Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Chicago Blackhawks.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Chicago had an awful season, as expected, but they are now in pure rebuilding mode and should jump up in the standings next year.  As such, there were no changes in our Top 50, but we always acknowledge that we took notice of the last season.

As always, we present our top five, which (obviously) saw no changes:

1. Stan Mikita
2. Bobby Hull
3. Patrick Kane
4. Glenn Hall
5. Duncan Keith

You can find the entire list here.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football Hockey and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the first ten of the 2024 Hockey List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 1 to 10:

1. Joe Thornton*
2. Zdeno Chara*
3. Duncan Keith*
4. Alexander Mogilny
5. Patrick Marleau
6. Theoren Fleury
7. Don Cherry
8. John LeClair
9. Claude Provost
10. Mike Richter 

*Denotes First Year of Eligibility

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football and basketball lists.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Chicago Blackhawks.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Original Six team did not make the playoffs, and there was only one change on the list.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Stan Mikita

2. Bobby Hull

3. Patrick Kane

4. Glenn Hall

5. Duncan Keith

You can find the entire list here.

Notably Patrick Kane, was unable to move from #3 before he was traded to the New York Rangers.

The only change is the now-departed, Jonathan Toews, who advanced one spot to #12.

Let’s see if this season will impact the list in next year’s revision.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

It is onward and upward for us at Notinhalloffame.com, as we have added on to our Hockey Futures Section, with the creation of the 2025 dropdown of the former players who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame that year.

Those who you can now vote and give your opinions on are:

Alexander Semin:  Semin had three 70-Point NHL Seasons, and had a World Championship Gold Medal with Russia.

Andrej Sekara:  The former Defenseman is mostly known for his time in Buffalo, and he represented Slovakia multiple times.  He also won a Silver Medal in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey representing Team Europe.

Duncan Keith:  Keith was one of the cornerstones of Chicago’s success in the first half of the 2010s, winning three Stanley Cups and two Norris Trophies.  A Conn Smythe Winner in 2015, Keith also won two Olympic Gold Medals for Canada.

Dustin Brown:  Brown helped lead Los Angeles win two Stanley Cups, and would win the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2014.  He is also an Olympic Silver Medalist with the United States in 2010.

Frans Nielsen:  Nielsen had a nice career in the NHL, and he was a member of Team Europe’s Silver Medal winning team in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.  He represented Denmark in all other international competitions.

James Garrison:  Garrison played for five NHL teams, and the Defenseman helped Canada win the 2005 World Championships.

Jason Spezza:  The Center was a two-time All-Star with his best years coming in Ottawa.  He won two Silver Medals for Canada in World Hockey Championship competition.

Keith Yandle:  Yandle was briefly the NHL’s ironman, having played in 989 consecutive Games.  The Defenseman was also a three-time All-Star.

P.K. Subban:  Subban won the Norris Trophy and was a two-time First Team All-Star when he played for Montreal, and would add a Second Team All-Star accolade as a Nashville Predator.  He also won an Olympic Gold Medal with Canada in 2014.

Ryan Getzlaf:  Getzlaf played his entire NHL career with Anaheim, winning a Stanley Cup as a rookie in 2007.  The Forward was a Second Team All-Star in 2014, and would win two Olympic Gold Medals for Canada.

Tuukka Rask:  A very successful Goalie who played his entire career in Boston, Rask backstopped the Bruins to a Stanley Cup win in 2011, and was the Vezina winner in 2014.  He also represented Finland, winning Bronze in the 2014 Olympics.

Zdeno Chara:  The towering Defenseman won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins, and was a former Norris Trophy winner.  A three-time First Team All-Star, Chara is also a former Mark Messier Leadership Award winner, and he represented Slovakia internationally.  He is another person on this list who won a Silver Medal for Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

The entire 2025 Hockey Eligible Section can be found here.

As always, we thank you for your support!

A 17-year veteran, Duncan Keith was a Second Round Pick in 2002 by the Chicago Blackhawks; the native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, would slowly become of the most complete blueliners in hockey.  

Keith first made the Blackhawks in 2005, breaking out in the 2009-10 Season, where he not only won the Norris Trophy but anchored Chicago to their first Stanley Cup in decades.  A Norris winner again in 2013/14, Keith added rings to his finger in 2013 and 2015, the latter seeing him win the Conn Smythe as the NHL's top playoff performer.

Capable of everything you want from a Defenseman, complete with rushing skills and tenacious ice protection, it can be easily stated that the Stanley Cup would not have returned to the Windy City three times in the 2010s, and though he has not received the due he should have, he was a superstar and giant of the game.  

Keith finished his career with a season in Edmonton before retiring with 117.0 Point Shares and 646 Points.

Internationally, Keith also captured Gold for Canada in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics.

A day after the 2022 Hockey Draft began, a major retirement has taken place in professional hockey with Defenseman, Duncan Keith, calling it a career.

A 17-year veteran, Keith was a Second Round Pick in 2002 by the Chicago Blackhawks, the native of Winnipeg, Manitoba would slowly become of the most complete blueline in hockey.  

Keith first made the Blackhawks in 2005, breaking out in the 2009-10 Season where he not only won the Norris Trophy, but anchored Chicago to their first Stanley Cup in decades.  A Norris winner again in 2013/14, Keith added rings to his finger in 2013 and 2015, the latter seeing him win the Conn Smythe as the NHL’s top Defenseman.

Capable of everything you want from a Defenseman, complete with rushing skills and tenacious ice protection, it can be easily stated that the Stanley Cup would not have returned to the Windy City three times in the 2010s, and though he has no received the due he should have, he was a superstar and giant of the game.  

Keith finished off his career with a season in Edmonton before retiring with 117.0 Point Shares and 646 Points.

Internationally, Keith also captured Gold for Canada in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics.

Keith will be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2025, and has an excellent chance to enter on the first ballot.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Duncan Keith the best in his post-playing career.

Duncan Keith's run with the Chicago Blackhawks was so brilliant, that we feel confident that he is the best Defenseman in franchise history.