Bryan Bickell Retires A Blackhawk
.@bbicks29's emotional retirement as a Blackhawk. #BickellBrave pic.twitter.com/1xZILzcPfZ
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) October 4, 2017
Bicks was a member of three Stanley Cup champion teams with the #Blackhawks and played 384 of his 395 career NHL games with Chicago. pic.twitter.com/DvjitfkMhU
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) October 4, 2017
Bickell, 31, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He appeared in his final NHL game as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in April.
While his departure from Chicago came after a few frustrating seasons, Bickell will always be remembered for his game-tying goal in Game Six in Boston on June 24, 2013.
Nobody imagined that MS would be the root of Bickell’s issues, and his career ending prematurely is heartbreaking. He always faced the media and answered every question after both good and bad performances, and he was generous with his time to anyone who asked. He’s a credit to the game, and we wish him the best.
bicks is a class act and this is a class act by the hawks: no hawk fan will ever forget the 17 seconds in boston. I hope they honor him at the opener.
Wonderful. Way to go Bicks.
Class act by Hawks management. But it is even more gratifying to know he wants to retire as a Hawk.
Kudos to everyone involved in this.
Nice story. And as was mentioned, it’s good knowing Bickell wanted to retire as a Blackhawk.
For all the bashing he took (myself regrettably participated in as well) he remained the consummate pro.
The fact that he performed at a high level, yet alone at all, with undiagnosed MS is truly remarkable.
Thank you Bryan for your contributions to our Cup’s!
PS. Happy to see the blog back to normal, I was very close to dropping it due to the immaturity of a certain poster…
The psychotic look on his face after scoring that game tying goal is an iconic image in Blackhawks history. :D
Good to see and hear. Hopefully everything is going well with him health wise.
Sushi. Whooooh!