It was a real sea of red all along the parade route and Grant Park, with the occasional white visitor jersey. And, an absolutely perfect day weatherwise. The announcers remarked that they wished they had a quarter for every Hawk jersey out and about in Chicago today.
Then, there was a lot of talk about how drastically things had changed for the Blackhawks since Bill Wirtz's death in 2008 and his son, Rocky taking over the team. Before, you rarely ever saw a Blackhawk jersey or shirt (even though in my opinion they have the best-looking logo of any professional sports team).
It was like Chicago "forgot" it had an NHL team. If the team drew 4500, that was a real big crowd. Bill Wirtz believed in taking care of his season ticker holders and as such, no one got to see the game unless they attended. The Hawks were not on TV.
Then came Rocky Wirtz and a new era.
There is also some worry about players who will be leaving because of the salary cap. A whole lot of Hawks left the team through trade after the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship. It appears there won't be as many players leaving this time, probably most notably goalie Ray Emory who was every bit as good as Corey Crawford this past season.
Kiss That Cup. --RoadDog
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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