Full Text of HR0476 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In October 2007, William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, | 3 | | was named Chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks, following his | 4 | | late father William W. Wirtz; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In his role as Chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks, | 6 | | Rocky Wirtz oversees all aspect of the
Blackhawks operations; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Wirtz had the wisdom and vision to promote | 9 | | John McDonough to the position of
President and CEO on June 1, | 10 | | 2011; John McDonough started with the organization as President | 11 | | in 2007; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Rocky Wirtz and John | 13 | | McDonough, the Chicago Blackhawks
have had the largest | 14 | | percentage of fan base growth among all teams in the 4 major | 15 | | sports leagues over the past
5 years, have had over 220 | 16 | | consecutive sellouts, and have increased their season ticket | 17 | | base to over
14,000; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The organization placed their trust in Stan Bowman | 19 | | as general manager and Joel Quenneville
as head coach; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Wirtz, John McDonough, Stan Bowman, and Joel |
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| 1 | | Quenneville worked together to
assemble a Blackhawks team that | 2 | | set the National Hockey League record for points to start a | 3 | | season and
won the President's Trophy for earning the best | 4 | | regular season record in the league; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On June 24, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks won their | 6 | | fifth Stanley Cup by beating the Boston Bruins,
in one of the | 7 | | most exciting NHL final series ever; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we honor the sports ownership and executive leadership of | 11 | | William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks | 12 | | franchise, upon the hoisting by the Blackhawks of the 2013 | 13 | | Stanley Cup in acknowledgement of their position as the | 14 | | champions of North American ice hockey; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the entire Wirtz family for their | 16 | | roles as owners in Chicago professional sports
and leaders of | 17 | | the Illinois business community, and anchors and developers of | 18 | | Chicago's West Side; and
be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz as a
expression of | 21 | | our appreciation for the leadership role of the Wirtz family, | 22 | | and for the performance of
excellence demonstrated by the |
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| 1 | | Chicago Blackhawks in 2013.
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