What league does Chicago Blackhawks play in?

Chicago Blackhawks play in the NHL.

When was Chicago Blackhawks founded?

Chicago Blackhawks was founded in 1926 in Chicago, IL, USA, USA.

Where is Chicago Blackhawks based?

Chicago Blackhawks is based in Chicago, IL, USA.

Who is the head coach of Chicago Blackhawks?

The head coach of Chicago Blackhawks is Bob Pulford.

Who is the captain of Chicago Blackhawks?

The captain of Chicago Blackhawks is Keith Magnuson.

What arena does Chicago Blackhawks play in?

Chicago Blackhawks play their home games at United Center in Chicago, IL, USA.

What are the team colors of Chicago Blackhawks?

The team colors of Chicago Blackhawks are Red + White + Black.

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1978-1979 Season

Chicago Black Hawks were 29-36-15 in the 1978-79 NHL season with 73 points, 11th overall.

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1978-1979 Chicago Black Hawks Player Stats

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Chicago Black Hawks — 1978-1979 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Ivan Boldirev (C)	66	29	35	64	25	7
2.		Stan Mikita (C)	65	19	36	55	34	3
3.		Bob Murray (D)	79	19	32	51	38	4	4	1	0	1	6
4.		Ted Bulley (LW)	75	27	23	50	153	18	2	0	0	0	0
5.		John Marks (D)	80	21	24	45	35	2	4	0	0	0	2
6.		Reg Kerr (LW)	73	16	24	40	50	-7	4	1	0	1	5
7.		Jean-Pierre Bordeleau (RW)	63	15	21	36	34	-7	4	0	1	1	2
8.		Grant Mulvey (RW)	80	19	15	34	99	-14	1	0	0	0	2
9.		Cliff Koroll (RW)	78	12	19	31	20	3	4	0	0	0	0
10.		Phil Russell (D)	66	8	23	31	122	-7
11.		Darcy Rota (LW)	63	13	17	30	77	-10
12.		Doug Wilson (D)	56	5	21	26	37	4
13.		Mike O'Connell (D)	48	4	22	26	20	-1	4	0	0	0	4
14.		Alain Daigle (RW)	74	11	14	25	55	2	4	0	0	0	0
15.		Tim Higgins (RW)	36	7	16	23	30	6	4	0	0	0	0
16.		Dave Logan (D)	76	1	14	15	176	-9	4	0	0	0	2
17.		Tom Lysiak (C)	14	0	10	10	14	3	4	0	0	0	2
18.		Mike Walton (C)	26	6	3	9	4	-4	4	1	0	1	0
19.		Jim Harrison (C)	21	4	5	9	22	-6
20.		Doug Hicks (D)	44	1	8	9	15	-12
21.		John Bob Kelly (LW/RW)	63	2	5	7	85	-10	4	0	0	0	9
22.		Keith Magnuson (D)	26	1	4	5	41	-4
23.		Greg Fox (D)	14	0	5	5	16	9	4	0	1	1	0
24.		Bobby Orr (D)	6	2	2	4	4	2
25.		Pat Ribble (D)	12	1	3	4	8	7	4	0	0	0	4
26.		Harold Phillipoff (LW)	14	0	4	4	6	-4	4	0	1	1	7
27.		Bob Hoffmeyer (D)	6	0	2	2	5	-4
28.		Doug Lecuyer (LW)	2	1	0	1	0	-1
29.		Jean Savard (C)	11	0	1	1	9	-2
30.		Kirk Bowman (LW/C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
31.		Rick Paterson (C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	1	1	0
32.		Miles Zaharko (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Black Hawks — 1978-1979 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Mike Veisor (G)	17	3.54	.904	5	8	4	0	1016:00	565
2.		Tony Esposito (G)	63	3.28	.902	24	28	11	4	3773:00	1893	4	3.52	.889

1978-1979 Chicago Black Hawks Staff

GM/Head CoachBob Pulford
Amateur ScoutMichel Dumas
Equipment ManagerLou Varga
Ex. VP of Hockey OperationsTommy Ivan
Franchise OwnerBill Wirtz
Franchise OwnerArthur Wirtz
Head Athletic TrainerSkip Thayer

