The 1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 74th season of operation. Finishing 11th in the Western Conference, they did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason Forward Doug Gilmour was named team captain.

Regular season The Blackhawks tied the Atlanta Thrashers for the most short-handed goals allowed during the regular season, with 13. Captain Doug Gilmour was traded in March to the Buffalo Sabres. The team completed the season without a captain.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|1||October 4, 1999||1–7 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||0–1–0–0 ||

|2||October 6, 1999||4–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||0–2–0–0 ||

|3||October 8, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||0–2–1–0 ||

|4||October 10, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||0–2–2–0 ||

|5||October 15, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||0–3–2–0 ||

|6||October 16, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||0–3–3–0 ||

|7||October 21, 1999||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||0–3–4–0 ||

|8||October 23, 1999||0–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||0–4–4–0 ||

|9||October 27, 1999||1–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||1–4–4–0 ||

|10||October 29, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||2–4–4–0 ||

|11||October 30, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||2–5–4–0 ||

|12||November 4, 1999||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||2–5–4–1 ||

|13||November 5, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||3–5–4–1 ||

|14||November 7, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||3–6–4–1 ||

|15||November 10, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||3–7–4–1 ||

|16||November 12, 1999||5–0 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||4–7–4–1 ||

|17||November 14, 1999||3–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||4–8–4–1 ||

|18||November 16, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||4–9–4–1 ||

|19||November 19, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||4–10–4–1 ||

|20||November 20, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||4–11–4–1 ||

|21||November 24, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||5–11–4–1 ||

|22||November 25, 1999||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||5–11–4–2 ||

|23||November 27, 1999||3–8 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||5–12–4–2 ||

|24||November 30, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||5–13–4–2 ||

|25||December 3, 1999||4–7 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||5–14–4–2 ||

|26||December 4, 1999||9–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||6–14–4–2 ||

|27||December 6, 1999||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||7–14–4–2 ||

|28||December 9, 1999||0–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||7–15–4–2 ||

|29||December 10, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||7–16–4–2 ||

|30||December 12, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||7–17–4–2 ||

|31||December 14, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||8–17–4–2 ||

|32||December 17, 1999||0–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||8–18–4–2 ||

|33||December 18, 1999||8–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||9–18–4–2 ||

|34||December 23, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||10–18–4–2 ||

|35||December 26, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||10–19–4–2 ||

|36||December 27, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||10–19–5–2 ||

|37||December 30, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||11–19–5–2 ||

|38||December 31, 1999||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||11–19–6–2 ||

|39||January 2, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||11–20–6–2 ||

|40||January 6, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||12–20–6–2 ||

|41||January 8, 2000||3–6 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||12–21–6–2 ||

|42||January 9, 2000||5–3 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||13–21–6–2 ||

|43||January 12, 2000||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||14–21–6–2 ||

|44||January 13, 2000||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||15–21–6–2 ||

|45||January 15, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||15–22–6–2 ||

|46||January 17, 2000||5–4 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||16–22–6–2 ||

|47||January 19, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||16–23–6–2 ||

|48||January 21, 2000||0–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||16–24–6–2 ||

|49||January 23, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||16–25–6–2 ||

|50||January 27, 2000||6–4 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||17–25–6–2 ||

|51||January 30, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||18–25–6–2 ||

|52||February 2, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||18–26–6–2 ||

|53||February 3, 2000||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||18–26–7–2 ||

|54||February 12, 2000||4–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||19–26–7–2 ||

|55||February 14, 2000||3–4 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||19–27–7–2 ||

|56||February 16, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||19–28–7–2 ||

|57||February 18, 2000||4–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||19–29–7–2 ||

|58||February 20, 2000||6–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||20–29–7–2 ||

|59||February 22, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||20–30–7–2 ||

|60||February 23, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||20–31–7–2 ||

|61||February 25, 2000||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||21–31–7–2 ||

|62||February 27, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||22–31–7–2 ||

|63||March 1, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||22–32–7–2 ||

|64||March 3, 2000||5–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||23–32–7–2 ||

|65||March 5, 2000||7–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||24–32–7–2 ||

|66||March 7, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||24–33–7–2 ||

|67||March 8, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||24–34–7–2 ||

|68||March 11, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||25–34–7–2 ||

|69||March 12, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||26–34–7–2 ||

|70||March 15, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||27–34–7–2 ||

|71||March 16, 2000||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||28–34–7–2 ||

|72||March 18, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||28–34–8–2 ||

|73||March 21, 2000||3–0 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||29–34–8–2 ||

|74||March 24, 2000||1–5 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||29–35–8–2 ||

|75||March 26, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||29–35–9–2 ||

|76||March 27, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||29–36–9–2 ||

|77||March 30, 2000||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||30–36–9–2 ||

|78||April 1, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||30–36–10–2 ||

|79||April 2, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||30–37–10–2 ||

|80||April 5, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||31–37–10–2 ||

|81||April 7, 2000||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||32–37–10–2 ||

|82||April 9, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||33–37–10–2 ||

Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. Player Regular season 10 RW 82 43 41 84 10 48 26 RW 73 22 42 64 20 52 13 C 71 23 37 60 7 61 93 C 63 22 34 56 −12 51 92 C 66 23 28 51 9 26 2 D 58 9 28 37 −3 72 55 RW 59 23 13 36 −16 28 19 C 76 14 18 32 11 72 8 D 73 3 25 28 4 20 44 D 79 6 19 25 −8 139 6 D 45 6 18 24 −4 14 11 C 81 10 12 22 −10 18 17 RW 47 10 8 18 −6 18 24 LW 69 4 11 15 10 114 34 RW 47 5 7 12 −8 6 6 D 27 2 8 10 9 12 4 D 43 2 7 9 6 60 3 D 57 0 9 9 −1 134 23 LW 54 3 5 8 −10 43 22 D 37 0 7 7 2 40 17 LW 14 2 4 6 −1 12 20 C 36 0 6 6 −2 73 37 D 11 2 3 5 −1 13 16 C 33 2 2 4 −8 12 33 D 59 1 3 4 −5 102 32 D 11 0 3 3 7 4 17 LW 13 2 0 2 −2 13 25 LW 8 1 1 2 −3 2 5 D 5 1 1 2 0 4 12 C 17 1 1 2 −1 2 14 RW 52 0 1 1 −3 143 36 C 9 0 0 0 −2 5 31 G 2 0 0 0 0 29 G 24 0 0 0 9 41 G 60 0 0 0 2 26 C 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending Player Regular season 41 Jocelyn Thibault 60 25 26 7 1679 158 2.76 .906 3 3438 29 Steve Passmore 24 7 12 3 654 63 2.72 .904 1 1388 31 Marc Lamothe 2 1 1 0 50 10 5.17 .800 0 116

Awards and records

Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Tony Amonte

Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Steve McCarthy October 4, 1999 Chris Herperger October 6, 1999 Kyle Calder October 21, 1999 Marc Lamothe November 27, 1999 1,000th game played Eddie Olczyk October 8, 1999 400th goal Doug Gilmour October 29, 1999 1,000th game played Sylvain Cote January 23, 2000

Draft picks Chicago's draft picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)123Steve McCarthyKootenay Ice (WHL)246Dmitri LevinskySeverstal Cherepovets (Russia)263Stepan MokhovSeverstal Cherepovets (Russia)5134Michael JacobsenBelleville Bulls (OHL)6165Michael LeightonWindsor Spitfires (OHL)7194Mattias WennerbergMODO Jr. (Sweden)7195Yorick TreilleUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell (NCAA)

See also 1999–2000 NHL season

Notes

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