Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na July 1, ndị Blackhawks gbanwere Andrew Ladd na Atlanta Thrashers maka Ivan Vishnevskiy
Ọ bụ n'afọ 2011. Na July 9, Niklas Hjalmarsson bịanyere aka na akwụkwọ onyinye site na San Jose Sharks, ọ bụ ezie na Blackhawks kwekọrọ na onyinye na July 12, si otú ahụ na-ejigide ọrụ ya na ịhapụ ụgwọ site na Sharks maka ịbịanye aka na onye nweere onwe ya. Ntinye aka a ọzọ tinyere Chicago megide mgbidi ụgwọ ọnwa, ma si otú a mee ka klọb ahụ kwụsị ịhapụ onye na-eche nche Antti Niemi, bụ onye gbara akwụkwọ maka ikpe ikpe.