The 2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 81st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks | |
---|---|
Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 13th Western |
2006–07 record | 31–42–9 |
Home record | 17–20–4 |
Road record | 14–22–5 |
Goals for | 201 |
Goals against | 258 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dale Tallon |
Coach | Trent Yawney (Oct.–Nov.) Denis Savard (Nov.–Apr.) |
Captain | Adrian Aucoin |
Alternate captains | Martin Havlat Martin Lapointe Bryan Smolinski (Oct.–Feb.) |
Arena | United Center |
Average attendance | 12,727 (62.1%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Martin Havlat (25) |
Assists | Martin Havlat (32) |
Points | Martin Havlat (57) |
Penalty minutes | Brent Seabrook (104) |
Plus/minus | Martin Havlat (+15) |
Wins | Nikolai Khabibulin (25) |
Goals against average | Nikolai Khabibulin (2.86) |
Regular season
editFollowing twelve losses in a 15 game stretch, head coach Trent Yawney was fired on November 27 and replaced by assistant coach Denis Savard.[1]
The Blackhawks struggled on the power play, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored (43) and power-play percentage (11.81%).[2]
Season standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
3 | 10 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
4 | 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
5 | 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | z-Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
2 | y-Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
3 | y-Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
4 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
5 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
6 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
7 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
8 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
8.5 | |||||||||
9 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
10 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
12 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
13 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
15 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division
Schedule and results
edit2006–07 regular season[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October: 4–8–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–4–0)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November: 4–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–3–2)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 8–5–3 (home: 5–3–1; road: 3–2–2)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 2–8–2 (home: 1–5–2; road: 1–3–0)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 5–6–2 (home: 1–2–1; road: 4–4–1)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 5–9–0 (home: 3–5–0; road: 2–4–0)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 3–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 1–2–0)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
24 | Martin Havlat | RW | 56 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 15 | 28 |
16 | Radim Vrbata | RW | 77 | 14 | 27 | 41 | −4 | 26 |
51 | Jeff Hamilton | C | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | −4 | 22 |
15 | Tuomo Ruutu | C | 71 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 4 | 95 |
11 | Bryan Smolinski‡ | C | 62 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 29 |
10 | Patrick Sharp | C | 80 | 20 | 15 | 35 | −15 | 74 |
2 | Duncan Keith | D | 82 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 76 |
19 | Denis Arkhipov | C | 79 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −13 | 54 |
22 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 82 | 13 | 11 | 24 | −14 | 98 |
7 | Brent Seabrook | D | 81 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −6 | 104 |
14 | Rene Bourque | LW | 44 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −4 | 38 |
8 | Tony Salmelainen | LW | 57 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −3 | 26 |
33 | Adrian Aucoin | D | 59 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −22 | 50 |
12 | Peter Bondra† | RW | 37 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
6 | Lasse Kukkonen‡ | D | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
17 | Michael Holmqvist | C | 63 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −5 | 31 |
43 | James Wisniewski | D | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 39 |
26 | Michal Handzus | C | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
25 | Cam Barker | D | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −12 | 44 |
5 | Jassen Cullimore | D | 65 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −6 | 64 |
23 | Jim Vandermeer | D | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −3 | 53 |
29 | Jason Williams† | C | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −6 | 20 |
27 | Craig MacDonald | LW | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 14 |
57 | Karl Stewart†‡ | LW | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 43 |
47 | Martin St. Pierre | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 8 |
52 | Dustin Byfuglien | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 10 |
34 | Nikita Alexeev† | RW | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
38 | Bryan Bickell | LW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
20 | Brandon Bochenski‡ | RW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
32 | Jonas Nordqvist | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
