The Chicago Blackhawks are preparing to open the new year in grand fashion when they meet the Washington Capitals in the Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Nationals Park.
The NHL likes to put the Blackhawks front and center in its big events because they are a popular TV draw and regularly play exciting, high-scoring hockey.
As they get set for their big event, it's an appropriate time to look back at 2014 and rank the biggest and most important events of this significant year. While the Blackhawks fell short of winning their third Stanley Cup since 2010, they proved to be a formidable opponent nearly every time they took the ice.
The Blackhawks depend largely on their core of superstars—Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook—but their supporting cast played a key role in several events during the calendar year.
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