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I'm Jay Zawoski with Greg Boyson and Mario Tiribasi.

But you'll see we have a special guest with us in studio today.

To our very far left, it is new Blackhawks head coach, Luke Richardson.

Thanks for coming in.

We appreciate it.

Thanks very much.

Have you gotten used to the title yet of hearing

that? Has it sunk in yet? It's a little surreal, but, you know, especially like the, you know,

iconic original six team from the hockey perspective. It's a very special thing. So I'm really

proud to be here. You've been connected with a number of the original six teams. Is,

is this the best one so far?

You know, absolutely it is. It's the highest title, right? So I had the fortunate to play as a

young player with the Toronto Maple Leafs and then, you know, coaching with Montreal,

Canadians and we went to the Stanley Cup finals two years ago. So it was really exciting there.

And even a short stint as head coach running the bench during that time

because unfortunately, COVID ran in its ravage all over the NHL and the world.

But it gave me an opportunity.

So, you know, that was, I think, part of the process that led me to hear.

You got the best of both worlds being in Chicago in an original 16 because unlike Toronto

and Montreal, you can go to dinner and people won't be hounding you for the most part.

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