2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season

2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks
Western Conference Champions
Central Division Champions
Division	1st Central
Conference	2nd Western
2009–10 record	52–22–8
Home record	29–8–4
Road record	23–14–4
Goals for	271
Goals against	209
Team information
General Manager	Stan Bowman
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains	Duncan Keith Patrick Sharp
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	21,356 (108.3%) Total: 854,267
Team leaders
Goals	Patrick Kane (30)
Assists	Patrick Kane (58)
Points	Patrick Kane (88)
Penalties in minutes	Ben Eager (120)
Plus/minus	Patrick Sharp Marian Hossa (+24)
Wins	Cristobal Huet Antti Niemi (26)
Goals against average	Antti Niemi (2.25)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 84th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The season began on October 2, 2009, with a pair of games against the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, and ended on June 9, 2010, when the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, giving the organization its first NHL championship since 1961 and fourth overall. For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Blackhawks made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks were voted by fans on NHL.com as one of the top 20 greatest teams in NHL history.

In May 2021, two former players from the 2009–10 Blackhawks roster publicly accused the team's video coach at the time of sexually assaulting them during this season, sparking controversy.

Off-season

The Blackhawks were coming off one of their best years in recent history during the 2008–09 season, going 46–24–12 and finishing with 104 points. They finished second in the Central Division and fourth in the Western Conference. The Blackhawks' 46 wins were their most since winning 47 in the 1992–93 NHL season. The Blackhawks' reached the 100-point mark for the first time since 1992–93 season and improved by 16 points over the past season, when their 88-point total left them three points away of a playoff berth. They were the only NHL to improve on its record in each of the previous four seasons. The Blackhawks made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2002 and it was their second playoff appearance in the previous 11 years. In the playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks before losing to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals. It was the Blackhawks' first appearance in the Western Conference Finals since 1995.

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Marian Hossa was a key addition to the Blackhawks as he led his previous two teams to the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Blackhawks, however, had a turbulent off-season. The Blackhawks saw Assistant General Manager Rick Dudley resign from his position and join the Atlanta Thrashers as associate general manager. On July 1, 2009, the Blackhawks made a significant acquisition to the team when they signed five-time NHL All-Star Marian Hossa to a 12-year contract worth $62.8 million. At the time, it was the most lucrative deal in team history. The signing of Hossa by the Blackhawks coincided with the departure of the team's leading scorer from the previous season, Martin Havlat, to the Minnesota Wild. Other key additions for the Blackhawks were John Madden and Tomas Kopecky. Along with Havlat, Nikolai Khabibulin, Samuel Pahlsson and Matt Walker were notable losses for the team.

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Tomas Kopecky was also another key addition, previously helping the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 2008.

Shortly after signing Hossa, the team disclosed that he was still rehabilitating a shoulder injury he sustained during the previous post-season. He underwent shoulder surgery and ended up missing the first 22 games of the season. During the off-season, The NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) filed a grievance, stating that the Blackhawks missed the deadline for giving qualifying offers to restricted free agents. This caused General Manager Dale Tallon to quickly sign eight players to make sure they did not end up as unrestricted free agents. The mistake proved to be a large influence in the removing of Tallon as general manager. He was replaced with Stan Bowman, the assistant general manager and son of Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman. The NHL also investigated Hossa's contract as well. The Blackhawks named Kevin Cheveldayoff, the general manager of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), as assistant general manager. The team also promoted Assistant Coach Marc Bergevin to the position of director of player personnel.

In August, the Blackhawks saw star player Patrick Kane embroiled in controversy when he and his cousin were arrested in Buffalo, New York. Kane was apprehended in the early morning hours after allegedly punching a cab driver when he claimed to not have proper change for their trip fare. Kane was charged with second-degree robbery, a Class C felony and fourth-degree criminal mischief and theft-of-services, both of which were Class A misdemeanors. He pleaded not guilty. On August 17, Kane apologized for the arrest. Kane and his cousin appeared before a grand jury on August 19. While they were cleared of any felony charges, the two were still indicted on misdemeanor assault, theft and harassment charges. Kane and his cousin reiterated their not guilty pleas when appearing in court the next day. On August 27, Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty to noncriminal disorderly conduct charges, and were both given conditional discharges.

