Chicago professional athletes have a tendency of supporting their own.
Within the Chicago Blackhawks, it’s no different. Blackhawks are often seen wearing caps of other Chicago teams. Former Blackhawk Andrew Shaw owned apparel from almost every Chicago team. Just the other day, Dennis Rasmussen and Viktor Svedberg left the Blackhawks’ locker room donning Chicago Cubs hats.
Ryan Hartman is a different story. His fandom for the Cubs wasn’t born when he was drafted by the Blackhawks or out of some sort of obligation. Hartman is a lifelong Cubs fan.
“My dad, it was kind of our thing, we’d always go to games,” Hartman said after a recent Blackhawks practice.