I never wish ill will on anyone, but the Blackhawks did not turn it around till the old guy died. Rocky took over, and he was bound and determined to do what was necessary to win. I remember Eddie O saying you could fire off a canon in the UC, and never be in danger of hitting anyone. I remember being the unknown Blackhawk fan, wearing a bag over my head. There were MANY lean years. Go Hawks
The really really dark ages from 1995 thru Dollar Bill passing at the beginning of the 2007 season. Remember going suffering through through Pulford Mike Smith Alpo Karpotsev, Mironov, Shamnov, Daisy, a non sober Theo Fleury? the AHL Wolves outdrawing an NHL team? It was so bad at one point they paid a local radio station to put the games on radio for a season (and this is Chicago Market). You could not even give tickets away. Remember in late 2005 they had a brilliant idea to give away free tickets and they still could not come close to filling the place? This was as late as 2006 regarded as the worst run professional sports franchise. I am getting whiplash from the turnaround.
Hats off to Hawks 3 in 6 years. Well done.