The Blackhawks entered the 2009–10 season with high expectations. Bob Duff of NBC Sports predicted that the Blackhawks would finish with 101 points, finish second in the division and be a fourth seed in the Western Conference. Jim Neveau of The Hockey Writer's wrote that the Blackhawks would win the division and be a second seed in the conference.

Regular season

• On October 12, the Calgary Flames scored the first five goals in the first period, but the Blackhawks rallied to win 6–5 in overtime.
• On November 25, the Blackhawks scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the San Jose Sharks
• On April 6, the Blackhawks won their 50th game of the season against the Dallas Stars, setting a new franchise record for wins in a season.
• On April 7, the 'Hawks notched their 109th point of the season against the St. Louis Blues, setting another franchise record.
• On April 9, the 'Hawks won their 23rd game of the season on the road against the Colorado Avalanche, setting yet another franchise record.

The 'Hawks had solid goaltending during the regular season, finishing first in the League in shutouts, with 11. They also led the NHL in shorthanded goals scored, with 13.

Playoffs

Chicago skyline with the CNA Center showing the Chicago Blackhawks' logo, the Smurfit-Stone Building saying Go Hawks and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower saying Hawks win the night after the Chicago Blackhawks won the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, viewed from the Petrillo Music Shell lawn in Grant Park

See also: 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs and 2010 Stanley Cup Finals

• The Chicago Blackhawks have qualified for the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time since 1996 and 1997.
• The Blackhawks have won their division for the first time since the 1992–93 season.
• The Blackhawks have reached the Western Conference Finals for the 2nd year in a row.
• On May 18, the Blackhawks tied an NHL playoff record of 7 straight wins on the road.
• Jonathan Toews set a franchise playoff record on May 21 by earning a point in 12 consecutive games, breaking Stan Mikita's record. His streak ended at 13 games after failing to register a point in game one of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals
• On May 23, the Blackhawks won their first Conference Final since the 1991–92 season.
• Marian Hossa became the first player in history to make three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams after accomplishing the feat with the 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins and 2009 Detroit Red Wings
• Jonathan Toews became the 25th member of hockey's Triple Gold Club after winning the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks, an Olympic gold medal with Canada earlier in the year, and a World Championship, also with Canada, in 2007.
• The Stanley Cup win gave the city of Chicago the distinction of being the only city to have at least a championship in each of the four professional sports leagues since 1985, following championships by the Bears in Super Bowl XX, the Bulls in the 1990s, (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) and the White Sox in 2005.

Patrick Kane hoisting the Stanley Cup and Jonathan Toews holding the Conn Smythe Playoff MVP Trophy, during the Blackhawks' parade and rally.

Sexual abuse scandal

On May 7, 2021, a former Blackhawks player accused former video coach from 2008 to 2010 Brad Aldrich of sexually assaulting him during the 2010 playoffs, initially staying anonymous under the moniker "John Doe", alleging that Aldrich also threatened him physically, emotionally, and financially after an off-ice assault at Aldrich's apartment. John Doe filed lawsuit against the Blackhawks for failing to adequately address Aldrich's wrongdoings or to file police reports.

According to a months-long independent investigation by law firm Jenner & Block that was sanctioned by the team, on May 23, 2010, the same day the Blackhawks finished a 4-game sweep to the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Finals to clinch their spot in the finals, Blackhawks executives held a meeting about the sexual assault claims and decided they would not address them until after the Stanley Cup Finals. The matter was not discussed again, and on June 14, 2010, five days after Chicago won the Stanley Cup against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Blackhawks human resources director gave Aldrich the option to resign or face termination if John Doe's claims turned out to be true. Aldrich chose to resign and was permitted to participate in postseason celebrations, according to the investigation findings. He then went on to work for University of Notre Dame and later Miami University, where he resigned in November 2012 after he was accused of sexual assault there, and was convicted of having sexual contact with a minor in September 2013 while serving as a high school coach in Houghton, Michigan in March 2013. As a result, Aldrich is accused or convicted of sexual assaults in connection with coaching jobs at the NHL, college, and high school levels. He served nine months in prison, being released in June 2014, required to register as a sex offender in the state of Michigan and serve 5 years of probation until January 2019. On October 27, 2021, Kyle Beach gave an interview on SportsCentre confirming that he was John Doe, and spoke about his experiences with the Blackhawks organization after the fact.

