Tony Amonte was the Hawks' captain when I made my debut on the Blackhawks' beat. His career was on the downside then, in 2001, and he later moved on to Phoenix and then finished up at Calgary. While Amonte had 900 points in 1,174 games over 15 NHL seasons, it's best to remember him for his national team play. He was on two U.S. Olympic teams, including the silver medalists in 2002, and had 33 points wearing the U.S. uniform. No question Amonte's selection to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame was no surprise. Congratulations, Tony.
A well-deserved honor
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Len Ziehm just completed his 40th year as a member of the Sun-Times sports department. He has been the beat writer for the Chicago Blackhawks since the 2001-02 season and he covered the minor league Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League as part of his writing duties before that, starting with the Wolves' creation in time for the 1994-95 season.
In addition to covering hockey Ziehm has been the Sun-Times golf writer for the past 39 years, during which he covered 25 U.S. Opens, 15 Masters and 17 PGA Championships.
Prior to assuming Blackhawks' duties he was the beat writer for Northwestern sports for 11 years, which encompassed the Wildcats' run to the 1995 Rose Bowl, and beat man on soccer from 1984 through 2008. He was selected into the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.
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