How the Blackhawks Were Built

Earlier today, we looked at the Hawks’ opponent in the Western Conference Final. How were the Los Angeles Kings built? Mostly through the draft, but they also needed to make a number of key trades to add pieces to the mix.

Similarly, the roster coach Joel Quenneville is sending out each night has been built largely though the draft. Let’s look at how the 2013-14 Blackhawks were put together.

Draft

• 2002
  2nd round – 54th overall – Duncan Keith
• 2003
  1st round – 14th overall – Brent Seabrook
  2nd round – 52nd overall – Corey Crawford
• 2004
  2nd round – 41st overall – Bryan Bickell
• 2005
  4th round – 108th overall – Niklas Hjalmarsson
• 2006
  1st round – 3rd overall – Jonathan Toews
• 20071st round – 1st overall – Patrick Kane
• 2008
  6th round – 169th overall – Ben Smith
• 2009
  5th round – 149th overall – Marcus Kruger
• 2011
  2nd round – 41st overall – Brandon Saad
  5th round – 139th overall – Andrew Shaw

Trades

• Patrick Sharp – acquired from Philadelphia with Eric Meloche for Matt Ellison and a 3rd round pick in 2006.
• Nick Leddy – acquired from Minnesota with Kim Johnsson for Cam Barker.
• Johnny Oduya – acquired from Winnipeg for 2nd and 3rd round picks in 2013.
• Kris Versteeg – acquired  from Florida with Philippe Lefebvre for Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen
• Michal Handzus – acquired from San Jose for a 4th round pick in 2013.
• Peter Regin – acquired from the New York Islanders with Pierre-Marc Bouchard for a 4th round pick in 2014.

Free Agents

• Marian Hossa
• Brandon Bollig
• Michal Rozsival
• Sheldon Brookbank
• Antti Raanta

Breakdown

• 11 players drafted
• 6 players acquired by trade
• 5 players as free agents