2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 84th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The season began on October 2, 2009, with a pair of games against the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, and ended on June 9, 2010, when the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, giving the organization its first NHL championship since 1961 and fourth overall. For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Blackhawks made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks were voted by fans on NHL.com as one of the top 20 greatest teams in NHL history.
| 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks | |
|---|---|
Stanley Cup champions | |
Western Conference champions | |
Central Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Central |
| Conference | 2nd Western |
| 2009–10 record | 52–22–8 |
| Home record | 29–8–4 |
| Road record | 23–14–4 |
| Goals for | 271 |
| Goals against | 209 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Stan Bowman |
| Coach | Joel Quenneville |
| Captain | Jonathan Toews |
| Alternate captains | Duncan Keith Patrick Sharp |
| Arena | United Center |
| Average attendance | 21,356 (108.3%) Total: 854,267 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Patrick Kane (30) |
| Assists | Patrick Kane (58) |
| Points | Patrick Kane (88) |
| Penalty minutes | Ben Eager (120) |
| Plus/minus | Patrick Sharp Marian Hossa (+24) |
| Wins | Cristobal Huet Antti Niemi (26) |
| Goals against average | Antti Niemi (2.25) |
In May 2021, two former players from the 2009–10 Blackhawks roster publicly accused the team's video coach at the time of sexually assaulting them during this season, sparking controversy.