Kane, Blackhawks Preparing For Training Camp 2.0
Whenever they play their next game, it sure looks as if they will be one of 24 teams with a shot at the Stanley Cup.
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Whenever they play their next game, it sure looks as if they will be one of 24 teams with a shot at the Stanley Cup.
John McDonough is out as president and CEO of the Chicago Blackhawks, after a 13-year tenure with the NHL franchise.
McDonough has helped transformed what was one of the worst-run franchises in pro sports to one of the best.
When John McDonough joined the Cubs as their director of marketing in 1983 he had an idea: How about a fan convention?
Campbell spoke with gratitude while announcing his retirement after 17 NHL seasons.
"It's not a rebuild, it's not a retool," McDonough says of the team's recent roster moves. "It's just changes."
The Blackhawks are reaping the ugliness of what they sowed.
The Blackhawks saw the harsh realization Thursday of how insignificant hockey is for Patrick Kane right now.
The Blackhawks also offered Brandon Saad a "very, very good offer" before he was trade, McDonough says.
Fresh off Monday night's victory, the Stanley Cup's first stop Tuesday was lunch downtown.
This weekend is the 30th version of the Cubs Convention, the first of its kind.
Sun glare could push the start of Thursday's Blackhawks-Capitals game back.
Some fans have expressed concern over inherent sexism in the "Shoot the Puck" promotion.
The Blackhawks are treating their star players with the utmost respect, and it's been reciprocated.
"We have a chance to continue this amazing ride we've been on for another eight years," Jonathan Toews says.
Kevin Dineen and Joel Quenneville were teammates in the 1980s.
The deals will keep the two stars in Chicago through 2022-'23.
In seven years, the knowledge and commitment of Blackhawks fans has changed for the better.
John McDonough also reiterated that he wants Kane and Toews in Chicago for "a long, long time."
All it will take is one order, perhaps from somewhere far north, and John McDonough will have found truth in idiom.
Before the Blackhawks celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with fans on Friday, they're thanking Bruins fans and the city of Boston for their generosity during the playoffs.
If there is any grumbling still going on, I can't hear it.
Blackhawks President John McDonough understands the difference between history and trivia.
In an effort to endear themselves to a calloused fan base, the Blackhawks took out a full-page ad in the Chicago Tribune, thanking fans for their "patience and loyalty" during the lockout.
Two Chicago sports figures cracked the top 10 -- Chairman of the Blackhawks, Rocky Wirtz at No. 5, and Bulls point guard Derrick Rose at No. 7.
