Chicago Blackhawks 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
Last year was one of promise and yet disappointment for the Chicago Blackhawks. Connor Bedard was an unqualified success in his first season as the marquee man for the Blackhawks. The 2023 first overall draft pick spiked interest and revenue for the Hawks. Chicago is trying to fight its way out of a long and painful rebuild. Bedard is the player who will eventually take them back to contender status. Still, the rest of the Blackhawks are not much to brag about and Bedard needs a stronger supporting cast.
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Chicago Blackhawks Team Overview
In the 2023-24 season, the Chicago Blackhawks were 23-53-6 straight up and 31-48 over/under the total. Also, Chicago was 15th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Chicago was 61 points behind the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference playoff race.
Chicago had NHL rankings of 32nd for goals scored and 28th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Blackhawks had NHL rankings of 29th for goals against and 27th for penalty killing.
Chicago finished 46 points out of a Western Conference playoff spot.
Chicago Blackhawks Key Players
In his rookie season, Connor Bedard had 22 goals with 39 assists. Bedard is the new marquee man of the Blackhawks after being taken first overall in the 2023 NHL Draft. Bedard was named to the 2024 NHL All-Star game but was out with a broken jaw. Despite missing 14 games and having little support, Bedard had an impressive campaign.
C Jason Dickinson had the burden to carry the Blackhawk offense fall on his shoulders. Dickinson scored 22 goals and 13 assists last year. Dickinson began his NHL career with the Dallas Stars in 2015-16.
Defenseman Seth Jones is a five-time NHL All-Star but has tailed off in recent years. Jones has never fully lived up to the hype of his amateur days. Last year, he scored eight goals with 23 assists.
Chicago Blackhawks Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Petr Mrazek broke into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings in 2012-13. Last season, Mrazek had a .908 save percentage and a 3.05 goals against average.
Chicago Blackhawks Head Coach
Head coach Luke Richardson was a journeyman NHL defenseman who played for six teams from 1987 through 2008. This is his third year as the head coach of Chicago. His career record is 49-102-13.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
23 |
53 |
8th, Central |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
26 |
49 |
8th, Central |
Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
28 |
42 |
7th, Central |
Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
24 |
25 |
6th, Central |
Did not qualify |
| 2019–20 |
70 |
32 |
30 |
7th, Central |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Golden Knights) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
36 |
34 |
6th, Central |
Did not qualify |
Chicago Blackhawks History
Few sports teams can match the rich history and tradition of the Chicago Blackhawks. Born in 1926 as an “Original Six” franchise, the Blackhawks have six Stanley Cup championships. Owner Rocky Wirtz, head coach Joel Quenneville, and star players such as Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, and Patrick Kane won Stanley Cup titles in 2010, 2013, and 2015. Ironically, the Blackhawks had great teams in the late 1960s and early 1970s but could never finish. Stars such as Hall of Famers Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, and Tony Esposito were on those teams that made four Stanley Cup Final appearances and eight more semifinal runs from 1962-1974. Sadly, Esposito passed away in August 2021. He remains one of the most beloved athletes in Chicago sports history.
Following the greatest era in the storied history of this Original Six franchise, the Blackhawks have reached a new dark age that resembles the early 2000s when ESPN rated them as the worst franchise in team sports. It all came to a head in the fall of 2021 when the Kyle Beach sexual assault story broke. Beach was assaulted in 2010 by a team employee, and the Blackhawks tried to cover the incident up with the playoffs approaching. Chicago was forced to pay Beach a settlement and clean house.
Once upon a time, John McDonough was rated as the best team president in sports. General manager Stan Bowman and head coach Joel Quenneville were with McDonough for all three Stanley Cup championships. This trio built a team that led the NHL in attendance for over a decade. But because of the Kyle Beach incident, they are out of the NHL, and their former team is a shell of itself.
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