In the fallout of the investigation, on October 26, 2021, the Blackhawks announced that general manager and hockey operations president Stan Bowman and senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac, the two remaining executives from the 2009–10 team, resigned after the lead investigator stated that Bowman and MacIssac's failure to report the alleged assault had eventually led to the perpetrator committing further acts of sexual abuse. The Blackhawks appointed Kyle Davidson to serve as the team's interim general manager. The NHL also fined the Blackhawks $2 million for "inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response in the handling of matters related to former video coach Brad Aldrich's employment." Quenneville, who was by then the head coach of the Florida Panthers after being fired by the Blackhawks on November 6, 2018, for unrelated reasons, resigned from that position on October 28 after meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz also requested that Aldrich's name be stricken from the Stanley Cup. The Hockey Hall of Fame granted the request and had Aldrich's name covered with X's on October 31, the same day the 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning were added. The Blackhawks reached a confidential settlement with Beach on December 15. The second case filed by the former Michigan high school student was dismissed on December 27.

On February 3, 2022, Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz refused to address the controversy and became aggravated during a town hall meeting. CEO Danny Wirtz, Rocky's son, offered to explain what the team is doing to move forward to prevent future abuse from occurring at another meeting. That same day after the town hall event, reports surfaced about three more lawsuits potentially coming by a John Doe 3, a former student at Miami University whom Aldrich assaulted in November 2012, another former Blackhawks prospect from 2010 referred to as "Black Ace 1", who claimed no physical assault ever happened between him and Aldrich but was on the receiving end of inappropriate text messages from him and former Blackhawks assistant/skills coach from 2008 to 2011 Paul Vincent, who claimed the Blackhawks management blacklisted him from the organization for alerting them about the allegations and pressuring them to respond to Aldrich's misdeeds in the May 23, 2010 meeting. These respective cases were never filed.

In November 2023, another former Blackhawks prospect filed a negligence lawsuit against the team for suppressing his complaints of sexual harassment and physical threats of violence from Aldrich during the 2009–10 season.

Schedule and results

Division standings

Central Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
2	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
3	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
4	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
8.5
9	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Pre-season

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

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1–2–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 19	Washington Capitals	3–2	OT	Huet	United Center	19,734	0–0–1	OTL1
2	September 20	@ Minnesota Wild	3–0		Niemi	Xcel Energy Center	N/A	0–1–1	L1
3	September 23	@ Washington Capitals	6–2		Crawford	Verizon Center	18,229	0–2–1	L2
4	September 25	Minnesota Wild	4–3		Huet	United Center	19,415	1–2–1	W1
5*	September 28*	@ HC Davos (Switzerland)	9–2		Niemi	Hallenstadion	7,252	–	W2
6*	September 29*	@ ZSC Lions (Switzerland)	2–1		Huet	Hallenstadion	9,744	–	L1
*Played in Zurich, Switzerland.

*Games against non-NHL teams don't count in the standings.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Patrick Kane 82 30 58 88 16 20 Duncan Keith 82 14 55 69 21 51 Jonathan Toews 76 25 43 68 22 47 Patrick Sharp 82 25 41 66 24 28 Marian Hossa 57 24 27 51 24 18 Kris Versteeg 79 20 24 44 8 35 Troy Brouwer 78 22 18 40 9 66 Brian Campbell 68 7 31 38 18 18 Andrew Ladd 82 17 21 38 2 67 Dustin Byfuglien 82 17 17 34 -7 94 Brent Seabrook 78 4 26 30 20 59 John Madden 79 10 13 23 -2 12 Tomas Kopecky 74 10 11 21 0 28 Colin Fraser 70 7 12 19 6 44 Niklas Hjalmarsson 77 2 15 17 9 20 Ben Eager 60 7 9 16 9 120 Dave Bolland 39 6 10 16 5 28 Cam Barker‡ 51 4 10 14 7 58 Brent Sopel 73 1 7 8 3 34 Jordan Hendry 43 2 6 8 5 10 Adam Burish 13 1 3 4 2 14 Bryan Bickell 16 3 1 4 4 5 Kim Johnsson† 8 1 2 3 7 4 Jake Dowell 3 1 1 2 1 5 Jack Skille 6 1 1 2 -3 0 Nick Boynton† 7 0 1 1 4 12 Andrew Ebbett†‡ 10 1 0 1 1 2 Radek Smolenak‡ 1 0 0 0 0 5

