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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)
Wins Nikolai Khabibulin (25)
Goals against average Nikolai Khabibulin (2.85)
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The 2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 81st season for the Chicago Blackhawks ice hockey team. They played in the NHL. The team aimed to improve and compete in the Western Conference.

How the Blackhawks Played in 2006–07

The Blackhawks played 82 games during the 2006–07 regular season. They finished with 31 wins, 42 losses, and 9 overtime or shootout losses. This gave them a total of 71 points.

Blackhawks' Final Standings

The team played in the Central Division. They finished 5th in their division. In the Western Conference, they were 13th. This meant they did not make it to the playoffs that year.

Central Division
No. 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.


Game Results for the Blackhawks

The Blackhawks played many exciting games throughout the season. Here's a look at how they did each month.

October Games

The team started strong in October. They won their first game against Nashville. They had a mix of wins and losses. By the end of the month, their record was 4 wins and 8 losses.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 5 Chicago 8 – 6 Nashville Khabibulin 17,113 1–0–0 2
2 October 7 Columbus 5 – 4 Chicago Khabibulin 17,133 1–1–0 2
3 October 12 Nashville 1 – 3 Chicago Khabibulin 8,008 2–1–0 4
4 October 14 Chicago 3 – 4 St. Louis Boucher 11,606 2–2–0 4
5 October 16 Chicago 5 – 3 Colorado Khabibulin 17,681 3–2–0 6
6 October 18 Montreal 1 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 11,095 4–2–0 8
7 October 20 Chicago 4 – 5 Dallas Boucher 18,198 4–3–0 8
8 October 21 St. Louis 4 – 3 Chicago Khabibulin 13,254 4–4–0 8
9 October 25 Vancouver 5 – 0 Chicago Boucher 11,641 4–5–0 8
10 October 28 Anaheim 3 – 0 Chicago Boucher 13,580 4–6–0 8
11 October 30 Chicago 0 – 3 Philadelphia Boucher 18,876 4–7–0 8
12 October 31 Chicago 2 – 5 NY Islanders Boucher 8,739 4–8–0 8

November Games

November was a tough month for the Blackhawks. They had more losses than wins. They ended November with 8 wins, 12 losses, and 2 overtime losses.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
13 November 2 Detroit 2 – 1 Chicago Boucher 15,174 4–9–0 8
14 November 9 Chicago 1 – 2 New Jersey SO Boucher 10,978 4–9–1 9
15 November 10 St. Louis 1 – 3 Chicago Caron 14,568 5–9–1 11
16 November 12 Columbus 0 – 1 Chicago Boucher 14,078 6–9–1 13
17 November 16 Chicago 2 – 3 Phoenix SO Boucher 15,963 6–9–2 14
18 November 17 Chicago 4 – 3 Anaheim SO Khabibulin 16,526 7–9–2 16
19 November 19 Chicago 1 – 2 Vancouver Khabibulin 18,630 7–10–2 16
20 November 22 Chicago 1 – 4 Calgary Khabibulin 19,289 7–11–2 16
21 November 24 Chicago 1 – 5 Edmonton Boucher 16,839 7–12–2 16
22 November 29 Dallas 1 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 13,164 8–12–2 18

December Games

December was a better month for the team. They won more than half of their games. They finished December with 16 wins, 17 losses, and 5 overtime losses.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
23 December 1 St. Louis 2 – 5 Chicago Khabibulin 12,110 9–12–2 20
24 December 2 Chicago 4 – 3 Nashville OT Khabibulin 15,530 10–12–2 22
25 December 5 Chicago 2 – 3 Minnesota SO Khabibulin 18,568 10–12–3 23
26 December 7 Phoenix 2 – 1 Chicago SO Khabibulin 9,078 10–12–4 24
27 December 9 Chicago 4 – 5 Minnesota OT Boucher 18,568 10–12–5 25
28 December 10 Edmonton 1 – 4 Chicago Khabibulin 11,523 11–12–5 27
29 December 12 Chicago 3 – 2 St. Louis Khabibulin 10,812 12–12–5 29
30 December 14 Detroit 3 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 15,130 12–13–5 29
31 December 16 Chicago 6 – 4 Columbus Khabibulin 17,288 13–13–5 31
32 December 17 Colorado 1 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 11,111 14–13–5 33
33 December 20 Nashville 2 – 1 Chicago Khabibulin 10,201 14–14–5 33
34 December 22 Toronto 1 – 3 Chicago Khabibulin 17,950 15–14–5 35
35 December 23 Chicago 2 – 3 Colorado Khabibulin 17,347 15–15–5 35
36 December 26 Dallas 1 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 14,278 16–15–5 37
37 December 29 Boston 5 – 3 Chicago Boucher 19,315 16–16–5 37
38 December 31 Chicago 1 – 3 Columbus Khabibulin 18,136 16–17–5 37

