Scotty Bowman To Join The Blackhawks

The legendary coach Scotty Bowman (just take a look at his resume folks) will be leaving the Detroit Red Wings to become a Senior Advisor in the Chicago Blackhawks organization.

He joins his son Stan Bowman, who is the assistant GM for the Blackhawks, in an organization that is quickly turning itself around. Already making a big splash in the player department this offseason (signing goaltender Cristobal Huet and ex-Shark Brian Campbell), the Blackhawks have made a statement to the NHL that they are ready to hang with the big boys.

As the bitterness of Campbell's departure slowly begins to wane (the acquisition of Boyle definitely had something to do with that), an appreciation for what is going on in the Windy City is starting to immerse itself into this egotistical humble author. A bright future with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews suddenly just got a little more star power. Combine that with the publicity the Winter Classic will provide (in the historic Wrigley Field nonetheless), the aforementioned acquisition of arguably the two best players at their position in this year's offseason crop, finally getting some television coverage in Chicago, and the fact that an Original Six team could be making a run at the Cup for years to come, the future for the Hawks is looking pretty good with Rocky Wirtz at the helm.

And what the heck, it just gives us one more reason to circle November 26th on our calendars.


Go Sharks.