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Nov 5, 2007 7:56 pm US/Central

Blackhawks Announce Schedule Of Televised Games

CHICAGO (AP) ― The Chicago Blackhawks will televise seven home games this season.
That changes the policy of longtime owner William Wirtz, who died in September.

Team Chairman Rocky Wirtz says he thinks it's the right thing to do.
William Wirtz was the team's chairman for 41 years. He had refused to air the Blackhawks' entire home schedule on television, saying it would cheat ticket-buying fans.

Even as attendance grew sparse at the United Center, Wirtz only allowed a few home games broadcast a season.

But Rocky Wirtz says he wants to move forward and recapture what he called a lost generation of fans.

All the games will be available in high-definition on Comcast SportsNet, which the team partially owns.

The first game is Sunday against the Detroit Red Wings.

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