Blackhawks 2017-2018 Season Thread

Rumors still floating out there about a possible Anisimov for Galchenyuk swap.

Latest rumors have the Hawks talking with the Devils about Kovalchuk. Seems unlikely.

Hawks are definitely trying to move Hossa's contract. Not sure whether or not it's linked to another move.

A Pair Of Former Blackhawks Get New Homes

Kruger traded to Carolina for a measly 5th round pick. Wow, one of the best PK forwards, guess this is our future consideration.

Iginla and Campbell are apparently on the Hawks radar.

This is just nuts. How much more of the future are we going to block for one year deals for old dudes. Lets waste the second year of fortins 3 year deal now too so we dont have to pay him early if we can keep him.

Yeah, I know the nordstroms, bolligs, dahlbecks were not studs, but we just will watch another group grow tired of never getting their shot in chicago. It shocks me when I hear the big names want to sign here. Most take the Kevin Hayes route and say fuck them, I am not playing in the AHL for 2 years.

anotheridiot said:

This is just nuts. How much more of the future are we going to block for one year deals for old dudes. ...It shocks me when I hear the big names want to sign here.

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It may seem like the future is being pawned off.
But (1) the Hawks have shown that they have a keen eye for finding talent. So long as Stan Bowman and company are connected to the Hawks, I feel confident the Hawks will be competitive. And (2) having some seasoned vets wanting to come to Chicago is also a good thing. It means we have the luxury of picking the best of the litter. It sure is a far cry back from the day when we signed an over-the-hill Paul Coffey who flat out refused to play for us.

JBM73 said:

Iginla and Campbell are apparently on the Hawks radar.

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I hear Pavel Bure is available...

averagejoe said:

It may seem like the future is being pawned off.
But (1) the Hawks have shown that they have a keen eye for finding talent. So long as Stan Bowman and company are connected to the Hawks, I feel confident the Hawks will be competitive. And (2) having some seasoned vets wanting to come to Chicago is also a good thing. It means we have the luxury of picking the best of the litter. It sure is a far cry back from the day when we signed an over-the-hill Paul Coffey who flat out refused to play for us.

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But we either see Saad or Panarin who make their mark and get to stay, or Motte, Nordstrom, Teuvo types who are deemed to not have what it takes to play for the hawks. Its not like Gustaffson got a shot to go down, work on shit and come back. The man scored on his first shot, got a handful of games and we never see what he had.

I know most arguments are, if he had it, he would have been kept on the roster, and they are not doing much outside of the organization, but really, you pop those balloons enough and they start playing scared, playing in a way that would have never gotten them drafted.

My money is on them resigning Campbell or Oduya after they formally place Hossa on LTIR on day 1.

I am sure we will be baffled by another betteran move. I think the soup is done, maybe Oduya getting healthy will be the better option. I dont think Soup had any injuries holding him back, he was just old.

Latest wild rumor has the Hawks talking with the NYR and Montreal about Anisimov, with returning assets from said trade being used at least in part to deal to Colorado for Duchesne.

anotheridiot said:

I dont think Soup had any injuries holding him back, he was just old.

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Soupy has officially retired.

Brian Campbell Announces His Retirement!

Yep, thats one down.

anotheridiot said:

I know most arguments are, if he had it, he would have been kept on the roster, and they are not doing much outside of the organization, but really, you pop those balloons enough and they start playing scared, playing in a way that would have never gotten them drafted.

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I get what you're saying but they may see things in the locker room or on tape that we don't see.
Scouts look for leadership, accountability and teamwork to go along with hockey skills.
They may have seen enough of those qualities with these guys to know that there will be issues.
Next best thing is to trade them early (before these flaws become more manifest) while their value is decent.
Just spit-balling here.

Reminds me of the Cam Barker trade for Nick Leddy. Most everyone thought the Hawks were nuts for letting a solid D-man in Barker go for an unproven kid in Leddy.

I have enough confidence in the front office that the moves they make will somehow work out well for the Hawks.



Oh yeah, and I'm sad to see Soupy hang 'em up. Was one of my faves. But it was time.

Hawks should pursue Hobey Baker winner Will Butcher


Would make up for losing Kevin Hayes in the same way...

