Report: Chelios let go from ESPN amid Disney job cuts
Former Blackhawks defenseman and Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Chelios is among the 7,000 employees let go by Disney, according to a report Monday by The Athletic, and won't return to ESPN next season as an NHL analyst.
Richard Deitsch first reported Chelios' firing Monday; ESPN did not comment on his story.
Deitsch also reported his source expects more notable names to be let go by the sports network this week.
Chicago-born Chelios went to the University of Wisconsin and played for the Blackhawks from 1994 to 1999; he won Stanley Cups in Montreal and Detroit.
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