Hull Mikita Statue Unveiling 10/22/11

[IceHogsFan]

This may sound a little crazy, but for some reason when i opened this thread i was expecting some posts talking about the great careers of two great Blackhawks who were justly honored with a statue. Ooops.

Larry, you know better then that on here.

 

[R K]

This may sound a little crazy, but for some reason when i opened this thread i was expecting some posts talking about the great careers of two great Blackhawks who were justly honored with a statue. Ooops.

Come on man this is IHN. We always have to go outside the box. HI LARRY!

 

[R K]

Larry, you know better then that on here.

Which is what makes this place fucking awesome!!!!!

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

This may sound a little crazy, but for some reason when i opened this thread i was expecting some posts talking about the great careers of two great Blackhawks who were justly honored with a statue. Ooops.

Some could be complaining about the increase in ticket prices to help accomodate these statues....





Honestly while I think they look great, I have a hard time with the need at this time.

 

[R K]

uh oh Biscuit, you so did not go there! You know we are losing money and they must JUSTIFY losing money!!!



Not to mention they have been working on them since the other night. They were doing shit to them AND the Jordon all day today and yesterday!

 

[puckjim]

They looked kinda cool on TV....I'll see them in person on the 31st.



Does it seem like the Blackhawks keep honoring Mikita and Hull over and over and over again?

 

[5Minutes4Fighting]

Actually I had to stop reading this thread. Yes, Hull had serious flaws off the ice. But he is not getting a statute as a humanitarian, husband, family man, or model citizen. He was a failure at those. The statue is in honor of his achievements as a Blackhawk. For that he is most deserving of a statue. This is not debatable.



During the 15 years Bobby was a Blackhawk, he was the most exciting and electrifying player in the NHL, and the most beloved athlete in Chicago. For that, he deserves to be honored. The statue is beautiful and a great tribute to a truly great, elite, hockey player. We all have flaws. And we are all better than the worse things we have ever done. Even Bobby Hull.



Of course, Hull's flaws should not be forgotten. But there is a time and place. I do not think his flaws are serious enough to warrant him being totally blacklisted from being honored as a hockey great. Hull has an intense personality. That is often found in people who are very intensely driven to be the VERY BEST at what they do. Hull succeeded at that. Anybody see the 60 Minutes feature on Steve Jobs last night?



This thread is titled, "Hull Mikita statue." Not one word about Mikita. Really?? Wow. Why talk about Stan and his greatness as a Blackhawk when there is lots of mud to be thrown at other people. Someone just told me that the book on Walter Payton is not selling well. Good. It is muckraking. Nothing more, nothing less. Sure, Walter had a dark side. But he was also an icon and the greatest football player of his era, and the greatest Bear ever.



I am a proud Blackhawk fan. The organization has a very rich history, and some of its finest days was back in the ’60s when the Stadium was filled every single night to see Bobby Hull's mesmerizing rushes up the ice and lethal slap shot. It is important to remember history and honor true greatness. That’s all that’s being done here.



-5Minutes

 

[R K]

I'm a proud Blackhawk fan too and will not celebrate someone that not only was accused of spousel abuse once, but three times.



Sorry. True greatness comes with a totality of the circumstances.



I was watching preskate during the hoopla. Cause really, I'm there to see the team on the ice.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

uh oh Biscuit, you so did not go there! You know we are losing money and they must JUSTIFY losing money!!!



Not to mention they have been working on them since the other night. They were doing shit to them AND the Jordon all day today and yesterday!

 

[puckjim]

I agree with most of that, 5Minutes. There has got to be separation, je suppose. Not everyone will like it and that's fine.



The Payton book is a biography. It's not "muckraking".



If you're going to tell a story of a man's life, you tell the whole story, not just the good parts.



Anyways, there's a thread in NHTA for discussion of that book, so I won't derail this thread any more.

 

[R K]

Separation to a point. Battery against multiple women is not something that can just be pushed aside. I'm sorry.



You honor him all you want. I'll continue to think of him as an abuser.

 

[puckjim]

Didn't they have Hull/Mikita Night, separate Heritage Nights, and now statue night?



Jeez......

 

[R K]

Didn't they have Hull/Mikita Night, separate Heritage Nights, and now statue night?



Jeez......

and team nights where they were all honored.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

Didn't they have Hull/Mikita Night, separate Heritage Nights, and now statue night?



Jeez......

Basically my point. I think the statues are just too far over the top, like an over the top that John Waters could never reach.

 

[R K]

they are very cool statues. I can't imagine the cost.

 

[fanof19]

Didn't they have Hull/Mikita Night, separate Heritage Nights, and now statue night?



Jeez......

and they are honored on the original statue

 

[MassHavoc]

Can't wait for the OJ statue.

 

[puckjim]

Can't wait for the OJ statue.

Kind of exactly the point.

 

[PatrickSharpRules]

Statues in Chicago are losing meaning with every new one I feel. Sure everyone who has a statue did something great but The Sox would give their ball boy a statue at this point. Harry Caray was just hugely popular, Ron Santo is in the same boat, and Ernie Banks was the best Cub ever. To me, when it comes to single player statues, the only one that counts is the Michael Jordan statue.

 

[MassHavoc]

Next statue is definitely Epstein and Crew gangbanging Rickets behind the Captain Morgan club.