Bruce, “I don’t see why people didn’t like Bill Wirtz. He seemed like a great guy to me…except for that no television thing. I like bein on television.”
If I were captain of the Hawks, I’d drop my gloves at the opening puck drop,continuously get the crap beat out of me and never score any goals. I’m the Hanson Brothers of governors.
You can totally tell his staff just got him that Jersey unaware that hockey jerseys are sized 2 sizes large. That’s why he has the sleaves rolled up. Doofuses bought him a large I’m sure. I’m a short but round guy and I have to wear a size small hockey jersey. TOO FUNNY!
“If I played hockey I’d win too, I don’t lose, ever. I’d be the enforcer too, because I’m a bad dude. One of the worst enemies a person can have. Just ask a lady that I fired what a bad dude I am.”
“Don’t worry, Bruce. Our fans use that phrase for all their favorites. Dino Ciccarelli. You. All the great ones.”
- Jimmy CrackCorn - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:21 pm:
Bruce Rauner sports the classic “Oxford Collar Practice Sweater” available now in the White Suburban Dad section of the Blackhawks official team store.
- Because I said so... - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:21 pm:
He can’t even be bothered to get an authentic jersey… I guess maybe we can get a take away message from the Governor’s choice of wearing a Blackhawks practice jersey…
see, the Blackhawks had a leader who the public hated because of his unfriendly to the public policies and then they got a new leader and everything was better.
Two legit things about the Guv’s Hawks sweater: it is the Hawks practice jersey, and there is a version of it with Jonathan Toews “C” sold online by the Hawks. See here: http://www.storeblackhawks.com/1260-Reebok_Chicago_Blackhawks_19_Jonathan_Toews_Authentic_Black__Practice_Jersey.html
Unfortunately, Rauner’s jersey was a BLANK jersey to which someone added a faux Captain’s “C,” perhaps by zealous staff to make their boss look in charge. The gov doesn’t have Toews’ sleeve numbers or Toews name and number on back. The Guv’s not paying homage to Captain Serious, it’s an homage to himself
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:33 pm:
Tony O.!
- A on looker - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:35 pm:
Captain? Go back to springfield and do what your elected to do. Unless you ran to always be on stage Governor?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:36 pm:
Tony O, “Governor, I know about shutouts…”
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:36 pm:
You can’t become a billionaire If you operate in the red.
- The Captain - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:36 pm:
“I can’t believe I have to spend the day with so many union workers, ugh.”
- 3rd Party Needed - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:36 pm:
Red, black…who cares. Green is the only color that matters, and I got it by the truckload,baby!
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:37 pm:
Rauner, “I’d go back to work, but why start now?”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:37 pm:
“Where’s Rocky, that pauper…”
- Stuff Happens - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:38 pm:
How’d he get a ticket?!? I saw they were selling on Ebay for $250 apiece.
Still bitter. The whole Ticketmaster thing was a fiasco.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:38 pm:
Rauner, “How nice, such spirit, whose jersey do you have on, old timer?”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:39 pm:
“Let me as this guy if he’s seen any Blackhawk players…”
- Roamin' Numeral - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:40 pm:
“Look at all of the Canadian and Swedish players on the Blackhawks. My turnaround agenda is already a global success!”
- zatoichi - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:40 pm:
Hey, what’s Madigan doin’ here.?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:41 pm:
“Yeah Tony, whatever, when you own parts of the Red Sox and Steelers, a hockey championship isn’t realky doing much for me…”
- Austin Blvd - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:42 pm:
“Captain? You ain’t no captain that I’d want to play for.”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:42 pm:
“Excuse me, kind sir, is the Lord Stanley here yet? I think I met him a Griffin’s wedding a Versailles, but I don’t see him yet…”
- Austin Blvd - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:44 pm:
“Look, winnin’ is the goal. Not only are you not winnin’, you’ve also busted through the salary cap.”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:44 pm:
“Tony Esposito? Was he on the roster? That wasn’t in my advance brief, you his uncle or something?…”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:45 pm:
“Oh geez, there’s people out there, I bettter start pretending I care…”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:49 pm:
“Tony, talk to my Staff, I need to talk to people I think are more important.”
- Austin Blvd - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:49 pm:
rollin’ up your sleeves is a little dorky, ’specially if you’re tryin’ to show off that watch.
