{"id":551384,"date":"2026-04-12T21:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/551384\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:36:32","slug":"blackhawks-hall-of-fame-ceremony-reminded-of-the-making-of-championships-the-hockey-writers-chicago-blackhawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/551384\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks Hall of Fame Ceremony Reminded of The Making of Championships – The Hockey Writers – Chicago Blackhawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 10, the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> held their inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.<\/p>\n

Before the season started, the Blackhawks announced they would have a \u2018Blackhawks Hall of Fame\u2019 as part of the Centennial season. Each season, fans vote two alumni into the Hall of Fame<\/a>: one modern and one heritage player, and players whose jerseys are retired receive automatic induction.<\/p>\n

The ceremony honored the first two inductees: Duncan Keith<\/a> (Modern Era) and Steve Larmer (Heritage Era), as well as the late beloved alumni and broadcaster Troy Murray (Builder Inductee).<\/p>\n

The hour-long ceremony celebrated the unwavering \u201cstandard\u201d of Blackhawks hockey, and the one striving to return to it. <\/p>\n

Keith, Larmer, and Murray\u2019s son, Blake, gave speeches. While Marian Hossa introduced Keith, Denis Savard introduced Larmer. Pat Foley, who emceed the event, introduced Blake Murray. <\/p>\n

\u201cEverything You Want A Blackhawk To Be\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was everything you want a Blackhawk to be,\u201d were Foley\u2019s beautiful words to describe Murray, and that set the tone for the event. Because, as Foley described, Murray carried himself with the three C\u2019s: Class, Character, and Commitment.<\/p>\n

A defining legacy and example. <\/p>\n

When it came to Keith, Hossa echoed similar words about him being everything you want in a Blackhawk. <\/p>\n

And those words are easily applied to Larmer, too, as Keith described him as the most consistent and hardworking Blackhawk to wear the jersey. Even though all three were different players, they were special in their own ways as leaders on and off the ice, and championships followed.<\/p>\n

The current Blackhawks were in attendance for the ceremony, and a cool moment was Larmer giving the players advice: enjoy it and don\u2019t be afraid to laugh at themselves. Furthermore, they got to hear the pride all three players had in wearing the Blackhawks jersey.<\/p>\n

\"20262026 Chicago Blackhawks Hall of Fame Ceremony Stage
Photo Credit: Brooke LoFurno \/ The Hockey Writers <\/p>\n

It was something that stuck with them. <\/p>\n

Head coach Jeff Blashill said before the St. Louis Blues matchup on April 11 about the ceremony, <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was awesome. Very, very well done. I think those are just great opportunities. A reminder of what a storied franchise that we coach and play and work for, and I also think it\u2019s a reminder for our players and us as coaches to savor every day in the NHL. And I\u2019ve said this a lot, you know, I think that perspective is important\u2026 You can go through great times in the NHL, bad times in the NHL, they\u2019re all great days, you know. And when you get an opportunity to do what we do for a living, they\u2019re all great days. And so I thought that was awesome. So just, you know, really good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game against the Blues gave the fans a chance to celebrate Keith, Larmer, and Murray. Keith got a big ovation from the crowd during the first period of the game. The Murray family got a huge ovation during the second period. Keith, Larmer, and Blake Murray sounded the horn before the game, too.<\/a><\/p>\n

Blackhawks Growing In The Standard<\/p>\n

When it comes to the current Blackhawks, the inductees all see the makeup and potential and understand the process of getting to the top.<\/p>\n

Larmer said in a post-ceremony press conference about the Blackhawks, \u201cWell, I think they got a really good young core, and you need to keep building on that and keep playing and keep getting better. I mean, all teams go through it. We went through that in the early 80\u2019s also. So you just, you know, you show up at the rink every day, and you work hard, and you get better. And you know, you have a bad game, you forget about it. Wake up the next morning, put your boots on, and go to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keith also said in his presser, in part, \u201cThey got a great young group of defensemen. You look at the size of some of those guys, and the way they can skate, and how young they are. (Artyom) Levshunov is what? 20 years old. You got (Sam) Rinzel and Wyatt Kaiser- the way he\u2019s moving back there. They\u2019re so young. It\u2019s going to take a few years to get that experience. And you know that internal competition to push one another for ice time makes each other better. And I see a lot of similarities with our young group that we had when I started out this team, you know, especially with the defense\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

It shows that it doesn\u2019t matter what era of hockey you come from; all teams have to go through it and learn. The Blackhawks are going through it now during their tough final games of the season. <\/p>\n

Related: Buying Out Andre Burakovsky Makes Sense for the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n

However, as the Blackhawks have been pushing all season, the team has been focused on getting better each day with the future in mind- a shared perspective with Larmer. The championship standard they heard, especially from Keith\u2019s speech, resonated and will continue to do so moving forward. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt. But I think our players knew that already. You know\u2026 they know the history here. They know the type of standard that we\u2019re trying to get to. We\u2019ve talked about standard. That\u2019s one of the probably two things I wanted to do this year, more than anything else, is create a standard and create a culture within that. And I think our guys are reaching towards that. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat doesn\u2019t always result in wins. Wins and losses come based on a lot of things, including, you know, where your talent level\u2019s at, and where the maturity of that group\u2019s at, where they\u2019re at in their prime compared to not prime. But as we climb towards guys getting into their primes, I think our guys understand the standard. We\u2019ve talked about championship standard from day one, and I think they\u2019ve done a great job of working towards that, but it\u2019s always a good reminder to hear from somebody like Duncan\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n

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