Team Staff History

1978-1979 Chicago Black Hawks Captains

"C"

Keith Magnuson

Team Captaincy History

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1978-1979 Chicago Blackhawks Demographics

Chicago Blackhawks Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + White + Black
Town: Chicago, IL, USA Map
Founded: 1926

1978-1979 Chicago Black Hawks Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Chicago Black Hawks: 7 912 GP
NHL: 11 055 GP
WC: 36 GP
AHL: 840 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Rockford IceHogs (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: United Center
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Capacity: 19 717
Construction Year: 1994

Chicago Blackhawks Games

Chicago Blackhawks — 1978-1979 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/17/2026 07:30 PM GMT-5	Chicago Blackhawks	Toronto Maple Leafs	-	NHL
11/14/2026 03:30 PM GMT-5	Chicago Blackhawks	Winnipeg Jets	-	NHL
11/12/2026 08:00 PM GMT-5	Chicago Blackhawks	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 2 (OT 63:12)	NHL
11/07/2026 08:00 PM GMT-5	Carolina Hurricanes	Chicago Blackhawks	9 - 2	NHL
11/05/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chicago Blackhawks	4 - 1	NHL

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Latest Transactions

Chicago Blackhawks — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/09/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Arvid Söderblom (G)	Rockford IceHogs	Details
11/09/2026	Up/Down	joining	Drew Commesso (G)	Rockford IceHogs	Details
11/05/2026	Up/Down	joining	Dillon Boucher (F)	Rockford IceHogs	Details
09/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Matt Grzelcyk (D)	Buffalo Sabres	Details
09/24/2026	Extension		Oliver Moore (F)		Details
09/22/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Joey Anderson (F)	Hershey Bears	Details
09/16/2026	Extension		Ethan Del Mastro (D)		Details
08/29/2026	Extension		Kevin Korchinski (D)		Details

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Chicago Blackhawks History and Standings

Chicago Blackhawks — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	19	3	2	-	1	13	11	42	78	0.58	15	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	22	7	-	14	39	72	213	275	0.88	15	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NHL	82	20	5	-	11	46	61	226	296	0.74	15	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NHL	82	17	6	-	6	53	52	179	290	0.63	15	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	18	8	-	7	49	59	204	301	0.72	15	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	16	12	-	12	42	68	219	291	0.83	14	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NHL	56	24	-	-	7	25	55	161	186	0.98	21	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	70	32	-	-	8	30	72	212	218	1.03	23	Conference QF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	36	-	-	12	34	84	270	292	1.02	20	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	33	-	-	10	39	76	229	256	0.93	25	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	50	-	-	9	23	109	244	213	1.33	3	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	47	-	-	9	26	103	235	209	1.26	5	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	48	-	-	6	28	102	229	189	1.24	7	Champion
2013-2014	NHL	82	46	-	-	15	21	107	267	220	1.3	7	Conference Final loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	36	-	-	5	7	77	155	102	1.6	1	Champion
2011-2012	NHL	82	45	-	-	11	26	101	248	238	1.23	10	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	44	-	-	9	29	97	258	225	1.18	13	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	52	-	-	8	22	112	271	209	1.37	3	Champion
2008-2009	NHL	82	46	-	-	12	24	104	264	216	1.27	6	Conference Final loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	40	-	-	8	34	88	239	235	1.07	20	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	31	-	-	9	42	71	201	258	0.87	26	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	26	-	-	13	43	65	211	285	0.79	28	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	20	-	11	8	43	59	188	259	0.72	29	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	30	-	13	6	33	79	207	226	0.96	17	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	41	-	13	1	27	96	216	207	1.17	9	Conference QF loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	29	-	8	5	40	71	210	246	0.87	22	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	33	-	10	2	37	78	242	245	0.95	21	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	29	-	12	-	41	70	202	248	0.85	21	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	30	-	13	-	39	73	192	199	0.89	18	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	34	-	13	-	35	81	223	210	0.99	14	Conference QF loss