44 | Danny Richmond | D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 48 |
49 | Carl Corazzini | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
58 | P. A. Parenteau† | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
28 | Michael Blunden | RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 10 |
36 | Dave Bolland | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
31 | Brian Boucher‡ | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | Troy Brouwer | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 7 |
37 | Adam Burish | RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
30 | Sebastien Caron‡ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | Colin Fraser | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
12 | Matt Keith‡ | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
39 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
48 | David Koci | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 88 |
40 | Patrick Lalime | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | Reed Low | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 31 |
Goaltending
edit- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
39 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 60 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1668 | 163 | 2.86 | .902 | 1 | 3425 |
40 | Patrick Lalime | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 317 | 33 | 3.07 | .896 | 1 | 645 |
31 | Brian Boucher‡ | 15 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 389 | 45 | 3.27 | .884 | 1 | 827 |
30 | Sebastien Caron‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1.00 | .960 | 0 | 60 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Martin Havlat | [5] |
NHL Second Star of the Week | Martin Havlat (October 15) | [6] | |
Nikolai Khabibulin (December 3) | [6] | ||
Martin Havlat (February 11) | [6] | ||
Jeff Hamilton (March 11) | [7] | ||
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Brent Seabrook | [8] |
Milestones
editMilestone | Player | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
First game | Adam Burish | October 14, 2006 | [9] |
Mike Blunden | October 25, 2006 | ||
Dave Bolland | |||
Troy Brouwer | December 23, 2006 | ||
Colin Fraser | January 7, 2007 | ||
P. A. Parenteau | February 7, 2007 | ||
David Koci | March 10, 2007 | ||
Bryan Bickell | April 5, 2007 | ||
Jonas Nordquist |
Transactions
editThe Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[10]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
June 24, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks
|
To Florida Panthers |
[11] |
To Chicago Blackhawks
|
To Toronto Maple Leafs
|
[10] | |
July 9, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks |
To San Jose Sharks |
[12] |
To Chicago Blackhawks |
To Ottawa Senators
|
[12] | |
August 2, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks |
To Philadelphia Flyers |
[13] |
August 4, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks |
To Philadelphia Flyers |
[14] |
December 28, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks |
To Anaheim Ducks |
[15] |
February 3, 2007 | To Chicago Blackhawks
|
To Boston Bruins |
[16] |
February 26, 2007 | To Chicago Blackhawks
|
To Vancouver Canucks
|
[17] |
To Chicago Blackhawks |
To Philadelphia Flyers
|
[18] | |
To Chicago Blackhawks |
To Detroit Red Wings
|
[18] | |
February 27, 2007 | To Chicago Blackhawks |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
|
[19] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1, 2006 | Patrick Lalime | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [20] |
July 6, 2006 | Denis Arkhipov | Khimik Moscow Oblast (RSL) | 1-year | Free agency | [21] |
July 17, 2006 | Carl Corazzini | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [22] |
Jordan Hendry | Norfolk Admrials (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [22] | |
David Koci | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [22] | |
July 27, 2006 | Reed Low | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [23] |
August 1, 2006 | Craig MacDonald | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [24] |
August 8, 2006 | Sebastien Caron | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [25] |
September 23, 2006 | Brian Boucher | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [26] |
September 25, 2006 | Chris Durno | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | Free agency | [27] | |
September 29, 2006 | Jeff Hamilton | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency | [28] |
October 26, 2006 | Karl Stewart | Pittsburgh Penguins | Waivers | [29] | |
December 10, 2006 | Peter Bondra | Atlanta Thrashers | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
June 4, 2007 | Magnus Johansson | Linkopings HC (SHL) | Free agency | [31] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[a] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 26, 2006 | Matthew Barnaby | Dallas Stars[b] | Buyout | [34] |
Curtis Brown | San Jose Sharks[c] | Buyout | [34] | |
July 1, 2006 | Mike Brown[d] | Contract expiration (VI) | [32] | |
Eric Daze[e] | Contract expiration (III) | [32] | ||
July 4, 2006 | Vladimir Gusev | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) | [38] |
July 5, 2006 | Mark Cullen | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (VI) | [39] |
July 7, 2006 | Nick Kuiper | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [40] |
Adam Munro | HC Fribourg-Gotteron (NLA) | Free agency[f] | [41] | |