JBM73 said:

Hawks should pursue Hobey Baker winner Will Butcher


Would make up for losing Kevin Hayes in the same way...

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Yeah, but Hayes knew he was ready to play and was not going to get the ice time in Chicago. I was shocked they got big names to sign after Hayes went and started out in New York after more of our own draft picks and free agent signees were playing in rockford.

FORWARDS (32) 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON 2017 POSTSEASON
NO. NAME SH HT WT BIRTHPLACE DOB (AGE) CLUB GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
15 Anisimov, Artem L 6’ 4” 200 Yaroslavl, Russia 5/24/1988 (29) Blackhawks 64 22 23 45 30 4 0 0 0 0
39 Baun, Kyle R 6’ 2” 210 Toronto, Ontario 5/4/1992 (25) Rockford 74 14 20 34 42 -- -- -- -- --
68 Bondra, Radovan L 6’ 5” 210 Trebisov, Slovakia 1/27/1997 (20) Vancouver (WHL) 32 19 12 31 14 -- -- -- -- --
Prince George (WHL) 30 13 19 32 26 6 2 3 5 2
Rockford 5 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
17 Bouma, Lance L 6’2” 210 Provost, Alberta 3/25/1990 (27) Calgary 61 3 4 7 35 3 0 0 0 2
27 Dauphin, Laurent L 6’2” 180 Repentigny, Quebec 3/27/1995 (22) Tucson (AHL) 38 17 11 28 44 -- -- -- -- --
Arizona 24 2 1 3 12 -- -- -- -- --
12 DeBrincat, Alex R 5’ 7” 165 Farmington Hills, Mich. 12/18/1997 (19) Erie (OHL) 63 65 62 127 49 22 13 25 38 10
84 Fortin, Alexandre L 6’ 1” 180 Blainville, Quebec 2/25/1997 (20) Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) 52 22 30 52 14 13 6 10 16 4
38 Hartman, Ryan R 6’ 0” 195 Hilton Head S.C. 9/20/1994 (23) Blackhawks 76 19 12 31 70 4 0 0 0 14
40 Hayden, John R 6’ 3” 210 Chicago, Ill. 2/14/1995 (22) Yale (NCAA) 33 21 13 34 62 -- -- -- -- --
Blackhawks 12 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
36 Highmore, Matthew L 5’ 10” 186 Halifax, Nova Scotia 2/27/1996 (21) Saint John (OHL) 64 34 55 89 46 18 6 18 24 14
48 Hinostroza, Vinnie R 5’ 9” 180 Chicago, Ill. 4/3/1994 (23) Rockford 15 3 4 7 4 -- -- -- -- --
Blackhawks 49 6 8 14 17 1 0 0 0 0
81 Hossa, Marian L 6’1” 207 Stara Lubovna, Slovakia 1/12/1979 (38) Blackhawks 73 26 19 45 8 4 0 0 0 2
59 Iacopelli, Matheson L 6’ 3” 206 Woodhaven, Mich. 5/15/1994 (23) Western Michigan (NCAA) 40 20 16 36 20 -- -- -- -- --
Rockford 8 1 3 4 0 -- -- -- -- --
13 Jurco, Thomas L 6’ 1” 203 Kosice, Slovakia 12/28/1992 (24) Grand Rapids (AHL) 2 1 1 2 6 -- -- -- -- --
Detroit 16 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- Blackhawks 13 1 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
62 Johnson, Luke R 6’ 0” 194 Grand Forks, N.D. 9/19/1994 (22) Rockford 73 8 9 17 31 -- -- -- -- --
64 Kampf, David L 6’ 2” 195 Chomutov, Czech Republic 1/12/1995 (22) Chomutov (Czech) 52 15 16 31 16 15 3 7 10 6
88 Kane, Patrick L 5’ 11” 182 Buffalo, N.Y. 11/19/1988 (28) Blackhawks 82 34 55 89 32 4 1 1 2 2
