Blackhawks’ next Circus Trip will their last, per report

The Chicago Blackhawks’ upcoming annual Circus Trip will be the last one, reports the Chicago Tribune. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus won’t be returning to the United Center in 2017, which will put an end to the two-week show that required the arena’s tenants to go on the road.

The Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls, who share the United Center, have annually been taking big road trips in the second half of November to accommodate the circus. This actually predates the United Center, as the circus had been coming to Chicago Stadium prior to the opening of the current building.

The arena is also changing its deal with Disney On Ice, which annually puts the Blackhawks and Bulls on road…