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Blackhawks honor Stan Mikita with tribute video

The Chicago Blackhawks honored the late Stan Mikita with a pregame ceremony Sunday at the United Center.

The Blackhawks played a tribute video for Mikita, who is the franchise all-time leading scorer with 1,467 points. He died in August at age 78.

After the video, the Blackhawks held a moment of silence for 21 seconds in Mikita’s honor before his wife, Jill, dropped a ceremonial puck with Chicago captain Jonathan Toews and Maple Leafs center John Tavares.

Mikita’s family announced in 2015 that the hockey legend is suffering from Lewy body dementia, which is a type of progressive dementia.