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Like a kid at Christmas…
By Carrie | July 17, 2009
I can’t sleep! It’s almost 4 a.m. While everyone in Chicagoland peacefully sleeps under the blanket of the raven sky, I lie awake, thinking about the Hawks Convention
It kicks off today! To be honest, though, the only things I’m interested in for this first day are the Opening Ceremonies and the Second City performance. Supposedly, two “Chicago icons” who used to be part of Second City will be putting on a sports-themed skit with the help of some Hawks players. Adam Burish, anyone?
My boyfriend wants to meet Bob Probert and Steve Larmer. While I liked the Hawks as a kid, I wasn’t really into them (for shame, I know). So while I know Probert was a good fighter and that Larmer won the 1983 Calder Memorial Trophy, I’m more into the current players. And while I know Cristobal Huet will be signing tonight, I’d much rather see what kind of antics will be going on in the Second City skit.
I think this is because I love all of the videos I see on Blackhawks.com and on Mouthpiece Sports. Baseball has always been my number one sport, but I’ve never seen a sports franchise interact so much with fans as the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team does. The players are happy to be interviewed, they want to show the fans how they like to joke around and it always reminds us that these supernatural-like athletes are just like you and me.
You’ve heard of Christmas in July, right? Well, for many of us… that’s the Blackhawks Convention.
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