67 Kero, Tanner L 6’ 0” 185 Hancock, Mich. 7/24/1992 (25) Rockford 28 7 13 20 14 -- -- -- -- --
Blackhawks 47 6 10 16 8 4 0 0 0 0
37 Knott, Graham L 6’ 4” 195 Etobicoke, Ontario 1/13/1997 (20) Niagara (OHL) 14 4 13 17 22 -- -- -- -- --
Windsor (OHL) 45 11 24 35 39 7 2 2 4 8
26 Louis, Anthony L 5’ 8” 158 Winfield, Ill. 2/10/1995 (22) Miami (NCAA) 36 14 25 39 20 -- -- -- -- -- Rockford 13 1 2 3 4 -- -- -- -- --
25 Miller, Drew L 6’ 2” 180 Dover, N.J. 2/17/1984 (33) Grand Rapids 7 2 1 3 0 -- -- -- -- --
Detroit 55 5 2 7 18 -- -- -- -- --
16 Mitchell, John L 6’ 1” 200 Oakville, Ontario 1/22/1985 (32) Colorado 65 3 4 7 45 -- -- -- -- --
78 Noel, Nathan R 5’ 10” 180 St. John’s, Newfoundland 6/21/1997 (20) Saint John (OHL) 52 24 26 50 82 18 2 7 9 31
14 Panik, Richard L 6’ 1” 208 Martin, Slovakia 2/7/1991 (26) Blackhawks 82 22 22 44 58 4 0 1 1 2
73 Pelletier, Will R 5’ 8” 160 St-Jean-Chrysostome, QC 12/14/1992 (22) Norwich (NCAA III) 23 18 28 46 11 -- -- -- -- --
Rockford 8 3 4 7 0 -- -- -- -- --
20 Saad, Brandon L 6’ 1” 202 Pittsburgh, Penn. 10/27/1992 (24) Columbus 82 24 29 53 8 5 1 2 3 0
8 Schmaltz, Nick R 6’ 1” 181 Madison, Wis. 2/23/1996 (21) Rockford 12 6 3 9 2 -- -- -- -- --
Blackhawks 61 6 22 28 6 4 0 0 0 2
10 Sharp, Patrick R 6’ 1” 195 Winnipeg, Manitoba 12/27/1981 (35) Dallas 48 8 10 18 31 -- -- -- -- --
70 Sikura, Tyler L 6’ 2” 195 Aurora, Ontario 5/18/1992 (25) Toledo (ECHL) 39 13 16 29 8 -- -- -- -- --
Manchester (ECHL) 8 1 4 5 2 -- -- -- -- --
Iowa (AHL) 16 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
19 Toews, Jonathan L 6’ 2” 201 Winnipeg, Manitoba 4/29/1988 (29) Blackhawks 72 21 37 58 35 4 1 1 2 0
22 Tootoo, Jordin R 5’ 9” 199 Churchill, Manitoba 2/2/1983 (34) Blackhawks 50 2 1 3 28 2 0 0 0 0
57 Wingels, Tommy R 6’ 0” 200 Evanston, Ill. 4/12/1988 (29) San Jose 37 5 3 8 15 -- -- -- -- --
Ottawa 36 2 2 4 12 9 0 0 0 4
2017 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
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Head Coach: Joel Quenneville - Assistant Coaches: Kevin Dineen, Ulf Samuelsson and Don Granato - Goaltending Coach: Jimmy Waite
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DEFENSEMEN (19) 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON 2017 POSTSEASON
NO. NAME SH HT WT BIRTHPLACE DOB (AGE) CLUB GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 63 Dahlstrom, Carl L 6’ 4” 211 Stockholm, Sweden 1/28/1995 (22) Rockford 70 6 5 11 16 -- -- -- -- --
42 Forsling, Gustav L 6’ 0” 180 Linkoping, Sweden 6/12/1996 (21) Rockford 30 1 7 8 12 -- -- -- -- --
Blackhawks 38 2 3 5 4 -- -- -- -- --
11 Franson, Cody R 6’ 5” 234 Sicamous, British Columbia 8/8/1987 (30) Buffalo 68 3 16 19 34 -- -- -- -- --
56 Gustafsson, Erik L 6’ 1” 207 Nynashamn, Sweden 3/14/1992 (25) Rockford 68 5 25 30 40 -- -- -- -- --
