Former first round pick Nikita Alexeev was traded on the day of the deadline to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Roenick, Belfour, and Chelios were all traded away as the Blackhawks faltered through the late 1990s until they missed the playoffs in 1998 for the first time in 29 years, one season short of tying the Boston Bruins ' record for the longest such streak in North American professional sports history.

Injuries to both Havlat and Handzus hurt the Blackhawks, and Smolinski was eventually traded at the trade deadline to the Vancouver Canucks.

Later that day, the Blackhawks traded captain Martin Lapointe to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Prior to the 2008-09 season opener, the Blackhawks named Toews, at 20 years and 79 days, as the new captain, succeeding the traded Lapointe and making him the third-youngest captain at the time of appointment.

A bevy of trade deadline deals saw the departure of some mainstays from the Cup team such as Kunitz, who was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Ryan Whitney ; Pahlsson, who was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman James Wisniewski ; and Moen, who was traded to the San Jose Sharks for two prospects.

In the spring of 2000, with the Blackhawks once again floundering among the bottom of the NHL, Gilmour was traded to the Buffalo Sabres along with left winger J. P. Dumont for forward Michael Grosek.

After getting a green light to rebuild the team from scratch, Auerbach traded more than two dozen players in just six weeks, and the revamped Blackhawks improved, but ended the 1949 – 50 NBA season with a losing record of 28 – 29.

On January 17, 2008 Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

On August 11, 2007, Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Radim Vrbata.

He played three seasons with the Rangers, scoring 84 goals, before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with seven games to go in the 1993 – 94 season, the year the Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup.

After just one season with the Blackhawks, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round draft pick in 2010 ( previously acquired from Toronto ) on September 12, 2008.

On March 2, 2010, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, he was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.

As a result, on July 9, 2006, Havlát was traded to the Blackhawks with Bryan Smolinski in a 3-way deal, which also involved the San Jose Sharks acquiring Mark Bell for Tom Preissing and Josh Hennessy.

After playing only 53 games in the next season ( in which he served as co-captain, with Guy Carbonneau ), on June 29, 1990, Chelios was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with a 2nd-round draft pick for Denis Savard, who is now in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

On January 27, 2012 Morrison was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Brian Connelly.

After playing the majority of his tenure in Washington with the Capitals ' American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on July 20, 2000, for Rémi Royer.

Through a lackluster season, the Canadiens placed Samsonov on waivers in February 2007, and traded him to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jassen Cullimore and Tony Salmelainen in June 2007.

On February 12, 2010, Johnsson and Nick Leddy were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Cam Barker.

Michel Goulet and Peter Stastny were traded in 1990, winding up with the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils respectively.

During the 2007-08 season on February 26, 2008, at the trade deadline, the Chicago Blackhawks traded Tuomo Ruutu to the Carolina Hurricanes for Andrew Ladd.

Thibault played two seasons with the Canadiens before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in November 1998.

Despite their short history, they were able to acquire the draft rights to a young Bob Cousy in a trade with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks ( although he never played a game for them ).

WGN-TV / Chicago has rights to carry additional Bulls games, as well as a number of Chicago Blackhawks NHL games ; however, due to broadcast rights restrictions imposed by the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League respectively, WGN America is not allowed to carry other games from the Bulls schedule outside of the 10 games allowed to air outside the Chicago market, or any Blackhawks game that the local station carries ( in the latter case due to the NHL's exclusive contract with Comcast / NBCUniversal ).

His rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a seventh round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on June 29, 2011.

Two more teams joined the NBA in 1949: the Buffalo Bisons / Tri-Cities Blackhawks ( now the Atlanta Hawks ), and the Syracuse Nationals ( now the Philadelphia 76ers ).

After New York defeated the Quebec Nordiques 3 – 0, all eyes were on the Devils, who were playing the Blackhawks in Chicago.

However, they were swept four games to none by the Mario Lemieux-led defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins ( who, in sweeping the Blackhawks, tied the record Chicago had set only days before ).

The Blackhawks mascot is Tommy Hawk, a hawk who wears the Blackhawks ' four feathers on his head, along with a Blackhawks jersey and hockey pants.

The team also made key acquisitions, such as winger Adam Burish ( who was on the 2010 Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks ), and goalie Andrew Raycroft.

Wilf Cude had the lowest GAA in in 30 games split between two clubs, but the Vezina was awarded to Charlie Gardiner who started all 48 games for the Chicago Blackhawks, the team that allowed the fewest goals.

The mascot of the Prairie du Chien High School is " the Blackhawks ," in commemoration of the Sauk leader Black Hawk, who surrendered at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien after the Black Hawk War in 1832.

Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch, who also owns the Tigers, has wanted Detroit to host the Winter Classic ever since 2009 ( when the Wings faced the Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field ).

* Don Campbell ( ice hockey ) ( born 1925 ), Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Blackhawks

Kevyn W. Adams ( born October 8, 1974 ) is a retired professional ice hockey center in the National Hockey League who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks, and is currently the Associate Coach for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.

During her marriage to " Major " McLaughlin, who was the owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, she is credited with designing the original sweater for the Blackhawks Hockey Club.

Former UND students who have gone on to notable careers in athletics include former NBA player and current NBA coach Phil Jackson, ice hockey player who played in the 1980 Winter Olympics " Miracle on Ice " game Dave Christian, NHL professional ice hockey players Ed Belfour, Tony Hrkac, Jonathan Toews – captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils, Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils, T. J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues, Ryan Bayda – Pittsburgh Penguins, Drew Stafford – Buffalo Sabres, Brian Lee – Ottawa Senators, Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Jones – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Commodore – Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Blake – Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Johnson – Vancouver Canucks, NFL professional football players Jim Kleinsasser – and Dave Osborn, both of the Minnesota Vikings, CFL professional football players Weston Dressler, David Griswold – Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Marián Hossa (; born January 12, 1979 ) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

" Roenick was also an analyst for NBC during the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, where, after the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, he became overwhelmed emotionally, barely holding back tears and addressing the Blackhawks organization and their fans by saying: " For the kid who was there in 1992 who was crying when I came off the ice in after we lost Game 4 at Chicago Stadium — you waited 18 years.

" Iginla was reported to be the first black captain in NHL history, though former Blackhawks captain Dirk Graham, who is of African descent, has also been said to hold that honour.

He was among the youngest players selected to the team, along with Canucks teammate Bryan McCabe and Chicago Blackhawks forward Eric Dazé, who were all born in 1975 ( third-string goaltender Christian Bronsard was two years younger, but did not play in any games ).