| 1986–87Chicago Blackhawks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rdNorris |
| Conference | 6thCampbell |
| 1986–87 record | 29–37–14 |
| Home record | 18–13–9 |
| Road record | 11–24–5 |
| Goals for | 290 |
| Goals against | 310 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Bob Pulford |
| Coach | Bob Pulford |
| Captain | Darryl Sutter |
| Arena | Chicago Stadium |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Denis Savard (40) |
| Assists | Steve Larmer (56) |
| Points | Denis Savard (90) |
| Penalty minutes | Al Secord (196) |
| Plus/minus | Steve Larmer (18) |
| Wins | Bob Sauvé (19) |
| Goals against average | Bob Sauvé (3.60) |
The1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 61st season of operation of theChicago Blackhawks in theNational Hockey League (NHL). A notable change happened for the team in the off-season as they had previously been known as the "Black Hawks", they removed the space from the name and have been written as the "Blackhawks" ever since.
The 1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks were coming off a year in which they won the Norris Division then somehow got swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
At the1986 NHL entry draft, the Blackhawks selected forwardEverett Sanipass with their first round, 14th overall pick. Sanipass played with theVerdun Junior Canadiens of theQMJHL in the1985–86 season, scoring 28 goals and 94 points in 67 games, while amassing 320 penalty minutes, sixth highest total in the league. Other notable players selected by the team were defensemanFrantisek Kucera and centerMike Hudson.
On August 27, the Blackhawks signed defensemanGary Nylund to a three-year contract worth approximately $620,000.[1] Nylund, who would turn 23 years old early in the season, appeared in 79 games with theToronto Maple Leafs in1985–86, scoring two goals and 18 points while accumulating 180 penalty minutes. In 10 playoff games, he had two assists. The Blackhawks then sentKen Yaremchuk,Jerome Dupont and their fourth round draft pick in the1987 NHL entry draft to the Maple Leafs as compensation for signing Nylund.
Due to a back injury, defensemanBehn Wilson would miss the entire1986–87 season.
ForwardTom Lysiak, who had been with the club since 1979, announced his retirement during the off-season.
The Hawks struggled to start the season, posting a record of 4–12–5 in their first 21 games, as the club was fighting with theMinnesota North Stars for the fourth and final playoff position in theNorris Division. The Blackhawks would continue to slide to a record of 8-17-6 after 31 games, putting them in last place. The team broke out of their season-long slump, winning nine of their next 12 games, putting their record to 17–20–6, and into a tie for first place in the Norris Division with 40 points. The Blackhawks would continue to hover just under the .500 mark, peaking at two games under with a 27–29–10 record following a four-game winning streak in March, sitting in second place in the division. A late-season slump brought the Hawks' final record to 29–37–14, earning 72 points and third place in the division, as they qualified for the post-season for the 18th consecutive season. Their 72 points were their lowest total since the1983–84 when the Hawks finished with 68 points.
Offensively, Chicago was led byDenis Savard, who in 70 games, scored 40 goals and 90 points.Wayne Presley, in his first full NHL season, broke out with 32 goals, which was the second-highest total on the team, while earning 61 points in 80 games.Steve Larmer had 28 goals, 84 points, and a team-high +20 rating in 80 games.Troy Murray scored 28 goals and 71 points in 77 games.Al Secord managed to score 29 goals and 58 points in 77 games while leading the Hawks with 196 penalty minutes, andEddie Olczyk had a disappointing season by his standards, scoring 16 goals and 51 points in 79 games.
On defense,Doug Wilson led the way with 16 goals and 48 points in 69 games.Bob Murray scored six goals and 44 points in 79 games, while newcomer,Gary Nylund had seven goals and 27 points, as well as 190 penalty minutes, in 80 games.
In goal,Bob Sauve played the majority of the minutes, going 19–19–5 with a 3.59 GAA and a .894 save percentage, while earning the only shutout the club had during the season in 46 games.Murray Bannerman backed him up, and had a 9–18–8 record with a 4.14 GAA and a .873 save percentage in 39 games.
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 281 | 293 | 79 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 260 | 274 | 78 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 290 | 310 | 72 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 286 | 319 | 70 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 296 | 314 | 70 |
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.
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The Blackhawks opened the1987 Stanley Cup playoffs against theDetroit Red Wings. The Red Wings finished the1986–87 season with a record of 34–36–10, earning 78 points and second place in theNorris Division, which was six more points than the third place Blackhawks.
The series opened atJoe Louis Arena inDetroit asBob Sauve got the nod in goal. The Red Wings opened the scoring early in the first period on a goal byPetr Klima, and they would extend their lead to 2–0 after a goal byDarren Veitch before the first intermission. After a scoreless second period,Bob Murray got the Blackhawks to within one after scoring midway through the third period. The Red WingsShawn Burr then scored just a little over two minutes later, as Detroit held on for a 3–1 victory.
