2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season

2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks
Division	4th Central
Conference	6th Western
2011–12 record	45–26–11
Home record	27–8–6
Road record	18–18–5
Goals for	248
Goals against	238
Team information
General Manager	Stan Bowman
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains	Duncan Keith; Patrick Sharp
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	21,533 (109.2%); Total: 882,874 [1]
Team leaders
Goals	Patrick Sharp (33)
Assists	Marian Hossa (48)
Points	Marian Hossa (77)
Penalties in minutes	Jamal Mayers (91)
Plus/minus	Patrick Sharp (+28)
Wins	Corey Crawford (30)
Goals against average	Corey Crawford (2.72)

The 2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season is the 86th season for the National Hockey League franchise.^[2]

Off-season

On May 19, 2011, goaltender Corey Crawford signed a three-year, $8 million contract.^[3]

Regular season

On March 31, 2012, the Blackhawks clinched a playoff spot with a 5–4 victory over the Nashville Predators. This marks the Blackhawks fourth consecutive season making the playoffs.

Playoffs

The Blackhawks returned to the playoffs for the fourth straight season. The Blackhawks lost in the first round, losing to the Phoenix Coyotes in six games.

Standings

Central Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
4	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95

9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

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

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season : 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20*	Edmonton Oilers	4–2		Salak	Credit Union Centre	N/A	0–1–0	L1
2	September 22	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	4–1		Emery	Consol Energy Center	17,738	0–2–0	L2
3	September 23	Washington Capitals	3–2		Crawford	United Center	19,798	1–2–0	W1
4	September 25	@ Detroit Red Wings	4–3	SO	Salak	Joe Louis Arena	14,734	1–2–1	OTL1
5	September 28	Detroit Red Wings	4–3		Crawford	United Center	20,078	2–2–1	W1
6	September 30	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2		Crawford	United Center	20,114	2–3–1	L1
7	October 2	@ Washington Capitals	4–1		Emery	Verizon Center	18,405	2–4–1	L2
*Played in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Regular season

2011–12 Season

October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 16
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 7	@ Dallas Stars	2–1		Crawford	American Airlines Center	15,285	0–1–0	0	L1
2	October 8	Dallas Stars	5–2		Crawford	United Center	21,674	1–1–0	2	W1
3	October 13	Winnipeg Jets	4–3		Emery	United Center	21,175	2–1–0	4	W2
4	October 15	Boston Bruins	3–2	SO	Crawford	United Center	22,073	2–1–1	5	OTL1
5	October 18	@ Phoenix Coyotes	5–2		Crawford	Jobing.com Arena	11,051	3–1–1	7	W1
6	October 20	@ Colorado Avalanche	3–1		Crawford	Pepsi Center	17,523	4–1–1	9	W2
7	October 22	Colorado Avalanche	5–4	SO	Crawford	United Center	21,328	4–1–2	10	OTL1
8	October 25	Anaheim Ducks	3–2	SO	Crawford	United Center	21,247	5–1–2	12	W1
9	October 28	@ Carolina Hurricanes	3–0		Crawford	RBC Center	16,056	5–2–2	12	L1
10	October 29	Columbus Blue Jackets	5–2		Emery	United Center	21,114	6–2–2	14	W1
11	October 31	Nashville Predators	5–4	OT	Crawford	United Center	20,721	7–2–2	16	W2

