May 20, 2016 · Bobby Hull, Michael Jordan and Stan Mikita pose together in their suite during Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals between the Chicago Blackhawks and Phoenix Coyotes on April 23,...

Jan 24, 2017 · Revered throughout the hockey world, Stan Mikita's legacy flourishes despite the dementia gripping the Blackhawks icon.

Aug 10, 2018 · Blackhawks legends Bobby Hull, left, and Stan Mikita join Bulls legend Michael Jordan in watching the Hawks game against the Coyotes in 2012.

Aug 11, 2018 · Blackhawks legends Bobby Hull, left, and Stan Mikita join Bulls legend Michael Jordan in watching the Hawks game against the Coyotes in 2012.

Mikita, who's No.21 was the first retired by the Blackhawks, played all 22 seasons of his NHL career in Chicago and is the team's career leader in assists (926), points (1,467) and games played (1,394). He also won four Art Ross Trophies, …

Aug 7, 2018 · Blackhawks legends Bobby Hull, left, and Stan Mikita join Bulls legend Michael Jordan in watching the Hawks game against the Coyotes in 2012. Stan Mikita looks on at the Robbie Gould's...

Mikita was born as Stanislav Guoth in Sokolče, Slovak Republic, during the brief period it was in existence as a client state of Nazi Germany.He was raised in a small farming community until 1948, [5] when he moved to St. Catharines, Ontario.He was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Anna and Joe Mikita, who had emigrated from Slovakia to Canada 20 years earlier and were childless.

Apr 1, 2024 · First player in NHL history to win Hart, Art Ross and Lady Byng trophies in same year (1967, '68) Franchise record 22 seasons (1958-80) and 1,394 career regular-season games played. Retired with more games played than any European-born player in NHL history. Franchise record 926 career regular-season assists.

Michael Wilbon of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, formerly of The Washington Post, called Stan Mikita "Scottie Pippen" to Bobby Hull's "Michael Jordan." As a Chicago native, he should know.

Sep 19, 2018 · In addition to being credited with perfecting the curved stick in the early 1960s, Mikita became the first Hawk to have his number retired and, along with Hull and former NBA legend Michael...