Ex-Blackhawks First-Rounder On Fire With Canadiens
This former Blackhawks forward is starting to heat up in a big way with the Canadiens.
thehockeynews.comHere’s a concise update on the 2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks season based on recent publicly available summaries.
- Overview: The Blackhawks finished with a 28–42–12 record, missing the playoffs and placing 7th in the Central Division, 14th in the Western Conference. This marked another disappointing campaign amid organizational changes and roster turnover.[2][3]
- Key players: Patrick Kane led the team in points (92) and assists (66), while Alex DeBrincat was the goal leader with 41 goals. Marc-Andre Fleury topped the win column among goalies with 19 wins.[2]
- Notable events: The season featured a franchise-record rough start, highlighted by a nine-game winless stretch to open the season, followed by the firing of head coach Jeremy Colliton after an opening period of underperformance.[3][2]
- Context: The club faced ongoing rebuilding, including evaluating young players and managing contract situations for core forwards like Kirby Dach and Dylan Strome, while navigating trades that shaped the roster ahead of the following season.[3]
- Additional context: For a season-by-season breakdown, historical summaries and deeper analysis are available via sources compiling player grades, season recaps, and franchise-year references.[1][5]
If you’d like, I can pull specific sections (e.g., coach changes, roster moves, or game-by-game performance) from those sources and summarize them with citations.