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Skokie Superfan Has Been to Hawks Games Since 1966

Bob Gertenrich has been to 11 Stanley Cup Final games, Chicago Sun-times reports.

Skokie resident Bob Gertenrich has been to 2,152 consecutive Blackhawks home games, a record streak he started in 1966 at the age of 19, Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The 66-year-old has been to 11 Stanley Cup Final games and even attended a Hawks game the day his mother died in 1991, “She would have wanted me to,” Gertenrich told the newspaper.

For the full story, visit: Suntimes.com.

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