Blackhawks Statistically the WORST team in NHL History

[the fluffer]

It's hard to find hockey experts these days, but most will argue that the Blackhawks are the worst franchise in the sport's history. (In fact, in its Ultimate Standings, ESPN The Magazine once named the Blackhawks the worst franchise in all of sports.)

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Hey Chicago, at least you're not subjected to the misery on ice at home via television. That pesky local blackout is just the Wirtz family's way of looking out for you.

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[BFC]

One of my biggest regrets growing up was that I never got into hockey, which was 100% the fault of Bill Wirtz.

[JohnBasedowYoda]

I'll agree. Going to a 'Hawks game, having a few beers, and watch some hockey should be the thing to do in this city.

[StockdaleforVeep]

I wouldnt say its the worst

One of my biggest regrets is never seeing a hawk game at the stadium, when the UC got put up, that signaled the demise of the hawks, since then, the hawks were just not the same

[JohnBasedowYoda]

I wouldnt say its the worst

One of my biggest regrets is never seeing a hawk game at the stadium, when the UC got put up, that signaled the demise of the hawks, since then, the hawks were just not the same


Sounds like what future Cub fans will say when THE URINAL is tore down

[Sir Realist]

For awhile in the 80s, the Blackhawks had the hottest ticket in Chicago. People would give up their first born male just to get a place to stand in the upper corners of the old stadium when the Hawks were in the playoffs.

It's unbelievable how low Wirzt has dragged that organization into the toilet. He should be run outta town and the Wolves should be awarded an NHL franchise. The Blackhawks are a disgrace to this city - The Cubs on ice.

[MeanFish]

For awhile in the 80s, the Blackhawks had the hottest ticket in Chicago. People would give up their first born male just to get a place to stand in the upper corners of the old stadium when the Hawks were in the playoffs.

It's unbelievable how low Wirzt has dragged that organization into the toilet. He should be run outta town and the Wolves should be awarded an NHL franchise. The Blackhawks are a disgrace to this city - The Cubs on ice.

Cash rules everything around me C.R.E.A.M. make tha money, dolla dolla Bill (Wirtz), y'all.

[chisoxfanatic]

Same here. I don't like hockey enough to ever get really into it, mainly because I had zero influence growing up, but if the Blackhawks were actually a good franchise I could definitely get behind them.

Oh, c'mon, Zoso...That's pretty weak!!! :cool: ;) Neither did I (heck, none of my family was ever remotely into sports, always desiring to go to the opera or musicals instead :kukoo: ). Blackhawk hockey still is the #2 most important thing in my life next to my sweetheart.

[StockdaleforVeep]

For awhile in the 80s, the Blackhawks had the hottest ticket in Chicago. People would give up their first born male just to get a place to stand in the upper corners of the old stadium when the Hawks were in the playoffs.

It's unbelievable how low Wirzt has dragged that organization into the toilet. He should be run outta town and the Wolves should be awarded an NHL franchise. The Blackhawks are a disgrace to this city - The Cubs on ice.

if they were the cubs theyd be selling out, hawks are lucky to draw 6-7,000 a game

But this is a "new" trend, hell 03 or 02, i had to get standing room only for a dec 23rd det v hawks game

Same here. I don't like hockey enough to ever get really into it, mainly because I had zero influence growing up, but if the Blackhawks were actually a good franchise I could definitely get behind them.

so...were u just busy taking it up the ass when the hawks were in the stanley cup finals and were perennial playoff apperarers

[chisoxfanatic]

so...were u just busy taking it up the ass when the hawks were in the stanley cup finals and were perennial playoff apperarers

Truth be told, up to a decade ago, the Blackhawks had an unfathomable streak of 28 straight years that they made the playoffs. That dates from the 69-70 through the 96-97 season!

[StockdaleforVeep]

Truth be told, up to a decade ago, the Blackhawks had an unfathomable streak of 28 straight years that they made the playoffs. That dates from the 69-70 through the 96-97 season!

They had the longest next to the blues, then the blues sucked due to selling\bad ownership, not sure who's next

[Timmy D's]

For awhile in the 80s, the Blackhawks had the hottest ticket in Chicago. People would give up their first born male just to get a place to stand in the upper corners of the old stadium when the Hawks were in the playoffs.

It's unbelievable how low Wirzt has dragged that organization into the toilet. He should be run outta town and the Wolves should be awarded an NHL franchise. The Blackhawks are a disgrace to this city - The Cubs on ice.

