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About the Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks and their history begins back in 1926, when they joined NHL. They gained their moniker from the original owner Frederic McLaughlin, who had once served as a commander of a U.S. Army division nicknamed the "Blackhawk Division". According to the team's official Web site, McLaughlin felt it was a fitting name for his new professional hockey franchise.
Over the course of the team history, the Blackhawks have won three Stanley Cups. The first coming in 1934 and was soon followed up with another in 1938. Then more than 20 years later, behind goaltender Glenn Hall, the team captured their third and most recent championship in 1961. Since that last title, the Blackhawks have been mired in a long losing drought. Their current run of futility is only matched in NHL history by the New York Rangers who had a Stanley Cup drought of 54 years before that ended in 1994.
Like any franchise with a great history, the Blackhawks and the fans of Chicago have seen some of the all-time great players take to the ice. Two of the best were goalies in the aforementioned Hall and Tony Esposito, both of whom have their numbers retired by the team. Other greats that have seen their jerseys retired to the rafters: Bobby Hull (#9), Denis Savard (#18), Stan Mikita (#21), as well as Pierre Pilote and Keith Magnuson who shared the #3.
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