Re: The NHL Thread
RIP William Wirtz, owner and president of the Chicago Blackhawks, 1929-2007.
After seeing the comments written by some other Blackhawks fans, I can now say I'm truly ashamed to be one. They're actually gleeful about his death. Granted, he's been a royal screwup for the last ten years, especially when he blocked out home games in Chicago. But in his defense, first of all, he became president of the team in the 60's, when things were a lot different. And he had a lot of success with the team well into the 80's and early 90's, when they went to the Finals in '92. The Blackhawks made 29 straight playoff appearences while Wirtz was in charge and went to the Finals three times.
And for those who whine about his penny-pinching: Yes, he was incredibly frugal. But I'm amazed you would complain about that these days, since the people loudest about making that complaint are also the ones in Chicago who most likely said Lance Briggs was a whiner when he was getting $7 million from the Bears this season, well under his market value.
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Mark Twain
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