Reasons to watch the Stanley Cup finals

Release Date 27 May, 2010 in Detroit Free Press

 
   

Reasons to watch the Stanley Cup finals

Detroit Free Press - Mike Lopresti - 27 May, 2010
When the Stanley Cup finals start Saturday, the series pitting the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers will have more screwball angles than a Coen brothers movie. Mike Lopresti of Gannett breaks down eight reasons to watch. ...

Frugal Finn is standing between Flyers and Cup

Philadelphia Inquirer - Daniel I. Dorfman - 27 May, 2010
CHICAGO - If the Flyers are to succeed in the Stanley Cup Finals, they will have to do what Nashville, Vancouver and San Jose were unable to in this postseason: solve Chicago goalie Antti Niemi. One of the top questions the ...

Notes: Preparing for Finals ride, Chicago straps on helmets

USA Today - Mike Dodd - 27 May, 2010
By Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images By Mike Dodd, USA TODAY The two historic bronze lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago added a fashion accessory Wednesday: Chicago Blackhawks helmets. In a tradition for Chicago championship runs, the downtown ...

Stanley Cup prediction: Title is there for Blackhawks' taking

USA Today - Kevin Allen - 27 May, 2010
By Rob Grabowski, US Presswire By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY USA TODAY hockey reporter Kevin Allen, who has covered the Stanley Cup Finals since 1987, sizes up this year's series. Situation: The No. 2-seeded Chicago Blackhawks from the Western Conference ...

Sharp ready to face Philly in Cup finals

ESPN - Jesse Rogers - 27 May, 2010
CHICAGO -- He was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers for just 66 games, but Patrick Sharp has fond memories of being drafted and developing as a player in Philadelphia. The latest news from Hawks beat reporter Jesse Rogers. ...

Postseason NHL Schedule

News & Observer - 27 May, 2010
AP Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher has returned to practice after suffering a knee injury and hopes he can back up Michael Leighton in the Stanley Cup finals. Jonathan Toews and Mike Richards skated on the same line, sported the same jersey ...

Flyers look to 'walk together forever' again

NHL.com - John McGourty - 27 May, 2010
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers have had remarkable success in reaching the Stanley Cup Final in the 43 years since they were admitted into the NHL as one of the first six expansion clubs in 1967. ...

Gold medal teammates Toews, Richards go for Cup

The Associated Press - Rick Gano - 27 May, 2010
CHICAGO â€" Jonathan Toews and Mike Richards skated on the same line, sported the same jersey and shared a purpose during Canada's pressure-filled run to a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. Playing in their own country where hockey is king, ...

Stanley Cup Finals Preview - Chicago vs. Philadelphia

Kansas City Star - Dan Di Sciullo - 27 May, 2010
After ending a five-season playoff drought by qualifying for the postseason last spring, the Blackhawks proved they belonged by making it to the Western Conference finals before bowing out to Detroit. ...

Sharp ready to face former team in Cup Final

NHL.com - Brian Hedger - 27 May, 2010
After he'd played 22 games with Philadelphia in 2005-06, the Flyers traded him to Chicago along with Eric Meloche for Matt Ellison and a third-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft. At the time, the Flyers were a ...

Tough Cup pick: Little separates turnaround finalists

CBSSports.com - Wes Goldstein - 27 May, 2010
Ed Snider has owned the Philadelphia Flyers since they joined the league in 1967 and has seen just about everything there is to see in the NHL in that time. Chris Pronger (20) scored the winning goal for the Flyers in the ...

Chicago and Philadelphia face off â€" in architecture

Chicago Tribune - Blair Kamin - 27 May, 2010
There is a long tradition in journalism when your hometown team is playing for a championship: You good-naturedly trash everything about the other city. According to that playbook, with the Blackhawks about to face off against the Philadelphia Flyers ...

Nobody Does Jinxes Quite Like Chicago

Wall Street Journal - Bryan Gruley, Reed Albergotti - 27 May, 2010
CHICAGOâ€"If a stinky goat has kept the Chicago Cubs from winning a World Series for decades, could a pig-faced billboard cost the Blackhawks their first Stanley Cup in 49 years? In late March, a 50-foot-tall mural of ...

Flyers' Pronger familiar with Blackhawks' coach

Press of Atlantic City - Jason Mazda - 27 May, 2010
VOORHEES - The Philadelphia Flyers have played the Chicago Blackhawks just once in each of the past two seasons. Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger spent nine seasons with the St. ...

Canadiens-Flyers Game Review

USA Today - ‎May 24, 2010‎
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jeff Carter notched a pair of goals and Mike Richards picked up a goal and two assists, as the Philadelphia Flyers dispatched the Montreal Canadiens by a 4-2 count in the deciding Game 5 of this Eastern Conference ...

