1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks
Division5th Central
Conference9th Western
1997–98 record30–39–13
Home record14–19–8
Road record16–20–5
Goals for192
Goals against199
Team information
General managerBob Murray
CoachCraig Hartsburg
CaptainChris Chelios
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance18,350
Minor league affiliate(s)Indianapolis Ice
Columbus Chill
Team leaders
GoalsTony Amonte (31)
Eric Daze (31)
AssistsTony Amonte (42)
PointsTony Amonte (73)
Penalty minutesJim Cummins (178)
Plus/minusTony Amonte (+21)
WinsJeff Hackett (21)
Goals against averageJeff Hackett (2.20)

The 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 72nd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. The Blackhawks did not qualify for the 1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which snapped their 28 year playoff streak.

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
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Dallas Stars82492211242167109
23Detroit Red Wings82442315250196103
34St. Louis Blues824529825620498
46Phoenix Coyotes8235351222422782
59Chicago Blackhawks8230391319219973
610Toronto 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

1997–98 regular season[4]
October: 4–10–0 (home: 3–5–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 1, 19972–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 4, 19972–3@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)0–2–0Recap
3LOctober 9, 19971–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)0–3–0Recap
4LOctober 10, 19970–7@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)0–4–0Recap
5LOctober 13, 19971–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)0–5–0Recap
6LOctober 15, 19970–2Washington Capitals (1997–98)0–6–0Recap
7LOctober 17, 19970–2St. Louis Blues (1997–98)0–7–0Recap
8WOctober 19, 19975–2Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)1–7–0Recap
9WOctober 22, 19971–0@ New York Rangers (1997–98)2–7–0Recap
10LOctober 24, 19970–2Dallas Stars (1997–98)2–8–0Recap
11LOctober 26, 19972–3Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)2–9–0Recap
12LOctober 27, 19972–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)2–10–0Recap
13WOctober 29, 19973–0Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)3–10–0Recap
14WOctober 31, 19975–3San Jose Sharks (1997–98)4–10–0Recap
November: 6–3–4 (home: 2–1–2; road: 4–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
15WNovember 2, 19973–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)5–10–0Recap
16WNovember 6, 19972–1St. Louis Blues (1997–98)6–10–0Recap
17WNovember 8, 19974–2@ New York Islanders (1997–98)7–10–0Recap
18TNovember 10, 19971–1 OTCalgary Flames (1997–98)7–10–1Recap
19LNovember 11, 19972–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)7–11–1Recap
20LNovember 13, 19971–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)7–12–1Recap
21TNovember 16, 19973–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1997–98)7–12–2Recap
22WNovember 19, 19974–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)8–12–2Recap
23LNovember 20, 19973–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)8–13–2Recap
24WNovember 22, 19975–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)9–13–2Recap
25TNovember 25, 19972–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)9–13–3Recap
26TNovember 27, 19972–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)9–13–4Recap
27WNovember 29, 19973–2@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)10–13–4Recap
December: 4–5–3 (home: 1–4–2; road: 3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
28LDecember 4, 19971–2Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)10–14–4Recap
29TDecember 7, 19973–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1997–98)10–14–5Recap
30TDecember 10, 19973–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1997–98)10–14–6Recap
31LDecember 12, 19972–3Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)10–15–6Recap
32LDecember 14, 19971–2San Jose Sharks (1997–98)10–16–6Recap
33LDecember 16, 19973–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)10–17–6Recap
34TDecember 17, 19970–0 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)10–17–7Recap
35WDecember 20, 19975–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)11–17–7Recap
36LDecember 22, 19970–1Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)11–18–7Recap
37WDecember 26, 19974–1@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)12–18–7Recap
38WDecember 28, 19972–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)13–18–7Recap
39WDecember 30, 19976–2@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)14–18–7Recap
January: 7–4–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 3–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40TJanuary 1, 19983–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)14–18–8Recap
41WJanuary 4, 19983–1Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)15–18–8Recap
42TJanuary 5, 19981–1 OTCalgary Flames (1997–98)15–18–9Recap
43LJanuary 9, 19982–4Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)15–19–9Recap
44WJanuary 10, 19984–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)16–19–9Recap
45WJanuary 12, 19983–2Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)17–19–9Recap
46WJanuary 14, 19984–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)18–19–9Recap
47LJanuary 15, 19982–3@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)18–20–9Recap
48WJanuary 20, 19985–2New York Islanders (1997–98)19–20–9Recap
