I can honestly say that I can’t think of anyone relevant that played for the Hawks that I really dislike. Only a couple guys come to mind but they were traffic cones that were good for nothing other than fighting/annoying other players.
Particular_Tutor_46
Big fan
a_qualified_expert
Cheli was the man. At least on ice.
neverinamillionyr
Hated him til he came to the Wings.
jcoffee77
Fan
MichealangeloRetardo
Bar star and hockey legend love you Cheli
ennuiinmotion
My first jersey was a Red Wings Chelios one. Big fan.
markphil4580
Both. Hated him in Chicago. Fan in Detroit.
Detroit had lots of guys like that: hate ’em on any other team, love them on my team. Shanahan, Cicarelli, Curtis Joseph, Hasek… a few that immediately come to mind as well.
WhoDatHuds25
Hated him with a bit of respect mixed in there as well.
BlueRFR3100
He played for Chicago. I hated him with fire of 1000 suns. And he deserved every bit of it because he played for Chicago.
randylikecandy
I remember a game where Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne were new players and they played Chicago and Chelios beat the shit out of both of them. Face washes, late hits etc. Loved him.
saucytopcheddar
Hated him. That’s how good he was.
RKLamb
Growing up in Chicago and being a massive Habs fan and to a lesser extent a Hawks fan… Chelios was one of my favorite players on the ice.
makeanewblueprint
Loved to hate! But impressed in how long he played and how he transformed his game as he went. One of the best.
Throwawaydontgoaway8
Love me some Cheli’s chili. Got a Team USA signed jersey by him
Yung-Tre
Loved him once he was a Wing
FrozenFishHead41968
Always respected, hated him as a Canadien and Blackhawk…loved him as a Wing. Great guy and player.
hollandaisesawce
Atlanta Thrashers LEGEND
Swimming-Fan7973
He belongs in a Wings jersey 😂
Tojuro
Speaking for all Wings fans…. Yes.
We passionately hated him and then became fans.
pumpkinseeds18
Loved Chelly! I got to play against him at the joe at the tail end of his career in an off season skate before I joined the navy. I was the youngest guy on the ice and he joined about halfway through. He stepped on the ice as I was carrying the puck up the boards and two handed my stick straight out of my hands and then shoved me to the ice immediately after. IT WAS ON!!! He then proceeded to not let me do anything with the puck for the rest of the skate and it made my fucking day. After the skate he sent me and my family to his restaurant in Greek town and they brought out what had to be $300 worth of food and he paid for it all. Great guy, miss watching him wreak havoc out on the ice.
TempleofSpringSnow
Fuck the Blackhawks.
EyeHeartBidets
Chelios was a legend for reasons on and off the ice. Beyond having Norris caliber seasons in three different decades, after his so called brothers on the PA executive stabbed the next generation of younger players in the back in 2004 because (in the words of Jeremy Roenick) “fuck ‘em, I got my money”, Chelly made it his mission to purge the PA executive of these traitors and didn’t stop until Ted Saskin himself was removed as executive director.
When you look at the PA executive committee in 04, only Chelios has never worked in an NHL or member franchise’s management/front office. He was the only guy with enough integrity that after earning his biggest paydays, he was still advocating for future players because they were brothers too.
“If you call and need a favor he will be there in a heartbeat,” ~ Wayne Gretzky
Then there’s the whole legendary Chelios Rolodex where holy fuck the dude is the real Kevin Bacon. Nobody is more than 6 degrees separated from Chris Chelios. His HHOF induction entourage was just an absurd collection of humans: John McInroe, Tony Danza, Cindy Crawford, John Cusack, Cuba Gooding Jr. On top of everything else, the restaurants he opened in and around Detroit while he played there continued to pay their staff full wages during the height of Covid.
He terrified me as a kid, but as a grown adult? Chelios is the fucking man.
dylanisbored
Love
connor_wa15h
One of the best american born players of all time
guitarbque
I called Chelios a pussy as he came off the ice after a Blues-Blackhawks game in St. Louis. He ever so gently brushed my chin with his stick, just to let me know that he could destroy me if he felt like it. Good times.
Acceptable-Fold-3192
Blues fan…haaaaaated him (hell of a dman)
Ya_Got_GOT
Love him
TheModerateGenX
Huge fan
Ted_Denslow
Oh… hated. HATED. As I did anyone in a Blackhawks and/or Red Wings jersey back then.
wickedweather
I liked him as a Hab, I especially liked it when Hextall tried to feed him his blocker during the playoffs.
PHXAvsFan
Hate. Actually got grounded when I was 10/11 for loudly stating “Chris Chelios is a prick!” in front of a party of my mom’s friends that were over watching an Avs/Red Wings playoff game
False_Criticism5468
Hated him, BUT a huge fan of his game.
maltmonger
He played for the Hawks, the Wings, and Team USA. I’m Canadian and a lifelong Leaf fan. What do you think? Hated that guy! Big respect though.
calicolobster33
Chelios sister is married to my moms cousins or something like that so we are basically brothers basically
horst-graben
He’s a terrible TV analyst.
AllEliteJackass
He would come into my old job all the time. Super nice guy.
youuuuwish
I hated him when he was on the Hawks because he was so good… and then he came to the Wings and was one of my favorite players. The man was just great wherever he played, and if it wasn’t for your team then you hated him because he caused havoc.
jfstompers
Both really
JoYac35
Wasn’t a fan in that jersey, things did change when he put the winged wheel on
Habfan61
Both
Razberry_Shotgun
Always loved the guy. My type of player.
