Chicago Blackhawks

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 Rocky Wirtz. Next up:

by Andy Masur

Ronald Patrick Maki, more commonly known as “Chico,” spent all 15 years of his NHL career with the Blackhawks. Maki was a small part of the 1961 Stanley Cup winning team. He dressed for games 1 and 2, but didn’t play, still the Hawks included his name on the Cup. Maki played played in 841 career NHL games, scoring 143 goals. He and younger brother Wayne played together with the Hawks during the 1967-68 season.

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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WGN Radio’s Charlie Roumeliotis breaks down the Blackhawks’ 2-1 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks at the United Center to extend their point streak to four games. Steve Konroyd joins the discussion to dissect the victory, evaluate Connor Bedard’s terrific performance after recording a game-high nine shots on goal, and more.

Plus, Alex Vlasic joins the show to talk about Chicago’s growing confidence, how meaningful it was to wear an “A” on his sweater, and more. Later, we hear from forwards Ryan Donato and Frank Nazar and goaltender Spencer Knight.

Charlie wraps up the show by highlighting Nick Lardis’ four-point night with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs and previewing Chicago’s next matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks – October 19th, 2025

Chicago Blackhawks vs Vancouver Canucks – October 17th, 2025

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 Rick Ball. Next up:

by Kevin Powell

A 4-time All-Star goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin signed a 4-year $27 million contract with the Blackhawks in 2005. After winning the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Khabibulin was a key piece of the Blackhawks’ rebuild and a member of the 2009 club that made the Western Conference Final. Khabibulin returned to Chicago in 2014 but was limited to just 4 games due to injury, and called it a career after 18 seasons in the NHL.

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WGN Radio’s Jack Heinrich breaks down the Blackhawks’ 8-3 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center for their first road victory of the season. Charlie Roumeliotis joins the discussion to talk about Blackhawks’ offensive outburst, Lukas Reichel’s two-goal performance, and more.

Plus, we hear from Lukas Reichel and Frank Nazar to talk about Chicago’s performance in this rivalry game.

Chicago Blackhawks @ St. Louis Blues – October 15th, 2025

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 Frank Pellico. Next up:

by Charlie Roumeliotis

Today we’re profiling Rick Ball, the current TV voice of the Blackhawks. Ball brings more than 25 years of broadcasting experience to the booth. Before joining Chicago in October 2024, he spent 10 seasons calling games for the Calgary Flames and was a regular on Hockey Night in Canada since 2011.

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WGN Radio’s Charlie Roumeliotis and Jack Heinrich break down the Blackhawks’ 1-2-1 start and explain why the record doesn’t tell the full story. They discuss how the team is beginning to build an identity of standing up for each other, the positive takeaways from each game, and the strong showings from Ilya Mikheyev and Spencer Knight in Chicago’s first win of the season against Utah.

Plus, Charlie goes 1-on-1 with Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz to discuss the Centennial Season, celebrating different eras throughout the year, the state of the rebuild, and more.

Finally, Charlie and Jack wrap up the show with thoughts on Andre Burakovsky’s growing chemistry with Connor Bedard and Artyom Levshunov’s bounce-back after being a healthy scratch.