The Chicago Blackhawks entered the National Hockey League for the 1926-27 season. It was a major expansion year for the league with the addition of the New York Rangers and the Detroit Cougars (later renamed the Red Wings). At that time, the league consisted of ten teams.
The Blackhawks have seen plenty of ups and downs, as any team that’s been around for nearly nine decades would. Many great players have come and gone. Only four of those players were able to produce 100 or more points in a single regular season. Two of those players accomplished the feat on more than one occasion.
Bobby helmet
Bobby Hull was the first Chicago player to exceed 100 points. In 1968-69, Hull scored 58 goals and added 49 assists for 107 points in 74 games. At the time, the 58 goals was an NHL record. Bobby finished second in the league, behind Phil Esposito’s 126 points. Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings also topped 100 that season. These were the first three times the 100-point barrier had been broken in the NHL.
Hull played for the Blackhawks from 1957-58 to 1971-72. It was the only time he surpassed 100 points in the NHL but he did it four times in the World Hockey Association with the Winnipeg Jets.
Denis Saverd
Denis Savard became the second Chicago player to top 100 points with 119 in 1981-82. It was the first of five such performances during his days with the Blackhawks. His 131 points in 1987-88 are today a team record. Twice, Savard finished third in the race for the Art Ross Trophy. In 1982-83, his 121 points put him behind Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers and Peter Stastny of the Quebec Nordiques. His team-record 1987-88 season saw him finish behind Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Gretzky.
Denis played two seasons with Chicago, from 1980-81 to 1989-90 and from 1994-95 to 1996-97. The Blackhawks’ 1980 third overall pick played a total of 1,196 NHL regular season games and scored 1,338 points.
steve lick
Steve Larmer broke the 100-point plateau in 1990-91 with 101. He scored 44 and assisted 57 in 80 games to place 10th in the league. Larmer was originally a sixth-round pick by the Blackhawks in 1980, 120th overall. In 1982-83, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie with a 90-point performance in 80 games. Steve played a total of 1,006 NHL regular season games during his career with the Blackhawks and New York Rangers.
jeremy rodenick
In 1993-94, Jeremy Roenick was the last Chicago player to surpass 100 points with 107. It marked his third straight season breaking the plateau and his second straight season with 107 points. In 1991-92, he reached 103 points and tied for seventh in the NHL with Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings. The following season, his 107 points didn’t even put him in the top 10. In 1993-94, JR finished tied for fifth with Mark Recchi of the Philadelphia Flyers and Pavel Bure of the Vancouver Canucks.
Roenick was the 8th overall pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, going to the Blackhawks. He played more than 1,300 NHL games and had 1,216 points for the Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks.
