Though it hasn’t quite been a full three years, June 15, 2015 seems like forever ago. On that night, the Blackhawks franchise stood atop the hockey world once again – for the third time in six seasons Chicago had achieved the crest of NHL supremacy. It was a franchise boasted, and widely panned of being an organization most other NHL teams strived to emulate.
What a difference three years makes. Following two strong regular seasons runs, only to be knocked out of the playoffs in the first round both years, the Blackhawks have fallen splat on their collective faces in 2017-18.