Chi-Town Represents

The resurgence of the Chicago Blackhawks has been one of the NHL's best feel good stories of the season. The story lines were numerous this year for the Blackhawks: They've made it back to the playoffs for the first time in 7 years with a 100+ point campaign, they hosted another terrific outdoor game for the NHL at Wrigley Field, they've got a young nucleus of Toews, Kane and Keith that they can build around for years and now you can add an attendance record to the list.

With Wednesday's game earlier this week the Blackhawks set a new attendance record - the best in the 82 year history of the club.

"Chicago’s current number of 827,425 fans this season is through 38 regular-season contests at the United Center and does not include the 40,818 that attended NHL Winter Classic 2009 at Wrigley Field on Jan. 1. Overall, the Blackhawks, who lead the league with an average of 22,262 fans per home game this season, have drawn 39 capacity crowds in 39 home dates and 42 consecutive dating back to the end of last season." Source - Chicago Blackhawks Press Release