2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 83rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. Prior to the start of the season, the Blackhawks announced that 20-year-old center Jonathan Toews would serve as the team's captain for the 2008–09 season, thus making him the 3rd-youngest player to earn that distinction in the NHL. Their regular season began on October 10, 2008, against the New York Rangers and concluded on April 12, 2009, against the rival Detroit Red Wings. The Blackhawks played in the Winter Classic, an outdoor game, against the Red Wings at Wrigley Field on January 1, 2009. The team succeeded in making the 2008–09 playoffs with a 3–1 win over Nashville on April 3 after missing the 2007–08 playoffs by three points.

2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks
Division2nd Central
Conference4th Western
2008–09 record46–24–12
Home record24–9–8
Road record22–15–4
Goals for264
Goals against216
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachDenis Savard
Joel Quenneville
CaptainJonathan Toews
Alternate captainsDuncan Keith
Patrick Sharp
ArenaUnited Center
Wrigley Field (1 game)
Average attendance22,247 (21,783, 106.2% at UC)
Capacity: 20,500
Total: 912,155 (871,337 at UC)
Team leaders
GoalsJonathan Toews (34)
AssistsMartin Havlat (48)
PointsMartin Havlat (77)
Penalty minutesBen Eager (161)
Plus/minusDuncan Keith (+33)
WinsNikolai Khabibulin (25)
Goals against averageNikolai Khabibulin (2.33)
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