January Games

January was a very challenging month. The Blackhawks struggled to win games. They ended January with 18 wins, 25 losses, and 7 overtime losses.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
39 January 2 Chicago 4 – 1 St. Louis Khabibulin 11,069 17–17–5 39
40 January 4 Chicago 0 – 2 St. Louis Khabibulin 11,849 17–18–5 39
41 January 5 Nashville 8 – 3 Chicago Khabibulin 13,186 17–19–5 39
42 January 7 Phoenix 4 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 11,079 17–20–5 39
43 January 10 Buffalo 2 – 1 Chicago Khabibulin 14,041 17–21–5 39
44 January 13 Chicago 3 – 6 Detroit Khabibulin 20,066 17–22–5 39
45 January 14 Minnesota 4 – 3 Chicago SO Khabibulin 11,091 17–22–6 40
46 January 16 Columbus 5 – 4 Chicago OT Khabibulin 10,263 17–22–7 41
47 January 19 Minnesota 3 – 0 Chicago Boucher 12,333 17–23–7 41
48 January 20 Chicago 3 – 6 Nashville Khabibulin 17,113 17–24–7 41
49 January 26 Nashville 3 – 1 Chicago Khabibulin 11,162 17–25–7 41
50 January 28 Calgary 3 – 4 Chicago OT Khabibulin 11,182 18–25–7 43

February Games

February saw some good wins for the Blackhawks. They won several games on the road. By the end of February, their record was 23 wins, 31 losses, and 9 overtime losses.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
51 February 1 Chicago 3 – 2 Los Angeles OT Khabibulin 16,958 19–25–7 45
52 February 3 Chicago 2 – 4 San Jose Khabibulin 17,496 19–26–7 45
53 February 6 Chicago 3 – 2 Calgary SO Khabibulin 19,289 20–26–7 47
54 February 7 Chicago 3 – 0 Vancouver Lalime 18,630 21–26–7 49
55 February 9 Chicago 1 – 2 Edmonton Khabibulin 16,839 21–27–7 49
56 February 11 Chicago 5 – 4 Columbus Khabibulin 17,054 22–27–7 51
57 February 14 Chicago 4 – 5 Pittsburgh SO Khabibulin 17,051 22–27–8 52
58 February 16 Vancouver 2 – 1 Chicago SO Lalime 14,552 22–27–9 53
59 February 18 Chicago 1 – 2 NY Rangers Lalime 18,200 22–28–9 53
60 February 21 Chicago 2 – 4 Detroit Khabibulin 20,066 22–29–9 53
61 February 22 San Jose 2 – 0 Chicago Lalime 10,125 22–30–9 53
62 February 25 St. Louis 1 – 5 Chicago Khabibulin 14,144 23–30–9 55
63 February 27 Detroit 4 – 1 Chicago Khabibulin 15,131 23–31–9 55

March Games

March continued to be a struggle for the Blackhawks. They had many losses during this month. They ended March with 28 wins, 40 losses, and 9 overtime losses.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
64 March 1 Colorado 6 – 1 Chicago Khabibulin 10,522 23–32–9 55
65 March 2 Chicago 2 – 6 Detroit Lalime 20,066 23–33–9 55
66 March 4 Ottawa 3 – 4 Chicago SO Lalime 13,917 24–33–9 57
67 March 6 Los Angeles 0 – 3 Chicago Khabibulin 9,118 25–33–9 59
68 March 10 Chicago 7 – 5 Phoenix Khabibulin 17,086 26–33–9 61
69 March 13 Chicago 1 – 7 San Jose Lalime 17,496 26–34–9 61
70 March 15 Chicago 4 – 3 Los Angeles SO Khabibulin 16,110 27–34–9 63
71 March 16 Chicago 2 – 5 Anaheim Khabibulin 17,174 27–35–9 63
72 March 20 Chicago 2 – 5 Columbus Khabibulin 15,195 27–36–9 63
73 March 21 San Jose 4 – 1 Chicago Lalime 10,374 27–37–9 63
74 March 23 Los Angeles 2 – 1 Chicago Khabibulin 13,133 27–38–9 63
75 March 25 Calgary 3 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 10,178 27–39–9 63
76 March 28 Anaheim 3 – 1 Chicago Khabibulin 11,295 27–40–9 63
77 March 30 Columbus 1 – 3 Chicago Lalime 14,111 28–40–9 65

