Chicago Sports History: April 2016

Friday, April 29, 2016

Yeah you read that title right we now have some of the Chicago Blackhawk's coach Joel Quenneville's mustache trimmings. Don't ask us how we obtained the pieces of DNA, just think of the accomplishments these strands of hair may have been apart of. Coach Q has won three Stanley Cup Championships in Chicago over a six year span. All three championships had the power of his stache to thank. Its intimidating, tough, and kinda cute but most of all the mustache screams winning. On January 14, 2016, coach Q became the second winningest coach in NHL history with 783 wins. Unfortunately the Blackhawks could not defend their championship this season, losing to the St. Louis Blues in a 7 game first round series. Coach Q did coach the Blues from 1996 until 2004 so they might have learned a thing or two about winning from the mustache himself. His current career coaching record stands at 801 wins and 464 loses. As a coach, the stache has 17 playoff appearances. His career is far from over and we fully expect him to take Chicago back to the Grace land sooner than later. He has brought hockey back to the great city of Chicago. So if your interested in a vial of some of the greatest facial hair to skate on an ice rink come by the shop. We don't care if you want to do some voodoo shit with it, tape it to your own boyish mustache, or simply sleep with it under your pillow. Who wouldn't want this piece of history, remember its kissed the Stanley Cup, like a lot of times.

Signed Leonard Floyd Jersey

The Chicago Bears have added a new member to their football team and we have added a new piece to our collection. We have a signed Leonard Floyd Georgia jersey. This year's NFL Draft (2016) was hosted for the second time in Chicago (the first in 2015). That alone will bring some sports history to the city. The Bears originally have the 11th overall selection in the draft but decided to trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to leap frog the New York Giants and take the 9th overall selection and giving up one of their two fourth round picks. With the 9th selection, the bears draft outside linebacker from Georgia Leonard Floyd. Many experts think Floyd is still very raw and needs a lot of developing. He is skinny for the position which may make it difficult to rush the quarterback. But his ceiling is high he could become a steal. The Bears have a great defensive coordinator in Vic Fangio. Many believe Fangio can take Floyd's raw talent and turn him into an Aldon Smith type pass rusher from back in San Francisco. The bears have made some nice moves to improve their defense during the offseason. Adding Floyd to a linebacking core with recent arrivals; Danny Trevathan and Jerrell Freeman and outside linebacker Pernell McPhee has to scare opposing offenses. Not to mention Lamar Houston and Willie Young are still going to be competing for playing time on the outside. Things are looking up for Chicago in their second season under GM Ryan Pace and Head Coach John Fox. We hope the best for Leonard Floyd, so we can eventually sell this jersey over priced.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Jake Arrieta's Signed Hat

We now have an item linked to the newest Chicago sports legend, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta. Arrieta just threw his second no hitter in a Cubs' uniform and in his career. His first no hitter was recorded in 2015 and his second during 2016 but they occurred just 11 regular season games apart. Arrieta was a journey man pitcher before joining the Cubs in 2013. He has found his home and his dominance in Chicago. After winning the national league Cy Young Award (given to the best pitcher in the national league) he is off to another historic season. Arrieta, in 2016, has a 0.87 ERA and is undefeated. He has been so good lately that sports analysts have even suggested the possibility of performance enhancing drugs since mostly due to the fact that he pitches so late into games and show little signs of being tired. There has been no proof of any wrong doing by the Cubs' ace and I have read about his intense workout schedule. With the Cubs currently in first place and on the top of many experts lists of favorites to win the World Series, Arrieta has a chance to make more history. Since June 21, 2015, Arrieta has a record of 20-1, that's more no-hitters than losses in that span, he's has given up only four home runs, and hit three home runs himself. This hat was signed during his current dominant stint and is a symbol of what his has accomplished and what he can accomplish going forward. I feel like we will talk about him as one of the greatest of all time in the end of his career.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

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Phil Jackson Autographed Tie from NBA Finals

Thats right, you guess it folks! This epic tie helped bring home Chicago the first NBA championship on the 1990s, the first of the 5 others to come just in that era. This tie is legendary, as it means so much to Phil and the bulls organization. its epic blackness surrounding the blue on the tie made it a bad jinx for his tenure in New york not and it was the real reason Patrick Ewing never won a championship, and won't ever be the coach of New york either (for current news, Patrick eyeing ways to be the head coach of the Knicks). Led by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, the bulls had a regular season record of 61-21, under Phil Jackson. The Bulls set the single season record of 72-10 in the 1995-96 season. Jackson is one of the best coaches in NBA history. Jackson played in the NBA from 1967 until 1980. He was drafted by the New York Knicks and ending his playing career playing for the New Jersey Nets. He was a 2X NBA champion with the Knicks (1970 and 1973). Jackson was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls under Doug Collins. After taking over the head coaching job in 1989, Phil led the bulls to six championships (1991, 92, 93, 96, 97, and 98). This is apart of the Bulls history and two three-peats during one of the best eras in NBA history. After the Bulls, Jackson took over the head coaching job in Los Angeles. With the Lakers, Jackson won three championships (2000, 01, 02) to make it his third coaching three-peat. Then he added two more Laker champions (2009 and 2010) to his resume. The guy is a winner with 2 championships as a player and 11 as a coach, he doesn't even have enough fingers for all those rings. Plus this tie is due to come back in style.

Devin "Mr. First Place" Allbright's signed Wake Board

Devin "Mr. First Place" Allbright may not be a very well known name in Chicago sports but he is an up and coming wakeboarder riding for the Illinois State University Shredbirds. He grew up spending his summers in Frankfort, Michigan, Devin fell in love with wake boarding. He quickly picked up the sport and was shredding Crystal Lake by the age of eight. When he started his college career at ISU he was approached to join a new wake boarding club run by godfathers Kyle Burr and Connor Kopp. The new club jumped onto the scene surprising many and ranking 6th in the nation in college wake boarding. Devin and Kyle became a dynamic dual, winning competitions in their respective divisions. Devin has earned five first place trophies and the nickname of "Mr. First Place". This past season, Devin couldn't compete do to a series of unfortunate injuries. This winter his troubles continued when on a snowboarding trip to Keystone, Colorado where he broke his collarbone going real big, like he always does. Whether in the water, snow, or on concrete this multi-talented athlete tares it up. Devin also dislocated his shoulder this fall during an ISU intramural softball game that he was competing in with his bros. The "Inside Heaters"are going to miss their center fielder's spider-like defense and powerful bat. Devin is trying to rehab his injuries to make a wakeboard come back this spring and do what he does, win first place a lot. In the meantime he enjoys playing with his yellow lab Maggie and shredding his skateboard around the ISU campus and on his personal backyard mini ramp. We are so excited to have one of his first place winning boards autographed. Someday this board will be worthless.

PHOTO: The ISU Shredbirds, you can see godfathers Connor Kopp (Left) and Kyle Burr (Right) in the middle and Devin Allbright on the far right holding, you guessed it, two first place trophies.

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