True dat!!! Indeed the HOTTEST ticket in town!!! My dad had seasons through work right under the organ, the whole barn would shake(literally) when the organ and the crowd were goin'!!! WGN used to even have the games back in the day. We didnt grow up in any fancy house or area of the city, but the fact that I got to go to almost every HAwk game made me one of the most enviable kids on the block. I wanted to be Tony Esposito more than anything when I grew up. We never had the money for me to actually "play" hockey back then but man I used to pretend and play games in the street all the time. I sure miss Blackhawk hockey!!!!!:mad: :( :( I can still smell the Ole Barn to. A combo of peanuts, beer, urine, and circus animals, and an old musty type scent to boot. Ahhhhhh Good times!!!!!!!!:rock:

[samram]

Okay then, an ancillary reason is that it's about 1/8th as interesting and complex as baseball. Baseball I loved naturally simply because I knew it was great (I would have watched it regardless of parental or peer influence). But apparently hockey isn't good enough to draw one into it on its own.

I will say that I really enjoy playoff hockey involving a team I care about. I was pretty into Colorado during the Roy and Forsberg years. They had a great rivalry with Dallas and Detroit. The Hawks I've personally seen once in the playoffs and they fell to St. Louis (2002). Lame.


I think you do need some amount of influence. I didn't get into hockey until I was 12 and that was only because my uncles took me to a game at the Stadium. 12/23/90 against Detroit, first row in the second balcony behind one of the nets. It was nuts, the Hawks were the best team in the league and that place was unbelievably loud. I was hooked and it was my second favorite sport until about 2000.

As for the UC, that place is very good for hockey. The demise of the Hawks has nothing to do with that building. The culpability flowchart goes straight to Bill Wirtz. The UC was awesome in the 1996 playoffs against Colorado.

[Prope]

I root for all the Swedes in the league :shrug:

[StockdaleforVeep]

Okay then, an ancillary reason is that it's about 1/8th as interesting and complex as baseball. Baseball I loved naturally simply because I knew it was great (I would have watched it regardless of parental or peer influence). But apparently hockey isn't good enough to draw one into it on its own.

I will say that I really enjoy playoff hockey involving a team I care about. I was pretty into Colorado during the Roy and Forsberg years. They had a great rivalry with Dallas and Detroit. The Hawks I've personally seen once in the playoffs and they fell to St. Louis (2002). Lame.

You also grew up in the 90s when gretzsky went to LA and hockey became hollywood. How did you not even geta bit into hockey then

The 90s are also when the hawks were rated A- in most video games

also i may make a side rant\thread but, why did u go to a hawks game if you are not even into them>?

[StockdaleforVeep]

I've never been to a Hawks game, or a Bulls game for that matter. I've only been to one Bears game and that was in 1996.

The Hawks I've personally seen once in the playoffs and they fell to St. Louis (2002). Lame.

:confused:

[chisoxfanatic]

I think you do need some amount of influence.
NOPE! Hell, none of my family members ever would take me to the games, claiming it was "savage and voilent." Meanwhile, they went to (and forced me to go to a great deal of) ballets, musicals, and operas at least four times a year. I had NO influence from anyone whatsoever. We didn't even have cable TV, so I could only watch the five or six games that were on FOX each year, listening to the rest on the radio. After years upon years of begging and whining, my parents FINALLY took me to a grand total of TWO Blackhawks games (during my last year of high school and second year of college).

Since moving out over 2.5 years ago, there have been 2 NHL seasons. I went to 16 games the first year following the lockout and 24 games last year. I'm looking to break last year's record this coming year. I just can't get enough of Blackhawk hockey!

[JohnBasedowYoda]

This just in:
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[JohnBasedowYoda]

:sweep::rolling: :chicken: :bolt: :frustrated:


my finest achievement

[StockdaleforVeep]

This just in:
SFV is statistically the WORST poster in SATC history

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"Is your source reliable?"

On TV. You were there motherfucker. :shrug:



:sweep: :rolling: :chicken: :bolt: :frustrated: :eatme: :ridingbanana: :lookitup: :givemehead: :poop:

I blacked out most of that post season, remmeber?

after hawks lost game 5
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[chisoxfanatic]

Lemme guess, you had a man-crush on Sergei Krivokrasov? :shrug:

[StockdaleforVeep]

Lemme guess, you had a man-crush on Sergei Krivokrasov? :shrug:

after the 96 playoffs and he scored the winning goal against roy, i got that jersey

My dog is also named Krivo

God, we were so outmatched in 96, i mean, it seriously reminded me of the late 90s of sox v cleveland, just looking at them outclassed us before even playing

[Sir Realist]

Truth be told, up to a decade ago, the Blackhawks had an unfathomable streak of 28 straight years that they made the playoffs. That dates from the 69-70 through the 96-97 season!

It wasn't really that big of a deal for most of those seasons. Back then only about 6 teams DIDN'T make the playoffs.

[StockdaleforVeep]

It wasn't really that big of a deal for most of those seasons. Back then only about 6 teams DIDN'T make the playoffs.

and the hawks WERENT one of those 6

[JohnBasedowYoda]

We should go to a hawks game and get

[BURGH]

The Penguins own the lot of you.

