Blackhawks Number History, 51-60

We’re continuing our journey through Chicago Blackhawks numbers history. 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

No. 51 – Brian Campbell

Number of players to wear 51: 5
First to wear No. 51: Jeremy Roenick
Last to wear No. 51: Ian Mitchell
Rest of the No. 51s: Jeff Hamilton, Brian Campbell, Brad Mills
Fun Fact: Jeremy Roenick wore No. 51 for his first three NHL games in 1988. He switched to No. 27 when he returned to the NHL in February of 1989.

The summer of 2008 was when things really changed for the Blackhawks. They had a young team that was figuring out how to win, and then they added defenseman Brian Campbell and goaltender Cristobal Huet in free agency. These were two of the best players available, and they were paid big money to come to Chicago, showing that the Blackhawks were now a destination. Campbell was a big part of the Blackhawks' success in 2008-09 and 2009-10. He played four seasons in two stints with the Blackhawks, scoring 24 goals and 134 points while being a plus-63 in 295 games. He is still in the organization as one of Kyle Davidson’s assistant general managers.

No. 52 – Dustin Byfuglien

Number of players to wear No. 52: 7
First to wear No. 52: Cam Russell
Last to wear No. 52: Reese Johnson
Rest of the No. 52s: Alexander Karpovtsev, Dustin Byfuglien, Radek Smolenak, Brandon Bollig, Erik Gustafsson
Fun Fact: In 2013-14, Brandon Bollig became the only No. 52 in Blackhawks history to play in all 82 games.

While you probably remember Dustin Byfuglien’s 2010 postseason run wearing No. 33, he wore No. 52 for his first three NHL seasons. He wore it during his breakout season of 2007-08 when he scored 19 goals and 36 points. In fact, he scored more goals that season than any other No. 52 in team history did in their career.

No. 53 – Nikolai Khabibulin

Number of players to wear No. 53: 6
First to wear No. 53: Sean Williams
Last to wear No. 53: Buddy Robinson
Rest of the No. 53s: Brett McLean, Nikolai Kabibulin, Brandon Mashinter, Reese Johnson
Fun Fact: Buddy Robinson’s only goal for the Blackhawks prevented the Pittsburgh Penguins from making the playoffs in 2023. The Florida Panthers got in instead, and won their first of three straight Eastern Conference championships.

This is the second time Nikolai Khabibulin has made our list, already being named the best No. 39 in team history. He wore 53 during the 2005-06 season, his first with the Blackhawks. He made 50 starts that year, going 17-26-6 with an .886 save percentage (SV%) and 3.35. This was the least-productive of his four-year run with the team. Maybe it was the number.

No. 54 – Dave Chyzowski & Brian Felsner

These are the only two players to ever wear No. 54 in team history. Winger Dave Chyzowski had zero points in the eight games he wore during the 1996-97 season. Forward Brian Felsner wore it for 12 games the following season, scoring a goal and four points.

No. 55 – Eric Daze

Number of players to wear No. 55: 9
First to wear No. 55: Sergei Krivokrasov
Last to wear No. 55: Artyom Levshunov
Rest of the No. 55s: Eric Daze, Ben Eager, Ryan Stanton, Christian Ehrhoff, Blake Hillman, Nick Seeler, Kevin Korchinski
Fun Fact: Ben Eager has more game-winning playoff goals (2) than Eric Daze (1).

Eric Daze was taken with the 1993 fourth-round pick the Blackhawks got from the Buffalo Sabres for Dominik Hasek. He arrived during the height of the power forward era, and many thought the 6’6 winger would be the Blackhawks’ version of Eric Lindros. While he was built like a power forward, that wasn’t his style of play. He scored 30 goals in his rookie season and finished second in Calder Trophy voting to Daniel Alfredsson. That was his first of four 30-goal seasons. Daze spent his entire career with the Blackhawks, scoring 226 goals and 398 points in 601 games. Those numbers would have been better if it weren’t for the severe back injuries he dealt with during the second half of his career.

No. 56 – Erik Gustafsson

Number of players to wear No. 56: 7
First to wear No. 56: Alexander Andrievski
Last to wear No. 56: Erik Gustafsson
Rest of the No. 56s: Ryan Huska, Jonathan Aitken, Mike Brown, Tim Brent, Marko Dano
Fun Fact: Jonathan Aitken was the eighth overall pick of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played 41 games for the Blackhawks in 2003-04.

Erik Gustafsson’s 2018-19 season got him this honor. The Swedish-born defenseman exploded for 17 goals and 60 points, with four goals and 17 points on the power play. He made up for what he lacked defensively with offensive production. Unfortunately, he never had another season this productive and has struggled to stay in the NHL over the last few seasons.

No. 57 – Trevor van Riemsdyk

Number of players to wear No. 57: 5
First to wear No. 57: Karl Stewart
Last to wear No. 57: Anton Wedin
Rest of the No. 57s: Ben Smith, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Tommy Wingels
Fun Fact: Ben Smith’s mother is a cousin of Monty Python founding member Eric Idle.

The Blackhawks signed Trevor van Riemsdyk out of the University of New Hampshire in 2014. His first professional season was disrupted by a fractured patella in November and then a wrist injury in April. He returned to make his playoff debut in Game 3 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. He played 158 games for the Blackhawks, scoring eight goals and 31 points before being drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 expansion draft. He’s carved out a nice NHL career with over 750 games and signed a two-year deal with the Penguins this summer.

No. 58 – MacKenzie Entwistle

Number of players to wear No. 58: 3
First to wear No. 58: Ivan Droppa
Last to wear No. 58: MacKenzie Entwistle
The other No. 58: P.A. Parenteau
Fun Fact: Ivan Droppa played for Slovakia at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

MacKenzie Entwistle was acquired from the Arizona Coyotes as part of the 2018 trade for Marian Hossa’s contract. He adapted his playing style from his junior career to make his NHL debut in 2021. He was given an opportunity on a team in the early stages of a rebuild and made the most of it. He scored 15 goals and 35 points in 193 games. He hasn’t returned to the NHL since leaving Chicago, spending the last two seasons with the Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes organizations.

No. 59 – Tyler Bertuzzi

Number of players to wear No. 59: 4
First to wear No. 59: Sergei Krivokrasov
Last to wear No. 59: Tyler Bertuzzi
Rest of the No. 59s: Travis Moen, Rob Klinkhammer
Fun Fact: Rob Klinkhammer was a member of the Rockford IceHogs’ coaching staff from 2022 until 2026.

Signing Tyler Bertuzzi to a four-year contract in 2024 was met with some skepticism, but the move paid off two years in. He was a bit inconsistent in his first season, but broke out when Jeff Blashill arrived. He scored a career-high 32 goals last season, which led the team. Both of his 30-goal seasons have come while playing for Blashill. He also led the team with 11 power-play goals. Even if he never played another game for the Blackhawks, he’s by far the best No. 59 in franchise history.

No. 60 – Collin Delia

Number of players to wear No. 60: 2
First to wear No. 60: Jimmy Waite
Last to wear No. 60: Collin Delia
Fun Fact: Jimmy Waite was undefeated while wearing No. 60, going 2-0-0 in 1990.

There was a brief period of time when Collin Delia had a shot at being a long-term player in Chicago. After a very strong 2017-18 season with the IceHogs, he made 14 starts for the Blackhawks the following year. However, over the next two seasons, he fell out of favor and couldn’t beat out the likes of Kevin Lankinen and Malcolm Subban for NHL playing time. He made 27 starts over four seasons for the Blackhawks, going 9-12-5 with a .904 SV% and 3.68 GAA.