50 Fun Facts About Blackhawks

How many Stanley Cups have the Blackhawks won?

1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, 2013 and 2015.

Which arena have the Blackhawks called home since the 1994-95 season?

They share it with the NBA's Bulls; both teams previously played at the demolished Chicago Stadium across the street.

In what year were the Blackhawks founded?

They are one of the Original Six alongside Detroit, Montreal, Toronto, Boston and the Rangers.

Until 1986, how was the team's name officially spelled?

The one-word spelling was adopted from the original franchise documents.

Original owner Frederic McLaughlin named the team after what?

The 86th Infantry Division was nicknamed the Blackhawk Division after Black Hawk of the Sauk nation.

The original Black Hawks roster was bought for $100,000 from the Portland Rosebuds of which circuit?

Bruins owner Charles Adams brokered the deal with WHL president Frank Patrick.

Which fired coach supposedly cursed the team never to finish first?

Sportswriter Jim Coleman later admitted he made the whole story up, but the 'Curse of Muldoon' lasted until 1967.

In which season did the Black Hawks finally finish first, breaking the so-called Curse of Muldoon?

It was the last season of the six-team NHL, 23 years after McLaughlin's death.

Under McLaughlin, the Black Hawks were the first NHL team to do what?

Doc Romnes, Taffy Abel, Mike Karakas and Cully Dahlstrom were among his American staples.

Which goaltender shut out Detroit in the deciding game of the 1934 Stanley Cup Final?

It was the franchise's first Stanley Cup.

Whom did the Black Hawks beat in the 1938 Stanley Cup Final?

They had stunned the Canadiens and Americans on overtime goals to get there.

Which owner turned the team around after taking control in 2007?

Three Cups followed in 2010, 2013 and 2015; his son Danny became chairman after Rocky's death in 2023.

Which policy earned owner Bill Wirtz the nickname "Dollar Bill"?

He claimed local TV was unfair to season-ticket holders; fans stayed away for years.

Which two late-1950s prospects became the Hawks' most feared one-two punch in the league?

Defenseman Pierre Pilote and goalie Glenn Hall arrived around the same time; all four are Hall of Famers.

How many goals did Bobby Hull score in 1968-69 to break his own single-season record?

The Hawks still missed the playoffs that year for the first time since 1958.

Bobby Hull left the Black Hawks in 1972 for a million-dollar contract with which WHA team?

He had long resented being underpaid as the NHL's marquee star.

Which future superstar did Chicago trade to Boston along with Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield?

He set scoring records with the Bruins and won two Cups; Chicago got Pit Martin, Jack Norris and Gilles Marotte.

Which Blackhawks goalie, younger brother of a star traded to Boston, won the Calder Trophy?

He backstopped the Hawks to the 1971 Final against Montreal.

Which legendary defenseman played only 26 games for the Hawks after arriving from Boston in 1976?

Ill health kept him out and he retired in 1979.

Stan Mikita played 22 years for Chicago. Where does that rank among single-team careers in NHL history?

He retired the year after Bobby Hull's number was honoured.

The 1991-92 Blackhawks set an NHL record with how many straight playoff wins?

Jeremy Roenick, Steve Larmer, Chris Chelios and Ed Belfour led the run before Pittsburgh swept them.

Which popular national-anthem singer did management fire in 1994?

It was one of several moves that soured fans on the team through the 1990s.

Which future star goalie showed flashes for Chicago in the 1992 Final before starring elsewhere?

Pittsburgh still won game 4 6-5 despite a natural hat trick from Dirk Graham.

Which player did the Blackhawks take third overall in 2006 after he led North Dakota to the Frozen Four?

He was named captain at 20, the third-youngest in the league at the time.

Whom did the Blackhawks select first overall in 2007 from the OHL's London Knights?

He beat teammate Toews to the Calder Trophy after leading all rookies in points.

