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 Dirk Graham. Next up:

by Andy Masur

Tom Lysiak came to the Blackhawks via trade in 1979 from the Atlanta Flames. Popular Hawks Phil Russell, Darcy Rota, and Ivan Boldirev were sent the other way. Lysiak didn’t score in his first 14 games in Chicago. He ended up playing seven full seasons with the Hawks and scored 20 or more goals in four of those years, including a career-best 32 in the 1981-82 season. On October 30th, 1983, Lysiak tripped linesman Ron Foyt during a game against the Hartford Whalers. For the incident, the NHL imposed a 20-game suspension, one of the longest in league history.

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