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 Brent Seabrook. Next up:

by Andy Masur

Kenny Wharram was part of the Blackhawks Stanley Cup winning team in 1961. Wharram set a career high with 39 goals in 1963-64. He’d go one to score 30 or more two more times in his career. While with the Hawks, he was on the team’s “Scooter Line”, with Stan Mikita and Ted Lindsay. Wharram’s career was cut short due to a heart-condition. He experienced chest pains during training camp in 1969 and the condition wouldn’t allow him to play again, forcing him to retire in 1970.

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