Blackhawks Chairman Danny Wirtz on bringing historic investment to Chicago’s West Side
Danny Wirtz
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Daniel Wirtz (born 1977) is an American businessman who is the owner and chairman of the Wirtz Corporation, a Chicago-based holding company that owns the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, oversees real estate properties across the Chicago area, and manages one of the largest liquor distribution companies in the United States. He is the son of Rocky Wirtz, and inherited the Wirtz Corporation from his father, who died in 2023. Wirtz is the fourth generation of the family to own the Blackhawks, and the sixth principal owner in franchise history.
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- 1977Born
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- •Known as: sports executive
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