 || February 5 || Edmonton || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 54 || February 7 || Nashville || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 55 || February 8 || Chicago || || St. Louis || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 56 || February 22 || Chicago || || Columbus || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 57 || February 23 || Toronto || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 58 || February 25 || Chicago || || Utah || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 59 || February 27 || Chicago || || Vegas || || || || || || |-|- style="background:#;"| 60 || March 1 || Chicago || || Anaheim || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 61 || March 3 || Los Angeles || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 62 || March 5 || Ottawa || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 63 || March 7 || Utah || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 64 || March 8 || Chicago || || Nashville || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 65 || March 10 || Chicago || || Colorado || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 66 || March 13 || Chicago || || San Jose || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 67 || March 15 || Chicago || || Vancouver || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 68 || March 18 || Seattle || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 69 || March 20 || Los Angeles || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 70 || March 22 || Chicago || || St. Louis || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 71 || March 23 || Philadelphia || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 72 || March 26 || New Jersey || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 73 || March 28 || Vegas || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 74 || March 30 || Utah || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 75 || April 2 || Colorado || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 76 || April 4 || Chicago || || Washington || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 77 || April 6 || Pittsburgh || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 78 || April 8 || Chicago || || Pittsburgh || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 79 || April 10 || Chicago || || Boston || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 80 || April 12 || Winnipeg || || Chicago || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 81 || April 14 || Chicago || || Montreal || || || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 82 || April 15 || Chicago || || Ottawa || || || || || || |-|Legend:

Awards and honours

Records

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Retirement

Date Player Ref

Signings

Key:

Contract is entry-level.

Draft picks

See also: List of Chicago Blackhawks draft picks.

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks's selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
12DMichigan State Spartans (Big Ten)
18Sacha BoisvertCMuskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
27Marek VanackerLWBrantford Bulldogs (OHL)
367John MustardLWWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
72A.J. SpellacyRWWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
93Jack PridhamRWWest Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
5138CVäxjö Lakers (J20 Nationell)
6163Ty HenryDErie Otters (OHL)
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Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 41. 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-27 . Blackhawks hire Luke Richardson as head coach - Pro Hockey Talk . 2022-10-27 . ProHockeyTalk NBC Sports.
  3. Web site: Blackhawks 2024-25 season schedule . NHL.com . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024.