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 Adam Burish. Next up:

by Dave Eanet

Rocky Wirtz took over the Blackhawks after his father, Bill, died in 2007 and immediately began making changes, hiring John McDonough as team president, putting home games on TV with Pat Foley back as the TV voice, and legends like Hull and Mikita were brough back as ambassadors. Two years later, the Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961, and they would win it twice more over the next five years.

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