The National Hockey League is celebrating a stellar first quarter of the 21st century by named rosters of all-quarter century players for each team in the league. On New Year’s Eve, as part of the Winter Classic excitement, the league announced the players selected for the Chicago Blackhawks.
And there are no surprises here.
For the Blackhawks, the first team is comprised of forwards Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. The first team defensemen are Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook. And the goaltender is Corey Crawford.
The Blackhawks’ second team is made up of Marian Hossa, Brandon Saad and Alex DeBrincat up front, Brian Campbell and Niklas Hjalmarsson on the blue line and Jocelyn Thibault in goal.
The core of the Blackhawks’ three Stanley Cup championships made this an incredibly easy decision for those involved in the voting.
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Tab Bamford has been writing about the Chicago Blackhawks for almost two decades. He joined Bleacher Nation as the lead Blackhawks writer in May 2022. Tab is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is the author of three books about the Blackhawks: “The Future: Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks’ New Era,”(Triumph Books),“100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die” (Triumph Books) and “Chicago Blackhawks: An Illustrated Timeline” (Reedy Press, 2021). Find him on Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads at @The1Tab
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