Before facing the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night at the United Center, the Chicago Blackhawks honored one of the best players in franchise history in an on-ice ceremony, commemorating the 1,000th game of Duncan Keith’s career.
The festivities featured this video, punctuated by the biggest goal Keith scored: the GWG of Game 6 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final:
Old teammates Patrick Sharp and Adam Burish also joined in the fun, reminiscing about one of the most-memorable (and probably most painful) moments of Keith’s career.
“Remember that time Duncs ate that slapshot?”
Well that’s an interesting way of putting it, @ABurish37! #DK1K pic.twitter.com/xXtnMl8C93
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) October 14, 2018
Sharp, who had 749 games with the Blackhawks during his 15-year career, joined the ceremony by presenting Keith with a silver stick to commemorate the moment. Sharp later posed for a photo with Keith, Keith’s son, Colton and Brent Seabrook.
This is a great photo. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/Q7Q4jb62qN
— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) October 14, 2018
That was one of several photo opportunities that occurred during the pregame ceremony, highlighting the contributions of an incredible career from an incredible hockey player.
Frame it.#DK1K pic.twitter.com/Y3NvvczrRc
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) October 14, 2018