November: 7–6–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 5–4–1) Pts. 15
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 3	@ Florida Panthers	3–2	SO	Crawford	BankAtlantic Center	15,929	8–2–2	18	W3
13	November 4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	5–4	OT	Emery	St. Pete Times Forum	19,204	8–2–3	19	OTL1
14	November 6	Vancouver Canucks	6–2		Crawford	United Center	21,883	8–3–3	19	L1
15	November 8	@ St. Louis Blues	3–0		Crawford	Scottrade Center	19,150	8–4–3	19	L2
16	November 10	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	6–3		Crawford	Nationwide Arena	15,048	9–4–3	21	W1
17	November 11	Calgary Flames	4–1		Emery	United Center	21,720	10–4–3	23	W2
18	November 13	Edmonton Oilers	6–3		Crawford	United Center	21,110	11–4–3	25	W3
19	November 16	@ Vancouver Canucks	5–1		Crawford	Rogers Arena	18,860	12–4–3	27	W4
20	November 18	@ Calgary Flames	5–2		Crawford	Scotiabank Saddledome	19,289	12–5–3	27	L1
21	November 19	@ Edmonton Oilers	9–2		Emery	Rexall Place	16,839	12–6–3	27	L2
22	November 23	@ San Jose Sharks	1–0		Crawford	HP Pavilion at San Jose	17,562	12–7–3	27	L3
23	November 25	@ Anaheim Ducks	6–5		Crawford	Honda Center	17,174	13–7–3	29	W1
24	November 26	@ Los Angeles Kings	2–1		Crawford	Staples Center	18,118	14–7–3	31	W2
25	November 29	Phoenix Coyotes	4–1		Crawford	United Center	21,183	14–8–3	31	L1

December: 10–2–1 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0) Pts. 21
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 2	New York Islanders	5–4	SO	Crawford	United Center	21,468	15–8–3	33	W1
27	December 3	@ St. Louis Blues	5–2		Emery	Scottrade Center	19,150	16–8–3	35	W2
28	December 5	Phoenix Coyotes	4–3	SO	Emery	United Center	21,079	16–8–4	36	OTL1
29	December 8	@ New York Islanders	3–2	OT	Emery	Nassau Coliseum	10,711	17–8–4	38	W1
30	December 11	San Jose Sharks	3–2	OT	Emery	United Center	21,456	18–8–4	40	W2
31	December 14	@ Minnesota Wild	4–3	SO	Emery	Xcel Energy Center	19,254	19–8–4	42	W3
32	December 16	Anaheim Ducks	4–1		Emery	United Center	21,528	20–8–4	44	W4
33	December 18	Calgary Flames	4–2		Emery	United Center	21,192	21–8–4	46	W5
34	December 20	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	3–2		Emery	Consol Energy Center	18,607	21–9–4	46	L1
35	December 21	Montreal Canadiens	5–1		Crawford	United Center	22,081	22–9–4	48	W1
36	December 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–1		Crawford	United Center	21,645	23–9–4	50	W2
37	December 28	Los Angeles Kings	2–0		Crawford	United Center	22,066	23–10–4	50	L1
38	December 30	Detroit Red Wings	3–2		Crawford	United Center	22,166	24–10–4	52	W1

January: 5–5–3 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 0–2–2) Pts. 13
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 2	Edmonton Oilers	4–3		Crawford	United Center	21,216	24–11–4	52	L1
40	January 5	@ Philadelphia Flyers	5–4		Emery	Wells Fargo Center	19,877	24–12–4	52	L2
41	January 6	Colorado Avalanche	4–0		Crawford	United Center	21,807	24–13–4	52	L3
42	January 8	Detroit Red Wings	3–2	OT	Crawford	United Center	21,858	24–13–5	53	OTL1
43	January 10	Columbus Blue Jackets	5–2		Crawford	United Center	21,229	25–13–5	55	W1
44	January 12	Minnesota Wild	5–2		Emery	United Center	21,490	26–13–5	57	W2
45	January 14	@ Detroit Red Wings	3–2	OT	Crawford	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	26–13–6	58	OTL1
46	January 15	San Jose Sharks	4–3		Crawford	United Center	21,645	27–13–6	60	W1
47	January 18	Buffalo Sabres	6–2		Crawford	United Center	21,114	28–13–6	62	W2
48	January 20	Florida Panthers	3–1		Emery	United Center	21,555	29–13–6	64	W3
49	January 21	@ Nashville Predators	5–2		Crawford	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	29–14–6	64	L1
50	January 24	Nashville Predators	3–1		Crawford	United Center	21,279	29–15–6	64	L2
51	January 31	@ Vancouver Canucks	3–2	OT	Crawford	Rogers Arena	18,890	29–15–7	65	OTL1

