We are nearly three months, since that Stanley Cup-winning Game 6 against the Bruins (June 24th). The Blackhawks are all back on the ice for training camp (September 12th), and will play preseason games this coming week. Then, in 16 days, they begin the official defense of the Cup (October 1st).
I'd like us to relive that fateful evening of June 24th, when the Blackhawks stunned the entire TD Garden with the tying and the go-ahead goals 16 seconds apart in the last 1:16 of the game. I hardly knew how it all happened, except that I kept saying to myself and to the TV "Come on, Blackhawks, you can do it, you can do it." Bruins had just broken a 1 - 1, with their own go-ahead goal, in the third period, and impending defeat meant we would be facing a tense Game 7 at the United Center.
Game 7, absolutely not necessary.
Here are highlights of those fateful goals, from four different broadcasting crews: NBCSN, CBC, WGN (radio), and an awesome Finnish call, respectively:
The last video is focused on the post-game Stanley Cup presentations and celebration. I remember being glued to the TV for two to three hours, watching interview after interview and connecting with my friends on Google+.
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| Ecstatic melee rushes around Corey Crawford |
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| Happy scrum grows in seconds |
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| Goal pipes are pushed off their posts |
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| Jonathan Toews receives the Stanley Cup from Gary Bettman |
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| Jonathan Toews |
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| Patrick Kane |
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| Patrick Kane receives the Conn-Smythe Trophy from Gary Bettman |
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| Corey Crawford |
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| Patrick Sharp |
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| Marian Hossa |
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| Andrew Shaw |
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| Bryan Bickell |
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| Michal Handzus |
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| Rocky Wirtz |
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| Lord Stanley |
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| Patrick Sharp, with a pretty little fan |
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| Duncan Keith, with a cute little fan |
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| The faithful populated stadiums, wherever the Blackhawks played |
(Image credits)
Thank you for reading and watching, and let me know what you think!
Ron Villejo, PhD
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