When Rocky Wirtz, owner of the Blackhawks, took over the team from his father, he emphatically stated that the team would be a winning franchise again. Then he went about doing something about his statement. Almost immediately, he moved to change everything about the team from the players, to home office staff, to media contracts. And just as important as winning the Stanley Cup (three times now under Rocky), is how he did it. He had a plan that he likely formulated for years prior to his assumption of the team from his late father,