April Games

The Blackhawks played their final games in April. They managed to win a few more games. They finished the season with 31 wins, 42 losses, and 9 overtime losses.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
78 April 1 Edmonton 1 – 2 Chicago Khabibulin 12,193 29–40–9 67
79 April 3 Chicago 3 – 2 Nashville SO Lalime 14,663 30–40–9 69
80 April 5 Detroit 2 – 3 Chicago SO Khabibulin 16,288 31–40–9 71
81 April 7 Chicago 2 – 7 Detroit Lalime 20,066 31–41–9 71
82 April 8 Chicago 2 – 3 Dallas Khabibulin 17,932 31–42–9 71
  • Green background indicates a win.
  • Red background indicates a loss in regular time.
  • White background indicates a loss in overtime or a shootout.

Player Performance and Stats

This section shows how well individual players did during the season. It includes their points, goals, and other important stats.

Top Scorers for the Blackhawks

Martin Havlat was the team's top scorer. He had 25 goals and 32 assists for a total of 57 points. Other players also contributed a lot to the team's offense.

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat RW 56 25 32 57 28 15 5 0 1
Vrbata, RadimRadim Vrbata RW 77 14 27 41 26 -4 5 0 2
Hamilton, JeffJeff Hamilton C 70 18 21 39 22 -4 3 0 4
Ruutu, TuomoTuomo Ruutu C/LW 71 17 21 38 95 4 1 0 1
Smolinski, BryanBryan Smolinski C 62 14 23 37 29 10 4 3 3
Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp C 80 20 15 35 74 -15 5 3 1
Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith D 82 2 29 31 76 0 0 0 0
Arkhipov, DenisDenis Arkhipov C 79 10 17 27 54 -13 2 1 1
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe RW 82 13 11 24 98 -14 5 1 2
Seabrook, BrentBrent Seabrook D 81 4 20 24 104 -6 0 0 0
Bourque, ReneRene Bourque LW 44 7 10 17 38 -4 2 1 1
Salmelainen, TonyTony Salmelainen LW 57 6 11 17 26 -3 0 0 1
Aucoin, AdrianAdrian Aucoin D 59 4 12 16 50 -22 2 0 3
Bondra, PeterPeter Bondra RW 37 5 9 14 26 2 2 0 3
Kukkonen, LasseLasse Kukkonen D 54 5 9 14 30 5 1 0 2
Holmqvist, MichaelMichael Holmqvist C 63 6 7 13 31 -5 1 0 0
Wisniewski, JamesJames Wisniewski D 50 2 8 10 39 3 0 0 0
Handzus, MichalMichal Handzus C 8 3 5 8 6 4 1 0 0
Barker, CamCam Barker D 35 1 7 8 44 -12 1 0 0
Cullimore, JassenJassen Cullimore D 65 1 6 7 64 -6 0 0 0
Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer D 46 1 6 7 53 -3 0 0 0
Williams, JasonJason Williams C 20 4 2 6 20 -6 2 1 0
MacDonald, CraigCraig MacDonald LW 25 3 2 5 14 -2 0 1 0
Stewart, KarlKarl Stewart LW 37 2 3 5 43 -2 0 1 0
St. Pierre, MartinMartin St. Pierre C 14 1 3 4 8 -3 1 0 0
Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien RW 9 1 2 3 10 -2 0 0 0
Alexeev, NikitaNikita Alexeev RW 15 2 0 2 0 -3 0 0 0
Bickell, BryanBryan Bickell LW 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Bochenski, BrandonBrandon Bochenski RW 10 2 0 2 2 -2 0 0 0
Nordqvist, JonasJonas Nordqvist C 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
Richmond, DannyDanny Richmond D 22 0 2 2 48 -1 0 0 0
Corazzini, CarlCarl Corazzini C 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Parenteau, PierrePierre Parenteau LW 5 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0
Blunden, MichaelMichael Blunden RW 9 0 0 0 10 -5 0 0 0
Bolland, DaveDave Bolland C 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher G 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brouwer, TroyTroy Brouwer RW 10 0 0 0 7 -7 0 0 0
Burish, AdamAdam Burish RW 9 0 0 0 2 -4 0 0 0
Caron, SebastienSebastien Caron G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fraser, ColinColin Fraser C 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Keith, MattMatt Keith RW 2 0 0 0 4 -2 0 0 0
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin G 60 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Koci, DavidDavid Koci LW 9 0 0 0 88 -3 0 0 0
Lalime, PatrickPatrick Lalime G 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Low, ReedReed Low RW 6 0 0 0 31 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin 3425 60 25 26 5 163 2.86 1 1668 1505 .902
Lalime, PatrickPatrick Lalime 645 12 4 6 1 33 3.07 1 317 284 .896
Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher 827 15 1 10 3 45 3.26 1 389 344 .884
Caron, SebastienSebastien Caron 60 1 1 0 0 1 1.00 0 25 24 .960
Team: 4957 82 31 42 9 242 2.93 3 2399 2157 .899

Note:

Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Team Changes and Draft Picks

Teams often make changes to their roster during and after a season. This section explains how the Blackhawks traded players, signed new ones, and picked new talent in the draft.

