Second City Hockey · Jun 21, 2017
Bryan Bickell will be honored at 2017 NHL Awards show
Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty ImagesFormer Blackhawks winger Bryan Bickell will be honored at the 2017 NHL Awards show on Wednesday. The big event will be the epicenter of the hockey world with the expansion draft and trophy announcements, but it’ll also be a chance to show appreciation for Bickell after his career came to a close this year.
Bickell will be honored “for the perseverance he showed last season” after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, according to CSN’s Tracey Myers. He worked hard to return to the ice after the diagnosis and eventually scored a shootout goal in his final NHL game to end things to storybook fashion.