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- 1991
- March 10
- Chicago Blackhawks' head coach Mike Keenan recorded his 300th NHL win in a 5-2 decision over the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium.
- March 14
- Ed Belfour sets the Blackhawk record for wins in a single season as he records his 39th win in a 6-3 victory over Los Angeles. Belfour surpasses Tony Esposito's old mark of 38 wins set in 1969-70.
- March 31
- The Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 to win their first President's Trophy as regular season champions.
- 1992
- May 22
- The Blackhawks win their 11th straight playoff game, a team record with a 5-1 victory at Edmonton. The victory gives the Blackhawks a berth in the Stanley Cup finals.
- June 1
- In the first NHL game ever played in the month of June, the Pittsburgh Penguins captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship with a 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium.
- 1993
- January 10
- Chicago Blackhawks' left wing Michel Goulet played in his 1,000th career game, an NHL Milestone, as the Blackhawks dropped a 5-4 home decision to the Los Angeles Kings.
- January 16
- Chicago Blackhawks' right wing Steve Larmer scored his 400th career goal, reaching an NHL Milestone. Larmer's milestone tally came in a 5-3 Chicago win at Toronto.
- April 11
- Right wing Dave Christian of the Chicago Blackhawks played in his 1,000th career game to reach an NHL Milestone. Christian's milestone appearance came in a 3-3 tie with the Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Stadium.
- April 13
- Chicago Blackhawks' goaltender Ed Belfour posted a 3-2 win over the Minnesota North Stars for his 40th win of the season. Belfour became the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record two 40-win seasons, joining Terry Sawchuk, Jacques Plante, Bernie Parent and Ken Dryden.
- 1994
- April 14
- The Chicago Stadium, the second oldest major league arena in North America, hosted its final regular season game, a 6-4 Toronto Maple Leafs win over the Blackhawks. In a special pre-game ceremony, the retired numbers of four Chicago greats -- Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Glenn Hall and Tony Esposito -- were lowered from the Stadium rafters and presented to the four at center ice.
- April 24
- Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Gary Suter tallied three goals in a 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Four of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series. Suter became the eighth defenseman in Stanley Cup playoffs history to a post a hat-trick, joining Bobby Orr, Dick Redmond, Denis Potvin, Doug Halward, Paul Reinhart (twice), Al Iafrate and Eric Desjardins.
- April 28
- Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against Toronto marks the final hockey game played in Chicago Stadium. The Maple Leafs won the game 1-0 and the series 4 games to 2.
- 1995
- January 25
- The Chicago Blackhawks played their first-ever regular season game at their new home, the United Center. A sellout crowd of 20,536 watched as the Blackhawks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1.
- February 7
- Goaltender Ed Belfour of the Chicago Blackhawks turned aside all 16 shots in a 3-0 win over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at the Arrowhead Pond. The shutout was the 25th of Belfour's career, hitting an NHL Milestone.
- 1996
- September 14
- Blackhawk forward Tony Amonte scored the game-winning goal to help the United States capture the inaugural World Cup of Hockey. The goal came at 17:25 of the 3rd period in the third and final game of the series against Canada.
- 1997
- July 3
- Bob Murray takes over as General Manager of the Blackhawks as Bob Pulford steps down.
- 1998
- March 19
- The Blackhawks retire jersey No. 18, honoring Denis Savard.
- April 15
- For the first time in 28 years, the Blackhawks are officialy eliminated from being in the playoffs.
- June 29
- Former Blackhawk Dirk Graham is named head coach. Former Blackhawk Denis Savard is named an assistant coach.
- 1998
- February 22
- The Blackhawks reassign head coach Dirk Graham and name Lorne Molleken as head coach and Trent Yawney as assistant coach.
- June 24
- Tommy Ivan, the Hawks' former General Manager who rebuilt the faltering team in the late 1950's, passes away.
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