1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season saw the Blackhawks finish in fourth place in the Norris Division with a record of 27 wins, 41 losses, and 12 ties for 66 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two in the Division Semifinals and the St. Louis Blues four games to one in the Division Finals. However, they lost the Campbell Conference Finals four games to one to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames.

Offseason

The biggest move the Blackhawks made on the ice in the offseason was drafting Boston native Jeremy Roenick with the number 8 pick. Roenick completed his junior year of high school before the draft, and made his NHL debut later that season scoring 18 points in 20 games. The biggest move the Blackhawks made off the ice was GM Bob Pulford replacing Bob Murdoch as Coach with Mike Keenan. The Keenan years resulting in some of the most exciting hockey in Chicago since the Hull/Mikita years - both on the ice (as the Hawks would reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 1992) and off the ice (as Keenan feuded with virtually every star on the team).

NHL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	8.	Jeremy Roenick (C)	United States	Thayer Academy (USHS)

Regular season

The Blackhawks had several prolongated losing streaks - opening the season by losing seven of the first nine, then losing nine straight from mid-November to mid-December, then finishing the year losing nine of the last 13. The Hawks struggled in shorthanded-situations, allowing the most regular season power play goals in the league, with 122.^[1]

Offensively, Steve Larmer led the team with 43 goals and 87 points. Dennis Savard led the team in assists with 59, and was second in overall points with 82. In January 1988, the Blackhawks acquired Dirk Graham from Minnesota for Curt Fraser, in what would be one of the organization's better trades. Doug Wilson and Dave Manson led the defense in scoring with 62 and 54 points respectively.

In goal, the Blackhawks struggled to find the right netminder. Darren Pang started the season but his 4.38 goals against average resulted in only a 10-11-6 record. The Blackhawks acquired Alain Chevrier from Winnipeg in January 1989 and he faired slightly better with a 3.51 goals against average and a 13-11-2 record. The Hawks were hoping that 1987's first round draft choice Jim Waite would be the answer, but he failed to win a game, ending with a 0-7-1 record and a 5.22 goals against average. By year-end, they were forced to rely on an undrafted rookie named Eddie Belfour who only had a 4-12-3 record, but did have a respectable 3.87 goals against average.

Final standings

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Detroit Red Wings	80	34	34	12	313	316	80
St. Louis Blues	80	33	35	12	275	285	78
Minnesota North Stars	80	27	37	16	258	278	70
Chicago Blackhawks	80	27	41	12	297	335	66
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	46	6	259	342	62

