Filed under: Canadiens , Penguins , Eastern , NHL Playoffs The Night Jaroslav Halak Closed Down the Igloo, many of my colleagues and me were like giddy kids in the Pittsburgh press box. Not that we had any rooting interest, mind you. Whether the Penguins or Canadiens advanced from this Game 7 to the Eastern Conference Final mattered little to us.
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NHL Year in Review: Igloo Closing for Memory of the Year
Filed under: NHL Playoffs Around this time last year I looked at what the non-playoff teams needed to do in terms of their goal-differential to have a shot at qualifying for the postseason . As it turns out, six of the teams that failed to qualify for the playoffs the year before ended up improving enough to make it this season (Ottawa, Nashville, Colorado, Phoenix, Buffalo and Los Angeles). Why does goal differential matter
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Goal Differential: What the Non-Playoff Teams Must Do
Filed under: Blackhawks , Flyers , NHL Playoffs , Stanley Cup Finals As on the on-ice celebration crept into the night a certain circular piece of vulcanized rubber was lost. The Chicago Blackhawks, apparently with money woes due to their troubling cap situation , challenged Grant DePorter, president of Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group, to find the the puck that Patrick Kane put into the net in overtime of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final to clinch the championship, The Chicago Tribune reports.
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$50K Bounty Put on Missing Stanley Cup-Clinching Puck
Filed under: Blackhawks , Western , NHL Videos , NHL Playoffs , Stanley Cup Finals After the Olympics , the Chicago Blackhawks had a West Coast road trip. On one of their off days, the team paid a visit to the NBC studio where the Tonight Show With Jay Leno is taped. Since the Olympics — which aired on NBC — had recently completed with a classic gold-medal hockey game between the United States and Canada, it was a chance for the show’s producers to take advantage of the buzz from that game
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Blackhawks Bring Stanley Cup on Return Visit to ‘Tonight Show’
Filed under: Blackhawks , Flyers , NHL Videos , NHL Playoffs , Stanley Cup Finals That the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup is no real surprise. They were one of the best teams in the NHL throughout the season, and they had a great mix of talent, skill, and that ability to irritate opponents with hard hits and hard work
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Adam Burish Calls Chris Pronger ‘Biggest Idiot in the League’
Filed under: NHL Playoffs , Stanley Cup Finals The 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs were two months of stunning upsets, unexpected goaltending performances, constant surprises and shocking moments. Adam Gretz counts down his top 10 moments of this year’s postseason
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Top 10 Things That Made 2010 NHL Playoffs Great
Filed under: Blackhawks , Maple Leafs , NHL Playoffs The Toronto Maple Leafs suddenly find themselves best in class for all the wrong reasons. When Jonathan Toews hoisted the Stanley Cup over his head Wednesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks bumped the forever-languishing Leafs to the top of the list for the NHL’s longest championship drought at 43 years and counting
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Maple Leafs Now No. 1 When It Comes to Stanley Cup Futility
Filed under: Blackhawks , Flyers , NHL Fans , NHL Media Watch , NHL Playoffs , Stanley Cup Finals Late Wednesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks clinched their first Stanley Cup in 49 years, as Patrick Kane scored in overtime to lift Chicago past Philadelphia. Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals featured plenty of riveting drama and some amazing play by both teams.
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Chicago’s Win a Big Win in TV Ratings
Filed under: Blackhawks , Flyers , NHL Playoffs , Stanley Cup Finals PHILADELPHIA — Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell had an assist on the series-clinching goal by Patrick Kane, although he said he could have had more. With his family nearby, Campbell sounded as if he gifted the glory to his teammate as the Blackhawks eked out a 4-3 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at Wachovia Center
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FanHouse TV: Brian Campbell Jokes About Passing on Game-Winner
Filed under: Blackhawks , Flyers , NHL Playoffs , Stanley Cup Finals FanHouse’s Christopher Botta and A.J. Perez are on the road with the Blackhawks and Flyers , following every development of the Stanley Cup Final, posting news and notes in this space. — Despite his strong play, especially at home, in the playoffs, Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton may be remembered as much for giving up a bad-angle goal in overtime to Patrick Kane that cost Philadelphia a shot at its first Stanley Cup in 35 years
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Stanley Cup Final Game 6 Notebook: Leighton Thought Kane Would Pass
