Honoring Stan Mikita & Overlooking His Rare Highlight Footage of His Time in Chicago
We are officially 21 days away from September 28th, which marks the Blackhawks first day back on the ice, in a official NHL pre-season game which will take place against the Hawks rivalry, the Detroit Red Wings. The game will give Blackhawks fans a opportunity to see entirely new faces, from experienced signings like Max Domi to newcomers like Lukas Reichel and others.
Today, we honor the best #21 as we are 21 days away from Hawkey season!! Did you guess correctly who the #21 was in the photo? The career summary below is brought to you by NBC Sports Chicago!
No. 21: Stan Mikita (C/RW, 1959-79)
Legend. Class act. Hall of Famer. Greatest Blackhawk of all time. Mikita leads the franchise in games played (1,396), assists (926), points (1,467) and plus/minus (plus-329). A four-time Art Ross Trophy winner and two-time Hart Trophy recipient, Stosh ranks second all-time goals (541) and third in power-play goals (150). Mikita was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983 and had his number retired by the Blackhawks in 1980.
Now, let's take a look at some rare footage throughout Mikita's amazing career:
| POLL | ||
Where does Stan Mikita rank in the best Blackhawks of all-time? | ||
| Top 5 | 70 | 35.7 % |
| Top 10 | 34 | 17.3 % |
| Top 20 or above | 20 | 10.2 % |
| Top 3! | 72 | 36.7 % |
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