May 15th, 2025, marks 99 years since the city of Chicago was awarded a team in the National Hockey League. That marks the berth of the Chicago Blackhawks.
The 2025-26 season will be the centenial season for the Blackhawks and they are ready to celebrate in a big way.
It started with an informal revealing of a new logo that features their traditional “Chief Blackhawk” with a gold trim around it. There is also a secondary logo with the years 1926 and 2026 over a big 100 sign and of course, the new look Chief Blackhawk.
In addition to this, the Blackhawks announced that they are finally going to have a “Blackhawks Hall of Fame”. This is long overdue. Two players will be inducted via a vote each year.
The players who have their numbers retired will automatically be put in. That includes Glen Hall, Pierre Pilote, Keith Magnuson, Chris Chelios, Bobby Hull, Denis Savard, Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito, and Marian Hossa.
The players who can be voted in for 2025-26 will come from one of two ballots. The Modern Era Ballot includes players who completed their Blackhawks career in 2000-01 or later. They must also be three years removed from retiring from the NHL.
This year, the Modern Era ballot includes Tony Amonte, Brian Campbell, Corey Crawford, Eric Daze, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp, Andrew Shaw, Steve Sullivan, Jocelyn Thibault, and Alexei Zhamnov.
The other is the Heritage Era Ballot. It includes Ed Belfour, Doug Bentley, Johnny Gottselig, Dirk Graham, Dennis Hull, Cliff Koroll, Steve Larmer, Chico Maki, Mush March, Pit Martin, Bill Mosienko, Troy Murray, Eric Nesterenko, Jeremy Roenick, and Doug Wilson.
Fans can go to these by visiting Blackhawks.com/HOF. Some of the greatest players in franchise history are going to get the recognition they deserve.
With the slogan “Always An Original”, the Blackhawks are going to have four chapters of celebration throughout the 2025-26 season. That will culminate in the fall of 2026 with a fan event which will go with the 100th anniversary of the first game in franchise history. The schedule of themes, chapters, celebrations, and giveaways will come shortly after the schedule is released.
The Blackhawks are set to connect with generations of fans as they celebrate their 100th birthday in the coming year.
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