49LJanuary 22, 19980–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)19–21–9Recap
50WJanuary 24, 19985–4St. Louis Blues (1997–98)20–21–9Recap
51WJanuary 29, 19983–0@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)21–21–9Recap
52LJanuary 31, 19980–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)21–22–9Recap
February: 2–4–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 1, 19983–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)21–23–9Recap
54WFebruary 3, 19984–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)22–23–9Recap
55LFebruary 5, 19982–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)22–24–9Recap
56LFebruary 7, 19981–3@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)22–25–9Recap
57LFebruary 26, 19984–7Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)22–26–9Recap
58WFebruary 28, 19984–0@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)23–26–9Recap
March: 6–7–3 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–4–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59TMarch 1, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1997–98)23–26–10Recap
60LMarch 3, 19983–5@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)23–27–10Recap
61TMarch 5, 19982–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)23–27–11Recap
62WMarch 7, 19982–1@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)24–27–11Recap
63LMarch 9, 19983–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1997–98)24–28–11Recap
64LMarch 12, 19980–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)24–29–11Recap
65LMarch 14, 19980–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)24–30–11Recap
66WMarch 15, 19988–4@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)25–30–11Recap
67WMarch 17, 19985–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)26–30–11Recap
68WMarch 19, 19981–0Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)27–30–11Recap
69WMarch 22, 19981–0Boston Bruins (1997–98)28–30–11Recap
70TMarch 23, 19985–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)28–30–12Recap
71LMarch 25, 19982–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)28–31–12Recap
72WMarch 27, 19982–1Ottawa Senators (1997–98)29–31–12Recap
73LMarch 29, 19980–4Florida Panthers (1997–98)29–32–12Recap
74LMarch 31, 19982–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)29–33–12Recap
April: 1–6–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75WApril 2, 19982–1Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)30–33–12Recap
76LApril 4, 19982–3Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)30–34–12Recap
77LApril 5, 19981–2 OTNew York Rangers (1997–98)30–35–12Recap
78LApril 9, 19982–3@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)30–36–12Recap
79LApril 12, 19981–2Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)30–37–12Recap
80LApril 15, 19982–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)30–38–12Recap
81TApril 16, 19981–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1997–98)30–38–13Recap
82LApril 18, 19981–3@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)30–39–13Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10Tony AmonteRW823142732166
36Alexei ZhamnovC702128491661
55Eric DazeRW80311142422
20Gary SuterD73142842174
7Chris CheliosD8133942−7151
22Greg Johnson†C69112233−238
11Jeff ShantzC61112031036
25Sergei KrivokrasovLW58101323−133
2Eric WeinrichD822212310106
19Ethan MoreauLW549918073
14Steve DubinskyC8251318−657
38James BlackRW5210515−88
4Keith Carney‡D6021315−773
23Jean-Yves LerouxLW666713−255
46Dmitri NabokovC257411−110
17Kevin MillerRW374711−48
15Chad Kilger†C22381126
3Christian LaflammeD72011111459
12Brent SutterRW52268−628
33Reid Simpson†LW38325−1102
54Brian FelsnerLW12134012
6Michal SykoraD28134−1012
24Bob ProbertLW14213−748
39[lower-alpha 1]Craig MillsRW20033134
8Cam RussellD41112379
15Jim Cummins‡RW55022−9178
4Jayson More†D1702278
26Todd WhiteC710102
5Trent YawneyD45101−576
16Jarrod Skalde†‡†‡C701104
40Chris TerreriG210112
34Ryan VandenBussche†RW401105
32Daniel ClearyLW6000−20
16Martin Gendron†‡RW2000−10
31Jeff HackettG580008
56Ryan HuskaLW100000
29Andrei Trefilov†G60000
17Petri VarisLW100000

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Jeff Hackett5821251115201262.20.91783441
40Chris Terreri218102519492.41.90621222
29Andrei Trefilov†6140145173.41.8830299

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Tony Amonte [5]
Chris Chelios

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
600th assist Chris Chelios March 7, 1998
1,000th game played Chris Chelios April 16, 1998 [6]

Transactions

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[7]

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)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Mills wore number 46 for a single game on January 10.

References

  • "Chicago Blackhawks 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  • "1997-98 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  1. ↑ "1997-98 NHL Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "1997-98 NHL Summary".
  3. ↑ "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ↑ "1997-98 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1998". NHL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "1981 NHL Entry Draft -- Chris Chelios". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023. Played in 1,000th NHL game for Chicago on April 16, 1998, vs. New Jersey.
  7. ↑ "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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