Michael Jordan, seen here gambling on NBA games.
Okay, so I may have come off as a bit of a homer with my last post on how the Kronwall hit on Havlat was not a penalty (though I still stand by that).
That being the case, here is a post dedicated to your beloved Chicago Blackhawks. I start with Michael Jordan being at the game the other night, and end with the Hawks scoring 22 goals in 10 minutes. Enjoy.
From Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com
CHICAGO — So I’m standing in the United Center suite with Mr. Hockey himself, Michael Jordan, and his buddy, Kid Rock. We’re killing time between the first and second periods of the Chicago Blackhawks-Detroit Red Wings playoff game, and I’m thinking, “NHL, where have you been all my life?”
I mean, when’s the last time you saw MJ at a hockey game? Even more incredible, when’s the last time Jordan slipped on a personalized No. 23 Hawks sweater (but only after team officials sewed a red patch over the maker’s company logo), walked out to his seat and happily posed and waved to the geeked crowd as the Versus cameras recorded every surreal moment? After all, who thought MJ would commit to the Indian?
“That’s never happened,” says an amazed Jay Blunk, the team’s senior vice president of business operations. “We celebrate the little things.”
“It’s validation,” says Hawks president John McDonough, who has known Jordan for years. “It’s validation.”
Now – after the jump – for video of the old Chicago Stadium and The Blackhawks scoring 22 goals in 10 minutes. It is a must see.
The Pink Floyd jams only add to the mystique:
Dig some NHL 94 (though it looks more like 93 to me):
That is definitely NHL ’94. It brings back memories of one magical afternoon, where I took on The Bench Boss in 2 best-of-seven series in NHL ’94 and ’96. Let’s just say both went seven games, and we each took one. BUT WHO WON WHICH GAME!?!?! That’s for you to guess.
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I wonder how much MJ lost on that game? A couple mill or so probably sits in Chuck Barkley’s pockets as we speak.
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