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 Antti Niemi. Next up:

Jim Cornelison

by Kevin Powell

With the crowd roaring, his booming powerful voice fills the United Center before every Blackhawks game. Jim Cornelison’s National Anthem is now considered essential to the gameday experience since becoming the Blackhawks’ regular anthem singer in 2008. Cornelison has opened games for the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox, Fire and even the Indy 500, as well as many charitable events.