Chicago Blackhawks to retire Hall of Fame defender’s number

#7 will be the seventh number retired in Chicago Blackhawks history.

 that they’re retiring the number of longtime defender Chris Chelios on February 25, 2024, against Chelios’s other longtime home, the Detroit Red Wings.

Chelios joins Glenn Hall’s #1, Keith Magnuson’s and Pierre Pilote’s #3, Bobby Hull’s #9, Denis Savard’s #18, Stan Mikita’s #21, and Tony Esposito’s #35.

Since…