Ahead of Sunday's home opener vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Blackhawks will honor the franchise's all-time leading scorer Stan Mikita after he died in August at the age of 78.
He represented what it means to be a Chicago Blackhawk, both on and off the ice. But his legacy goes beyond that.
Mikita will forever be known as one of the greatest players in NHL history and someone who was a pioneer when it came to innovating the game of hockey.
Joel Quenneville and Mike Babcock, two of the winningest coaches in league history, weighed in on what Mikita meant to the Blackhawks, the NHL and the sport.