As we, at WGN Radio, prepare to welcome the Chicago Blackhawks into the “Century Club,” we are celebrating Chicago’s Original 6 hockey organization by highlighting over 100 players, coaches, executives, broadcasters and personalities that have been a part of Blackhawks’ 100-year history. Every weekday leading up to and through the 2025-26 season, you will hear about a different all-time Blackhawks figure in both the morning and afternoon WGN Radio sports reports, and here on WGNRadio.com. Several eras of Chicago hockey will be represented in our profiles, voiced by Dave Eanet, Andy Masur, Charlie Roumeliotis, Kevin Powell and Jack Heinrich.

We previously covered Doc Emrick. Next up:

by Andy Masur

Dave Manson was a Blackhawks defenseman for parts of 7 seasons. He had career highs with 18 goals and 36 assists in 1988. Manson, was also known as an enforcer, and that was on display in one of the more famous games in Hawks history, “The St Patrick’s Day Massacre” in 1991 against the Blues at the Stadium. The teams combined for 278 penalty minutes. There were a series of brawls including Manson facing off with Scott Stevens at center ice as one of the main events.

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