After a very disapointing season for the Chicago Bears, there is only one team that gives chicago sports fans hope for a playoff run. That team is the chicago Blackhawks who are currently the 1rst place team in the NHL's Western conferance. Chicago has not been this excited about their hockey team in many years.
I believe that many Chicago sports fans are converting to hockey for two reasons. The first is that the Blackhawks have a very young and exciting team that includes young stars like Jonathon Toews, Patrick Kane, and a great goalie who has come out of nowhere to arguably be one of the best in the league,Antti Niemi.
The second reason that the Hawks have come to be a Chicago sports fans favorite team is becuase of the failures of every other Chicago team. The year started off with both of Chicagos baseball teams, the Cubs and the White Sox, having high hopes for their teams to make the playoffs. Unfortinutly both teams underachieved and did not even come close to the playoffs. Then their was the most disapointing team in the area, the Bears. After an offseason where the Bears traded two 1rst round draft picks to the Denver Broncos for a "franchise quarterback" in Jay Cutler. This trade did not work out for the Bears as Jay Cutler lead the league in interceptions and lead the team to a dreadful 7-9 record in the NFC North division. The Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher broke his wrist on the first game and put him out of play for the rest of the season. This was also a major contributer to the Bears disapointing season. Now after the terrible season that started with high hopes, the Bears fans have nothing to look forward to for next year. They don't have a 1rst round pick and need help on the offense line with pro bowl center Olin Kruts retiring. Also, they are lacking a star wide reciever, offensive coordinator, and help in the secondary.
It will be a stressful but interesting offseason for the Cubs, White Sox, and the Bears. Although all three had terrible seasons,Chicago fans will still come back and have high hopes for next year, but with the Hawks, Chicago fans have hope for this year.