July 16, 2006 | Shawn Thornton | Anaheim Ducks | Free agency (VI) | [42] |
July 17, 2006 | Jason Morgan | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (III) | [43] |
July 18, 2006 | Quintin Laing | Washington Capitals | Free agency (UFA) | [44] |
July 26, 2006 | Pavel Vorobyev | Khimik Moscow Oblast (RSL) | Free agency (II)[g] | [41] |
August 4, 2006 | Ajay Baines | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [46] |
August 31, 2006 | Milan Bartovic | Malmo Redhawks (SHL) | Free agency (VI) | [41] |
February 27, 2007 | Brian Boucher | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waivers | [47] |
May 16, 2007 | Jonas Nordqvist | Frolunda HC (SHL) | Free agency | [48] |
June 5, 2007 | Denis Arkhipov | Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) | Free agency | [49] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 9, 2006 | Martin Havlat | 3-year | Re-signing | [50] |
July 10, 2006 | Lasse Kukkonen | 1-year | Re-signing | [51] |
Tony Salmelainen | 2-year | Re-signing | [51] | |
Patrick Sharp | 2-year | Re-signing | [51] | |
July 13, 2006 | Rene Bourque | 2-year | Re-signing | [52] |
Michael Holmqvist | 1-year | Re-signing | [52] | |
Duncan Keith | 4-year | Re-signing | [52] | |
July 17, 2006 | Radim Vrbata | 2-year | Re-signing | [53] |
July 27, 2006 | Kyle Calder | 1-year | Arbitration award | [54] |
August 1, 2006 | Brandon Bochenski | 1-year | Re-signing | [55] |
Matt Keith | 1-year | Re-signing | [24] | |
Jim Vandermeer | 1-year | Re-signing | [56] | |
September 13, 2006 | Tuomo Ruutu | 2-year | Re-signing | [57] |
March 22, 2007 | Jack Skille | 3-year | Entry-level | [58] |
April 18, 2007 | Patrick Lalime | 1-year | Extension | [59] |
May 15, 2007 | Evan Brophey | 3-year | Entry-level | [60] |
May 16, 2007 | Jonathan Toews | 3-year | Entry-level | [61] |
May 31, 2007 | Niklas Hjalmarsson | 3-year | Entry-level | [62] |
June 4, 2007 | Adam Hobson | 3-year | Entry-level | [63] |
Petri Kontiola | 3-year | Entry-level | [63] |
Draft picks
editChicago's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[64]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team (league) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Jonathan Toews (C/W) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks | University of North Dakota (NCHC) |
2 | 33 | Igor Makarov (RW) | Russia | Chicago Blackhawks | Krylya Sovetov (Russia Pro Hockey League) |
2 | 61 | Simon Danis-Pepin (D) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa) | University of Maine (Hockey East) |
3 | 76 | Tony Lagerstrom (C) | Sweden | Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto) | Södertälje SK (Elitserien) |
4 | 95 | Ben Shutron (D) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks (from Pittsburgh) | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
4 | 96 | Joe Palmer (G) | United States | Chicago Blackhawks | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
6 | 156 | Jan-Mikael Juutilainen (C) | Finland | Chicago Blackhawks | Jokerit (SM-liiga) |
6 | 169 | Chris Auger (C) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks (from Montreal) | Wellington Dukes (OPJHL) |
7 | 186 | Peter LeBlanc (C/LW) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks | Hamilton Red Wings (OPJHL) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[32]
- ^ Barnaby signed with Dallas on July 5.[33]
- ^ Brown signed with San Jose on July 1.[35]
- ^ Brown retired.[36]
- ^ Daze retired.[37]
- ^ Chicago retained Munro's NHL rights.
- ^ Chicago retained Vorobyev's NHL rights through the 2008–09 season.[45]
References
edit- "Chicago Blackhawks 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- "2006-07 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Denis Savard Named Blackhawks Head Coach". Chicago Blackhawks. November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on December 24, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Summary".
- ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Hamilton Named 2nd Star of the Week". Chicago Blackhawks. March 12, 2007. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Young Stars Rosters". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ Kempenaar, Adam (June 24, 2006). "Goalie Anderson Dealt To Panthers". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on July 7, 2006. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hawks Get Havlat, Smolinski In 3-Way Deal". Chicago Blackhawks. July 10, 2006. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hawks Acquire LW Pletka For Meloche". Chicago Blackhawks. August 2, 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hawks Acquire Handzus For Calder". Chicago Blackhawks. August 4, 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks Acquire Parenteau and St. Jacques from Anaheim for Caron, Durno and Keith". OurSports Central. December 28, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks Acquire Versteeg For Bochenski". Chicago Blackhawks. February 3, 2007. Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Vancouver trades for experience in Smolinski, Sopel". ESPN.com. February 26, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Blackhawks Acquire Williams In 3-Way Deal". Chicago Blackhawks. February 26, 2007. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Who went where?". The Globe and Mail. February 27, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Tallon misses out on the good stuff". Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
He signed a backup goaltender, Patrick Lalime, to a one-year deal worth $700,000.
