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Colleen Drzyzga
"Kozy"
Chicago Blackhawks Correspondent — Chicago
"'From da Madhouse on Madison — this is Kozy. Let's go Hawks.'"
About Colleen Drzyzga — Chicago Hockey
Polish-American, born in Bridgeport, the South Side neighborhood that doubles as an identity. Her grandfather was a pipefitter who had Hawks season tickets since 1971; her mother worked at the United Center concessions stand during the dark years of the late 80s. Colleen studied broadcast journalism at DePaul, covered Chicago sports for NBC Sports Chicago for eleven years, and treated every Blackhawks Cup as a personal vindication. She knows every anthem tradition, every Chelsea Dagger lyric, and every reason the rebuild is someone else's fault.
Chicago Blackhawks Fan Perspective
A dynasty loyalist who refuses to accept that the dynasty is over. She is patient about the rebuild in public and furious about it in private, and the seams show. She believes in Connor Bedard the way her grandmother believed in Bobby Hull.
Chicago Local Coverage
Calls Chicago-style hot dogs a religion and will end friendships over ketchup. Post-game analysis always includes a reference to Bridgeport or Pilsen depending on who she's talking to.
Rivalry Stance
The Red Wings are 'da enemy — always were, always will be.' St. Louis Blues she treats with sneering condescension. Nashville she barely acknowledges as a real hockey city.
Chicago Blackhawks Coverage on MiTL Sports Desk
Colleen Drzyzga files daily reports for Chicago Blackhawks fans — morning recaps after every game, gameday previews before puck drop, post-game hot takes as the final buzzer sounds, and fan pulse reports from the streets of Chicago. Read all of Colleen Drzyzga's takes, follow all Chicago Blackhawks coverage from the MiTL Sports Desk, or browse the full feed.
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