Chicago Blackhawks Release Fascinating Hype Video Ahead of Season
The Blackhawks missed the postseason for the first time in 10 years last season
By James Neveau ••
The Chicago Blackhawks are looking to get fans fired up for the coming season, and to help in that effort they released a new hype video on Thursday.
The video, titled “Believe in One Goal,” stars Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, along with head coach Joel Quenneville and Team President John McDonough. The ad features the team members discussing the team’s failure to reach the playoffs last season, and chronicles their efforts to make sure it doesn’t happen again this time around:
“This is not an apology,” Quenneville says to kick the video off.
Duncan Keith also is featured in the video, saying “we’ve created the very standard to which we hold ourselves.”
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CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 29: Cole Hamels #35 of the Chicago Cubs pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Wrigley Field on September 29, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Bass appeared in a total of 16 games for the Cubs in 2018, posting a 2.93 ERA and striking out 14 batters in 15.1 innings. He made just over $500,000 last season, but it’s unclear whether the team will retain him.
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After making just $1.5 million, Chavez could potentially get a bit of a raise after a strong finish with the Cubs, posting a 2-1 record and a 1.15 ERA in 32 appearances on the North Side.
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After signing a one-year deal with the Cubs this summer, Garcia will once again be a free agent. He had an 0-1 record and a 4.70 ERA in eight appearances with the Cubs, striking out four batters in 7.2 innings.
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Hamels has a team option for the 2019 season, and if the Cubs pick it up, he would be paid $20 million. If the team decides not to pick the option up, Hamels will receive a $6 million buyout, and the Texas Rangers would pay him that money.
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The contract Heyward signed with the Cubs included two opt-out clauses, and he can exercise it after this season. It is a virtual certainty that he will not do so, given that he is still due $118.5 million over the next five seasons on the North Side.
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Murphy got off to a red hot start for the Cubs, but cooled off considerably at the end of the season, ending up with six home runs and a .297 batting average in 146 plate appearances after being acquired in a trade with the Nationals.
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Wilson was acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Twins before the waiver trade deadline, but never saw action with the Cubs after being activated from the disabled list.
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Wilson had a solid rebound season for the Cubs after a disastrous 2017, posting a 3.46 ERA in 71 appearances with the team. Most fans will remember his struggles in the NL tiebreaker game against the Brewers, but his walk rate was nearly cut in half from 2017, and he still struck out plenty of batters, averaging 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
The Blackhawks missed the playoffs in 2018, marking the first time since 2008 they hadn’t appeared in the postseason. The team is set to kick off their 2018-19 campaign on Thursday night, playing the Ottawa Senators in a road test. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
