Rocky Wirtz was remembered as a 'caring, affable, personable' man during a one-hour celebration of the former Blackhawks' owner's life.
Rocky Wirtz was remembered as a"caring, affable, personable" man during a one-hour celebration of the former Blackhawks owner's life Wednesday at the United Center.
Emcee Darren Pang began Wednesday's ceremony and gave a sometimes emotional 10-minute talk. Pang, who played 79 games for the Hawks as a goaltender in the 1980s, will return this season as a color analyst alongside Chris Vosters."I hugged him," Pang said."I thanked him for the opportunity to return. After all, when Rocky and Danny make phone calls to return you to the city to the team you started with, you know it's the right move.
After all, Jerry Reinsdorf's name was never chanted after the Bulls' six titles or the White Sox' 2005 World Series triumph. Nobody was shouting Virginia McCaskey's name after the Bears won Super Bowl XX. The Cubs ended more than a century of failure in 2016, but seven years later there's plenty of angst on the North Side.
"'I'm really looking forward to watching you do the Hawks games'," Rocky told Foley."'You are right where you belong.'
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