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VANCOUVER, BC. - Despite some awful reports concerning the way Canucks fans were treated in Boston, the die-hard fans are expected to return for game six. Marie emailed News1130 to say the only place she wasn't harassed while in Boston was inside her hotel room. She says a group of teenage boys were verbally aggressive, and one Bruins fan even tried to shove his fingers in her mouth at TD Garden. (See her email below) The Green Men expected to be heckled in Boston, but Sully says some Bruins fans took it a bit far. "Game 4 was a little...

An eclectic mix of stars — The Stanley Cup with Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel, The Cubs’ Ernie Banks and country singer Chely Wright — basked in the celebration of an estimated 400,000 who attended the 41st Annual Pride Parade in the Lakeview neighborhood. The parade started at noon. Wright, who recently came out as a lesbian, is the parade’s Grand Marshal. Wright said her decision to publicly declare her sexual orientation has been “a dynamic experience.” Sopel, who stood on the float of the Chicago Gay Hockey Association, said he participated in the parade to honor the memory of the...

Blackhawks leading 3-2 in third period! 10 minutes from the Cup!

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The image above (via Assignment Chicago) is a mural visible from the Eisenhower Expressway that depicts Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews(notes) after escaping from the Island of Dr. Moreau with trace amounts of swine DNA fused with his genetic code ... Oh, the jokes this pig-nosed image immediately launched. That Toews looks like the mutant nurse from "The Twilight Zone." That he resembles the fabled ManBearPig from "South Park." That he's the only player in the NHL who can smell the top of his own face shield. But while the transformation of Captain Marvel to Porky Pig may have...

In a stunning decision, US President Barack Obama was awarded the Stanley Cup, Ice Hockey's most prestigious award!! Responding to news of the award, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, "Uh . . . . er . . ah . . well, . . it uh . . . . the president . . . um . . . "

Live Internet TV Feeds (Direct Windows Media Player Links)Pittsburgh NBC | Pittsburgh ABC 06.15.09: Pittsburgh Officials Prepare for 350,000 fans at Penguins' Victory Parade The City of Champions has gone Cup crazy. As Pittsburghers basked in the glow of a second pro sports championship in four months, the Stanley Cup toured PNC Park on Sunday, Sidney Crosby talked about the excitement of a two-title town and people crammed hotels in advance of today's celebration parade Downtown. "It's been an amazing couple of days," Penguins winger Bill Guerin said after throwing out the first pitch at yesterday's Pirates game. "This city...

scored two second-period goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame the loss of captain Sidney Crosby(notes) and a whole lot of history to beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Friday night in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup for the third time. Instead of the Red Wings becoming the NHL’s first repeat champion

Game 7 of the Final is hockey's ultimate contest For a hockey fan, Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is like waiting for Christmas: It seems like the big day takes forever to get there, but when it does, it's well worth the wait. Of course, Christmas comes just once a year. A Final series that goes the maximum seven games comes along infrequently. Since the NHL expanded from the Original Six teams in 1967, the championship round has gone the distance just eight times, including this year's Final between Detroit and Pittsburgh. If the Stanley Cup Final is...

Good morning power players. Lots of coverage from the NHL.com crew off of last night's 3-1 Wings' victory. Your lineup includes Shawn P. Roarke, Dave Lozo, Larry Wigge, Phil Coffey and John Kreiser. Coffey has the game story covered right here. In a game that perfectly illustrated the slippery nature of hockey, the Red Wings took advantage of the breaks presented to them -- especially the lively end boards at Joe Louis Arena -- and the Pens could only shake their heads at the numerous chances that defied logic and stayed out of the net. Roarke has a very interesting...

"IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR HOCKEY!" - "Badger" Bob Johnson Tonight is the beginning of the NHL's 'second season'! Good luck to everyone except the Flyers! Go Pens!!!!!!!!

It has been a quarter-century since the NHL had a rematch in the Stanley Cup Finals. And when the Edmonton Oilers beat the Islanders in 1984, it wasn't just the Cup that changed hands, it was the end of one dynasty and the start of another. Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins step into Joe Louis Arena to begin their quest for revenge and the third Cup in franchise history. To win it, they'll have to take down a Detroit Red Wings team that has won four Cups over the last 12 years and has shown no reason why it can't add...

NEW YORK -- The NHL went against its previous plan, pushing up the start of the Stanley Cup Finals to avoid a long layoff. The league announced Wednesday night that Detroit will host Pittsburgh on Saturday night in Game 1 of the first championship rematch in 25 years. Last week, the NHL said the Finals would begin June 5 if both conference finals were not decided by Tuesday. Plan B was put in place because NBC and the league didn't want to stunt the excitement about the matchup that has a potential to draw nontraditional viewers. Detroit and Pittsburgh, though,...

WASHINGTON D.C. – President George W. Bush held the Detroit Red Wings up as a shining example of the merits of perseverance during Tuesday's ceremony at the White House to salute the 2008 Stanley Cup champions. "Game 5 of the Final, you were just 34 seconds from raising the Cup, when the Pittsburgh Penguins scored to tie the game and then scored in triple overtime to extend the series," Bush told a standing-room only crowd in the East Room. "But you did not get discouraged, you were determined and you won; and we congratulate you for winning a very hard...

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ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Anaheim Ducks aren't called mighty anymore. Now they can simply answer to Stanley Cup champions. The 14-year-old Ducks captured their first NHL title with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night, ending the series in five games in front of the home folks yet again. For the first time, the Stanley Cup resides in California and at the expense of Canada, which hasn't boasted a winner since Montreal in 1993. Calgary, Edmonton and now Ottawa — in its first trip since the Senators were reborn in 1992 — each had a chance the...

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Just starting an open thread for stanley cup discussion for the remainder of the playoffs. Are the games beamed over to the other side of the world to our guys and our Canadian brethren?

Cherry takes his act south Toronto red Star April 11, 2007 Chris Zelkovich sports media columnist The CBC and NBC are preparing to foist Don Cherry on an unsuspecting American public. The Coach's Corner star and NBC analyst Brett Hull will make joint appearances on the networks during this year's Stanley Cup final. Details are still being worked on, but Cherry is looking forward to his NBC debut and doesn't plan to change a thing. "I'll just go and do what I have to do," he said yesterday in a conference call. Though he wouldn't divulge his choice of...

President Bush honored the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup (hockey) Championship Carolina Hurricanes at the White House. [I lost the b key on my keyboard with the Great Water Mishap earlier this week so if I type a b that doesn't show up, and forget to copy and paste it in, please insert it mentally into the text. In my replies I might start typing a v in place of b.] Secretary of State Rice hosted a meeting of "the Quartet" to discuss events in the Middle East. Defense Secretary Gates and General Pace held a news conference at the Pentagon....