It’s that time of year when the Second City Hockey team breaks down the Top 10 Blackhawks stories of the year.
Honorable mentions — Scott Foster, Patrick Kane dominates World Championship, IceHogs playoff run, Dylan Sikura signs/finally plays in NHL, and July 1 veteran signings/not using cap space
No. 10 — Trading Nick Schmaltz, Ryan Hartman
No. 9 — Alex DeBrincat is a rising star
No. 8 — Jonathan Toews’ re-emergence
No. 7 — Henri Jokiharju makes leap to NHL
No. 6 — Drafting two defensemen (Adam Boqvist, Nicolas Beaudin) in first round
No. 5 — The Marian Hossa trade
No. 4 — Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita dies
No. 3 — Corey Crawford’s concussion saga
No. 2 — Playoff streak ends
No. 1 — Joel Quenneville fired