The 1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season saw the Blackhawks finish second in the

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with a record of 36 wins, 29 losses, and 15 ties for 87 points. They defeated the

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in six games in the Division Semi-finals and swept the first-place

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in the Division Finals. After sweeping the

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in the Campbell Conference Finals, the Blackhawks met the defending

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champion

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in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, Chicago's luck ran out against Pittsburgh, as the Penguins swept them in four straight games to capture their second straight Stanley Cup championship.

Off-season

Following the Blackhawks implosion in the first round of the 1991 playoffs, it was no surprise Mike Keenan made some major changes. The off-season saw the Blackhawks make a series of trades that parted ways with Doug Wilson, Troy Murray, Dave Manson, Wayne Presley, Adam Creighton, Steve Thomas and Greg Millen. In return the Hawks added Brent Sutter, Steve Smith, Bryan Marchment and Brad Lauer.

NHL Draft

Regular season

Following their Presidents' Cup level play the prior year, the 1991-92 regular season was disappointing second-place finish with only 87 points (19 less than the prior year). The Blackhawks did, however, make the playoffs for their 23 consecutive season. The Blackhawks had the most power-play opportunities in the NHL, with 467. Offensively, the Hawks were led by center

Jeremy Roenick Jeremy Shaffer Roenick ( ; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chica ...

in goals (53), assists (50) and scoring (103). This was Roenick's first of three straight 100 point seasons.

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was second on the team in goals (29) and points (74).

Chris Chelios Christos Konstantinos Chelios (born January 25, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was a three-time Stanley Cup champion: one with the Montreal Canadiens and two with the Detroit Red Wings. Chelios played for th ...

was second on the team in assists (47) and tied with Steve Smith for the lead in goals (9) by a defenseman. Mike Peluso only played in 63 games, but was able to accumulate 408 minutes in the penalty box breaking

Dave Manson David Michael Manson (born January 27, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with several teams. He was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey Leag ...

's record.

Ed Belfour Edward John Belfour (born April 21, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played junior hockey for the Winkler Flyers before going to the University of North Dakota where he helped the school win the National Collegia ...

's multiple trophy season the year before virtually continued into the 1991–92 season despite being a contract holdout to begin the season. He also missed a brief spell in the second half of the season for personal reasons. This enabled

Dominik Hasek Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". The most promi ...

to show flashes of the brilliance that would later define his Hall of Fame career. Hasek earned All-Rookie honors with a 10–4–1 record and a 2.60 GGA, while Belfour was 21–18–10 with a 2.70 GGA. The Hawks tried to get former first-rounder

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going during Belfour's holdout absence, however he could only produce a 4–7–4 record and a 3.69 GGA. Raymond LeBlanc, the ex-Team USA goalie, played one game in net, allowing only one goal in a win versus the

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Final standings

Schedule and results

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Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...

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Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) an ...

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Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...

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Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ...

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Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

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( 1991–92) , , 36–29–15 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Playoffs

The Blackhawks began the playoffs against their rival the St. Louis Blues. After splitting the first two in Chicago, the Hawks would go on the road and lose a thriller in double-OT to find themselves down 1–2. The Blackhawks would win the last three games to close out the Blues in six games, and started a playoff winning streak Apr 18, 1992 - CHI 3-STL 1 Apr 20, 1992 - CHI 3-STL 5 Apr 22, 1992 - STL 5-CHI 4 (OT) Apr 24, 1992 - STL 3-CHI 5 Apr 26, 1992 - CHI 6-STL 4 Apr 28, 1992 - STL 1-CHI 2 The Blackhawks then took on the Detroit Red Wings, and kept the winning streak going by sweeping the Red Wings to advance to the Campbell Conference Finals May 2, 1992 - DET 1-CHI 2 May 4, 1992 - DET 1-CHI 3 May 6, 1992 - CHI 5-DET 4 May 8, 1992 - CHI 1-DET 0

Conference finals

In the Conference Final, the Blackhawks faced the Edmonton Oilers for the fourth time in ten years. The Oilers had won all three previous matchups in 1983, 1985, and 1990. But this time around, with many of the players from the Oilers dynasty long gone, the Blackhawks kept their playoff winning streak going sweeping Edmonton in four games. The Blackhawks totally dominated the Oilers, outscoring them 21–8. The streak now reached 11 games (all with Belfour in net setting a Hawks playoff record for consecutive playoff wins by a goalie). The Hawks would be in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1973.

Stanley Cup Finals

The Blackhawks were facing Mario Lemieux and the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins, who also swept their way into the Finals beating the Bruins. Lemieux proved to be too much for the Hawks, sweeping them en route to his second Conn Smythe Trophy.

Impact on the NBA Finals

The

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were in the NBA Finals in 1992, but were successful as they repeated as NBA champions, defeating the

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in six games. This was the only year that both the Bulls and the Blackhawks reached their respective league's finals in the same year.

Awards and records

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, or simply the Campbell Bowl, is a team award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL). Named after Clarence Campbell, who served as president of the NHL from to , it has been awarded for different accomplishm ...

, NHL All-Rookie Team

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, Starter, Clarence Campbell Conference *

, Reserve, Clarence Campbell Conference

References

Sources

Blackhawks on Hockey Database
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