Playoffs

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jonathan Toews 22 7 22 29 -1 4 Patrick Kane 22 10 18 28 -2 6 Patrick Sharp 22 11 11 22 10 16 Duncan Keith 22 2 15 17 2 10 Dave Bolland 22 8 8 16 6 30 Dustin Byfuglien 22 11 5 16 -4 20 Marian Hossa 22 3 12 15 7 25 Kris Versteeg 22 6 8 14 4 14 Brent Seabrook 22 4 7 11 8 14 Niklas Hjalmarsson 22 1 7 8 9 6 Troy Brouwer 19 4 4 8 -1 8 Brent Sopel 22 1 5 6 7 8 Tomas Kopecky 17 4 2 6 2 8 Andrew Ladd 19 3 3 6 4 12 Brian Campbell 19 1 4 5 11 2 Ben Eager 18 1 2 3 2 20 John Madden 22 1 1 2 -2 2 Bryan Bickell 4 0 1 1 3 2 Colin Fraser 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Boynton 3 0 0 0 2 2 Adam Burish 15 0 0 0 -1 2 Jordan Hendry 15 0 0 0 -4 2

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Cristobal Huet 48 2731 26 14 4 114 2.50 1083 .895 4 0 0 4 Antti Niemi 39 2190 26 7 4 82 2.25 936 .912 7 0 1 0 Corey Crawford 1 59 0 1 0 3 3.05 35 .914 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Antti Niemi 22 1322 16 6 58 2.63 645 .910 2 0 0 2 Cristobal Huet 1 20 0 0 0 0.00 3 1.000 0 0 0 0

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

Detailed records

Western Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks	-	-	-	-	-	-
Columbus Blue Jackets	2–1–0	2–1–0	4–2–0	8	23	24
Detroit Red Wings	1–1–1	2–1–0	3–2–1	7	18	14
Nashville Predators	2–1–0	2–1–0	4–2–0	8	15	12
St. Louis Blues	2–1–0	2–1–0	4–2–0	8	19	16
	7–4–1	8–4–0	15–8–1	31	75	66
Northwest Division
Calgary Flames	2–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	8	20	8
Colorado Avalanche	2–0–0	1–0–1	3–0–1	7	15	11
Edmonton Oilers	2–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	8	18	9
Minnesota Wild	2–0–0	1–0–1	3–0–1	7	16	8
Vancouver Canucks	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	10	11
	9–1–0	7–1–2	16–2–2	34	79	47
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks	1–1–0	0–2–0	1–3–0	2	8	12
Dallas Stars	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	16	14
Los Angeles Kings	2–0–0	1–0–1	3–0–1	7	11	5
Phoenix Coyotes	1–0–1	0–1–1	1–1–2	4	8	10
San Jose Sharks	1–1–0	2–0–0	3–1–0	6	17	11
	6–3–1	4–4–2	10–7–3	23	60	52

Eastern Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
New Jersey Devils	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	7	2
New York Islanders	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	3	5
New York Rangers	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	2	1
Philadelphia Flyers	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	2	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2	2	1
	2–0–0	2–2–0	4–2–0	8	16	12
Northeast Division
Boston Bruins	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	10	6
Buffalo Sabres	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2
Ottawa Senators	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	1	4
Toronto Maple Leafs	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2
	3–0–0	1–2–0	4–2–0	8	18	16
Southeast Division
Atlanta Thrashers	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	5	4
Carolina Hurricanes	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	2	4
Florida Panthers	0–0–1	1–0–0	1–0–1	3	7	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	4	0
Washington Capitals	0–0–1	0–0–0	0–0–1	1	3	4
	2–0–2	1–1–0	3–1–2	8	21	15

