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Blackhawks Owner Bill Wirtz and Bad Press
by Alanah McGinley on 04/18/07 at 10:52 AM ET
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From the WSJ,
Sitting in $80 seats just behind the net at a recent Chicago Blackhawks hockey game, Anthony Molinaro and his girlfriend could see the sweat roll down the goalie’s face and hear the grunts of the skaters as they battled for the puck along the boards.
The seats were freebies, courtesy of owner Bill Wirtz, as part of a “fan appreciation” program. So was Mr. Molinaro, a 39-year-old community-college employee and lifelong fan, grateful? Not quite.
“He should be giving the seats away,” said Mr. Molinaro. “There’s no way I’d pay for them.”
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I don’t think his objection is to the Blackhawks team itself—meaning the game on the ice—so much as the team management and ownership. The relationship between Wirtz and the fans has been a contentious one for a long time.
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 04/18/07 at 12:42 PM ET
“Contentious” is putting it mildly. The distracted driver who runs Wirtz over while texting on a cellphone would be a hero to the entire fanbase.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 04/18/07 at 02:48 PM ET
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Maybe this moron would like to work at his community college job for free. The Blackhawks may be bad, but they aren’t a charity.
Posted by Matthew on 04/18/07 at 11:38 AM ET