Blackhawks Sports

Getting ready for Game 6 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

By Blair Sheade

Before Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals between the Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks, listen to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra play Chelsea Dagger.

The CSO played the Blackhawks’ anthem back in 2013.

The Blackhawks are on the brink of elimination, but have won their only Game 6 thus far in the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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