- ^ Foltman, Bob (July 7, 2006). "For free agents, Hawks not the team of choice". Chicago Tribune. p. 4-2. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Blackhawks Sign Corazzini, Koci and Hendry". OurSports Central. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks Sign Reed Low". Chicago Blackhawks. July 27, 2006. Archived from the original on August 23, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Blackhawks Re-Sign Matt Keith and Sign Craig MacDonald". OurSports Central. August 1, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks sign goalie Caron". theahl.com. August 9, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ruutu takes another shot to knee, psyche". Chicago Tribune. September 24, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
The Hawks signed free-agent goaltender Brian Boucher to a one-year contract Saturday.
- ^ "Blackhawks Sign Chris Durno". Chicago Blackhawks. September 25, 2006. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hawks give Hamilton 1-year pact". Chicago Tribune. September 30, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Notebook: Orpik 'ahead of schedule'". TribLive.com. October 27, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
Left wing Karl Stewart was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks.
- ^ "Blackhawks Sign Peter Bondra". Chicago Blackhawks. December 10, 2006. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hometown hits". Chicago Tribune. June 5, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
The Blackhawks signed defensemen Magnus Johansson, 33, who had eight goals and 28 assists in 52 games for Linkoping HC of the Swedish Elite League last season.
- ^ a b c "NHL RELEASES FREE AGENT LIST". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Stars sign veteran forwards Halpern, Barnaby". ESPN.com. July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hawks buy out vets Brown, Barnaby". Chicago Tribune. June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sharks agree to deals with forwards Grier, Brown". ESPN.com. July 3, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Mike Brown career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved September 12, 2024
- ^ Eric Daze career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved September 12, 2024
- ^ "Vladimir Gusev". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
04-Jul-06: Signed with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian League.
- ^ "Flyers ink Cullen to one-year deal". theahl.com. July 6, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Moose Sign Nick Kuiper". OurSports Central. July 7, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c "2006 Player Tracker". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ducks sign Parenteau, Thornton". theahl.com. July 16, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Wild pick up Morgan". theahl.com. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Laing joins Chocolatetown champs". OurSports Central. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "2009 Official Free Agent List". NHL.com. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bulldogs add Ajay Baines". OurSports Central. August 4, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sabres deal Biron, add Caps' Zubrus for playoff run". ESPN.com. February 27, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jonas Nordqvist". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
16-May-07: Signed with the Vastra Frolunda HC of the Elitserein (Sweden).
- ^ "Denis Arkhipov". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
05-Jun-07: Signed with the Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian League.
- ^ "Senators trade away Havlat". CBC.ca. July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Transactions". The New York Times. July 11, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Re-signed F Tony Salmelainen and F Patrick Sharp to two-year contracts and D Lasse Kukkonen to a one-year contract.
- ^ a b c "BASEBALL". Vindy Archives. July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Re-signed F Rene Bourque to a two-year contract, D Duncan Keith to a four-year contract and F Michael Holmqvist to a one-year contract.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". Chicago Tribune. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
BLACKHAWKS: Re-signed RW Radim Vrbata for 2 years. Signed C Carl Corazzini and D David Koci for 1 year and D Jordan Hendry for 2 years.
- ^ "Arbitrator awards Calder $2.95 million". Chicago Tribune. July 28, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks Sign Brandon Bochenski". OurSports Central. August 1, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks ink Vandermeer, 3 others". CBC.ca. August 1, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ullrich's Home Searched in Cycling Doping Raids". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed forward Tuomo Ruutu night to a two-year contract worth $3.75 million.
- ^ "Blackhawks sign left winger Jack Skille". OurSports Central. March 22, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks sign goalie Lalime". Toronto Star. April 19, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Foltman, Bob (May 16, 2007). "Tallon trying to get his ducks in a row". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks Sign 1st Round Pick Toews". Chicago Blackhawks. May 16, 2007. Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks Sign Prospect Hjalmarsson". Chicago Blackhawks. May 31, 2007. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "NO HEADLINE". The Spokesman-Review. June 5, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Signed C Petri Kontiola and C Adam Hobson to three-year contracts. Signed D Magnus Johansson.
- ^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.