Blackhawks fan survey: When will the Stanley Cup playoffs return to Chicago?

Watching the Buffalo Sabres back in the Stanley Cup playoffs, you can’t help but wonder when it’ll be the Blackhawks’ turn to return to the postseason. The Blackhawks don’t have the longest playoff drought among NHL teams — and their drought’s length depends on whether you consider the 2020 playoff bubble the real playoffs — but Chicago still hasn’t hosted a playoff game since April 15, 2017. Anton Frondell was 9 years old back then.Advertisement