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1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1994–95 |
| year | 1994 |
| Team | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 24–19–5 |
| HomeRecord | 11–10–3 |
| RoadRecord | 13–9–2 |
| GoalsFor | 156 |
| GoalsAgainst | 115 |
| GeneralManager | Bob Pulford |
| Coach | Darryl Sutter |
| Captain | Dirk Graham |
| AltCaptain | Chris Chelios |
| Jeremy Roenick | |
| Arena | United Center |
| Attendance | 20,832 |
| MinorLeague | Indianapolis Ice |
| Flint Generals | |
| GoalsLeader | Joe Murphy (23) |
| AssistsLeader | Bernie Nicholls (29) |
| PointsLeader | Bernie Nicholls (51) |
| PIMLeader | Steve Smith (128) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Chris Chelios (+17) |
| WinsLeader | Ed Belfour (22) |
| GAALeader | Ed Belfour (2.28) |
Jeremy Roenick Flint Generals
The 1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Hawks' 69th season. It was the Blackhawks' first season at United Center, which replaced Chicago Stadium as their home venue. The Hawks ended the regular season on a high note, winning their final five games. They tied the Detroit Red Wings for most power play goals (52) and had the best power play in the league (24.53%). They also allowed the fewest goals (115) and the fewest even-strength goals (76) during the regular season. It was an inconsistent season for the team, as they had three 5-game winning streaks (February 1 to 9; March 16 to 26; and April 25 to May 3) and one 13-game winless streak from March 29 to April 23. Within their winless streak, they lost 8 games in a row. Points-leader Bernie Nicholls had 3 hat tricks, including two four-goal games (the first one came on February 5 and the second one came on February 28). Nicholls' three-goal game came on March 21 in a 7-3 Blackhawks' win at San Jose.
Regular season
The Blackhawks were one of only 3 teams in 1994–95 to have a better regular-season record on the road than at home (the other 2 teams were the Florida Panthers and the Los Angeles Kings).
Season standings
Playoffs
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a tight 7-game series, swept the Vancouver Canucks, and then lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals in 5 games; 3 of those games went into overtime (Detroit won all 3).
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||January 20, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||January 23, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||0–2–0 || |- |3||January 25, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||January 27, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||January 29, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||3–2–0 || |- |6||January 30, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||3–3–0 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || May 7, 1995 || 3–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || May 9, 1995 || 0–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || May 11, 1995 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || May 13, 1995 || 3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || May 15, 1995 || 4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Blackhawks lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || May 17, 1995 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 3–3 || |- | 7 || May 19, 1995 || 5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Blackhawks win 4–3 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | C | 48 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 17 | RW | 40 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 89 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 12 | −1 | 29 | |||
| 7 | D | 48 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 20 | D | 48 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 10 | |||
| 10 | RW | 48 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 27 | C | 33 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 16 | |||
| 44 | LW | 45 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 25 | LW | 41 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 11 | LW | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 12 | C | 47 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 33 | RW | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 2 | D | 48 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 5 | D | 48 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 128 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | |||
| 14 | LW | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 18 | C | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 32 | LW | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 22 | LW | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 19 | LW | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
| 15 | RW | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 8 | D | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 30 | G | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 3 | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 | |||||||||
| 55 | LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 4 | D | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | D | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 22 | |||
| 26 | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 34 | LW | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 25 | |||||||||
| 22 | C | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 8 | |||||||||
| 23 | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 31 | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 30 | |||||||||
| 23 | RW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | |||||||||
| 49 | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Ed Belfour | 42 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 990 | 93 | 2.28 | .906 | 5 | 2450 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 479 | 37 | 2.19 | .923 | 1 | 1014 | ||
| 49 | Jimmy Waite | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 2.53 | .902 | 0 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 31 | Jeff Hackett | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 150 | 13 | 2.38 | .913 | 0 | 328 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2.28 | .909 | 0 | 26 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | |||||||
| NHL First All-Star team | Chris Chelios (Defense) | title=Postseason All-Star Teams | url=https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19941995 | website=records.nhl.com | access-date=September 12, 2023}} | ||
| NHL Second All-Star team | Ed Belfour (Goaltender) | ||||||
| William M. Jennings Trophy | Ed Belfour |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | 25th shutout | First game |
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| Ed Belfour | February 7, 1995 | ||||
| Daniel Gauthier | March 3, 1995 | ||||
| Eric Daze | April 27, 1995 |
Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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| 1 | 14 | Ethan Moreau (LW) | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | |
| 2 | 40 | Jean-Yves Leroux (LW) | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | |
| 4 | 85 | Steve McLaren (LW) | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | |
| 5 | 118 | Marc Dupuis (D) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | |
| 6 | 144 | Jim Ensom (C) | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | |
| 7 | 170 | Tyler Prosofsky (C) | Tacoma Rockets (WHL) | |
| 8 | 196 | Mike Josephson (LW) | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | |
| 9 | 222 | Lubomir Jandera (D) | Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czech) | |
| 10 | 248 | Lars Weibel (G) | HC Lugano (Switzerland) | |
| 11 | 263 | Rob Mara (RW) | Belmont Hill High School (USHS-MA) |
Notes
References
References
- "1994-95 NHL Summary".
- "1994-95 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "William M. Jennings Trophy".
- (February 8, 1995). "Chicago Shows How to Grind : Hockey: Playing the style the Ducks covet, the Blackhawks hold Anaheim to 16 shots on goal and win, 3-0.".
- "1994-95 NHL Debuts".
- "1994 NHL Entry Draft".
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