Blackhawks great Patrick Kane gets incredible standing ovation from Cubs and White Sox fans at Wrigley Field

Fans start brawling in the bleachers during a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox this week.

While the future looks promising with young stars like Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar, we're still in the midst of some uncharacteristically lean years for the Chicago Blackhawks.

That's why there's so much excitement surrounding Patrick Kane's return to a Blackhawks sweater. A key piece of the team's juggernaut run in the 2010s, Kane gives fans a chance to celebrate the past while they wait for the next great Chicago team to emerge.

And, man, at Wrigley Field, they were certainly ready to cheer.

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Blackhawks star Patrick Kane warms up to throw the first pitch at Tuesday's Cubs game at Wrigley Field while using an oversized novelty glove (because that's just the thing to do). (Photo by George Gaza/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The Cubs hosted their cross-town rival White Sox on Tuesday at the Friendly Confines — which, speaking of hockey, was the site of one hell of a donnybrook this week — and while the two fanbases can't agree on much, there was one thing they could get on the same page about.

The Blackhawks.

Specifically, No. 88.

Kane — fresh off signing a nifty two-year, $16 million deal with the Blackhawks — was given first-pitch duties, and the Chicagoland fans gave him a massive ovation.

There was so much clapping I thought some people were going to have to eat their next Italian beef sandwich with a pair of bloody stumps where their hands used to be.

But the guy deserves it. Kane is the top American-born scorer in NHL history, and there's really no way they win those three Cups without him.

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