February: 5–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–8–0) Pts. 10
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 2	@ Edmonton Oilers	8–4		Crawford	Rexall Place	16,839	29–16–7	65	L1
53	February 3	@ Calgary Flames	3–1		Emery	Scotiabank Saddledome	19,289	29–17–7	65	L2
54	February 7	@ Colorado Avalanche	5–2		Emery	Pepsi Center	16,553	29–18–7	65	L3
55	February 10	@ San Jose Sharks	5–3		Crawford	HP Pavilion at San Jose	17,562	29–19–7	65	L4
56	February 11	@ Phoenix Coyotes	3–0		Emery	Jobing.com Arena	17,353	29–20–7	65	L5
57	February 14	@ Nashville Predators	3–2		Emery	Bridgestone Arena	16,592	29–21–7	65	L6
58	February 16	@ New York Rangers	4–2		Crawford	Madison Square Garden	18,200	30–21–7	67	W1
59	February 18	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	6–1		Crawford	Nationwide Arena	18,663	31–21–7	69	W2
60	February 19	St. Louis Blues	3–1		Crawford	United Center	22,077	32–21–7	71	W3
61	February 21	Detroit Red Wings	2–1		Crawford	United Center	22,027	33–21–7	73	W4
62	February 23	Dallas Stars	3–1		Crawford	United Center	21,659	33–22–7	73	L1
63	February 25	@ Los Angeles Kings	4–0		Crawford	Staples Center	18,118	33–23–7	73	L2
64	February 26	@ Anaheim Ducks	3–1		Emery	Honda Center	17,601	33–24–7	73	L3
65	February 29	Toronto Maple Leafs	5–4		Emery	United Center	21,244	34–24–7	75	W1

March: 10–2–2 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 5–1–1) Pts. 22
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
66	March 2	@ Ottawa Senators	2–1		Emery	Scotiabank Place	18,788	35–24–7	77	W2
67	March 4	@ Detroit Red Wings	2–1		Emery	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	36–24–7	79	W3
68	March 6	@ St. Louis Blues	5–1		Emery	Scottrade Center	19,150	36–25–7	79	L1
69	March 9	New York Rangers	4–3		Emery	United Center	22,049	37–25–7	81	W1
70	March 11	Los Angeles Kings	3–2	SO	Emery	United Center	21,398	37–25–8	82	OTL1
71	March 13	St. Louis Blues	4–3	SO	Crawford	United Center	21,349	38–25–8	84	W1
72	March 16	@ Dallas Stars	4–1		Crawford	American Airlines Center	19,099	39–25–8	86	W2
73	March 18	Washington Capitals	5–2		Crawford	United Center	21,561	40–25–8	88	W3
74	March 20	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	5–1		Crawford	Nationwide Arena	15,311	41–25–8	90	W4
75	March 21	Vancouver Canucks	2–1	OT	Crawford	United Center	21,715	42–25–8	92	W5
76	March 25	Nashville Predators	6–1		Crawford	United Center	21,463	42–26–8	92	L1
77	March 27	@ New Jersey Devils	2–1	SO	Crawford	Prudential Center	15,074	42–26–9	93	OTL1
78	March 29	St. Louis Blues	4–3	SO	Crawford	United Center	21,659	43–26–9	95	W1
79	March 31	@ Nashville Predators	5–4		Crawford	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	44–26–9	97	W2

April: 1–0–2 (Home: 0–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–1) Pts. 4
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 1	Minnesota Wild	5–4	SO	Emery	United Center	21,576	44–26–10	98	OTL1
81	April 5	@ Minnesota Wild	2–1	SO	Crawford	Xcel Energy Center	18,643	44–26–11	99	OTL2
82	April 7	@ Detroit Red Wings	3–2	SO	Crawford	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	45–26–11	101	W1

Playoffs

This was the fourth consecutive season that the Blackhawks clinched a playoff berth.

