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    Steve Rosenbloom: Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita was a lesson in greatness

    by Steve Rosenbloom, Chicago Tribune Aug 07, 2018 2 minutes

    CHICAGO - A legend died Tuesday.

    Stan Mikita suffered from dementia for several years, so his death at 78 was not unexpected, just delayed.

    But the imprint the wondrously talented Blackhawks center left on hockey as a player and an innovator will live forever.

    The curved stick. Mikita invented that.

    The helmet. Mikita became the first superstar to wear it proudly and didn't care what anyone in

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