28 Jokiharju, Henri R 6’ 0” 188 Oulu, Finland 6/17/1999 (18) Portland (WHL) 71 9 39 48 38 11 0 3 3 4
2 Keith, Duncan L 6’ 1” 192 Winnipeg, Manitoba 7/16/1983 (34) Blackhawks 80 6 47 53 16 4 0 1 1 2
6 Kempny, Michal L 6’ 0” 194 Hodonin, Czech Republic 9/8/1990 (27) Blackhawks 50 2 6 8 22 1 0 0 0 0
5 Murphy, Connor R 6’ 4” 212 Dublin, Ohio 3/26/1993 (24) Arizona 77 2 15 17 45 -- -- -- -- --
76 Norell, Robin L 5’ 11” 191 Stockholm, Sweden 2/18/1995 (22) Rockford 65 1 8 9 18 -- -- -- -- --
82 Oesterle, Jordan L 6’ 0” 182 Dearborn Heights, Mich. 6/25/1992 (25) Bakersfield (AHL) 44 7 25 32 10 -- -- -- -- --
Edmonton 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
17 Pokka, Ville R 5’ 11” 205 Tornio, Finland 6/3/1994 (23) Rockford 76 6 24 30 35 -- -- -- -- --
46 Press, Robin R 6’ 3” 205 Uppsala, Sweden 12/21/1994 (22) Indy (ECHL) 30 2 8 10 14 -- -- -- -- --
Rockford 9 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
52 Raddysh, Darren R 6’ 0” 190 Caldedon, Ontario 2/28/1996 (21) Erie (OHL) 62 16 65 81 63 22 8 14 22 14
32 Rozsival, Michal R 6’1” 210 Vlasim, Czech Republic 9/3/1978 (39) Blackhawks 22 1 2 3 14 -- -- -- -- --
44 Rutta, Jan R 6’ 3” 198 Pisek, Czech Republic 7/29/1990 (27) Chomutov (Czech) 46 8 24 32 30 17 2 11 13 8
7 Seabrook, Brent R 6’ 3” 221 Richmond, British Columbia 4/20/1985 (32) Blackhawks 79 3 36 39 26 4 0 0 0 2
55 Stuart, Mark L 6’ 2” 215 Rochester, Minn. 4/27/1984 (33) Winnipeg 42 2 2 4 27 -- -- -- -- --
45 Snuggerud, Luc L 6’ 0” 187 Edina, Minn. 9/18/1995 (21) Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA) 39 11 20 31 36 -- -- -- -- --
Rockford 13 1 4 5 2 -- -- -- -- --
43 Svedberg, Viktor L 6’ 9” 234 Gothenburg, Sweden 5/24/1991 (26) Rockford 51 2 9 11 70 -- -- -- -- --
GOALTENDERS (6) 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON 2017 POSTSEASON
NO. NAME SH HT WT BIRTHPLACE DOB (AGE) CLUB GP REC SO GAA GP REC SO GAA
34 Berube, JF L 6’ 1” 170 Repentigy, Quebec 7/13/1991 (26) New York Islanders 14 3-2-2 0 3.42 -- -- -- --
50 Crawford, Corey L 6’ 2” 216 Montreal, Quebec 12/31/1984 (32) Blackhawks 55 32-18-4 2 2.55 4 0-4 0 2.83
60 Delia, Collin L 6’ 2” 200 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 6/20/1994 (23) Merrimack (NCAA) 21 9-8-3 3 2.15 -- -- -- --
30 Glass, Jeff L 6’ 4” 203 Calgary, Alberta 11/19/1985 (31) Toronto (AHL) 2 1-1-0 0 2.05 -- -- -- --
Rockford 20 8-10-0 2 2.63 -- -- -- --
31 Forsberg, Anton L 6’ 3” 191 Harnosand, Sweden 11/27/1992 (24) Cleveland (AHL) 51 27-17-2 4 2.28 -- -- -- --
Columbus 1 0-1-0 0 4.10 -- -- -- --
90 Tomkins, Matt L 6’ 3” 194 Sherwood Park, Alberta 6/19/1994 (23) Ohio State (NCAA) 22 12-5-3 1 2.48 -- -- -- --
2017 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
(as of Sept. 11, 2017)
Head Coach: Joel Quenneville - Assistant Coaches: Kevin Dineen, Ulf Samuelsson and Don Granato - Goaltending Coach: Jimmy Waite
Video Coach: Matt Meacham