LONG READ: Troy Murray - A Blackhawk Through and Through

"Oh my. Oh my. Oh my."
As breathtaking as Alex DeBrincat's fifth goal of the season was just seconds earlier, John Wiedeman's reaction was not to the action in front of him at the United Center.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Troy Murray is in the booth," the team's radio voice said, in shock, noticing his longtime broadcast partner standing behind him. "Stop the game. Troy is here."

For the better part of 40 years, Murray's name has been synonymous with the Blackhawks. He skated 688 games over 12 seasons as one of the franchise's best two-way forwards. When he retired, he jumped into a role as an award-winning broadcaster for the last 20 years, 15 as a color analyst alongside Wiedeman. And he's one of the pillars of the illustrious Blackhawks Alumni organization, which not only connects and supports anyone who has ever worn the sweater, but gives back to the community many have come to call home.
An Alberta kid who moved to Chicago at the age of 19, he fell in love with the city, the organization and the fans. Today, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone more emblematic of the Blackhawks than Troy Murray.