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APMany fans were livid by his refusal to televise homes games and there were anti-Wirtz Web sites. Wirtz once said home games on TV weren’t fair to fans who actually went to the games.
“He took a lot of heat here over the years. But people don’t know him like I do. He’s just a family guy, and he loves his players, and loves the people that work for him,” said Savard, the Hall of Famer who is now the team’s coach.
Wirtz often said his goal was for the team to win another Stanley Cup, but he was not known to spend lavishly on players.
That image changed somewhat when the club signed goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin to a four-year, $27 million contract in 2005.
“I think that was a great name, ’Dollar Bill.’ But they forgot to put the 100,000 or million in front of it, because that’s what he gave out,” Mikita said Wednesday. “I can honestly say from my experience, because of the hockey camp that I run, every year I got a nice check from him.”
Despite his reputation for paying close attention to the bottom line, Wirtz was known for his philanthropy.
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Since its establishment in 1993, Blackhawk Charities has donated millions of dollars to worthy causes in Chicago, including the Boys and Girls Clubs and the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois.
“We have lost a great owner and a great steward of the sport,” said Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs, who is the chairman of the NHL Board of Govenors.
“No one did more for hockey on both the professional and amateur levels than he did. He will always be remembered as a dedicated leader in the sport and for the legacy he has left in his community, especially his humanitarian efforts through his foundation.”
Wirtz’s interest in sports extended beyond the NHL. He served on both the 1980 and 1984 Winter Olympic Committees. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 1976 and the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985
Wirtz is survived by his wife, Alice, five children, Rocky, Gail, Karey, Peter and Alyson, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled Monday in Chicago.
Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
