Rocky Wirtz Dead at 70

[Chief Walking Stick]

lol

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683977435388289027

 

[Anytime23]

I can confirm, the GOAT of NHL ownership is gone.

* SKY POINT *


Hopefully next in line doesn’t let guys like Kyle Beach in the building.

 

[zack54attack]

Wow. 70.

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

Pretty young for a rich guy

 

[Anytime23]

I’m sure if we dug deep enough in the CCS archives, we’ll find a post from @DanielCCSBears saying Wirtz is going to live to be 100.

 

[Bust]

Wow. 70.

He was fat tho. Like towards the extreme side.

 

[wonky73]

He was fat tho. Like towards the extreme side.

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Not to speak ill of the dead but, dude had the body of somebodies 80 year old grandma

 

[Heidenlarm]

Bedard already getting to work. Heard he was an assassin, but damn dude.

 

[Granada]

I remember it was initially supposed to be the other Wirtz son that would take over after Bill, but for whatever reason, Rocky was named. I'll say this: he did everything the fans wanted as far as the obvious (televising games again, bringing back Foley). The guy had some missteps (that article he wrote for the Sun-Times during the lockout and him snapping at the reporter asking about Beach), but overall, he had a big part in the rejuvanation of the franchise by simply reversing the ways of his father -- a critical step that perhaps the other son would not have done (hence why he was replaced at zero hour).

 

[Raskolnikov]

Did the thrill of Bedard slay him with excess celebrations?

Or the aneurysm from having to tell Kyle Davidson he can't trade him?