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Cristobal Huet	NHL First Star of the Week	December 21, 2009
Patrick Kane	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 28, 2009
Patrick Kane	NHL Third Star of the Month	December 2009
Duncan Keith	James Norris Memorial Trophy winner	June 23, 2010

Playoffs
Player	Award	Reached
Jonathan Toews	Conn Smythe Trophy	June 9, 2010

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 27, 2009	To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2010	To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick (177th overall) in 2009
September 6, 2009	To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd-round pick in 2010	To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2011
October 7, 2009	To Calgary Flames Aaron Johnson	To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Greentree
February 12, 2010	To Minnesota Wild Cam Barker	To Chicago Blackhawks Kim Johnsson Nick Leddy
March 1, 2010	To St. Louis Blues Joe Fallon	To Chicago Blackhawks Hannu Toivonen Danny Richmond
March 2, 2010	To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations	To Chicago Blackhawks Nick Boynton

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Rob Klinkhammer	Rockford IceHogs	undisclosed
Jonathan Carlsson	Brynas IF	undisclosed
Alec Richards	Yale University	undisclosed
Marian Hossa	Detroit Red Wings	12 years, $62.8 million
Tomas Kopecky	Detroit Red Wings	2 years, $2.4 million
John Madden	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $2.75 million
Richard Petiot	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year
Mark Cullen	Manitoba Moose	1 year
Danny Bois	Binghamton Senators	1 year
Jassen Cullimore	Florida Panthers	undisclosed
Ryan Stanton	Moose Jaw Warriors	3 year entry-level contract
Brandon Bollig	St. Lawrence University	2 year entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Matt Walker	Tampa Bay Lightning	4 years, $6.8 million
Nikolai Khabibulin	Edmonton Oilers	4 years, $15 million
Samuel Pahlsson	Columbus Blue Jackets	3 years, $7.95 million
Martin Havlat	Minnesota Wild	6 years, $30 million
Tim Brent	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year
Pascal Pelletier	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, 2-way contract

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Radek Smolenak	Tampa Bay Lightning	September 25, 2009
Andrew Ebbett	Anaheim Ducks	October 17, 2009

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Radek Smolenak	Tampa Bay Lightning	October 10, 2009
Andrew Ebbett	Minnesota Wild	November 21, 2009

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Kyle Beach	3 years
Dave Bolland	5 years, $16.875 million
Jake Dowell	2 years
Antti Niemi	1 year
Troy Brouwer	2 years, $2 million
Corey Crawford	2 years
Ben Eager	1 year, $965,000
Colin Fraser	1 year, $700,000
Aaron Johnson	1 year, $540,000
Brian Connelly	undisclosed
Cam Barker	3 years, $9.25 million
Simon Danis-Pepin	3 years
Kris Versteeg	3 years, $9.2 million
Bryan Bickell	1 year
Peter MacArthur	1 year
Jonathan Toews	5 year, $31.5 million contract extension
Duncan Keith	13 year, $72 million contract extension
Patrick Kane	5 year, $31.5 million contract extension
Ben Smith	2 years

Draft picks

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at Bell Centre in Montreal on June 26 and 27. The Blackhawks made a total of six picks.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	28	Dylan Olsen	(D)	Canada	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
2	59	Brandon Pirri	(C)	Canada	Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
3	89	Daniel Delisle	(C/LW)	United States	Totino-Grace High School (USHS-MN)
4	119	Byron Froese	(C)	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5	149	Marcus Kruger	(C)	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
6	177 (from San Jose via Columbus and Atlanta)	David Pacan	(C)	Canada	Cumberland Grads (CCHL)
7	195 (from Florida)	Paul Phillips	(D)	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7	209	David Gilbert	(C)	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

External links

• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season Official Site
• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season at Hockey Reference
• 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season at Chicago Tribune