Chicago Blackhawks Retired Numbers

Chicago Blackhawks Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Chicago Blackhawks — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Brandon Hagel (F)	2026-2027	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	19	13	11	24	6
2.	Seth Jones (D)	2026-2027	Florida Panthers	NHL	20	3	19	22	2
3.	Nick Schmaltz (F)	2026-2027	Utah Mammoth	NHL	19	9	11	20	4
4.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2026-2027	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	17	8	11	19	14
5.	Luke Johnson (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	19	7	10	17	16
6.	Alex DeBrincat (F)	2026-2027	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	20	7	9	16	15
7.	Ian Mitchell (D)	2026-2027	SC Bern	NL	18	1	15	16	4
8.	Dylan Strome (F)	2026-2027	Washington Capitals	NHL	17	3	12	15	4
9.	Marko Dano (F)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	17	5	9	14	6
10.	Drake Caggiula (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	20	4	9	13	12

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Chicago Blackhawks — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	26.04
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	27.56
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	27.81
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	27.61
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	27.60

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Franchise All-Time Points

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Stan Mikita (F)	1394	541	926	1467
2.	Patrick Kane (F)	1177	447	787	1234
3.	Bobby Hull (F)	1036	604	549	1153
4.	Denis Savard (F)	881	377	719	1096
5.	Steve Larmer (F)	891	406	517	923

Franchise All-Time Goals

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Bobby Hull (F)	1036	604	549	1153
2.	Stan Mikita (F)	1394	541	926	1467
3.	Patrick Kane (F)	1177	447	787	1234
4.	Steve Larmer (F)	891	406	517	923
5.	Denis Savard (F)	881	377	719	1096

Franchise All-Time Assists

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Stan Mikita (F)	1394	541	926	1467
2.	Patrick Kane (F)	1177	447	787	1234
3.	Denis Savard (F)	881	377	719	1096
4.	Doug Wilson (D)	938	225	554	779
5.	Bobby Hull (F)	1036	604	549	1153

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Chris Chelios (D)	664	92	487	1495
2.	Keith Magnuson (D)	589	14	139	1442
3.	Al Secord (F)	466	213	372	1426
4.	Dave Manson (D)	431	45	155	1322
5.	Phil Russell (D)	504	53	229	1288

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Stan Mikita (F)	1394	541	926	1467
2.	Duncan Keith (D)	1192	105	520	625
3.	Patrick Kane (F)	1177	447	787	1234
4.	Brent Seabrook (D)	1114	103	361	464
5.	Jonathan Toews (F)	1067	372	511	883

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Denis Savard (F)	881	377	1096	1.24
2.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	524	267	596	1.14
3.	Bobby Hull (F)	1036	604	1153	1.11
4.	Max Bentley (F)	235	109	256	1.09
5.	Stan Mikita (F)	1394	541	1467	1.05

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Denis Savard (F)	1987-1988	NHL	80	44	87	131	1.64	95
2.	Denis Savard (F)	1982-1983	NHL	78	35	86	121	1.55	99
3.	Denis Savard (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	32	87	119	1.49	82
4.	Denis Savard (F)	1985-1986	NHL	80	47	69	116	1.45	111
5.	Patrick Kane (F)	2018-2019	NHL	81	44	66	110	1.36	22

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Bobby Hull (F)	1968-1969	NHL	74	58	49	107	1.45	48
2.	Bobby Hull (F)	1965-1966	NHL	65	54	43	97	1.49	70
3.	Al Secord (F)	1982-1983	NHL	80	54	32	86	1.08	180
4.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	1991-1992	NHL	80	53	50	103	1.29	98
5.	Bobby Hull (F)	1966-1967	NHL	66	52	28	80	1.21	52

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Denis Savard (F)	1987-1988	NHL	80	44	87	131	1.64	95
2.	Denis Savard (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	32	87	119	1.49	82
3.	Denis Savard (F)	1982-1983	NHL	78	35	86	121	1.55	99
4.	Denis Savard (F)	1985-1986	NHL	80	47	69	116	1.45	111
5.	Denis Savard (F)	1984-1985	NHL	79	38	67	105	1.33	56

