Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Artemi Panarin
1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point
October 7, 2015
Viktor Svedberg
1st career NHL game
October 9, 2015
Ryan Garbutt
200th career NHL game
October 9, 2015
Trevor van Riemsdyk
1st career NHL goal
October 10, 2015
Artemi Panarin
1st career NHL assist
October 10, 2015
Viktor Svedberg
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point
October 15, 2015
Vinnie Hinostroza
1st career NHL game
October 17, 2015
Tanner Kero
1st career NHL game
October 29, 2015
Erik Gustafsson
1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
October 30, 2015
Viktor Svedberg
1st career NHL assist
November 2, 2015
Ryan Hartman
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
November 4, 2015
Marcus Kruger
300th career NHL game
November 4, 2015
Tanner Kero
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point
November 6, 2015
Andrew Desjardins
300th career NHL game
November 8, 2015
Artem Anisimov
200th career NHL point
November 8, 2015
Tanner Kero
1st career NHL assist
November 18, 2015
Patrick Kane
19 game point streak – American Record (later 26 games) 600th career NHL game
November 28, 2015
Michal Rozsival
900th career NHL game
December 3, 2015
Patrick Kane
22 game point streak – Blackhawks Record (later 26 games)
December 6, 2015
Dennis Rasmussen
1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point
December 8, 2015
Patrick Kane
600th career NHL point
December 8, 2015
Marian Hossa
1,200th career NHL game
December 13, 2015
Niklas Hjalmarsson
500th career NHL game
December 13, 2015
Dennis Rasmussen
1st career NHL assist
December 13, 2015
Brandon Mashinter
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point
December 13, 2015
Patrick Kane
1st American born player to score 20 goals in each of their first 9 seasons
December 13, 2015
Jonathan Toews
600th career NHL game
December 20, 2015
Phillip Danault
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
December 20, 2015
Brent Seabrook
800th career NHL game
December 27, 2015
Artem Anisimov
100th career NHL goal
December 31, 2015
Jonathan Toews
4th OT goal this season – Blackhawks Record (later 5 goals)
December 31, 2015
Corey Crawford
300th career NHL game
January 3, 2016
Phillip Danault
1st career NHL goal
January 8, 2016
Duncan Keith
800th career NHL game
January 10, 2016
Joel Quenneville
783rd career NHL coaching win – 2nd all time
January 14, 2016
Patrick Kane
1st career NHL hat-trick
January 15, 2016
Andrew Shaw
300th career NHL game
February 6, 2016
Jonathan Toews
300th career NHL assist
February 6, 2016
Patrick Kane
400th career NHL assist
February 15, 2016
Artemi Panarin
1st career NHL hat-trick
February 17, 2016
Artemi Panarin
1st career NHL playoff goal
April 15, 2016
Trevor van Riemsdyk
1st career NHL playoff goal
April 23, 2016
Transactions [ edit ]
The Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27 )
To New York Rangers Antti Raanta
To Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Haggerty
[37]
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30 )
To Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad Alex Broadhurst Michael Paliotta
To Chicago Blackhawks Artem Anisimov Marko Dano Jeremy Morin Corey Tropp 4th-round pick in 2016
[38]
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06 )
To Edmonton Oilers Anders Nilsson
To Chicago Blackhawks Liam Coughlin
[39]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10 )
To Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp Stephen Johns
To Chicago Blackhawks Trevor Daley Ryan Garbutt
[40]
September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11 )
To Carolina Hurricanes Kris Versteeg Joakim Nordstrom 3rd-round pick in 2017
To Chicago Blackhawks Dennis RobertsonJake Massie 5th-round pick in 2017
[41]
December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14 )
To Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley
To Chicago Blackhawks Rob Scuderi Note 1
[42]
January 3, 2016 (2016-01-03 )
To Toronto Maple Leafs Jeremy Morin
To Chicago Blackhawks Richard Panik
[43]
January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21 )
To Anaheim Ducks Ryan Garbutt
To Chicago Blackhawks Jiri Sekac
[44]
February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25 )
To Winnipeg Jets Marko Dano 1st round pick in 2016 conditional 3rd round pick in 2018
To Chicago Blackhawks Andrew Ladd Note 2 Jay Harrison Matt Fraser
[45]
February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26 )
To Los Angeles Kings Rob Scuderi Note 3
To Chicago Blackhawks Christian Ehrhoff Note 4
[46]
February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26 )
To Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault 2nd round pick in 2018
To Chicago Blackhawks Dale Weise Tomas Fleischmann
[47]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29 )
To Carolina Hurricanes Dennis Robertson
To Chicago Blackhawks Drew MacIntyre
[48]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29 )
To Anaheim Ducks Corey Tropp
To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Jackman 7th-round pick in 2017
[49]
Notes
Note 1 Pittsburgh to retain 33% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
Note 2 Winnipeg to retain 36% ($1.584 million) of salary as part of trade.
