1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 72nd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks
Division5th Central
1997–98 record30–39–13
Goals for192
Goals against199
Team information
General ManagerBob Murray
CoachCraig Hartsburg
CaptainChris Chelios

Offseason

Regular season

The Blackhawks were shut out a league-high 11 times, tied with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the 10 shutouts that Blackhawks goaltenders recorded, a total of 21 of Chicago's 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout. The Blackhawks also tied the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins for the most short-handed goals allowed, with 16.[1][2] Also, the Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the first time since 1969.

Final standings
Central Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Dallas Stars82492211242167109
23Detroit Red Wings82442315250196103
34St. Louis Blues824529825620498
47Phoenix Coyotes8235351222422782
59Chicago Blackhawks8230391319219973
612Toronto Maple Leafs823043919423769
Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsCEN82492211242167109
2x – Colorado AvalanchePAC8239261723120595
3Detroit Red WingsCEN82442315250196103
4St. Louis BluesCEN824529825620498
5Los Angeles KingsPAC8238331122722587
6Phoenix CoyotesCEN8235351222422782
7Edmonton OilersPAC8235371021522480
8San Jose SharksPAC8234381021021678
9Chicago BlackhawksCEN8230391319219973
10Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823043919423769
11Calgary FlamesPAC8226411521725267
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8226431320526165
13Vancouver CanucksPAC8225431422427364

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 1, 19972–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)0–1–0
2LOctober 4, 19972–3@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)0–2–0
3LOctober 9, 19971–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)0–3–0
4LOctober 10, 19970–7@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)0–4–0
5LOctober 13, 19971–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)0–5–0
6LOctober 15, 19970–2Washington Capitals (1997–98)0–6–0
7LOctober 17, 19970–2St. Louis Blues (1997–98)0–7–0
8WOctober 19, 19975–2Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)1–7–0
9WOctober 22, 19971–0@ New York Rangers (1997–98)2–7–0
10LOctober 24, 19970–2Dallas Stars (1997–98)2–8–0
11LOctober 26, 19972–3Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)2–9–0
12LOctober 27, 19972–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)2–10–0
13WOctober 29, 19973–0Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)3–10–0
14WOctober 31, 19975–3San Jose Sharks (1997–98)4–10–0
15WNovember 2, 19973–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)5–10–0
16WNovember 6, 19972–1St. Louis Blues (1997–98)6–10–0
17WNovember 8, 19974–2@ New York Islanders (1997–98)7–10–0
18TNovember 10, 19971–1 OTCalgary Flames (1997–98)7–10–1
19LNovember 11, 19972–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)7–11–1
20LNovember 13, 19971–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)7–12–1
21TNovember 16, 19973–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1997–98)7–12–2
22WNovember 19, 19974–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)8–12–2
23LNovember 20, 19973–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)8–13–2
24WNovember 22, 19975–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)9–13–2
25TNovember 25, 19972–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)9–13–3
26TNovember 27, 19972–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)9–13–4
27WNovember 29, 19973–2@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)10–13–4
28LDecember 4, 19971–2Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)10–14–4
29TDecember 7, 19973–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1997–98)10–14–5
30TDecember 10, 19973–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1997–98)10–14–6
31LDecember 12, 19972–3Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)10–15–6
32LDecember 14, 19971–2San Jose Sharks (1997–98)10–16–6
33LDecember 16, 19973–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)10–17–6
34TDecember 17, 19970–0 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)10–17–7
35WDecember 20, 19975–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)11–17–7
36LDecember 22, 19970–1Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)11–18–7
37WDecember 26, 19974–1@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)12–18–7
38WDecember 28, 19972–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)13–18–7
39WDecember 30, 19976–2@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)14–18–7
40TJanuary 1, 19983–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)14–18–8
41WJanuary 4, 19983–1Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)15–18–8
42TJanuary 5, 19981–1 OTCalgary Flames (1997–98)15–18–9
43LJanuary 9, 19982–4Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)15–19–9
44WJanuary 10, 19984–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)16–19–9
45WJanuary 12, 19983–2Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)17–19–9
46WJanuary 14, 19984–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)18–19–9
47LJanuary 15, 19982–3@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)18–20–9
48WJanuary 20, 19985–2New York Islanders (1997–98)19–20–9
49LJanuary 22, 19980–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)19–21–9
50WJanuary 24, 19985–4St. Louis Blues (1997–98)20–21–9
51WJanuary 29, 19983–0@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)21–21–9
52LJanuary 31, 19980–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)21–22–9
53LFebruary 1, 19983–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)21–23–9
54WFebruary 3, 19984–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)22–23–9
55LFebruary 5, 19982–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)22–24–9
56LFebruary 7, 19981–3@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)22–25–9
57LFebruary 26, 19984–7Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)22–26–9
58WFebruary 28, 19984–0@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)23–26–9
59TMarch 1, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1997–98)23–26–10
60LMarch 3, 19983–5@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)23–27–10
61TMarch 5, 19982–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)23–27–11
62WMarch 7, 19982–1@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)24–27–11
63LMarch 9, 19983–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1997–98)24–28–11
64LMarch 12, 19980–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)24–29–11
65LMarch 14, 19980–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)24–30–11
66WMarch 15, 19988–4@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)25–30–11
67WMarch 17, 19985–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)26–30–11
68WMarch 19, 19981–0Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)27–30–11
69WMarch 22, 19981–0Boston Bruins (1997–98)28–30–11
70TMarch 23, 19985–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)28–30–12
71LMarch 25, 19982–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)28–31–12
72WMarch 27, 19982–1Ottawa Senators (1997–98)29–31–12
73LMarch 29, 19980–4Florida Panthers (1997–98)29–32–12
74LMarch 31, 19982–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)29–33–12
75WApril 2, 19982–1Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)30–33–12
76LApril 4, 19982–3Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)30–34–12
77LApril 5, 19981–2 OTNew York Rangers (1997–98)30–35–12
78LApril 9, 19982–3@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)30–36–12
79LApril 12, 19981–2Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)30–37–12
80LApril 15, 19982–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)30–38–12
81TApril 16, 19981–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1997–98)30–38–13
82LApril 18, 19981–3@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)30–39–13

Playoffs

The Blackhawks did not qualify for the 1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which snapped their 28 year playoff streak.

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
113Daniel Cleary CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
116Ty Jones United StatesSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
239Jeremy Reich CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
367Michael Souza United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
5110Ben Simon United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (CCHA)
5120Pete Gardiner CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5130Kyle Calder CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
6147Heath Gordon United StatesGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL)
7174Jerad Smith CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8204Sergei Shikhanov RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
9230Chris Feil United StatesOhio State University (CCHA)

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998_games.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998.html
  3. "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
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