- Stuff Happens - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:51 pm:
I think I found the sweater:
http://www.wholesalejerseyschina.cc/blackhawks-19-jonathan-toews-black-practice-stitched-nhl-jersey-p-59055.html
He could’ve at least worn a real, official one.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:51 pm:
“Tony, unless you can help me, I’m going to move on…”
- Truthteller - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:52 pm:
How could Wirtz have a successful franchise with a union workforce and high w.c.costs?
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:53 pm:
Rauner: Yep, I’m the Captain of Illinois
Tony: Keep dreamin’ eh…
- The Colossus of Roads - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:53 pm:
O captain, my captain- Our fearful trip is NOT done.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:54 pm:
Tony Esposito stops the governor from making another speech, and once again, makes a great save…
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:54 pm:
First a doctor now a captain when does this ship set sail?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:55 pm:
“This jersey doesn’t feel right… Where’s my Carhartt… “
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:56 pm:
Can you hear me, can you hear me?
Or am I all alone?
You’d better think about it
I just can’t live without it
https://youtu.be/bv7XR_cJU9Y
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:57 pm:
“Governor, hello? I thought you wanted to talk, take a picture?”
“Wait until the cameras get here, then I pretend you matter to me…”
- hisgirlfriday - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:57 pm:
Rocky could have warned me he’d let all these union stooges in the red sweaters on stage with us owners.
And where’s Bettman at? I want to pick his brain about this whole lockout thing.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 1:59 pm:
“Hockey? I thought the C stood for crew!”
- Carhartt Representative - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:00 pm:
Bruce, “I don’t see why people didn’t like Bill Wirtz. He seemed like a great guy to me…except for that no television thing. I like bein on television.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:00 pm:
“My bottled water has an apple stem floating in it.”
- Stuff Happens - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:00 pm:
Rauner: “They told me I was getting a real sweater…”
Tony O: “They told me I was getting a real governor…”
- walker - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:01 pm:
“Let em think they’re outplaying you for a while, then crush em at the end.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:01 pm:
“Concrete blocks and folding chairs? I feel like I’m in Democratic headquarters.”
- D.P.Gumby - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:02 pm:
“Hmm…black jersey…a C…Ah, Ha! Corruption!!”
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:02 pm:
Where’s the key to the state I’m giving
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:03 pm:
“I’m sure he just called you Captain Ahab as a joke, Governor.”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:03 pm:
“Tony, I see you there, I’m choosing to ignore you. I’d blame Madigan.”
- All the answers - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:04 pm:
Talk about a Blackhawks buzzkill… Ugh!
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:05 pm:
“Is it pronounced, Da Blackhawks? Just funnin’ ya, pal.”
- LBJ - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:05 pm:
If I were captain of the Hawks, I’d drop my gloves at the opening puck drop,continuously get the crap beat out of me and never score any goals. I’m the Hanson Brothers of governors.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:05 pm:
“Well, Tony, good luck to you, I see Rahm over there, and, well, I got my photo op with you, so…”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:06 pm:
“Madigan said he wrote his budget offer on a piece of confetti. Now all I have to do is find it.”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:06 pm:
===My bottled water has an apple stem floating in it===
Gonna be hard to top that one.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:08 pm:
Tony O., “I thought you were a nice man, you looked so nice on television”
Rauner, “Your labor, not management. It’s not personal.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:09 pm:
“Ya know, if this Governor gig doesn’t work out, maybe I could shake up the NHL. Just sayin’.”
- Carhartt Representative - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:13 pm:
Tony O, “So who are your favorite hockey players Governor?”
Bruce, “Ordie Howe, Uy LaFluer and Wayne Retzky…Sorry, I’ve gotten used to dropping my Gs”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:13 pm:
“Tony, who told you to tell my I’ll be fine?”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:15 pm:
===Now all I have to do is find it===
SC just topped himself.
I’m in awe.
- Honeybear - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:16 pm:
You can totally tell his staff just got him that Jersey unaware that hockey jerseys are sized 2 sizes large. That’s why he has the sleaves rolled up. Doofuses bought him a large I’m sure. I’m a short but round guy and I have to wear a size small hockey jersey. TOO FUNNY!
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:16 pm:
This isn’t the mayor’s swearing in?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:18 pm:
Rauner, “I’m pretty sure I was invited, everybody else is inside, what’s the holdup?”
- Hank - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:18 pm:
“Maybe I should have gone with ‘Spin-o-Rama Agenda’….”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:18 pm:
“I actually lived IN Chicago for four years, not too long ago…”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:26 pm:
“Madigan and Cullerton are here? I thought I grounded the state plane…”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:28 pm:
“Where is The Little Man? Where’s my constituency?”
