I can't believe we have to talk about the Blackhawks again
Redemption tours and changing organizational culture
Note from Gaby and Perrye: We had a posting schedule for Black History Month, so thanks for messing that up, y’all.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual assault, death, mental health, just a sprinkle of generational trauma *jazz hands*
Funnily enough, two days before Rocky Wirtz’s outlandish behavior at the town hall, a friend and I talked about the future of the Blackhawks over bowls of Pho. We worked together years ago in the Native community here in Chicago, so we’ve both ended up developing weird connections to hockey because of it. For the first time since probably 2015, she and I tentatively agreed that maybe things were looking up for the team. We had both heard from different sources that the new front office was different. They were younger and more progressive, and they meant what they said about their commitment to the Native community. So on Wednesday, February 2nd, I sat down and tuned in to what I thought would be a boring PR speak-heavy presentation. Maybe they would say something …
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