Mario Lemieux fucked the Blackhawks in the ass, and the world has been a better place.

[fquaye14ten]

lol.

pennsylvania hockey fucking rocks and don't you forget

[BURGH]

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania boasts two National Hockey League ice hockey franchises, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, winners of back to back Stanley Cups.

Legends of the game such as Brian Trottier and Larry Murphy played here.

[samram]

Also Tom Barrasso.

[BURGH]

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:rock: :rock: :rock:

[Dan Mega]

We should go to a hawks game and get

:confused:

[StockdaleforVeep]

The Penguins own the lot of you.

Mario Lemieux fucked the Blackhawks in the ass, and the world has been a better place.

yeah nice dents in the stanley cup the diseased fuck

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania boasts two National Hockey League ice hockey franchises, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, winners of back to back Stanley Cups.

Legends of the game such as Brian Trottier and Larry Murphy played here.

and why are they still there? Oh yeah, lemieux had to take a loss to keep the team there and own em.

I wish the hawks could finish worst and be given a franchise player


Legends of the game such as Brian Trottier and Larry Murphy played here.

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[BURGH]

Nice collection of non-Cup winners you got there guy.

:pensswepttheblackhawksandstockdalenowlikesguys:

[fquaye14ten]

yeah nice dents in the stanley cup the diseased fuck


classy, you piece of shit.

and lemieux still came back and was fucking awesome....he's 100x sweeter than spear legweak, the bicycling douchenuts

[StockdaleforVeep]

Nice collection of non-Cup winners you got there guy.

:pensswepttheblackhawksandstockdalenowlikesguys:

Uhhhh, mikita has a ring, so does hall, so does Hull

And Bobby Hull pwns the penguins organizational history

classy, you piece of shit.

and lemieux still came back and was fucking awesome....he's 100x sweeter than spear legweak, the bicycling douchenuts

Oh i admire lemieux, he is amazing

But i dispise the fuck for the early 90s

HE RUINED MY YOUTH!

[fquaye14ten]

concede that spear legweak is the ultimate name for that sheryl crow fucking nut jockey

[StockdaleforVeep]

concede that spear legweak is the ultimate name for that sheryl crow fucking nut jockey

Bubba Berenzweig FTW

[Longshot7]

hahahahahahaha I hate the Blackhawks. More specifically, I hate the Wirtzes. If Dollar Bill bit the farm, maybe I'd be a fan again.

[StockdaleforVeep]

hahahahahahaha I hate the Blackhawks. More specifically, I hate the Wirtzes. If Dollar Bill bit the farm, maybe I'd be a fan again.

He has done better the past 5 years

[chisoxfanatic]

He has done better the past 5 years

If you classify the constant "bandaging up" job he and his crew have been doing with the roster. Seriously...Karpovtsev, Cullimore, Aucoin, Korolev, Salmelainen, Strudwick, Robidas (and the list extends into infinity)??? It looks like finally THIS offseason, they've begun to "gut" this team instead of the whole bandage treatment.

[MSquad]

For awhile in the 80s, the Blackhawks had the hottest ticket in Chicago. People would give up their first born male just to get a place to stand in the upper corners of the old stadium when the Hawks were in the playoffs.

It's unbelievable how low Wirzt has dragged that organization into the toilet. He should be run outta town and the Wolves should be awarded an NHL franchise. The Blackhawks are a disgrace to this city - The Cubs on ice. The Hawks were the hottest ticket in town from the early 60s to the mid 70s too.

[StockdaleforVeep]

If you classify the constant "bandaging up" job he and his crew have been doing with the roster. Seriously...Karpovtsev, Cullimore, Aucoin, Korolev, Salmelainen, Strudwick, Robidas (and the list extends into infinity)??? It looks like finally THIS offseason, they've begun to "gut" this team instead of the whole bandage treatment.

Khabibulin cost a shitload of money and that was money spent after nearly a year of lockout, gave the primadonna rutuu his contract,aucoin was a waste,martin havlat, samsonov,lang,lapointe,

I just rambled off the 06 roster all the guys who made 2 million or more and have been worthless trash, primarily khabibulin, roughly 24 million total in those players

[BURGH]

Le Magnifique.


Blackhawks haven't won a cup since 19dickety1.

[StockdaleforVeep]

The Hawks were the hottest ticket in town from the early 60s to the mid 70s too.

I wanted to kill mum

The furniture near where i lived(now an aldis) had a autograph signing in the 60-70s, stan mikita, bobby hull and maybe one other, i forget who

So she got an autographed stick and picture of them

I learned of this 5 years ago, excitedly i ask where are they, she said "they got lost somewhere, i dont know where"

I wanted to bateman her so bad

Le Magnifique.


