CHICAGO — David Strauss has been in the sports bar business since 1985. Whether he was selling T-shirts as a kid for his dad or managing the place with his two brothers today, Strauss has seen his share of Chicago sports history inside Sluggers, a spacious establishment on Clark Street in the shadow of Wrigley Field.
His place was packed Monday night as the Blackhawks won their third Stanley Cup in six seasons over at United Center. The beer was flowing and Chelsea Dagger was blaring on the televisions when Strauss had a thought he had never had before.
“I was so thankful the Cubs game got rained out,” he said.
Downpours, a tornado warning and a Cubs postponement would have hurt business at Sluggers in years past. But with the Blackhawks ascending to the top of the NHL over the past seven seasons—after years of existing as an afterthought in town—bars in Wrigleyville that generate most of their revenue from the Cubs are now flush with customers wanting to see hockey.
It wasn’t all that long ago that Blackhawks games weren’t even on local telev ...
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