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Phoenix Coyotes (3) – Blackhawks lost series 4–2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 12	@ Phoenix Coyotes	3–2	9:29 OT	Crawford	Jobing.com Arena	17,138	0–1	L1
2	April 14	@ Phoenix Coyotes	4–3	10:36 OT	Crawford	Jobing.com Arena	17,539	1–1	W1
3	April 17	Phoenix Coyotes	3–2	13:15 OT	Crawford	United Center	21,627	1–2	L1
4	April 19	Phoenix Coyotes	3–2	2:15 OT	Crawford	United Center	22,111	1–3	L2
5	April 21	@ Phoenix Coyotes	2–1	2:44 OT	Crawford	Jobing.com Arena	17,746	2–3	W1
6	April 23	Phoenix Coyotes	4–0		Crawford	United Center	21,636	2–4	L1

Legend: Win Loss

Detailed records

Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Western Conference
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks	–	–	–	–	–	–
Columbus Blue Jackets	3–0–0	3–0–0	6–0–0	12	31	10
Detroit Red Wings	2–0–1	2–0–1	4–0–2	10	14	12
Nashville Predators	1–2–0	1–2–0	2–4–0	4	16	25
St. Louis Blues	3–0–0	1–2–0	4–2–0	8	17	17
	9–2–1	7–4–1	16–6–2	34	78	64
Northwest Division
Calgary Flames	2–0–0	0–2–0	2–2–0	4	11	11
Colorado Avalanche	0–1–1	1–1–0	1–2–1	3	9	15
Edmonton Oilers	1–1–0	0–2–0	1–3–0	2	15	24
Minnesota Wild	1–0–1	1–0–1	2–0–2	6	15	12
Vancouver Canucks	1–1–0	1–0–1	2–1–1	5	11	11
	5–3–2	3–5–2	8–8–4	19	61	73
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks	2–0–0	1–1–0	3–1–0	6	14	11
Dallas Stars	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	11	8
Los Angeles Kings	0–1–1	1–1–0	1–2–1	3	4	10
Phoenix Coyotes	0–1–1	1–1–0	1–2–1	3	9	13
San Jose Sharks	2–0–0	0–2–0	2–2–0	4	10	11
	5–3–2	4–6–0	9–9–2	20	50	53

Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
New Jersey Devils	0–0–0	0–0–1	0–0–1	1	1	2
New York Islanders	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	8	6
New York Rangers	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	8	5
Philadelphia Flyers	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	4	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	2	3
	2–0–0	2–2–1	4–2–1	9	23	21
Northeast Division
Boston Bruins	0–0–1	0–0–0	0–0–1	1	2	3
Buffalo Sabres	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	6	2
Montreal Canadiens	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	5	1
Ottawa Senators	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2	2	1
Toronto Maple Leafs	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	5	4
	3–0–1	1–0–0	4–0–1	9	20	11
Southeast Division
Carolina Hurricanes	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	0	3
Florida Panthers	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	6	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	0–0–0	0–0–1	0–0–1	1	4	5
Washington Capitals	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	5	2
Winnipeg Jets	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	4	3
	3–0–0	1–1–1	4–1–1	9	19	16

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Marian Hossa	81	29	48	77	18	20
Patrick Sharp	74	33	36	69	28	38
Patrick Kane	82	23	43	66	7	40
Jonathan Toews	59	29	28	57	17	28
Viktor Stalberg	79	22	21	43	6	34
Duncan Keith	74	4	36	40	15	42
Dave Bolland	76	19	18	37	0	47
Nick Leddy	82	3	34	37	-12	10
Brent Seabrook	78	9	25	34	21	22
Andrew Brunette	78	12	15	27	-13	4
Marcus Kruger	71	9	17	26	11	22
Bryan Bickell	71	9	15	24	-3	48
Andrew Shaw	37	12	11	23	-1	50
Niklas Hjalmarsson	69	1	14	15	9	14
Michael Frolik	63	5	10	15	-10	22
Jamal Mayers	81	6	9	15	-4	91
Steve Montador	52	5	9	14	4	45
Daniel Carcillo	28	2	9	11	10	82
Jimmy Hayes	31	5	4	9	-3	16
Sean O'Donnell	51	0	7	7	-6	23
Johnny Oduya^†	18	1	4	5	3	0
Sami Lepisto	26	1	2	3	3	4
Ben Smith	13	2	0	2	-5	0
Brandon Pirri	5	0	2	2	2	0
Dylan Olsen	28	0	1	1	-5	6
John Scott^‡	29	0	1	1	0	48
Brendan Morrison^†	11	0	0	0	-4	6
Rostislav Olesz	6	0	0	0	-1	6
Jeremy Morin	3	0	0	0	-1	0
Brandon Bollig	18	0	0	0	-2	58
Brandon Saad	2	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jonathan Toews	6	2	2	4	4	6
Patrick Kane	6	0	4	4	1	10
Michael Frolik	4	2	1	3	1	0
Brent Seabrook	6	1	2	3	1	0
Nick Leddy	6	1	2	3	1	0
Johnny Oduya	6	0	3	3	1	0
Dave Bolland	6	0	3	3	0	2
Bryan Bickell	6	2	0	2	-1	4
Viktor Stalberg	6	0	2	2	0	8
Patrick Sharp	6	1	0	1	-2	4
Andrew Brunette	6	1	0	1	-3	0
Brendan Morrison	3	1	0	1	1	0
Brandon Bollig	4	1	0	1	0	19
Duncan Keith	6	0	1	1	1	2
Niklas Hjalmarsson	6	0	1	1	-3	4
Brandon Saad	2	0	1	1	2	0
Marcus Kruger	6	0	0	0	-4	0
Marian Hossa	3	0	0	0	3	0
Andrew Shaw	3	0	0	0	-1	15
Jamal Mayers	3	0	0	0	-1	0
Sean O'Donnell	2	0	0	0	-3	0
Jimmy Hayes	2	0	0	0	-1	15
Sami Lepisto	3	0	0	0	-3	0
Dylan Olsen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; 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	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
Corey Crawford	57	3218	30	17	7	146	2.72	1507	.903	0	0	0	0
Ray Emery	34	1774	15	9	4	83	2.81	834	.900	0	0	1	2

