The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the NHL. They have won four Stanley Cup Championships and fourteen division titles since their founding in 1926. The Blackhawks are one of the Original Six NHL teams, along with the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. Currently, they are the defending Stanley Cup champions, having defeated the Philadelphia Flyers at the conclusion of their 2009-10 season.
The Blackhawks have brought back their black third jerseys for several games in 2008-09 after a one-year absence. The jersey is predominantly black jersey with a large beige stripe across the chest , with a red border, and an old-style circular Black Hawks logo.Comcast SportsNet Chicago and the Daily Herald also reported that the Blackhawks will use this Winter Classic design as their third jersey for the 2009-10 season, with the only change being tomahawks on the shoulders. The Hockey News voted the blackhawks jersey as the best in the NHL Hockey appare.In 2009, The Blackhawks wore special camouflage jerseys on Veterans Day during their pregame warm-ups. The jerseys were later sold in auctions to raise money for the USO of Illinois.
