I was a junior in high school on a brisk October 2014 night when I was getting ready to watch a Chicago Blackhawks game. I’ll always remember hearing Pat Foley doing his quick breakdown of the night’s starting goalies and hearing him say Scott Darling, a Lemont native, will be debuting for the Blackhawks.
I did a double take. I remember thinking. “Did he really say from Lemont? I’m from Lemont.” When I finally processed it, I was more excited to watch a regular-season game than perhaps ever before.
I watched as Darling dazzled that night and secured his first ever victory in the NHL.