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8 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ... FIXING YOUR FRANCHISE

By Chris Sprow

Thursday, September 11, 2008

This week, Rick Reilly points out who the top team is in each town. In Chicago, the Blackhawks were in last place for years. The stadium was half-empty, games weren't televised, and the fans had forgotten. It had become a three-team town. A new administration recently brought in team president John McDonough (now a Hall of Famer). Now, tickets are at a premium, games are on TV, the team sold out the inaugural convention and they got the premier regular season event in hockey… all in the ...

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