Which coach replaced Denis Savard four games into the 2008-09 season?

Savard, a Hawks legend as a player, was later brought back as an ambassador.

Where did the Blackhawks host the 2009 Winter Classic?

Detroit won 6-4 in front of 40,818 fans on New Year's Day.

Which free agent signed a 12-year, $62.8 million deal with Chicago before the 2009-10 season?

A progressive skin disorder ended his career in 2017 and his contract was later dumped on Arizona.

Whom did the Blackhawks beat in six games to win the 2010 Stanley Cup?

It ended a 49-year drought, then the longest active in the league.

Who was the first Blackhawk ever to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, in 2010?

He also won Olympic gold that year and joined the Triple Gold Club.

Which two players scored 17 seconds apart to steal Game 6 of the 2013 Final from Boston?

Chicago trailed 2-1 with 76 seconds left and won the Cup on the road.

Who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2013?

Chicago also became the last team to win the Presidents' Trophy and the Cup in the same season.

Whom did Chicago beat in the 2015 Final for its third Cup in six seasons?

It was the first time since 1938 that the Hawks lifted the Cup on home ice.

Which Fratellis song has been the Blackhawks' goal song since late in the 2007-08 season?

It caught on during the 2010 Cup run and is still played after every home goal.

Which award did the Hawks' leading scorer collect as league MVP after his 106-point 2015-16 season?

He also took the Art Ross and the Ted Lindsay Award that season.

Which Blackhawks winger won the 2016 Calder Trophy playing alongside the team's leading scorer?

Chicago has had a habit of producing rookies of the year, from Tony Esposito to Connor Bedard.

Which former prospect's 2021 lawsuit over abuse by video coach Brad Aldrich led to a $2 million NHL fine?

Aldrich's name was later removed from the Stanley Cup at the team's request.

Whom did the Blackhawks draft first overall in 2023 after winning the lottery?

He won the Calder Trophy in 2024 and had been the WHL's first exceptional-status player.

Which team acquired the Hawks' 2013 Conn Smythe winner in 2023, before he joined the Rangers?

Vili Saarijarvi came back in the deal; the team also declined to re-sign Toews.

Which defenseman signed a 13-year, $72 million extension in December 2009?

He won two Norris Trophies and the 2015 Conn Smythe before being traded to Edmonton in 2021.

Which general manager, son of a legendary coach, ran the front office during the three-Cup era?

Scotty Bowman himself had joined the organisation as an adviser in 2008.

Which Blackhawks broadcaster was the first to receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, in 1986?

The team claims 42 Hall of Fame players and 10 builders.

Which Blackhawks captain won the 1990-91 Presidents' Trophy only to lose in the first round to Minnesota?

The North Stars went all the way to the Final that spring.

In what season did the Blackhawks miss the playoffs for the first time in 29 years?

Roenick, Belfour and Chelios had all been traded away as the team faded.

Which franchise record did the Hawks set with a victory over Dallas on April 6, 2010?

The victory came against Dallas, weeks before the Cup run began.

In April 2026, the Blackhawks inducted a first class of twelve into what?

Twelve people went in, including Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Duncan Keith and Marian Hossa.

With which other team do the Blackhawks share the United Center?

Both franchises previously played at the now-demolished Chicago Stadium, which the Norris family owned as the hockey team's landlord.

Which goaltender and which centre both reached the 1989 conference finals as Blackhawks rookies?

Chicago fell to the eventual champion Calgary Flames, but the pair anchored the early-1990s teams that reached the 1992 Final.

In which city is the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, from which Jeremy Colliton was promoted in 2018?

Colliton became the 38th head coach in franchise history after Joel Quenneville and two assistants were fired on November 6, 2018.

Which former football star headed the syndicate first awarded Chicago's NHL franchise in 1926?

He arranged the $100,000 purchase of the Portland Rosebuds' players, then sold out to Frederic McLaughlin's group barely a month later.