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
Corey Crawford	6	396	2	4	17	2.58	159	.893	0	0	0	0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Jonathan Toews^[4]	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 14, 2011
Jonathan Toews^[5]	NHL Second Star of the Month	November 2011
Viktor Stalberg^[6]	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 16, 2012
Ray Emery^[7]	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 5, 2012
Corey Crawford^[8]	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 19, 2012

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brandon Pirri	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 7, 2011
Brandon Saad	1st Career NHL Game	October 7, 2011
Marcus Kruger	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2011
Marian Hossa	900th Career NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Patrick Sharp	500th Career NHL Game	October 20, 2011
Niklas Hjalmarsson	200th Career NHL Game	October 28, 2011
Marcus Kruger	1st Career NHL Goal	October 29, 2011
Duncan Keith	500th Career NHL Game	November 11, 2011
Duncan Keith	200th Career NHL Assist	November 18, 2011
Daniel Carcillo	300th Career NHL Game	November 23, 2011
Brent Seabrook	200th Career NHL Point	December 2, 2011
Marian Hossa	400th Career NHL Goal	December 8, 2011
Brent Seabrook	500th Career NHL Game	December 11, 2011
Ray Emery	100th Career NHL Win	December 11, 2011
Jonathan Toews	300th Career NHL Point	December 14, 2011
Joel Quenneville	600th Coaching NHL Win	December 18, 2011
Jimmy Hayes	1st Career NHL Game	December 30, 2011
Jonathan Toews	1st Career NHL Penalty Shot Goal	December 30, 2011
Jimmy Hayes	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 2, 2012
Dylan Olsen	1st Career NHL Game	January 5, 2012
Andrew Shaw	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 5, 2012
Sean O'Donnell	1,200th Career NHL Game	January 8, 2012
Viktor Stalberg	1st Career NHL Hat-Trick	January 11, 2012
Jimmy Hayes	1st Career NHL Assist	January 12, 2012
Andrew Shaw	1st Career NHL Assist	January 18, 2012
Corey Crawford	100th Career NHL Game	January 21, 2012
Nick Leddy	100th Career NHL Game	February 7, 2012
Dylan Olsen	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 18, 2012
Brandon Bollig	1st Career NHL Game	February 29, 2012
Ray Emery	200th Career NHL Game	March 2, 2012
Andrew Brunette	1,100th Career NHL Game	March 9, 2012
Marian Hossa	900th Career NHL Point	March 20, 2012
Michael Frolik	300th Career NHL Game	March 25, 2012

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Andrew Shaw	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 12, 2012
Brandon Bollig	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 12, 2012
Brandon Bollig	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2012
Dylan Olsen	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 17, 2012
Brandon Saad	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 17, 2012
Brandon Saad	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 21, 2012

