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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Since 1952, the Chicago Blackhawks, a member of
3 the "Original Six" teams of the National Hockey League, have
4 played for almost half a century under the executive leadership
5 of Arthur Wirtz and his son, William "Bill" Wirtz, patriarchs
6 of Illinois professional sports; and
 
7     WHEREAS, In October 2007, Arthur Wirtz's grandson, William
8 Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, took over executive leadership of the
9 Chicago Blackhawks, a team already graced with the presence of
10 Dustin Byfuglien, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook,
11 future team captain Jonathan Toews, and many other future stars
12 and superstars of professional hockey; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Upon the base provided by these future superstars,
14 Rocky Wirtz has achieved one of the most dramatic achievements
15 of executive leadership in the history of the National Hockey
16 League; in November of 2007 he hired John McDonough as team
17 president of the Chicago Blackhawks; in of October 2008 he
18 hired Joe Quenneville as head coach; and in July of 2009 he
19 hired Stan Bowman as general manager; and
 
20     WHEREAS, On June 9, 2010, Rocky Wirtz's Chicago Blackhawks
21 team, under the executive leadership of team president John
22 McDonough and general manager Stan Bowman, and the field

 

 

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1 leadership of head coach Joel Quenneville and team captain
2 Jonathan Toews, won their fourth Stanley Cup, the supreme
3 trophy of professional ice hockey; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 honor the sports ownership and executive leadership of William
7 Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks
8 franchise, upon the hoisting by the Blackhawks of the 2009-10
9 Stanley Cup in acknowledgement of their position as the
10 champions of North American ice hockey; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That we honor the entire Wirtz family, starting
12 with patriarch Arthur Wirtz, for their roles as owners in
13 Chicago professional sports, leaders of the Illinois business
14 community, and anchors and developers of Chicago's West Side;
15 and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz as a token of our
18 appreciation for the leadership role of the Wirtz family, and
19 for the performance of excellence demonstrated by the Chicago
20 Blackhawks in 2010.