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Video: Blackhawks reveal Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita statues

Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull

Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Hall of Famers Bobby Hull, left, and Stan Mikita stand in front of their statues after their unveiling before the Chicago Blackhawks played the Colorado Avalanche in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The statues stand in front of the United Center. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

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For newbie fans, the Chicago Blackhawks’ greatest duo might already be Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.* The truth is that those two players have a long way to go to eclipse the team’s legendary one-two punch of Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita.

Former owner Bill Wirtz rubbed the two former players the wrong way during his time as owner, but the team rebuilt their ties with the two aging faces of its franchise once Rocky Wirtz took over. The icons have been invited back for various events, but Saturday night featured a fitting moment: the team revealed statues for both of them in a classy ceremony.

Check out video of the announcement below.

* - Oddly, no one’s really making an argument for Eric Daze and Alexei Zhamnov.