Chi-town gets the Cup

After 49 years, the best and most coveted trophy in sports, Lord Stanley's Cup, is back in Chicago.

The Chicago Blackhawks win was a result of a game 6, overtime goal that almost no one saw. Patrick Kane went down the left side of the ice, threw it at the goal, and then went crazy. Kane threw off his gloves, sprinted to the other end of the ice and jumped on his goalie as everyone at the Wachovia Center in Philly was stuck in a state of confusion. The announcers didn't even know if it went in.

But after a review, the goal that only Patrick Kane knew was good at first, was confirmed to be the game winning goal of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals.

It's always a good feeling to know that the best team has won, and in this case the Chicago Blackhawks were the best team. From Kane to Byfuglien to Toews, the Chicago stars outperformed the Philly stars and in the end the Flyer's goaltending proved to be a fatal weakness.

You gotta feel good for Marian Hossa. After losing in the finals two years in a row with two different teams, he finally found redemption with the Blackhawks. Hossa nearly cost the Hawks game 6 with a huge turnover in the neutral zone that gave the Flyers a breakaway early in the game, but thanks to a huge Antti Niemi save, Hossa's mistake was eradicated. After Captain Jonathan Toews took his skate with the Cup, the first person he handed it to was Hossa. Hossa was finally able to touch the hardest trophy in the world to win.

And the Chicago goalie Antti Niemi. He was wildly impressive. I'd be lying if I said I knew who he was before this year, but in the playoffs he performed like exactly what he is now, a champion.

So, the Blackhawks become the first Chi-town team to win a championship under the presidency of Chicago native, Barack Obama. while I doubt though, that Obama knows too much about hockey, maybe the joy felt in his city will help ease the struggles that he's going through now. Probably not, but maybe. By the way, Chicago pizza is only second to New York pizza.

Now every player on the Blackhawks gets to spend a day with the Cup which is one of the coolest things about winning it. I'm looking forward to hearing some funny stories about what the players do with it.

Congratulations Chicago. Well deserved.