Blackhawks haven't won a cup since 19dickety1.

The buttpirates suck there

[MSquad]

Yes, it's a historical fact that the Penguins swept the Black Hawks in 92. The Hawks blew 3-0 and 4-1 leads in the first game IIRC. They had control of the game and the crowd, but you could only hold Lemieux, Jagr, and Co down for so long. I also remember Jagr had a highlight reel goal to tie the game, and Lemieux the winner with about 12 seconds to go. Those Penguin teams were so good, they should have reeled off 5 or 6 straight Cups. The next year (92-93) they had the best team I'd seen in decades, but Kevin Stevens did a full speed face first dive on the ice, and oh yes there was that goal by David Volek. End of would be dynasty. We'll see if Crosby and his pals can revive the old Penguin magic. I'm surprised that Pittsburgh was able to keep their hockey team. What a dead in the water, rust belt metro area that is. It makes Buffalo and Cleveland look dynamic in comparison. Unless of course you're dazzled by that 20 something nightlife on Carson Street. Yeah, Pittsburgh sucks all right, but the Penguins set the Hawks on that downward spiral they've been in for so long.

[StockdaleforVeep]

Yes, it's a historical fact that the Penguins swept the Black Hawks in 92. The Hawks blew 3-0 and 4-1 leads in the first game IIRC. They had control of the game and the crowd, but you could only hold Lemieux, Jagr, and Co down for so long. I also remember Jagr had a highlight reel goal to tie the game, and Lemieux the winner with about 12 seconds to go. Those Penguin teams were so good, they should have reeled off 5 or 6 straight Cups. The next year (92-93) they had the best team I'd seen in decades, but Kevin Stevens did a full speed face first dive on the ice, and oh yes there was that goal by David Volek. End of would be dynasty. We'll see if Crosby and his pals can revive the old Penguin magic. I'm surprised that Pittsburgh was able to keep their hockey team. What a dead in the water, rust belt metro area that is. It makes Buffalo and Cleveland look dynamic in comparison. Unless of course you're dazzled by that 20 something nightlife on Carson Street. Yeah, Pittsburgh sucks all right, but the Penguins set the Hawks on that downward spiral they've been in for so long.



and dont forget burgh being the tranny on the streets givin people cleveland steamers

[Longshot7]

He has done better the past 5 years

Are the home games on TV yet?

[IWMB]

Are the home games on TV yet?


ahh...no

[fquaye14ten]

burgh=sideways 8

spiewak=cero

[BURGH]

burgh=sideways 8

spiewak=cero

Infinite glory over Spiewak.

Also, explain to me how the night life in Pittsburgh has anything to do with the fact that the Pens pwn the Blackhawks?

[StockdaleforVeep]

Infinite glory over Spiewak.

Also, explain to me how the night life in Pittsburgh has anything to do with the fact that the Pens pwn the Blackhawks?

U know a zero is also infinite as well

[fquaye14ten]

no it's not.

zero is a distinct concept unrelated to infinity

[StockdaleforVeep]

no it's not.

zero is a distinct concept unrelated to infinity

i am discussing the physical apperance of the number

Just like 8 is infinity because it never ends

[BURGH]

i am discussing the physical apperance of the number

Just like 8 is infinity because it never ends

No, 8 is 8.

9 is the number after 8.


For example:

"How many men did Spiewak blow last night, like 8?"

"Fuck, no, like, 9, men, man."

[StockdaleforVeep]

No, 8 is 8.

9 is the number after 8.


For example:

"How many men did Spiewak blow last night, like 8?"

"Fuck, no, like, 9, men, man."

I didnt think u showed up at the end :shrug:

[BURGH]

I didnt think u showed up at the end :shrug:

I was getting fluffed by Chyps.

[samram]

Also Bob Errey and Ulf Samuelsson.

[BURGH]

Former Penguins superbeast Robert Lang signed with Chicago, granted he's 5 years post his prime and at 4 mil a year. I wish him the best and hope he contributes 20/40 for you guys. I still follow the Hawks with moderate interest and wish them well in the Central and the Western Conference as a whole.

[samram]

Former Penguins superbeast Robert Lang signed with Chicago, granted he's 5 years post his prime and at 4 mil a year. I wish him the best and hope he contributes 20/40 for you guys. I still follow the Hawks with moderate interest and wish them well in the Central and the Western Conference as a whole.

This is a condition for signing with the Hawks. I'm pretty sure Paul Coffey was actually dead when he signed with them. Same with Fleury and Bondra.

[BURGH]

This is a condition for signing with the Hawks. I'm pretty sure Paul Coffey was actually dead when he signed with them. Same with Fleury and Bondra.

Fleury wasn't dead, just a raging cokehead/alcoholic whom also enjoys an eve at the ol' tit bar.