Player Trades During the Season

The Blackhawks made several trades to improve their team. They traded players with other NHL teams. These trades helped them get new players like Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski.

June 24, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Sixth-round pick in 2008		 To Florida Panthers
Craig Anderson
July 9, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Martin Havlat
Bryan Smolinski		 To Ottawa Senators
Tom Preissing
Josh Hennessy
Michal Barinka
Third-round pick in 2008
August 2, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Vaclav Pletka		 To Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Meloche
August 4, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Michal Handzus		 To Philadelphia Flyers
Kyle Calder
December 28, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Bruno St. Jacques
Pierre Parenteau		 To Anaheim Ducks
Sebastien Caron
Matt Keith
Chris Burno
February 26, 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional second-round pick		 To Vancouver Canucks
Bryan Smolinski
February 26, 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks
Kyle Calder		 To Philadelphia Flyers
Lasse Kukkonen
Third-round pick in 2007
February 26, 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks
Jason Williams		 To Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Calder
February 26, 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks
Nikita Alexeev		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Karl Stewart
Sixth-round pick in 2007

New Players Joining the Team

The Blackhawks also signed several players who were "free agents." This means they were not under contract with any other team. These new players joined the Blackhawks to help strengthen the roster.

Player Former team
G Patrick Lalime St. Louis Blues
F Denis Arkhipov Nashville Predators
D David Koci Pittsburgh Penguins
F Craig MacDonald Calgary Flames
G Sebastien Caron Pittsburgh Penguins
F Jeff Hamilton New York Islanders
F Peter Bondra Atlanta Thrashers

Players Who Left the Blackhawks

Some players also left the Blackhawks to join other teams. This happens when their contracts end or they are traded.

Player New team
F Curtis Brown San Jose Sharks
F Matthew Barnaby Dallas Stars
F Mark Cullen Philadelphia Flyers
F Shawn Thornton Anaheim Ducks

Waiver Wire Moves

Sometimes, players are "claimed off waivers" or "lost on waivers." This is a way for teams to add or remove players from their roster.

Players Claimed by Blackhawks

Player Team
F Karl Stewart Pittsburgh Penguins

Players Lost by Blackhawks

Player New team
G Brian Boucher Columbus Blue Jackets

Drafting New Talent in 2006

The Blackhawks picked new players in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. This is where teams choose young players who hope to play in the NHL. They picked Jonathan Toews as their first choice. He later became a very important player for the team.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 3 Jonathan Toews (C/W)  Canada Chicago Blackhawks University of North Dakota (NCAA)
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 (NCAA)
3 76 Tony Lagerstrom (C)  Sweden Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto) Södertälje SK (SEL)
4 95 Ben Shutron (D)  Canada Chicago Blackhawks (from Pittsburgh) Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4 96 Joseph Palmer (G)  United States Chicago Blackhawks US 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)

More Information

  • Game log: Chicago Blackhawks game log on espn.com
  • Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
  • Player stats: Chicago Blackhawks 2006–07 reg. season stats on espn.com
  • Draft picks: 2006 NHL Entry Draft
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks roster

Goaltenders:

39 Khabibulin • 40 Lalime 

Defensemen

2 Keith • 5 Cullimore • 7 Seabrook • 23 Vandermeer • 25 Barker • 33 Aucoin • 43 Wisniewski • 44 Richmond • 48 Koci • 52 Byfuglien 

Forwards

8 Salmelainen • 10 Sharp • 12 Bondra • 14 Bourque • 15 Ruutu • 16 Vrbata • 17 Holmqvist • 19 Arkhipov • 22 Lapointe • 24 Havlat • 26 Handzus • 27 MacDonald • 29 Williams • 29 Brouwer • 32 Nordqvist • 34 Alexeev • 36 Bolland • 37 Bickell • 47 St. Pierre • 51 Hamilton • 58 Parenteau  General Manager: Dale Tallon •  Coach: Denis Savard
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