Final roster

Updated April 17, 2012.^[9]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
7001290000000000000♠29	Bryan Bickell	LW	L	26	2004	Bowmanville, Ontario
7001360000000000000♠36	Dave Bolland	C	R	25	2004	Etobicoke, Ontario
7001520000000000000♠52	Brandon Bollig	LW	L	25	2010	Saint Charles, Missouri
7001150000000000000♠15	Andrew Brunette	LW	L	38	2011	Sudbury, Ontario
7001130000000000000♠13	Daniel Carcillo	LW	L	27	2011	King City, Ontario
7001500000000000000♠50	Corey Crawford	G	L	27	2003	Châteauguay, Quebec
7001300000000000000♠30	Ray Emery	G	L	29	2011	Hamilton, Ontario
7001670000000000000♠67	Michael Frolik	C	L	24	2011	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
7001390000000000000♠39	Jimmy Hayes	RW	R	22	2010	Boston, Massachusetts
7000400000000000000♠4	Niklas Hjalmarsson	D	L	24	2005	Eksjö, Sweden
7001810000000000000♠81	Marian Hossa	RW	L	33	2009	Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
7001380000000000000♠38	Carter Hutton	G	L	26	2012	Thunder Bay, Ontario
7001880000000000000♠88	Patrick Kane	RW	L	29	2007	Buffalo, New York
7000200000000000000♠2	Duncan Keith (A)	D	L	28	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba
7001160000000000000♠16	Marcus Kruger	C	L	21	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
7001460000000000000♠46	Joe Lavin	D	L	22	2007	Worcester, Massachusetts
7000800000000000000♠8	Nick Leddy	D	L	21	2010	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
7001200000000000000♠20	Sami Lepisto	D	L	27	2011	Espoo, Finland
7001220000000000000♠22	Jamal Mayers	C	R	37	2011	Toronto
7000500000000000000♠5	Steve Montador	D	L	32	2011	Vancouver, British Columbia
--	Jeremy Morin	LW	R	21	2010	Auburn, New York
7001170000000000000♠17	Brendan Morrison	C	L	36	2012	Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
7000600000000000000♠6	Sean O'Donnell	D	L	40	2011	Ottawa, Ontario
7001270000000000000♠27	Johnny Oduya	D	L	30	2012	Stockholm, Sweden
7001340000000000000♠34	Dylan Olsen	D	L	21	2009	Salt Lake City, Utah
7001370000000000000♠37	Brandon Pirri	C	L	21	2009	Toronto
7001430000000000000♠43	Brandon Saad	LW	L	19	2011	Pittsburgh
7000700000000000000♠7	Brent Seabrook	D	R	27	2003	Richmond, British Columbia
7001100000000000000♠10	Patrick Sharp (A)	C	R	30	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba
7001650000000000000♠65	Andrew Shaw	C	R	20	2011	Belleville, Ontario
7001250000000000000♠25	Viktor Stalberg	LW	L	26	2010	Gothenburg, Sweden
7001550000000000000♠55	Ryan Stanton	D	L	22	2010	St. Albert, Alberta
7001190000000000000♠19	Jonathan Toews (C)	C	L	23	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 24, 2011 ^[10]	To Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer	To Chicago Blackhawks 1st-round pick (#26 overall) in 2011
June 24, 2011 ^[11]	To Florida Panthers Brian Campbell	To Chicago Blackhawks Rostislav Olesz
June 27, 2011 ^[12]	To Florida Panthers Tomas Kopecky (negotiating rights)	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012
June 29, 2011 ^[13]	To Buffalo Sabres Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012	To Chicago Blackhawks Steve Montador (negotiating rights)
September 9, 2011 ^[14]	To New York Islanders Future Considerations	To Chicago Blackhawks David Toews
December 2, 2011 ^[15]	To Ottawa Senators Rob Klinkhammer	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013
January 27, 2012 ^[16]	To Calgary Flames Brian Connelly	To Chicago Blackhawks Brendan Morrison
February 19, 2012^[17]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Segal	To Chicago Blackhawks Matt Fornataro
February 27, 2012^[18]	To Winnipeg Jets 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013	To Chicago Blackhawks Johnny Oduya
February 27, 2012^[19]	To New York Rangers John Scott	To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2012

