Hockey fans celebrated the return of the Chicago Blackhawks on the city's West Side Sunday.
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The annual training camp street festival was moved indoors this year due to rain, but that didn't dampen the scramble for a new Patrick Kane bobblehead.
"I got two of them so far," said Blackhawks fan Tony Martinez.
Fans seem optimistic about a team considered by many analysts to be on the bubble for a playoff spot.
"They haven't reached the playoffs in two years already," said Blackhawks fan Robert Valencia. "So I want them to get back into the playoffs and get a chance to win the Stanley Cup again."
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With three championships in the last decade, longtime fans are grateful for a new legacy.
"I believe in them. I think that if they put in the work, they will do amazing," said Blackhawks fan Ewelina Pawlak.
The team will have their work cut out for them in the 2019-2020 season, but loyalty doesn't seem to be a problem.
The Blackhawks start their preseason schedule in Washington Monday night. They kick off the regular season Friday, October 4, against the Philadelphia Flyers in Prague, Czech Republic.