Patrick Sharp, a member of the Chicago Blackhawks' three Stanley Cup wins of the 2010s (2010, 2013 & 2015), was one of the better defensive forwards of his era.  Sharp spent the majority of his professional career with Chicago, and he was often a fringe contender for the Frank J. Selke Award. In the 2007-08 season, he finished first in the National Hockey League in Short-Handed Goals.  Sharp would also finish in the top ten in Goals twice, and internationally, he was a member of Team Canada’s 2014 Olympic win.

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.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Chicago Blackhawks, a team of the Original Six.

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 NHL.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

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

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2017-18 Season.

The complete list can be found here,but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Stan Mikita

2. Bobby Hull

3. Patrick Kane

4. Glenn Hall

5. Duncan Keith

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  Look for our top 50 Philadelphia Flyers soon.

As always, we thank you for your support.

Troy Murray would win the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1985/86, and as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, he would receive votes for that award in seven other seasons.  Murray was never named an All-Star in his career, but he was a very good two-way player who had a 99 Point season in the year he won the Selke.  As a Blackhawk, he would score 488 Points, a good number by any metric.

Al Secord arrived in Chicago after essentially being given up on by the Boston Bruins, and the change of scenery certainly proved to be fruitful for the Left Wing.

Prior to making his National Hockey League debut, Bill Hay was traded from the Montreal Canadiens for Cash, who would watch their former farmhand win the Calder Trophy in 1960 and assist the Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup.  Hay was a solid playmaker whose 386 Points (all with Chicago) were Assists and he was the leader in Assists per Game in the 1961/62 season.  Hay would play eight seasons in the NHL and would retire shortly after being claimed by the St. Louis Blues in the Expansion Draft.

Cliff Koroll is one of the players in Chicago Blackhawks history to have played over 800 Games with the franchise (814 to be exact) and it was in the Windy City where his entire NHL career was spent.  Koroll was a very good two-way player, and he would have four 50 Point seasons, totaling 462 points.  He would also finish in the top ten in Game-Winning Goals three times.

One of the most versatile players in hockey history, Doug Mohns played both Left Wing and Defense when needed and, as such, earned a reputation as a solid two-way player.  Mohns arrived in Chicago via trade from the Boston Bruins, where he had already been a multi-time All-Star, and he would play more of an offensive role with the Blackhawks.  On a line with Stan Mikita, Mohns would have a 60 Point season (1966-67), which was good enough for tenth that season.  He would score 279 Points with Chicago.

Prior to his arrival in the Windy City, Jim Pappin helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the 1967 Stanley Cup, where he was the leading scorer in the playoffs, but it was in Chicago where he put up his best individual numbers.

A Second Team All-Star with the Winnipeg Jets before he arrived in Chicago, Alex Zhamnov had a good run for the Chicago Blackhawks, albeit while playing for them when they were not particularly that good.  An All-Star in 2012, the Russian Centre would have four 60 Point seasons with 424 in total for the Blackhawks, averaging a solid .80 PPG.  Sadly for Zhamnov, he is dead last among the 50 Blackhawks players in terms of Playoff Games, having played in only five of them.

A Chicago Blackhawk for all 601 of his NHL Games, Eric Daze was a good scorer who would put the puck in the net 226 times.  Daze was an All-Star in 2002, which was the same season he finished seventh in Goals.  Daze was not always a fan favorite in Chicago as he did not check much despite his 6’6” frame, but he was a good goal scorer in an era where Chicago did not have many of them.

Chico Maki played all fourteen of his NHL seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks.   However, since he suited up for Games 1 and 2 of the 1961 Stanley Cup Finals (he didn’t play in them), he actually had his name etched on the Cup before he began any of those fourteen campaigns.

Harold “Mush” March played his entire career with the Chicago Blackhawks, and he wasn’t just a hockey player with a colorful name.  The Right Wing would play 761 Games in the NHL, all of which were with Chicago, where he scored 384 Points.  March’s best season was in 1935/36, where he finished eighth in Goals and seventh in Assists, and he would help the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in both 1934 and 1938.

A more than solid Defenseman throughout his NHL career, Keith Brown was the seventh overall Draft Pick in 1979, and he would go on to play 876 Games in the league, 812 of them in Chicago.  Brown was a good two-way blueliner who would have two 40 Point seasons and had 465 Points total for Chicago.

Roy Conacher was already a two-time Stanley Cup Champion (with Boston) and a World War II veteran before he arrived at the Blackhawks in his early 30s, and while it would have been a reasonable assumption for most fans and pundits to think that his best seasons were behind him.  That wasn’t the case as he would still be a productive player and would put forth his best season in the 1948/49 campaign, where he was a First Team All Star, the Art Ross Trophy winner, and the leader in Power Play and Game-Winning Goals.  He would follow that up with two more 50 Point seasons.

There is no doubt that the NHL career of Bill Gadsby was more productive as a New York Ranger but to discount what he accomplished as a Chicago Blackhawk would be many levels of inappropriate.  As a Chicago Blackhawk, Bill Gadsby would be a two-time All Star as well as a two-time Second Team All Star.  He would score 186 Points for Chicago.

A two-time NCAA Champion at the University of Denver, Keith Magnuson would play his entire NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks.  Magnuson was not a scorer, but he was a stay-at-home blueliner who used his physical presence to protect his side of the ice by any means necessary.  A two-time leader in Penalty Minutes, Magnuson would be an All-Star in 1971 & 1972, and he was the leader in Defensive Point Shares in his rookie year. 

Doug Jarrett didn’t get a lot of attention or press when he played professional hockey, but in the 721 Games he suited up for Chicago, he provided very solid defense and was the NHL leader in Defensive Point Shares in the 1966/67 Season. 

Patrick Sharp played the bulk of his career with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he was a major part of their success in winning three Stanley Cups (2010, 2013 & 2015).  Sharp was a solid goal scorer for Chicago, finishing 8th (2011) and 9th (2014), and he was regarded as a decent two-way player who would earn votes for the Selke Award.  The Left Winger was excellent on the penalty kill and would lead the NHL in Short-Handed Goals in the 2007-08 season. 

Tony Amonte is one of the best American-born scorers in hockey history, and the Chicago Blackhawks were fortunate to have him when he was at his best.  Amonte attended all five of his All-Star Games while playing in Chicago, where he scored 541 Points for the team. He also had three 40 Goal seasons, two of which were good enough for second- and third-place finishes in the NHL.

Depending on who you believe, Ed Litzenberger was traded from the Montreal Canadiens for Cash in the hope that it would help what was a struggling franchise.  If that is the case, it was a massive gift as the talented forward would be named the Calder Trophy winner in a year he was traded.  He was not a one-season wonder, as he would be named to three All-Star teams as a Chicago Blackhawk and would finish in the top five in goals three times.  His best season was in the 1956-57 season where he was fifth in Points and the NHL leader in Even Strength Goals with 30.