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 Duncan Keith. Next up:

by Andy Masur

Frank Pellico manned the organ at both the old Chicago Stadium and the United Center for more than three decades. One of his most memorable performances came before the 1991 NHL All-Star game in Chicago, when he played the National Anthem before a raucous, cheering crowd. Back then he accompanied Wayne Messmer, but for his final decade or so, it was Jim Cornelison. Pellico was known for wearing a #61 jersey in the organ booth. That number signified the number of keys on a standard organ. He retired in February. 

Sponsored by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai Dealers.