Stan Mikita became a Chicago Blackhawks regular in the 1959-60 season at the age of 19, and he was still skating around the Chicago Stadium ice at the age of 39 in 1980.
No other Chicago Blackhawks player has ever played in as many games as Mikita (1,394) or collected as many points wearing the Blackhawks jersey than Mikita (1467).
Mikita was really a young role player when the Chicago Blackhawks shocked the NHL by winning the 1961 Stanley Cup.
Mikita started hitting his stride in 1963-64 when he started winning Art Ross trophies for being the Top point scorer in the NHL.