Project_XXVIII
On the ice, sure.
As a hockey analyst, I’m still shocked at how wooden he is.
Pliget
Chelios did work in the front office for the Red Wings.
Mangia-cake44
Hate him but respect him !! Wouldn’t have minded a warrior like that on the flames blue line.
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I can honestly say that I can’t think of anyone relevant that played for the Hawks that I really dislike. Only a couple guys come to mind but they were traffic cones that were good for nothing other than fighting/annoying other players.
Big fan
Cheli was the man. At least on ice.
Hated him til he came to the Wings.
Fan
Bar star and hockey legend love you Cheli
My first jersey was a Red Wings Chelios one. Big fan.
Both. Hated him in Chicago. Fan in Detroit.
Detroit had lots of guys like that: hate ’em on any other team, love them on my team. Shanahan, Cicarelli, Curtis Joseph, Hasek… a few that immediately come to mind as well.
Hated him with a bit of respect mixed in there as well.
He played for Chicago. I hated him with fire of 1000 suns. And he deserved every bit of it because he played for Chicago.
I remember a game where Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne were new players and they played Chicago and Chelios beat the shit out of both of them. Face washes, late hits etc. Loved him.
Hated him. That’s how good he was.
Growing up in Chicago and being a massive Habs fan and to a lesser extent a Hawks fan… Chelios was one of my favorite players on the ice.
Loved to hate! But impressed in how long he played and how he transformed his game as he went. One of the best.
Love me some Cheli’s chili. Got a Team USA signed jersey by him
Loved him once he was a Wing
Always respected, hated him as a Canadien and Blackhawk…loved him as a Wing. Great guy and player.
Atlanta Thrashers LEGEND
He belongs in a Wings jersey 😂
Speaking for all Wings fans…. Yes.
We passionately hated him and then became fans.
Loved Chelly! I got to play against him at the joe at the tail end of his career in an off season skate before I joined the navy. I was the youngest guy on the ice and he joined about halfway through. He stepped on the ice as I was carrying the puck up the boards and two handed my stick straight out of my hands and then shoved me to the ice immediately after. IT WAS ON!!! He then proceeded to not let me do anything with the puck for the rest of the skate and it made my fucking day. After the skate he sent me and my family to his restaurant in Greek town and they brought out what had to be $300 worth of food and he paid for it all. Great guy, miss watching him wreak havoc out on the ice.
Fuck the Blackhawks.
Chelios was a legend for reasons on and off the ice. Beyond having Norris caliber seasons in three different decades, after his so called brothers on the PA executive stabbed the next generation of younger players in the back in 2004 because (in the words of Jeremy Roenick) “fuck ‘em, I got my money”, Chelly made it his mission to purge the PA executive of these traitors and didn’t stop until Ted Saskin himself was removed as executive director.
When you look at the PA executive committee in 04, only Chelios has never worked in an NHL or member franchise’s management/front office. He was the only guy with enough integrity that after earning his biggest paydays, he was still advocating for future players because they were brothers too.
“If you call and need a favor he will be there in a heartbeat,” ~ Wayne Gretzky
Then there’s the whole legendary Chelios Rolodex where holy fuck the dude is the real Kevin Bacon. Nobody is more than 6 degrees separated from Chris Chelios. His HHOF induction entourage was just an absurd collection of humans: John McInroe, Tony Danza, Cindy Crawford, John Cusack, Cuba Gooding Jr. On top of everything else, the restaurants he opened in and around Detroit while he played there continued to pay their staff full wages during the height of Covid.
He terrified me as a kid, but as a grown adult? Chelios is the fucking man.
Love
One of the best american born players of all time
I called Chelios a pussy as he came off the ice after a Blues-Blackhawks game in St. Louis. He ever so gently brushed my chin with his stick, just to let me know that he could destroy me if he felt like it. Good times.
Blues fan…haaaaaated him (hell of a dman)
Love him
Huge fan
Oh… hated. HATED. As I did anyone in a Blackhawks and/or Red Wings jersey back then.
I liked him as a Hab, I especially liked it when Hextall tried to feed him his blocker during the playoffs.
Hate. Actually got grounded when I was 10/11 for loudly stating “Chris Chelios is a prick!” in front of a party of my mom’s friends that were over watching an Avs/Red Wings playoff game
Hated him, BUT a huge fan of his game.
He played for the Hawks, the Wings, and Team USA. I’m Canadian and a lifelong Leaf fan. What do you think? Hated that guy! Big respect though.
Chelios sister is married to my moms cousins or something like that so we are basically brothers basically
He’s a terrible TV analyst.
He would come into my old job all the time. Super nice guy.
I hated him when he was on the Hawks because he was so good… and then he came to the Wings and was one of my favorite players. The man was just great wherever he played, and if it wasn’t for your team then you hated him because he caused havoc.
Both really
Wasn’t a fan in that jersey, things did change when he put the winged wheel on
Both
Always loved the guy. My type of player.
On the ice, sure.
As a hockey analyst, I’m still shocked at how wooden he is.
Chelios did work in the front office for the Red Wings.
Hate him but respect him !! Wouldn’t have minded a warrior like that on the flames blue line.
Both
Fantastic red wings player 🙂