Canadiens' Cup dreams dashed, renewed at same time

USA Today - ‎May 25, 2010‎
MONTREAL (AP) â€" The Montreal Canadiens nearly went down as a failed chemistry experiment. Instead, the remade Habs took their fans on the team's longest playoff ride in 17 years. And though the Canadiens fell short of playing for the Stanley Cup for ...

Mike Richards' leadership carries Flyers to clinching victory

USA Today - Kevin Allen - ‎May 24, 2010‎
PHILADELPHIA â€" Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards' effort in the clinching Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals could be used as a video job description for how an NHL captain is supposed to perform. ...

Flyers knock off Canadiens 4-2, soar into Stanley Cup Finals

USA Today - Kevin Allen - ‎May 24, 2010‎
By Eileen Blass, USA TODAY By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA â€" At a time when the HBO documentary Broad Street Bullies has brought attention to the Philadelphia Flyers' last Stanley Cup-winning teams, from 1974 and 1975, the Flyers unexpectedly ...

Dustin Byfuglien provides big boost to Blackhawks' offense

USA Today - Mike Dodd - ‎May 24, 2010‎
By Charles Rex Arbogast, AP By Mike Dodd, USA TODAY CHICAGO â€" They call him "Big Buff" for his size and his propensity to throw his weight around, as evidenced by his 94 penalty minutes and team-high 215 hits in the regular season. But few, if any, ...

"Their shot at the Cup is probably even better than what ours was in '92."

ESPN - ‎May 24, 2010‎
The Hawks, who advanced to the finals by sweeping the San Jose Sharks, will face the Philadelphia Flyers, who won Game 5 Monday, 4-2, eliminating the Montreal Canadiens. "We had a great team there and a great run," Keenan said. ...

Toews doesn't touch conference trophy

ESPN - ‎May 23, 2010‎
CHICAGO -- Jonathan Toews said it wasn't about superstition, but the Chicago Blackhawks captain sure seemed to be careful about not touching the Clarence Campbell Bowl on Sunday afternoon. The latest news from Hawks beat reporter Jesse Rogers. ...

The Hockey News Stanley Cup final preview

FOXSports.com - ‎May 26, 2010‎
So who's looking forward to the epic battles in front of the Philadelphia net between Chris Pronger and Dustin Byfuglien? Anyone? Anyone? Talk about your irresistible force colliding with your immovable object. It should be a clash of the titans, ...

Blackhawks' 44-year season-ticket holder eyes Cup

ESPN - Matt Schiffman - 27 May, 2010
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Philadelphia Flyers will mark Gertenrich's 2022nd consecutive Hawks home game. He's been a season ticket holder for 44 years, yet he's never seen his team hoist the Stanley Cup. ...

Hossa hoping this time he's hoisting Cup

FOXNews - 27 May, 2010
CHICAGO â€" By this point, Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa knows the drill like he knows how to pick teams as a free agent. Each time he makes himself available for interviews of late, the first thing people want to talk about is the so-called "Hossa ...

Hawks hope 11th Final trip ends title drought

NHL.com - John McGourty - 27 May, 2010
This is the 11th time the Chicago Blackhawks have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final. They have won only three -- and none since 1961, the longest drought for an Original Six team. The Blackhawks also won the ...

McLellan hopes to follow in Blackhawks' footsteps

San Francisco Chronicle - Susan Slusser - ‎May 25, 2010‎
Charles Rex Arbogast / AP The Sharks' season ended, as it does each year, without a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. And yet this was not a disappointing season for San Jose. The Sharks did some admirable things, individually and collectively, ...

20 things to ponder about the Chicago Blackhawks

Philadelphia Daily News - Mike Mazzeo - ‎May 26, 2010‎
HISTORY ALREADY has been made, but the final chapter of the Flyers' relentless storybook pursuit of Lord Stanley's cup has yet to be written. Four wins from ending the franchise's 35-year championship drought and achieving immortality, ...

Magic disappears for Canadiens in Game 5

Philadelphia Daily News - Marcus Hayes - ‎May 25, 2010‎
That will bring little solace to mourners in Montreal, but it's true. It took their eighth seed to make this the lowest-caliber conference final in NHL history, now over after last night's 4-2 Flyers win. ...

Breakin' it down with Dano

NHL.com - Eric Marin - 27 May, 2010
With the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers set to start Saturday at Chicago (8 pm ET, NBC), Daneyko's ready to continue his analyst duties on MSG's Hockey Night Live!, which airs Sunday nights ...

Philly fans flood streets to celebrate Flyers' win

USA Today - ‎May 24, 2010‎
PHILADELPHIA (AP) â€" Philadelphia fans flooded streets of the city following the Flyers' 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens that sends them to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 13 years. Thousands of cheering fans, many clad in the ...

 

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