Members of the Chicago Blackhawks were on hand at Wrigley Field yesterday to promote the NHL's Winter Classic, which will take place New Year's Day at Wrigley Field.
The transformation of Wrigley Field into a hockey venue started Tuesday, when the NHL put up makeshift boards in the outfield at the home of the Cubs. The idea was to give an indication of what it will look like when the Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings square off in the Winter Classic on New Year's Day.
How soon they forget -- and for the Blackhawks, that adage is a very good thing.
With all the major announcements the Blackhawks have made in the last few months, it seemed unlikely they could save one for their first fan convention. Actually, the Hawks didn't save just one. They had two for the estimated 3,000 wildly cheering fans who squeezed into the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Chicago Hotel.
Martin Havlat and James Wisniewski, the only seriously injured Blackhawks, made it to the fan convention Friday but didn't have the same outlook on the start of next season.






