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L.A. Mayor At Kings Stanley Cup Rally: "This Is A Big Fuckin' Day"
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti either committed political suicide, or just became Mayor For Life. Addressing a rally for the Stanley Cup winners inside the Staples Center, Garcetti noted two rules of politics and then immediately broke both, to raucous applause. ...
The Kings Celebrate Stanley Cup Win Next To Devastated Henrik Lundqvist
The immediate aftermath of Alec Martinez's game-winning, double-overtime goal for the Stanley Cup on Friday night was a flash. Net, referee signals goal, and a Los Angeles mob around Martinez. It was great fun for the Kings, and absolute misery for the Rangers. Just look at all of these pictures of ...
Canada First: Why I Root For Teams I Hate
It's happening again. As Carey Price lay on the blue ice of his crease on Saturday afternoon, before he skated in a tentative circle, testing his weight on his knee, a familiar dread settled into the hearts of hockey fans across Canada. By Monday, Habs coach Michel Therrien had confirmed our worst f...
The Doc Emrick Soundboard Is Here
Last year we brought you this list of terms NBC hockey announcer Mike "Doc" Emrick used to describe passes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and then we set them to music. Now we're putting the power of Doc in your hands, with a clickable soundboard featuring 121 different clips of the legendary b...
Every Stanley Cup Presentation Since 1949
Via Kukla's Korner, this wonderful video shows a few seconds of each Stanley Cup ceremony dating back to the '49 Maple Leafs. Some old-timey differences are disconcerting (the top half of the trophy used to come off!), but on the whole, it's a reassuring reminder that the ultimate goal hasn't change...
The NHL's New Playoff Format, As Explained By Highly Paid Consultants
The NHL rolled out a new playoff format this season, which some have found a bit confusing. To assist, an employee at Accenture—the world's largest consulting company—has passed along a presentation he made for his boss to explain the changes. This is a great pro bono service: Had you personally ask...
Stanley Cup Baby Don't Care
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Justin Bieber And The Stanley Cup, Just A Couple Of Swaggy Bros
Blackhawks marketing director Peter Hassen tweeted out this photo of the Biebs, in Chicago to play the United Center, and the Stanley Cup. You may commence being pissed off....
The Final Two Goals Of The Stanley Cup, In Finnish
Earlier, we brought you a Doc Emrick-less version of all the goals scored in the Stanley Cup Finals. This is also Emrick-less, but we can make it up to you: it's the final two goals as called by Finnish broadcasters Antti Mäkinen and Jani Alkio....
Everyone Is At The Blackhawks Parade
There's not a lot of work getting done in Chicago today, we'd wager. This photo, from CSN's Nina Falcone, gives a sense of the scale of the crowd at Grant Park for the Blackhawks' profane Stanley Cup celebration. We don't think the Ravens will have much to say about this one....
Corey Crawford's Speech At The Blackhawks Parade Was Short And Profane
Is this one of the best victory speeches in recent memory? Fuckin' A right it is....
Patrick Sharp's Daughter Is The Cutest Sports Baby
Babies with the Stanley Cup are almost as much of a tradition as bodily fluids in the Stanley Cup, but just slightly more adorable. ...
Please Enjoy Wet Patrick Kane
Is it just me, or does wet Patrick Kane look like a creepy movie villain?...
Sad Zdeno Chara Went On A Sad Carnival Ride
Aw man. Can somebody get him some cotton candy or something?...
Here's Patrick Kane Partying And Spraying Champagne On People
It was only a matter of time before Patrick Kane took to the bars of Chicago to do his thing in the wake of his team's Stanley Cup victory. ...
Here's Every Stanley Cup Finals Goal As It Sounded In The Arena
It's no secret we're fans of Mike Emrick here. (Well, most of us.) But we're giving "Doc" the day off here, in order to show you what it was like to be a spectator in United Center or TD Garden for each goal scored in this year's Stanley Cup Finals....
What Those Two Goals In 17 Seconds Were Like At One Chicago Bar
At the Pony Inn in Lakeview, where holyshitthegameistied! was followed almost immediately by holyshitthehawksaregoingtowin!...
PHOTOS: Chicago's Stanley Cup Celebrations Got Slightly Out Of Hand
After their second championship in three years, Blackhawks fans flooded out of the bars and into the streets of Wrigleyville to celebrate with each other, to drink, and in a few noteworthy instances, to bust shit up....