How the 2015 Stanley Cup finalist Chicago Blackhawks were built
The Chicago Blackhawks are playing in their third Stanley Cup finals since 2010, and the core of their two-time championship squad remains largely intact. By scrolling down through our timeline, you can trace the trades, free agent signings, draft picks and hirings that year by year created the team's current postseason roster.
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Total personnel
Draft picks: 12
Via trade: 7
Free agents: 6
D Duncan Keith2002
Draft: 2nd round (#54)D Brent Seabrook2003
Draft: 1st round (#14)G Corey Crawford2003
Draft: 2nd round (#52)LW Bryan Bickell2004
Draft: 2nd round (#41)D Niklas Hjalmarsson2005
Draft: 4th round (#108)LW Patrick Sharp2005
Trade: with RW Eric Meloche from Philadelphia for F Matt Ellison and 2006 3rd round pick (12/5)C Jonathan Toews2006
Draft: 1st round (#3)RW Patrick Kane2007
Draft: 1st round (#1)Coach Joel Quenneville2008
Hired: (10/16), ex-coach of Avalanche (2005-08) and Blues (1996-2004)C Marcus Kruger2009
Draft: 5th round (#149)RW Marian Hossa2009
Free agent: Detroit (7/1)GM Stan Bowman2009
Hired: (7/14), ex-Blackhawks Director of Hockey Operations/Special Assistant to GM (2000-09)LW Joakim Nordstrom2010
Draft: 3rd round (#90)LW Brandon Saad2011
Draft: 2nd round (#43)RW Andrew Shaw2011
Draft: 5th round (#139)D Johnny Oduya2012
Trade: from Winnipeg for 2013 2nd and 3rd round picks (2/27)C Teuvo Teräväinen2012
Draft: 1st round (#18)D Michal Rozsival2012
Free agent: Phoenix (9/11)LW Kris Versteeg2013
Trade: with F Philippe Lefebvre from Florida for F Jimmy Hayes, D Dylan Olsen (11/14)D David Rundblad2014
Trade: with D Mathieu Brisebois from Phoenix for 2014 2nd round pick (3/4/14)D Trevor van Riemsdyk2014
Free agent: Hockey East New Hampshire (3/24)C Brad Richards2014
Free agent: NY Rangers (7/1)G Scott Darling2014
Free agent: Predators AHL Milwaukee (7/1)D Kyle Cumiskey2014
Free agent: MoDo Sweden (7/2)D Kimmo Timonen2015
Trade: from Philadelphia for 2015 2nd round and conditional 2016 4th round picks (2/27)C Andrew Desjardins2015
Trade: from San Jose for F Ben Smith, conditional 2017 7th round pick (3/2)C Antoine Vermette2015
Trade: from Arizona for D Klas Dahlbeck, 2015 1st round pick (2/28)