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Jamal Mayers^[20]	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $550,000
Brett McLean^[20]	SC Bern	1 year, $525,000
Andrew Brunette^[20]	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $2 million
Sean O'Donnell^[20]	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $850,000
Daniel Carcillo^[21]	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $775,000
Sami Lepisto^[22]	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $750,000
Brandon Segal^[23]	Dallas Stars	1 year, $525,000
Ray Emery^[24]	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $600,000
Carter Hutton^[25]	Rockford IceHogs	1 year, $525,000
Terry Broadhurst^[26]	University of Nebraska-Omaha	2 years, $1.235 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Jake Dowell^[27]	Dallas Stars	1 year, $800,000
Evan Brophey^[28]	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $525,000
Jassen Cullimore^[29]	Iserlohn Roosters	1 year
Chris Campoli^[30]	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $1.75 million

Claimed via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Corey Crawford^[3]	May 19, 2011	3 years, $8 million
Byron Froese^[31]	May 31, 2011	3 years, $1.77 million entry-level contract
David Gilbert^[31]	May 31, 2011	3 years, $1.71 million entry-level contract
Alexander Salak^[31]	May 31, 2011	2 years, $1.225 million
Steve Montador^[32]	June 30, 2011	4 years, $11 million
Viktor Stalberg^[33]	July 10, 2011	2 years, $1.75 million
Rob Klinkhammer^[34]	July 11, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Alec Richards^[34]	July 11, 2011	2 years, $1.05 million
Michael Frolik^[22]	July 15, 2011	3 years, $7 million
Patrick Sharp^[35]	August 3, 2011	5 years, $29.5 million contract extension
Brandon Saad^[36]	October 4, 2011	3 years, $2.385 million entry-level contract
Mark McNeill^[37]	January 2, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Phillip Danault^[37]	January 2, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Andrew Shaw^[38]	January 3, 2012	3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract
Daniel Carcillo^[39]	March 12, 2012	2 years, $1.65 million contract extension
Ray Emery^[40]	April 7, 2012	1 year, $1.15 million contract extension
Peter LeBlanc^[41]	April 13, 2012	1 year, $525,000 entry-level contract
Rob Flick^[42]	May 15, 2012	3 years, $1.7475 million entry-level contract
Jamal Mayers^[43]	May 29, 2012	1 year, $600,000 contract extension
Johnny Oduya^[43]	May 29, 2012	3 years, $10.125 million contract extension
Mac Carruth^[44]	May 29, 2012	3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Klas Dahlbeck^[44]	May 29, 2012	3 years, $1.73 million entry-level contract
Joakim Nordstrom^[44]	May 29, 2012	3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Kent Simpson^[44]	May 29, 2012	3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Adam Clendening^[45]	June 1, 2012	3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Chicago's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	18	Mark McNeill	C	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
1	26 (from Washington)	Phillip Danault	LW	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
2	36 (from Winnipeg)	Adam Clendening	D	United States	Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
2	43 (from Calgary via Toronto)	Brandon Saad	LW	United States	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3	70 (from Toronto)	Michael Paliotta	D	United States	US NTDP (USHL)
3	79	Klas Dahlbeck	D	Sweden	Linköpings HC (SEL)
4	109	Maxim Shalunov	RW	Russia	Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)
5	139	Andrew Shaw	C	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6	169	Sam Jardine	D	Canada	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
7	199	Alex Broadhurst	C	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
7	211 (from Boston)	Johan Mattsson	G	Sweden	Södertälje SK Jr. (SWE-Jr.)