Note 3 Chicago to retain 50% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
Note 4 Los Angeles to retain 15% ($225,000) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired [ edit ]
Date
Player
Former team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars )
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
Viktor Tikhonov
SKA Saint Petersburg
1 year, $1.04 million
[50]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02 )
Cameron Schilling
Washington Capitals
2 years, $1.15 million
[51]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02 )
Mike Liambas
Milwaukee Admirals
1 year, $575,000
[51]
August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18 )
Nolan Valleau
Bowling Green University
2 year, $1.335 million
[52]
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28 )
Mac Carruth
Rockford IceHogs
1 year, $575,000
[53]
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24 )
Lars Johansson
Frölunda HC
1 year, $575,000
[54]
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24 )
Michal Kempny
Avangard Omsk
1 year, $700,000
[54]
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24 )
Martin Lundberg
Skellefteå AIK
1 year, $692,500
[54]
Free agents lost [ edit ]
Claimed via waivers [ edit ]
Player
Old team
Date claimed off waivers
Ref
Lost via waivers [ edit ]
Lost via retirement [ edit ]
Player signings [ edit ]
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29 )
David Rundblad
2 years, $2 million
[63]
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30 )
Michael Leighton
1 year, $575,000
[64]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
Artem Anisimov
5 years, $22.75 million
[65]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03 )
Andrew Desjardins
2 years, $1.6 million
[66]
July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07 )
Trevor van Riemsdyk
2 years, $1.65 million
[67]
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09 )
Dennis Rasmussen
1 year, $575,000
[68]
August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05 )
Viktor Svedberg
1 year, $575,000
[69]
September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02 )
Joakim Nordstrom
1 year, $605,000
[70]
September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11 )
Marcus Kruger
1 year, $1.5 million
[71]
September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19 )
Michal Rozsival
1 year, $600,000
[72]
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26 )
Brent Seabrook
8 years, $55 million contract extension
[73]
October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15 )
Kyle Cumiskey
1 year, $575,000
[74]
March 3, 2016 (2016-03-03 )
Kyle Baun
2 years, contract extension
[75]
March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08 )
Marcus Kruger
3 years, $9.25 million contract extension
[76]
March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14 )
Viktor Svedberg
2 years, contract extension
[77]
April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04 )
Robin Norell
3 years, entry-level contract
[78]
April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06 )
Tyler Motte
3 years, entry-level contract
[79]
April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14 )
Carl Dahlstrom
3 years, entry-level contract
[80]
April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29 )
Luke Johnson
3 years, entry-level contract
[81]
May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11 )
Gustav Forsling
3 years, entry-level contract
[82]
June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14 )
Mac Carruth
1 year
[83]
June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15 )
Richard Panik
1 year
[84]
June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19 )
Nick Schmaltz
3 years, entry-level contract
[85]
June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22 )
Dennis Rasmussen
1 year
[86]
Suspensions/fines [ edit ]
Draft picks [ edit ]
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft , to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida .
Draft notes[87]
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