Chelios plans to return to Blackhawks
According to Chris Chelios, he hopes to return to the Chicago Blackhawks either as a player or team personnel.
“You don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings,” Chelios told the Chicago Tribune. “I found a new home in Detroit, but Chicago is always going to be home. My parents still live here, and I intend on coming back home here some day and spending the rest of my days here, whether it’s as a player or somehow being involved with the Blackhawks.”
Personally, I don’t see Cheli returning to play with the Blackhawks. I know he wants to play longer, but I think he’ll play long enough until his kids, who are very happy in Detroit, have graduated from high school. Once they do, I could definitely see him playing a management role with the Blackhaws, which may allow him to still go back to Detroit frequently enough to check in on his Cheli’s Chili restaurants. But that’s just my guess…
Chelios visited his hometown on Friday to show off the Stanley Cup around town. He made an appearance at the Chicago Cubs game and even sung “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and then went to the South Side and took the Cup to the White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field.
“We’ll just do a milk run all over the city,” he said. “I know I’m bringing it with the wrong team, but at least I brought it back home.”
Dave @ Gorilla Crouch had hoped to catch Cheli with the Cup this weekend so be sure to stop by his blog tomorrow to see if his plans worked out.
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