^[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 6, 1988	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (1988–89)	0–0–1
2	L	October 8, 1988	4–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	0–1–1
3	L	October 9, 1988	4–8	Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	0–2–1
4	W	October 12, 1988	10–1	Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)	1–2–1
5	L	October 15, 1988	5–7	@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)	1–3–1
6	L	October 16, 1988	3–10	Boston Bruins (1988–89)	1–4–1
7	L	October 18, 1988	3–4 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	1–5–1
8	L	October 20, 1988	0–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	1–6–1
9	L	October 22, 1988	4–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)	1–7–1
10	W	October 25, 1988	7–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)	2–7–1
11	L	October 28, 1988	2–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)	2–8–1
12	W	October 30, 1988	5–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)	3–8–1
13	L	October 31, 1988	3–6	@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)	3–9–1
14	W	November 3, 1988	4–1	Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	4–9–1
15	T	November 5, 1988	5–5 OT	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	4–9–2
16	L	November 6, 1988	3–5	Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)	4–10–2
17	T	November 9, 1988	6–6 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)	4–10–3
18	W	November 11, 1988	6–5 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)	5–10–3
19	T	November 13, 1988	5–5 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)	5–10–4
20	W	November 16, 1988	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)	6–10–4
21	L	November 19, 1988	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)	6–11–4
22	L	November 20, 1988	4–7	Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)	6–12–4
23	L	November 23, 1988	3–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	6–13–4
24	L	November 25, 1988	4–5 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)	6–14–4
25	L	November 26, 1988	2–8	@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)	6–15–4
26	L	November 29, 1988	2–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	6–16–4
27	L	December 3, 1988	4–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)	6–17–4
28	L	December 6, 1988	6–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)	6–18–4
29	L	December 10, 1988	4–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)	6–19–4
30	W	December 11, 1988	5–2	St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	7–19–4
31	W	December 14, 1988	4–3	Hartford Whalers (1988–89)	8–19–4
32	L	December 17, 1988	0–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	8–20–4
33	L	December 18, 1988	3–5	New Jersey Devils (1988–89)	8–21–4
34	L	December 21, 1988	3–4	Washington Capitals (1988–89)	8–22–4
35	W	December 23, 1988	7–2	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	9–22–4
36	L	December 26, 1988	1–4	St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	9–23–4
37	W	December 28, 1988	4–3	Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	10–23–4
38	L	December 31, 1988	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1988–89)	10–24–4
39	T	January 1, 1989	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	10–24–5
40	L	January 7, 1989	3–6	@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)	10–25–5
41	W	January 8, 1989	3–2	New York Islanders (1988–89)	11–25–5
42	T	January 11, 1989	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	11–25–6
43	L	January 12, 1989	5–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)	11–26–6
44	W	January 14, 1989	5–3	@ New York Islanders (1988–89)	12–26–6
45	T	January 16, 1989	2–2 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)	12–26–7
46	L	January 18, 1989	4–6	New York Rangers (1988–89)	12–27–7
47	W	January 20, 1989	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	13–27–7
48	L	January 21, 1989	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	13–28–7
49	W	January 24, 1989	4–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)	14–28–7
50	W	January 25, 1989	6–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)	15–28–7
51	L	January 28, 1989	4–5 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)	15–29–7
52	W	January 30, 1989	7–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	16–29–7
53	W	February 1, 1989	7–4	Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)	17–29–7
54	W	February 4, 1989	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	18–29–7
55	L	February 5, 1989	4–5	St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	18–30–7
56	W	February 10, 1989	3–1	New York Islanders (1988–89)	19–30–7
57	L	February 12, 1989	2–6	Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)	19–31–7
58	W	February 14, 1989	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	20–31–7
59	W	February 15, 1989	7–4	Washington Capitals (1988–89)	21–31–7
60	W	February 17, 1989	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	22–31–7
61	T	February 19, 1989	4–4 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)	22–31–8
62	T	February 22, 1989	5–5 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	22–31–9
63	L	February 25, 1989	0–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	22–32–9
64	T	February 26, 1989	4–4 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	22–32–10
65	W	March 1, 1989	5–1	Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	23–32–10
66	T	March 4, 1989	3–3 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	23–32–11
67	T	March 5, 1989	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	23–32–12
68	L	March 8, 1989	5–7	New Jersey Devils (1988–89)	23–33–12
69	L	March 11, 1989	2–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)	23–34–12
70	L	March 12, 1989	5–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)	23–35–12
71	L	March 14, 1989	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)	23–36–12
72	L	March 16, 1989	1–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	23–37–12
73	W	March 18, 1989	3–1	@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)	24–37–12
74	W	March 19, 1989	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)	25–37–12
75	L	March 22, 1989	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)	25–38–12
76	L	March 25, 1989	3–6	@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)	25–39–12
77	L	March 26, 1989	5–7	Calgary Flames (1988–89)	25–40–12
78	W	March 29, 1989	3–1	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)	26–40–12
79	L	April 1, 1989	1–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)	26–41–12
80	W	April 2, 1989	4–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)	27–41–12

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Steve Larmer	80	43	44	87	54
Denis Savard	58	23	59	82	110
Dirk Graham	80	33	45	78	89
Troy Murray	79	21	30	51	113
Wayne Presley	72	21	19	40	100
Steve Thomas	45	21	19	40	69
Adam Creighton	43	15	14	29	92
Rick Vaive	30	12	13	25	60
Mike Hudson	41	7	16	23	20
Jeremy Roenick	20	9	9	18	4
Brian Noonan	45	4	12	16	28
Bob Bassen	49	4	12	16	62
Duane Sutter	75	7	9	16	214
Mike Eagles	47	5	11	16	44
Everett Sanipass	50	6	9	15	164
Dan Vincelette	66	11	4	15	119
David Mackey	23	1	2	3	78
Bill Gardner	6	1	1	2	0
Mike Stapleton	7	0	1	1	7
Jari Torkki	4	1	0	1	0
Bill Watson	3	0	1	1	4
Steve Ludzik	6	1	0	1	8
Mike Rucinski	1	0	0	0	0
Wayne Van Dorp	8	0	0	0	23
Warren Rychel	2	0	0	0	17
Greg Gilbert	4	0	0	0	0

Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Doug Wilson	66	15	47	62	69
Dave Manson	79	18	36	54	352
Trent Yawney	69	5	19	24	116
Keith Brown	74	2	16	18	84
Steve Konroyd	57	5	7	12	40
Bob Murray	15	2	4	6	27
Gary Nylund	23	3	2	5	63
Bob McGill	68	0	4	4	155
Bruce Cassidy	9	0	2	2	4
Mario Doyon	7	1	1	2	6
Marc Bergevin	11	0	0	0	18
Glen Cochrane	6	0	0	0	13
Kent Paynter	1	0	0	0	2
Jim Playfair	7	0	0	0	28

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	GAA
Alain Chevrier	27	13	11	2	3.51
Darren Pang	35	10	11	6	4.38
Ed Belfour	23	4	12	3	3.87
Chris Clifford	1	0	0	0	0.00
Jimmy Waite	11	0	7	1	5.22

Playoffs

Despite their awful 27-41-12 record, the Blackhawks made the playoffs by finishing in fourth place in the weak Norris Division. After three straight years of first-round defeats in the playoffs, the Blackhawks would raise their level of play considerably by stunning the Detroit Red Wings in six games. Denis Savard's 13 points in the series (4 goals and 9 assists) tied a team record shared by Hull and Mikita.

