As an Ottawa native, Richardson watched the former Senators first-round draft pick’s career unfold over 19 seasons.
“Same with Detroit, Pittsburgh, here. That’s why he was wanted. He wasn’t moved around because he wasn’t wanted, he was the guy that everybody wanted. When it was time to win, that was the guy they went and got.”Blackhawks great Marián Hossa is cast on the United Center video board as he waves to the crowd from a luxury box during a break in the first period of a game against the Kraken on April 7, 2022.
“So we’re working through what that could look like. And hopefully we can have him alongside us in the near term.”“I took a break from hockey for a long time, had my own business running in Slovakia and I’m pretty busy with that,” he said. “But I’m going to be connected with this team. I want to be connected with the city where we had success, the best years, and definitely would like to be a small part of the Blackhawks organization.