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    Paul Sullivan: Rocky Wirtz changed the Blackhawks organization almost overnight. ‘You can say he saved it.’

    CHICAGO — There was a surreal moment early in Rocky Wirtz’s tenure as Chicago Blackhawks chairman when fans began chanting his name at the United Center. It happened on Oct. 6, 2007, at the Hawks home opener. The team had a moment of silence for Rocky’s father, Bill Wirtz, who had died 10 days earlier. Many Hawks fans even booed. But when Rocky was announced, the crowd cheered and chanted like ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Jul 25, 2023 3 minutes
    Rocky Wirtz holds the Stanley Cup after the Blackhawks won Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on June 9, 2010.

    CHICAGO — There was a surreal moment early in Rocky Wirtz’s tenure as Chicago Blackhawks chairman when fans began chanting his name at the United Center.

    It happened on Oct. 6, 2007, at the Hawks home opener. The team had a moment of silence for Rocky’s father, Bill Wirtz, who had died 10 days earlier. Many Hawks fans even booed.

    But when Rocky was announced, the crowd cheered and chanted like it had found its savior.

    “‘Roc-ky, Roc-ky,’” former

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