2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 86th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2]

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)
Penalty minutes	Jamal Mayers (91)
Plus/minus	Patrick Sharp (+28)
Wins	Corey Crawford (30)
Goals against average	Corey Crawford (2.72)

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

See also: 2012 Stanley Cup 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

See also: 2012 Stanley Cup 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

Western Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed 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

Eastern Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed 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]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
29		Bryan Bickell	LW	L	26	2004	Bowmanville, Ontario
36		Dave Bolland	C	R	25	2004	Etobicoke, Ontario
52		Brandon Bollig	LW	L	25	2010	Saint Charles, Missouri
15		Andrew Brunette	LW	L	38	2011	Sudbury, Ontario
13		Daniel Carcillo	LW	L	27	2011	King City, Ontario
50		Corey Crawford	G	L	27	2003	Châteauguay, Quebec
30		Ray Emery	G	L	29	2011	Hamilton, Ontario
67		Michael Frolik	C	L	24	2011	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
39		Jimmy Hayes	RW	R	22	2010	Boston, Massachusetts
4		Niklas Hjalmarsson	D	L	24	2005	Eksjö, Sweden
81		Marian Hossa	RW	L	33	2009	Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
38		Carter Hutton	G	L	26	2012	Thunder Bay, Ontario
88		Patrick Kane	RW	L	31	2007	Buffalo, New York
2		Duncan Keith (A)	D	L	28	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba
16		Marcus Kruger	C	L	21	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
46		Joe Lavin	D	L	22	2007	Worcester, Massachusetts
8		Nick Leddy	D	L	21	2010	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
20		Sami Lepisto	D	L	27	2011	Espoo, Finland
22		Jamal Mayers	C	R	37	2011	Toronto, Ontario
5		Steve Montador	D	L	32	2011	Vancouver, British Columbia
--		Jeremy Morin	LW	R	21	2010	Auburn, New York
17		Brendan Morrison	C	L	36	2012	Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
6		Sean O'Donnell	D	L	40	2011	Ottawa, Ontario
27		Johnny Oduya	D	L	30	2012	Stockholm, Sweden
34		Dylan Olsen	D	L	21	2009	Salt Lake City, Utah
37		Brandon Pirri	C	L	21	2009	Toronto, Ontario
43		Brandon Saad	LW	L	19	2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7		Brent Seabrook	D	R	27	2003	Richmond, British Columbia
10		Patrick Sharp (A)	C	R	30	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba
65		Andrew Shaw	C	R	20	2011	Belleville, Ontario
25		Viktor Stalberg	LW	L	26	2010	Gothenburg, Sweden
55		Ryan Stanton	D	L	22	2010	St. Albert, Alberta
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 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[lower-alpha 1] To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[lower-alpha 2] June 29, 2011 [13] To Buffalo Sabres Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[lower-alpha 3] To Chicago Blackhawks Steve Montador[lower-alpha 4] 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[lower-alpha 5] 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 Trade of negotiating rights to. 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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 (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 U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 3 79 Klas Dahlbeck D  Sweden Linkopings HC (Elitserien) 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 Sodertalje SK Jr. (SWE-Jr.) See also 2011–12 NHL season 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. 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 April 17, 2012. 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 Blackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell Blackhawks sign Daniel Carcillo 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. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011. Habs sign Chris Campoli Blackhawks sign Salak, Froese and Gilbert Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Steve Montador Blackhawks re-sign Viktor Stalberg Blackhawks agree to terms with Klinkhammer, Richards Blackhawks agree to multi-year contract extension with Patrick Sharp Blackhawks agree to terms with Brandon Saad 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 Blackhawks agree to terms with Mayers and Oduya Blackhawks agree to terms with four Blackhawks agree to terms with 2011 pick Clendening