Blackhawks Hold Ceremony To Retire Chris Chelios' No. 7 Jersey

Watch the full pre-game ceremony held by the Chicago Blackhawks to retire the No. 7 jersey of team legend Chris Chelios ahead of the game against the Detroit Red Wings.

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[gopropeterchockey]

Living legend who made a great impact on 3 original six teams spanning 3 decades.

[twerps]

'Don't steal my thunder, Kaner', well that aged well instantly! :D

[javelldunn]

Chris Chelios tribute video is amazing I love it

[wilseph]

Only because he played for such a damn long time did it take this long for the Blackhawks to retire the number 7. What a player.

[MMoses]

I wonder how Brent Seabrook feels about this? Chelios is the "OG" #7, but Brent helped contribute to 3 Stanley Cup championships for the organization.

[broadstreetbullies]

Glad Chelios recognized Kane in a Detroit uniform being goofy

[ekim]

As a red wings fan, can’t blame Chris for going back to Chicago. He was the second best defenseman in Detroit at the time, no shame in that.

LGRW

[RedWing]

As a Red Wings fan I loved this. Chelios was one of my favorite Red Wings. In his 10, 11yrs in Detroit he helped us win 2 Cups, he went to 3 Cup finals in Detroit. He won the Silver medal in the Olympics for team USA in 01-02, which he was captain. He was nominated for a Norris Trophy in 02. He lost to his teammate Nick Lidstrom. When he was traded to Detroit in 1999, I bought his jersey a couple days later and still wear it. I just bought Kane’s Detroit jersey. I hope we extend his contract. Also, Chelly had a no trade clause. He had to waive it to come to Detroit.

[Secretarian]

Chelios didn't mention that he started as a forward and it was Bob Parker who taught him how to play defence. I asked Bob, "what made Chelios so good?" Bob said, "he was the quickest learner I've ever seen. I only had to show him something once and he got it."

[mariovillella]

Congrats Cheli from a Maple Leafs Fan!

[aldp]

Ahh the good old 90's congrats chelios from oilers fan

[biglebowski]

Last week Jagr now Chelios. Legends of hockey. I was lucky enough to see them play their entire career.

[MarkHerrmann-wfyq]

I was a Defenseman, Cheli was the best! He was my favorite ever since his Badger days!

[BillyBob-sxhr]

That is a hockey player
Not many made like that

[RogerinTenn]

Thank You Chris For All The Thrills, Hits, Goals You Gave This Hawks Fan Now Living In Tennessee

[Drewster]

I loved that 90's video. Awesome stuff.

[PrazMaster]

23:55 As the son of 2 retired Chicago Police officers, this meant a lot to me; especially now when being a police officer isn’t exactly a job that everyone in the world admires (including the god damn mayor of Chicago). Thank you, Cheli.

[petercalhoun]

As a Chicagoan now living in the Carolinas that made me home sick. That era of Blackhawks and Bulls teams were special.

[whitenoise]

It was classy of him to mention Bob Probert. RIP Bob.

[giotrapani]

8:00 Ik one of those guys is Brett hull is the other kid rock.