Before there was Corey Crawford, Marian Hossa, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and two Stanley Cup titles in four seasons, there was Brent Seabrook.
His first season in the NHL was in 2005, when he debuted along with some kid named Duncan Keith.
Back then, people didn't show up to see the Chicago Blackhawks. Back then, the team was considered one of the most poorly operated in all of professional sports, let alone the NHL.
The franchise slowly started to turn itself around via the draft though, and Seabrook was among its first outstanding selections.
Since '05, Keith and Seabrook have been the defensive backbone of a Blackhawks team that has gone from among the NHL's worst to a borderline dynasty.
That turnaround isn't lost on Seabrook, who recently spoke to the Chicago Tribune about the early trials and tribulations that came with being a Blackhawk before all the cake and watermelon: "It's been great seeing this franchise turn around with what we've been able to do and the changes that have gone on up top and just learning from them about being a winner and do ...
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Article written by Franklin Steele