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:29 pm:
“Have you ever considered hacking into other teams’ computers? You should look into it. Like I always say, all’s fair in business.”
- hold on - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:30 pm:
“What? No, I would never criticize anyone’s loyalty to Chicago.”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:31 pm:
Like a Scarlett Letter, Governor Bruce Rauner is required to wear a “C”, reminding us all, they are his cuts.
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:35 pm:
“Hey! Hey! Over here! I’ll take a hot dog with ketchup!”
- Just Me - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:35 pm:
I think you might be over-thinking the “C” issue. If that is a Toews jersey a lot of places sell them with the C on it.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:43 pm:
Our stars of the game:
–I can’t believe I have to spend the day with so many union workers, ugh.–
– Excuse me, kind sir, is Lord Stanley here yet? I think I met him at Griffins wedding at Versailles, but I’m not sure….–
– And where’s Bettman at? I want to pick his brain about the whole lockout thing.–
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:44 pm:
I don’t think the governor’s name goes on the cup.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:48 pm:
Is that penalty box for me?
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:49 pm:
“If I played hockey I’d win too, I don’t lose, ever. I’d be the enforcer too, because I’m a bad dude. One of the worst enemies a person can have. Just ask a lady that I fired what a bad dude I am.”
- Stones - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:49 pm:
“Damn, didn’t get the memo! The color was red Donna!”
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:50 pm:
That mayor what an upstart
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:53 pm:
Thanks - Wordslinger -.
- Tsavo - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 2:57 pm:
Tony, “1971 was a bad year for me, we lost game 7 to the Canadians after blowing a 2 goal lead”
Gov. Rauner ” 1971 was a bad year for me, first year Madigan was in the House of Represenatives and he is still there”
- Rahm's Parking Meter - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:07 pm:
“Wait, they don’t wear this during actual games?”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:08 pm:
“No, this is my $18 jersey…”
- Bluefish - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:11 pm:
Where’s my helmet? I’m goin’ onstage.
- Gooner - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:11 pm:
“Where’s Al Secord when I need him most? He knew how to keep people like this out of my face.”
- Anon - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:13 pm:
Bruce…Follow Rocky’s example on a successful Turnaround Agenda. Didn’t happen overnight
- Aldyth - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:13 pm:
Everything I learned about negotiating, I learned from hockey.
- Gooner - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:20 pm:
“Don’t worry, Bruce. Our fans use that phrase for all their favorites. Dino Ciccarelli. You. All the great ones.”
- Jimmy CrackCorn - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:21 pm:
Bruce Rauner sports the classic “Oxford Collar Practice Sweater” available now in the White Suburban Dad section of the Blackhawks official team store.
- Because I said so... - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:21 pm:
Tony O…so you’re the black hand!
- Gooner - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:24 pm:
On a serious note — the guy of the old van, the Carhartt, and the cheap watch can’t toss on a jersey over a t-shirt for one day?
- A guy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:51 pm:
I thought I saw the Speaker here, but with a closer look I realized it was Theo Fleury.
- A guy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:53 pm:
Sneaked this cool Black Jersey out of the Mayor’s locker at East Bank Club. Didn’t have the heart to grab his T-shirt too.
- siriusly - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 3:58 pm:
You know Tony we’ve always had a great hockey team up at New Trier where my kids went to school. Some of them went to school there I mean.
- A guy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 4:03 pm:
In Korea at least they know Payton Prep honors one of the greatest hockey players ever.
- Jocko - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 4:10 pm:
Tony O meets Chairman No.
- Amalia - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 4:12 pm:
I’m blockin’ your shots Governor!
- Wensicia - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 4:28 pm:
Hey, who yelled “Over here, hockey pucK”?!
- Luggie - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 4:29 pm:
Rauner: “So this is what it looks like below the luxury boxes. Yuck. It smells of sweat and draft beer down here.”
- siriusly - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 4:44 pm:
Speaking?
No I’m not speaking at this thing - I don’t know these people. I can’t trust that them. They might tell Madigan what I said.
- Omay - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 4:48 pm:
Remember, in wraslin’, the bad guy always wears black.
- Under Further Review - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 5:12 pm:
@Stuff Happens:
What about buying American manufactured products?
The link that you provided was to a Chinese firm.