Norris Division Semi-Finals

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Chicago Blackhawks	2	Detroit Red Wings	3
April 6	Chicago Blackhawks	5	Detroit Red Wings	4	(OT)
April 8	Detroit Red Wings	2	Chicago Blackhawks	4
April 9	Detroit Red Wings	2	Chicago Blackhawks	3
April 11	Chicago Blackhawks	4	Detroit Red Wings	6
April 13	Detroit Red Wings	1	Chicago Blackhawks	7

Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

Norris Division Finals

Staying hot in the Norris Finals the Hawks would beat the St. Louis Blues in five games.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
April 18	Chicago Blackhawks	3	St. Louis Blues	1
April 20	Chicago Blackhawks	4	St. Louis Blues	5
April 22	St. Louis Blues	2	Chicago Blackhawks	5
April 24	St. Louis Blues	2	Chicago Blackhawks	3
April 26	Chicago Blackhawks	4	St. Louis Blues	2

Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Campbell Conference Finals

After a great playoff run, the Blackhawks Cup dreams would end up in ashes as they would be beaten by the eventual Stanley Cup champions Calgary Flames in five games. Denis Savard and Steve Larmer led the team throughout the playoffs averaging more than a point a game. Dave Manson set a team record that still stands with 84 penalty minutes in the playoffs.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 2	Chicago Blackhawks	0	Calgary Flames	3
May 4	Chicago Blackhawks	4	Calgary Flames	2
May 6	Calgary Flames	5	Chicago Blackhawks	2
May 8	Calgary Flames	2	Chicago Blackhawks	1	(OT)
May 10	Chicago Blackhawks	1	Calgary Flames	3

Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

References

Blackhawks on Hockey Database

↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1989.html
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

Chicago Blackhawks seasons

1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Chicago Blackhawks

Founded in 1926 Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Records Award winners Seasons Current season

Personnel	Owner Wirtz Corporation (Rocky Wirtz, chairman) General manager Stan Bowman Head coach Joel Quenneville Team captain Jonathan Toews Current roster

Arenas	Chicago Coliseum Chicago Stadium United Center

Rivalries	St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings

Culture and lore	2009 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Stadium Series 2015 NHL Winter Classic 2016 NHL Stadium Series 2017 NHL Winter Classic Ashland Green/Pink Line Station "Chelsea Dagger" Curse of Muldoon Eddie Olczyk Gene Honda "Here Come the Hawks" "Holiday Road" Jim Cornelison The "Madhouse on Madison" Nancy Faust Original Six Pat Foley Sudden Death Wayne Messmer 86th Infantry Division 17 seconds

Stanley Cup championships (6)	1934 1938 1961 2010 2013 2015

Retired numbers	1 3 3 9 18 21 35 99

General managers	McLaughlin Tobin Ivan Pulford Keenan Pulford Murray Pulford Smith Pulford Tallon Bowman

Head coaches	Muldoon Stanley Lehman Gardiner Irvin Shaughnessy Tobin Iverson Matheson Gorman Loughlin Stewart Thompson Gottselig Conacher Goodfellow Abel Eddolls Ivan Pilous Reay White Pulford Johnston Magnuson Pulford Tessier Pulford Murdoch Keenan D. Sutter Hartsburg Graham Molleken Pulford Suhonen B. Sutter Yawney Savard Quenneville

Affiliates	AHL Rockford IceHogs ECHL Indy Fuel

Media	CSN Chicago WGN Sports WGN Radio Hawkvision FSN Chicago Broadcasters

1988–89 NHL season

Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec

Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto

Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg

See also	Entry Draft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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Related programs

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Affiliated networks	Midwest Sports Channel Prime Network PRISM SportsChannel Chicago SportsChannel New England SportsChannel New York SportsChannel Pacific SportsChannel Philadelphia

Commentators

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Commentators by team	Chicago Blackhawks Hartford Whalers New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers

Key figures

Color commentators	Herb Brooks Gerry Cheevers Bill Clement John Davidson Don Edwards John Kelly Craig Laughlin Dave Maloney Peter McNab Joe Micheletti Denis Potvin Jeff Rimer Pete Stemkowski Dale Tallon Ed Westfall

CBC playoff feeds	Steve Armitage Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert John Garrett Dick Irvin, Jr. Ron MacLean Harry Neale Jim Peplinski Scott Russell Don Wittman

Stanley Cup Finals

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1989
1991 (rebroadcast third period from NBC's coverage)

Related events	National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition

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Seasons by team

Chicago Blackhawks	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Hartford Whalers	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

New Jersey Devils	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

New York Islanders	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Philadelphia Flyers	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

San Jose Sharks	1991–92

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