I was happy to see McDonough come to the Hawks and put them on the map initially but now he’s really starting to invade my personal space:

1) The “One Goal” book – you were right on the money on that one, CK. Quit back-slapping and stroking each other off and run the hockey team. You don’t need to take every object within arm’s reach and slap a Hawks logo on it. You’re not Gene Simmons.

2) The children’s book – Seriously? All for charity. Why don’t you just make a donation from those deep pockets? Who wants to read anything Josh Mora has to say anyway.

3) Wrigley Field – Wrigley Field’s history has nothing to do with hockey in any way. It’s a terrible gimmick for this year’s Winter Classic. There won’t be a good seat in the house and everybody who goes will just be there to “be there”. Much like a Cubs game. It will be the worst venue they’ve ever watched a hockey game in and to be honest, I feel that it’s one of the worst places to even watch a baseball game.

I turned in my Cubbie badge years ago when it became obvious to me that the organization was more interested in running a profitable circus focused on boobs and beer than running a professional sports team. The Blackhawks have started down the same path and if he does to the Hawks what he did to the Cubs, count me out.

If 5-year old Johnny wants to run around in the concourse and wants to leave at the 2nd intermission, fine. Please go. Don’t come back. If 18-year old Sally is more concerned about getting on the scoreboard to show off her new iPhone, I hope she gets hit in the head by a stray puck. Sit down, stop acting like a shut up, and watch/respect the game like a hockey fan.

And quit walking around when the puck is in play. This isn’t a Cubs game. I don’t want to hear “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Some people there actually want to watch the event they paid to see. They’re not there to stare at your dumb face while you try to figure out if you’re in the right section.

There are plenty of examples to emulate if you want to run a classy, winning, and profitable team all at once. Please, let’s just try to expand into those other two categories while mainting the class that is synonymous with the Chicago Blackhawks.