- Mama - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 5:19 pm:
Oh look they are cheering for me.
- railrat - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 5:47 pm:
Reebok NOT Carhart ?? damn
- Vote Quimby! - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 5:50 pm:
==Thanks - Wordslinger==
1-for-24 isn’t a good percentage in any sport. Just sayin’
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 5:56 pm:
- Vote Quimby -,
Hope you didn’t strain yourself counting that high.
“Caption?”
“Boy they don’t like Rahm. I might stay right here after all.”
- Duke Silver's Saxophone - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 5:59 pm:
“I thought you were the Binny’s spokesman…”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 6:17 pm:
“Sooooo, you’re a hockey player, huh? Would I have heard of you, or are you pullin’ my leg?”
- forwhatitsworth - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 7:08 pm:
“Hey Gov … Aren’t you supposed to be working on that budget?”
- forwhatitsworth - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 7:10 pm:
“Hey Gov … Aren’t you supposed to be down in Springfield ’shakin’ things up’?”
- No Longer A Lurker - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 7:34 pm:
“Sorry Tony, these people are not here to see the Hawks. They are here to cheer for me!”
- lost in the weeds - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 8:12 pm:
Was this water bottled by unionized workers?
- XDNR - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 8:50 pm:
Governor your almost as tall as Ben Bishop, you know the goalie for Tampa, and just like Hawks Madigan and Cullerton are scoring on you.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 9:11 pm:
So I should keep chewing gum the whole time I’m on stage, you guys are doing it too?
- Kelly Speaks - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 9:29 pm:
He can’t even be bothered to get an authentic jersey… I guess maybe we can get a take away message from the Governor’s choice of wearing a Blackhawks practice jersey…
- Chicago 20 - Thursday, Jun 18, 15 @ 11:24 pm:
Rauner - Let me see if I understand you correctly Tony. Hockey is like polo except in hockey there is a extra union worker blockin’ my goals.
- Amalia - Friday, Jun 19, 15 @ 8:59 am:
see, the Blackhawks had a leader who the public hated because of his unfriendly to the public policies and then they got a new leader and everything was better.
- Bluegrass Boy - Friday, Jun 19, 15 @ 9:18 am:
Look at me. Look. At. Me.
I am de Captain now.
- Vote Quimby! - Friday, Jun 19, 15 @ 11:05 am:
==- Vote Quimby -,Hope you didn’t strain yourself counting that high.==
my only strain was scrolling…
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jun 19, 15 @ 11:13 am:
Watch out for carpel tunnel…
- Sports Authority - Friday, Jun 19, 15 @ 2:58 pm:
Two legit things about the Guv’s Hawks sweater: it is the Hawks practice jersey, and there is a version of it with Jonathan Toews “C” sold online by the Hawks. See here: http://www.storeblackhawks.com/1260-Reebok_Chicago_Blackhawks_19_Jonathan_Toews_Authentic_Black__Practice_Jersey.html
Unfortunately, Rauner’s jersey was a BLANK jersey to which someone added a faux Captain’s “C,” perhaps by zealous staff to make their boss look in charge. The gov doesn’t have Toews’ sleeve numbers or Toews name and number on back. The Guv’s not paying homage to Captain Serious, it’s an homage to himself
- non sequitur - Friday, Jun 19, 15 @ 3:18 pm:
Uhhhhh, “Sports Authority”, that website is not anything close to the official Hawks store. It’s a site that ships knockoffs from China. Try again.
- Sports Authority - Friday, Jun 19, 15 @ 3:35 pm:
Relax. The point is still the same. Rauner added the C not to honor Toews, but to make himself Captain.
But since we’re so ticky here, this is the Blackhawks NHL store site. http://shop.nhl.com/Chicago_Blackhawks_Men_Jerseys/Reebok_Chicago_Blackhawks_Mens_St._Patricks_Day_Replica_Practice_Jersey_-_Green It no longer offers the black practice jersey, only the St. Patty’s day version. I post it here to show you can get it customized with Toews name and number of you chose.
This is the Sports Authority site which still sells the black practice jersey, just to show you don’t have to go to the Chinese site to get it. http://www.sportsauthority.com/Reebok-Mens-Chicago-Blackhawks-Practice-Jersey/product.jsp?productId=18923386&ci_sku=15061623&ci_src=17588969&gclid=CNnp5dbLnMYCFQccaQoddCAAbQ&gclsrc=aw.ds