In the second game, the Red Wings again scored early, asGerard Gallant scored only 37 seconds into the game, giving the Wings a 1–0 lead.Joey Kocur extended the Detroit lead to 2-0 midway through the period. In the second period,Steve Yzerman made it 3-0 for the Red Wings beforeMarc Bergevin replied for the Blackhawks, cutting the Wings lead to 3–1. Detroit restored their three-goal lead on aShawn Burr goal, making it 4-1 for the Red Wings after two periods. In the third period,Adam Oates capped off the scoring for Detroit, as they cruised their way to a 5–1 victory and a 2–0 series lead. The Red Wings defence held the Blackhawks to only 15 shots in the game.
The series moved toChicago Stadium for the third game of the series. In the first period, the Red Wings again opened the scoring, asSteve Yzerman beat goaltenderBob Sauve, giving Detroit a 1–0 lead 5:28 into the game. A minute later, the Red WingsMel Bridgman made it 2–0. Bridgman added another goal in the final minute of the period, as the Wings took a 3–0 lead. The Blackhawks scored the only goal of the second period, asDenis Savard scored 2:23 into the period, cutting the Wings lead to 3-1 heading into the third. Only 21 seconds into the third period, the HawksCurt Fraser scored, as the Hawks were within a goal, down 3–2. Late in the period,Ed Olczyk scored the tying goal, as the Hawks sent the game into overtime. In the extra period, the WingsShawn Burr scored his third goal in three games, as Detroit defeated Chicago 4–3, and took a 3–0 series lead.
The Blackhawks stayed withBob Sauve in goal for the fourth game, and for the fourth time in the series, the Wings scored first, asBrent Ashton scored midway through the first period for a 1-0 Red Wings lead. In the second period,Mel Bridgman scored only 35 seconds into the period, as Detroit took a 2–0 lead in the game.Wayne Presley got the Blackhawks on the board with a goal at 9:26 of the period, however, the Red WingsDave Barr scored 41 seconds later, restoring Detroit's two-goal lead. In the third period, the Hawks fired 18 shots at Red Wings goaltenderGreg Stefan, however, they could not score, and the game finished with the Wings winning 3–1, and sweeping the series 4 games to 0. Stefan was the star of the game for the Red Wings, making 46 saves.
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Legend: Win Loss |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| Denis Savard | C | 70 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 108 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Steve Larmer | RW | 80 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Troy Murray | C | 77 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Presley | RW | 80 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 114 | -18 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Secord | LW | 77 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 196 | -20 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Olczyk | C | 79 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 119 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | LW | 75 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 182 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | D | 69 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | D | 79 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 80 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Watson | RW | 51 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 190 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brown | D | 73 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark LaVarre | RW | 58 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Donnelly | C | 71 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 81 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | RW | 73 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Ludzik | C | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sutter | LW | 44 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack O'Callahan | D | 48 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stapleton | C | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Manson | D | 63 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 146 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everett Sanipass | LW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | G | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Paterson | C | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Bannerman | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Camazzola | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Cassidy | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Sceviour | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Skorodenski | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | 2660 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 159 | 3.59 | 1 | 1497 | 1338 | .894 |
| Murray Bannerman | 2059 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 142 | 4.14 | 0 | 1122 | 980 | .873 |
| Warren Skorodenski | 155 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.71 | 0 | 90 | 83 | .922 |
| Team: | 4874 | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 308 | 3.79 | 1 | 2709 | 2401 | .886 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| Curt Fraser | LW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Olczyk | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Presley | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Savard | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brown | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Watson | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Donnelly | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Larmer | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ludzik | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Manson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Murray | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack O'Callahan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stapleton | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sutter | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Vincelette | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | 245 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.67 | 0 | 136 | 121 | .890 |
| Team: | 245 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.67 | 0 | 136 | 121 | .890 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
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Chicago's draft picks at the1986 NHL entry draft held at theMontreal Forum inMontreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 14 | Everett Sanipass | Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) | |
| 2 | 35 | Mark Kurzawski | Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) | |
| 4 | 77 | Frantisek Kucera | Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 5 | 98 | Lonnie Loach | Guelph Platers (OHL) | |
| 6 | 119 | Mario Doyon | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
| 7 | 140 | Mike Hudson | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | |
| 8 | 161 | Marty Nanne | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | |
| 9 | 182 | Geoff Benic | Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) | |
| 10 | 203 | Glenn Lowes | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | |
| 11 | 224 | Chris Thayer | Kent School (USHS-CT) | |
| 12 | 245 | Sean Williams | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
| S2 | 17 | Dave Randall | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |