As we, at WGN Radio, prepare to welcome the Chicago Blackhawks into the “Century Club,” we are celebrating Chicago’s Original 6 hockey organization by highlighting over 100 players, coaches, executives, broadcasters and personalities that have been a part of Blackhawks’ 100-year history. Every weekday leading up to and through the 2025-26 season, you will hear about a different all-time Blackhawks figure in both the morning and afternoon WGN Radio sports reports, and here on WGNRadio.com. Several eras of Chicago hockey will be represented in our profiles, voiced by Dave Eanet, Andy Masur, Charlie Roumeliotis, Kevin Powell and Jack Heinrich.

We previously covered Niklas Hjalmarsson. Next up:

Brandon Saad

by Jack Heinrich

Today we’re profiling Brandon Saad, who became a mainstay in the Blackhawks lineup from 2012-2015, and was a vital piece to the 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup Champion teams. Saad was traded to Columbus in 2015 but was reacquired in 2017, spending 3 more seasons with the Blackhawks before he was traded once again in 2020 to Colorado. Saad will always be remembered for his role in bringing home 2 Stanley Cups to Chicago.