Chicago Blackhawks
National Hockey League team in Chicago
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| 2025 | All-Star Game replaced by the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off |
| 2024 | Connor Bedard is named for the Chicago Blackhawks Player of the Year award, though he did not play, marking the 68th award. |
| 2024 | Connor Bedard was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top first-year player. |
| 2024 | The Blackhawks finished the 2023–24 NHL season with a 23–53–6 record, the second-worst in the NHL and worst in franchise history since 1974. |
| 2024 | The Blackhawks terminated Corey Perry's contract for violating the team's code of conduct policy. |
| 2024 | April Holder, a lineal descendant of Black Hawk, gave an interview with CBS denouncing the team's use of her ancestor's name and image, calling it 'identity theft' and arguing that the team has never sought her family's permission to use the name. |
| December 5 2024 | The Blackhawks fired head coach Luke Richardson after a poor start to the 2024–25 season, naming Anders Sorensen as interim head coach. |
| June 5 2024 | Blackhawks announced they would join the newly established Chicago Sports Network along with the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. |
| February 25 2024 | Chris Chelios's jersey #7 was retired, commemorating his time with the Blackhawks from 1990 to 1999. |
| 2023 | Seth Jones wins the Chicago Blackhawks Player of the Year award as a defenseman in the 67th edition. |
| 2023 | Connor Bedard selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team as a forward for the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2023-24 season. |
| 2023 | The Blackhawks announce they will not re-sign captain Jonathan Toews, effectively ending the Toews and Kane era. |
| 2023 | The Blackhawks made trades to acquire veteran forwards Taylor Hall, Nick Foligno, and Corey Perry. |
| 2023 | The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery and received the first overall pick in the 2023 NHL entry draft, selecting Connor Bedard. |
| July 30 2023 | Danny Wirtz was named chairman and president of Wirtz Corporation, the company that owns the Blackhawks. |
| July 25 2023 | Rocky Wirtz unexpectedly died at age 70. |
| March 2023 | Patrick Kane is traded to the Arizona Coyotes and subsequently to the New York Rangers in a three-team trade. |
| 2022 | Alex DeBrincat wins the Chicago Blackhawks Player of the Year award as a right wing player in the 66th iteration. |
| November 20 2022 | Marian Hossa's jersey #81 was retired, recognizing his career with the Blackhawks from 2009 to 2017. |
| October 4 2022 | Rocky Wirtz passes away, ending his transformative 15-year tenure as owner of the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| July 2022 | The Blackhawks trade star players Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for draft picks, signaling a rebuilding phase. |
| June 27 2022 | Luke Richardson is named the 40th head coach in Blackhawks franchise history. |
| March 1 2022 | Kyle Davidson is formally named the team's general manager. |
| 2021 | All-Star Game not held due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| December 15 2021 | Kyle Beach reaches an undisclosed settlement with the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| November 6 2021 | Jeremy Colliton is fired as head coach after leading the team to a 1-9-2 record, with Derek King named as interim replacement. |
| October 28 2021 | Joel Quenneville resigns as head coach of the Florida Panthers after meeting with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman regarding the Brad Aldrich investigation. |
| October 26 2021 | Kyle Davidson becomes the general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, succeeding Stan Bowman. |
| October 26 2021 | Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac resign following the release of the internal investigation report about Brad Aldrich's sexual misconduct. |
| January 2021 | The 2020-21 NHL season begins with a condensed 56-game schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Marian Hossa was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, celebrating his significant contributions to the Blackhawks from 2009-2017. |
| 2020 | Patrick Kane wins the Chicago Blackhawks Player of the Year award for the 65th time as a right wing player, maintaining his excellence. |
| 2020 | The Blackhawks defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the qualifying round of the COVID-19 pandemic-altered Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round. |
| 2020 | John McDonough was fired after serving as the Blackhawks' president for 13 years. |
| 2020 | Anthony Tamez-Pochel, co-president of the Chi-Nations Youth Council, wrote in Teen Vogue about the harmful impact of race-based mascots, specifically criticizing the Blackhawks logo as an assault on Native culture. |
| December 2020 | Following the Cleveland Indians' announcement to change their name, Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz reiterated that the team would not change its name. |
| December 16 2020 | Danny Wirtz, son of Rocky Wirtz, is named the new chief executive officer of the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| July 2020 | The Chicago Blackhawks banned headdresses from being worn at home games, marking a significant change in their approach to Native American imagery. |
| July 7 2020 | The Blackhawks issued a press release defending their team name and logo, stating that it symbolizes Black Hawk of Illinois' Sac & Fox Nation and pledging to expand awareness of Indigenous American contributions. |
| 2019 | Patrick Kane wins the Chicago Blackhawks Player of the Year award for the 64th time as a right wing player, continuing his consistent performance. |
| 2019 | Dominik Kubalik selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team as a forward for the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019-20 season. |
| 2019 | Tommy Hawk was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame. |
| 2019 | The Blackhawks won the third-overall pick in the 2019 NHL entry draft, selecting Kirby Dach. |
| 2019 | The American Indian Center of Chicago ended all ties with the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation, refusing to affiliate with organizations that perpetuate Native American stereotypes through mascots. |
| July 7 2019 | The Blackhawks issued a press release defending their team name and logo, emphasizing that it symbolizes Black Hawk of Illinois' Sac & Fox Nation. |
| 2018 | Patrick Kane wins the Chicago Blackhawks Player of the Year award for the 63rd time as a right wing player. |
| November 6 2018 | Head coach Joel Quenneville and assistant coaches Kevin Dineen and Ulf Samuelsson were fired. Jeremy Colliton was named the 38th head coach in franchise history. |
| March 20 2018 | The Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention, marking the first time in nine years they failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. |
| 2017 | The Fifth Third Arena (previously MB Ice Arena) opened as the Blackhawks' practice facility, costing $65 million to construct. |
| 2017 | The Blackhawks traded Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Arizona Coyotes and Artemi Panarin to the Columbus Blue Jackets, reacquiring Brandon Saad. |
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