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Chicago Blackhawks — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Mike Peluso (F)	1991-1992	NHL	63	6	3	9	0.14	408
2.	Dave Manson (D)	1988-1989	NHL	79	18	36	54	0.68	352
3.	Bob Probert (F)	1996-1997	NHL	82	9	14	23	0.28	326
4.	Mike Peluso (F)	1990-1991	NHL	53	6	1	7	0.13	320
5.	Bryan Marchment (D)	1992-1993	NHL	78	5	15	20	0.26	313

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

Chicago Blackhawks — Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
2	#34	Xavier Villeneuve (D)	09/29/2007	Laval, QC, CAN	5'11"	163 lbs
2	#35	Ryan Roobroeck (F)	09/25/2007	London, ON, CAN	6'4"	216 lbs
3	#66	Samu Alalauri (D)	05/31/2008	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	220 lbs
7	#194	Alexander Ivanov (D)	06/10/2008	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	185 lbs
7	#200	William Sörbrand (F)	03/06/2008	Sundsvall, SWE	6'4"	209 lbs
2025
1	#3	Anton Frondell (F)	05/07/2007	Trångsund, SWE	6'1"	201 lbs
1	#25	Václav Nestrašil (F)	04/06/2007	Praha, CZE	6'6"	205 lbs
1	#29	Mason West (F)	08/03/2007	Edina, MN, USA	6'6"	225 lbs
3	#66	Nathan Behm (F)	04/18/2007	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'2"	207 lbs
4	#98	Julius Sumpf (F)	01/11/2005	München, GER	6'2"	198 lbs
4	#107	Parker Holmes (F)	03/08/2007	South Mountain, ON, CAN	6'4"	227 lbs
6	#162	Ashton Cumby (D)	07/19/2005	Bonnyville, AB, CAN	6'5"	216 lbs
7	#194	Ilya Kanarsky (G)	12/06/2004	Moskva, RUS	6'3"	192 lbs
2024
1	#2	Artyom Levshunov (D)	10/28/2005	Zhlobin, BLR	6'2"	209 lbs
1	#18	Sacha Boisvert (F)	03/17/2006	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	6'3"	205 lbs
1	#27	Marek Vanacker (F)	04/12/2006	Delhi, ON, CAN	6'1"	187 lbs
3	#67	John Mustard (F)	08/16/2006	Newmarket, ON, CAN	6'1"	185 lbs
3	#72	A.J. Spellacy (F)	02/24/2006	Westlake, OH, USA	6'3"	205 lbs
3	#92	Jack Pridham (F)	10/08/2005	Stouffville, ON, CAN	6'2"	185 lbs
5	#138	Joel Svensson (F)	04/15/2005	Oskarshamn, SWE	6'1"	194 lbs
6	#163	Ty Henry (D)	07/19/2006	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'4"	209 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

The team was known as the Chicago Black Hawks before 1986.

2015 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Patrick Sharp - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad - Brad Richards - Patrick Kane
Kris Versteeg - Antonie Vermette - Teuvo Teräväinen
Andrew Desjardins - Marcus Krüger - Andrew Shaw

Duncan Keith - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Johnny Oduya - Brent Seabrook
Kimmo Timonen - Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Cory Crawford
(Scott Darling)

2013 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Bryan Bickell - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp - Michal Handzus - Marián Hossa
Brandon Saad - Andrew Shaw - Viktor Stålberg
Marcus Krüger - Dave Bolland - Michael Frolík

Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy - Michal Rozsíval

Cory Crawford
(Ray Emery)

2010 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Tomáš Kopecký - Jonathan Toews - Marián Hossa
Andrew Ladd - Patrick Sharp - Patrick Kane
Dustin Byfuglien - David Bolland - Kris Versteeg
Ben Eager - John Madden - Troy Brouwer

Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson - Brian Campbell
Jordan Hendry/Nick Boynton - Brent Sopel

Antti Niemi
(Cristobal Huet)