Blackhawks Number History, 91-98

We’ve made it to the final post of our Blackhawks Number History series. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it. With 100 years of hockey under its belt, this franchise has so many names to mention. This series will help shed light on the lesser-known and forgotten Blackhawks. We’re featuring the best player to wear each number, as well as giving you some fun facts along the way.

If you’ve missed any of the previous installments of this series, check them out:

Numbers 1-5
Numbers 6-10
Numbers 11-15
Numbers 16-20
Numbers 21-25
Numbers 26-30
Numbers 31-35
Numbers 36-40
Numbers 41-50
Numbers 51-60
Numbers 61-70
Numbers 71-80
Numbers 81-90

No. 91 – Frank Nazar

Number of Players to wear No. 91: 5
First to wear No. 91: Brad Richards
Last to wear No. 91: Frank Nazar
Rest of the No. 91s: Anthony Duclair, Drake Caggiula, Anthony Beauvillier
Fun Fact: Anthony Beauvillier has been traded for Martin St. Louis, Anthony Cerelli, and Bo Horvat in his career.

Frank Nazar has been identified as one of the foundational pieces of the Blackhawks rebuild, as his new six-year contract proves. He was drafted 13th overall in 2022 with the pick from the Montreal Canadiens they got for Kirby Dach. He scored his first NHL goal during his three-game stint at the end of the 2023-24 season. After starting his first professional season with the Rockford IceHogs, he scored 12 goals and 26 points in 53 games. Last season, two separate injuries limited him to 66 games, but he still set career highs with 15 goals and 26 assists.

No. 92 – Bernie Nicholls

Number of players to wear No. 92: 3
First to wear No. 92: Bernie Nicholls
Last to wear No. 92: Alexander Nylander
The other No. 92: Michael Nylander
Fun Fact: The Nylanders are one of six father/son duos to play for the Blackhawks and only the second, after Pat and Mike Stapleton, to wear the same number.

There are a handful of players who are mysteriously absent from the Hockey Hall of Fame, and Bernie Nicholls is one of them. He scored 475 goals and 1,209 points in 1,127 NHL games. He signed with the Blackhawks in 1994, near the tail end of his career, and spent two seasons in Chicago. He remained very effective, even in his mid-30s, scoring 41 goals and 111 points in 107 games for the Blackhawks.

No. 93 – Doug Gilmour

Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour signed with the Blackhawks in 1998. He scored 18 goals and 63 points in 75 games in his only full season with the team. He was named captain for the following season, and the 36-year-old went on a tear. He scored 24 goals and 61 points in 63 games before he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres with J.P. Dumont for Michael Grosek.

No. 94 – Sergei Berezin

Number of players to wear No. 94: 4
First to wear No. 94: Sergei Berezin
Last to wear No. 94: Corey Perry
Rest of the No. 94s: Yanic Perrault, Alec Regula
Fun Fact: Yanic Perrault has the highest career faceoff percent in NHL history at 62.86%. That’s why he’s been part of the Blackhawks coaching staff since 2013.

Sergei Berezin had quite the NHL resume when he was acquired from the Canadiens for a fourth-round draft pick in 2002. He already had four seasons with at least 22 goals, including a career-high 37 with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1998-99. He was one of the top goalscorers for the Blackhawks with 18 of them in 66 games. He was dealt to the Washington Capitals for another fourth-round pick at the trade deadline.

No. 95 – Ilya Mikheyev

Number of players to wear No. 95: 2
First to wear No. 95: Dylan Sikura
Last to wear No. 95: Ilya Mikheyev
Fun Fact: Dylan Sikura scored 27 goals for the KHL’s Dynamo Moskva last season.

Kyle Davidson has had success taking on “salary dumps” from other teams and turning them into productive players. We saw it with Petr Mrazek and Jason Dickinson, and he did it again with Ilya Mikheyev. He acquired Mikheyev from the Vancouver Canucks in 2024, along with a second-round pick and Sam Lafferty, for a fourth-round pick. Mikheyev scored 20 goals and a career-high 34 points in his first season. He bested that mark with 18 goals and 36 points last season. He became the team’s best penalty killer, scoring four shorthanded goals over his two seasons with the team. He used his success in Chicago to earn a four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning this summer.

No. 98 – Connor Bedard

The misery of the 2022-23 season paid off when the Blackhawks won the NHL Draft Lottery and selected Connor Bedard with the first overall pick. He scored 22 goals and 61 points in 68 games on his way to the Calder Trophy following his rookie season. He played 82 games for the first time in his career the following season, putting up 23 goals and 67 points. Last year was a career year despite missing a month with a shoulder injury. He hit the 30-goal plateau for the first time in his career and finished the season with 75 points in 69 games. Bedard showed stretches of being that dominant superstar he was drafted to be. The first season of his new five-year contract will be delayed by another shoulder injury, but expectations are high. If everything goes right, Bedard will be the only No. 98 in franchise history.

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