74 Days Until The Blackhawks Opening Night

Jun 19, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook (7) celebrates with defenseman Duncan Keith (2) after scoring the game-winning goal against the Boston Bruins during the overtime period in game four of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Michael Ivins-USA TODAY Sports

We had so much fun doing our Countdown to Faceoff series last season that we decided to do it again. In case you’re new to the series, we’ll do a roster preview as we count down the days until the Chicago Blackhawks October 9th season opener against the Dallas Stars.

Good afternoon Blackhawks fans we are down to 74 days until opening night and we are still in the land of jersey numbers that nobody has ever worn in Blackhawks franchise history. Since we can’t look back at a half of a season of a washed up veteran’s career that wore #74, let’s take a quick look at games played by a Defenseman in team history.

Games Played Defenseman-Regular Season

Bob Murray-1,008
Doug Wilson-938
Pierre Pilote-821
Keith Brown-812
Doug Jarrett-721
Duncan Keith-686
Brent Seabrook-681
Chris Chelios-664
Moose Vask0-641
Keith Magnuson-589

Defenseman Games Played Postseason

Bob Murray-112
Keith Brown-103
Doug Jarrett-99
Doug Wilson-95
Niklas Hjalmarsson-94
Duncan Keith-93
Brent Seabrook-89
Pierre Pilote-82
Bill White-73
Keith Magnuson-68