Article posted: 3/3/2013 5:30 AM

Verdi: Like Sandberg & Payton, Hossa now Chicago icon

Buy this photo Buy this photo
next prev 1 of 2
   
Gallery Image

Marian Hossa is a consummate professional who gives his all on every shift and represents the Blackhawks and his sport with distinction, according to Bob Verdi.

Associated Press

Photo courtesy of the Chicago Blackhawks ¬ Bob Verdi, Blackhawks historian

About this Article

Like other Chicago icons such as Walter Payton or Ryne Sandberg, no job in his sport is too dirty or small for Marian Hossa. He is simply, as Blackhawks historian Bob Verdi describes, a virtuoso who craves the red light instead of the limelight. Verdi has more on the superstar who will play his 1,000th National Hockey League game Sunday in Detroit.

Related Content

Hawks’ Bickell making his points