References

↑ "NHL Attendance - 2012". ESPN.com. October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Corey Crawford
↑ Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
↑ Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars
↑ Anderson, Stalberg, Malkin named NHL's Three Stars
↑ Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors
↑ Bryzgalov repeats as First Star of the Week
↑ "Chicago Blackhawks – Team -Roster". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
↑ Blackhawks acquire 2011 first round pick from Washington
↑ Blackhawks acquire Rostislav Olesz for Brian Campbell
↑ Blackhawks acquire draft pick from Florida
↑ Blackhawks acquire defenseman Steve Montador
↑ Blackhawks acquire David Toews
↑ Blackhawks acquire draft pick from Ottawa
↑ Blackhawks acquire Brendan Morrison
↑ Rockford IceHogs acquire Fornataro from AHL's Norfolk
↑ Blackhawks acquire defenseman Johnny Oduya from Winnipeg
↑ Blackhawks trade Scott to Rangers, recall Shaw
1 2 3 4 Blackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell
↑ Blackhawks sign Daniel Carcillo
1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Michael Frolik, Sami Lepisto
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with winger Brandon Segal
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Emery, assign Salak
↑ Blackhawks sign goalie Hutton, assign him to Rockford
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Terry Broadhurst
↑ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
↑ Avalanche Signs Desjardins, Brophey
↑ "Cullimore occupied last defender position" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
↑ Habs sign Chris Campoli
1 2 3 Blackhawks sign Salak, Froese and Gilbert
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Steve Montador
↑ Blackhawks re-sign Viktor Stalberg
1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Klinkhammer, Richards
↑ Blackhawks agree to multi-year contract extension with Patrick Sharp
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Brandon Saad
1 2 Blackhawks sign 1st round picks McNeill, Danault
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Andrew Shaw
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with Carcillo
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with goaltender Emery
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with LeBlanc
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with 2010 draft pick Flick
1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Mayers and Oduya
1 2 3 4 Blackhawks agree to terms with four
↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with 2011 pick Clendening

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[1] "NHL Attendance - 2012". ESPN.com. October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[2] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[blackhawks.nhl.com-3] 1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Corey Crawford

[4] Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars

[5] Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars

[6] Anderson, Stalberg, Malkin named NHL's Three Stars

[7] Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors

[8] Bryzgalov repeats as First Star of the Week

[9] "Chicago Blackhawks – Team -Roster". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

[10] Blackhawks acquire 2011 first round pick from Washington

[11] Blackhawks acquire Rostislav Olesz for Brian Campbell

[12] Blackhawks acquire draft pick from Florida

[13] Blackhawks acquire defenseman Steve Montador

[14] Blackhawks acquire David Toews

[15] Blackhawks acquire draft pick from Ottawa

[16] Blackhawks acquire Brendan Morrison

[17] Rockford IceHogs acquire Fornataro from AHL's Norfolk

[18] Blackhawks acquire defenseman Johnny Oduya from Winnipeg

[19] Blackhawks trade Scott to Rangers, recall Shaw

[SignFour-20] 1 2 3 4 Blackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell

[21] Blackhawks sign Daniel Carcillo

[FrolikLepisto-22] 1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Michael Frolik, Sami Lepisto

[23] Blackhawks agree to terms with winger Brandon Segal

[24] Blackhawks agree to terms with Emery, assign Salak

[25] Blackhawks sign goalie Hutton, assign him to Rockford

[26] Blackhawks agree to terms with Terry Broadhurst

[27] Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency

[28] Avalanche Signs Desjardins, Brophey

[29] "Cullimore occupied last defender position" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.

[30] Habs sign Chris Campoli

[SignThree-31] 1 2 3 Blackhawks sign Salak, Froese and Gilbert

[32] Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Steve Montador

[33] Blackhawks re-sign Viktor Stalberg

[KlinkhammerRichards-34] 1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Klinkhammer, Richards

[35] Blackhawks agree to multi-year contract extension with Patrick Sharp

[36] Blackhawks agree to terms with Brandon Saad

[McNeillDanault-37] 1 2 Blackhawks sign 1st round picks McNeill, Danault

[38] Blackhawks agree to terms with Andrew Shaw

[39] Blackhawks agree to terms with Carcillo

[40] Blackhawks agree to terms with goaltender Emery

[41] Blackhawks agree to terms with LeBlanc

[42] Blackhawks agree to terms with 2010 draft pick Flick

[MayersOduya-43] 1 2 Blackhawks agree to terms with Mayers and Oduya

[SignFourMay29-44] 1 2 3 4 Blackhawks agree to terms with four

[45] Blackhawks agree to terms with 2011 pick Clendening

2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season

Off-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Detailed records

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Final roster

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

See also

References