Sticks and helmets were thrown, scattered all over the ice and still no signal for a goal. After a brief review, there was no dispute -- the Chicago Blackhawks were the Stanley Cup champions. Patrick Kane sneaked the puck past Michael Leighton 4:06 into overtime and stunned Philadelphia to lift the Blackhawks to a 4-3 overtime win in Game 6 on Wednesday night for their first championship since 1961. No one but the Blackhawks appeared to know what was going on for a few frozen moments. Kane and his linemates seemed the only players on the ice who knew the puck found the side of the net. The goal light never went on, but that didn't stop most of the Blackhawks from storming the ice and mobbing each other in celebration. Kane will go down as scoring one of the biggest goals in team history. "I was just hoping to God it was just an actual goal," said captain Jonathan Toews, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP. "They came back hard in the third and we just stuck with it."
I don't know how to link to old posts but I believe I hopped on the Chicago bandwagon before the playoffs even started. And who was the guy I said was gonna be the X-factor? Oh, The American born, Hailing from Buffalo NY, Patrick Kane? Yup. Patrick motherfucking Kane. Say what you want but it's great to see Chicago back on the champions map. Boston's back was hurting from carrying all those championships this decade.