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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, In October 2007, William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz,
3was named Chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks, following his
4late father William W. Wirtz; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In his role as Chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks,
6Rocky Wirtz oversees all aspect of the Blackhawks operations;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, Rocky Wirtz had the wisdom and vision to promote
9John McDonough to the position of President and CEO on June 1,
102011; John McDonough started with the organization as President
11in 2007; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Rocky Wirtz and John
13McDonough, the Chicago Blackhawks have had the largest
14percentage of fan base growth among all teams in the 4 major
15sports leagues over the past 5 years, have had over 220
16consecutive sellouts, and have increased their season ticket
17base to over 14,000; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The organization placed their trust in Stan Bowman
19as general manager and Joel Quenneville as head coach; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Rocky Wirtz, John McDonough, Stan Bowman, and Joel

 

 

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1Quenneville worked together to assemble a Blackhawks team that
2set the National Hockey League record for points to start a
3season and won the President's Trophy for earning the best
4regular season record in the league; and
 
5    WHEREAS, On June 24, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks won their
6fifth Stanley Cup by beating the Boston Bruins, in one of the
7most exciting NHL final series ever; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we honor the sports ownership and executive leadership of
11William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks
12franchise, upon the hoisting by the Blackhawks of the 2013
13Stanley Cup in acknowledgement of their position as the
14champions of North American ice hockey; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That we honor the entire Wirtz family for their
16roles as owners in Chicago professional sports and leaders of
17the Illinois business community, and anchors and developers of
18Chicago's West Side; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz as a expression of
21our appreciation for the leadership role of the Wirtz family,
22and for the performance of excellence demonstrated by the

 

 

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1Chicago Blackhawks in 2013.