From everything I have read it appears Bill Wirtz kept the Blackhawks separate from his liquor and real estate companies and apparently any shortfalls he handled with his own money.
When Bobby Orr discovered he was broke after Eagleson drained his accounts and the word leaked to the Boston media, Wirtz according to Bob Verdi sent Orr a personal check for $1,000,000 with no payback required. Orr found out he was broke in the worst way possible when the monthly check to pay his mortgage bounced.
Jacobs has said many times everything he knows about running a hockey club with the guidance of Wirtz. Who knows why he did what he did - his own son doesn't understand it.
When Bobby Orr discovered he was broke after Eagleson drained his accounts and the word leaked to the Boston media, Wirtz according to Bob Verdi sent Orr a personal check for $1,000,000 with no payback required. Orr found out he was broke in the worst way possible when the monthly check to pay his mortgage bounced.
Jacobs has said many times everything he knows about running a hockey club with the guidance of Wirtz. Who knows why he did what he did - his own son doesn't understand it.