The Northwest Executive Club of Chicago

The Northwest Executive Club of Chicago
Cordially invites you to a Member's Luncheon on
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Our Speaker  will be

John McDonough
President of The Chicago Blackhawks

John McDonough graduated Notre Dame High School in Niles and attended St. Mary's University, Winona, Minnesota where he received his bachelors's degree in Communincations. John was named President of the Chicago Blackhawks on November 20, 2007.  Under his guidance, in what Forbes Magazine has called "The Greatest Sports Business Turnaround Ever", the Blackhawks have moved quickly to revitalize the team's profile and re-energize  its fan base. With McDonough's direction, the Blackhawks achieved their "One Goal" of a Stanley Cup champonship in 2010, the team's first title since 1961, along with becoming one of professional sports' biggest  success stories.  Shortly after John's arrival, the club welcomed back Blackhawks legends and Hall of Famers Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Tony Esposito as official team ambassadors and instituted the annual Blackhawks Convention, the first of its kind in the National Hockey League.  In addition, in a landmark partnership with Comcast SportsNet and WGN Television, the Blackhawks announced that all 82 regular season  games woul be televised  for the first time in franshise history in 2008-09 along with a radio partnership with "The Voice of Chicago", News/Talk 720 WGN Radio.  Prior to joining the Blackhawks, John  served as  president of the Chicago Cubs.  During his tenure, the Cubs won the 2007 National League Cenral Division while setting an all-time franchise attendance record during his 24 years with the Cubs organization.  McDonough was the architect of the celebrity "guest conductor" 7th inning stretch concept at Wrigley Field and created the annual Cubs Convention.