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Stanley Cup Final: Game One.

Inside the United Center.Stanley Cup Final Game 1 - United Center.

On Friday Julie and I went to game one of the Stanley Cup Final between the Blackhawks and the Flyers.  This is our third trip to the Finals in three years (much like Marian Hossa), we were at games one & two in 2008 and game one in 2009; all in Detroit.  Thankfully we had a different outcome this time around with the Hawks pulling out a 6-5 win.  The United Center was probably as loud as I’ve ever heard it in the past two years.

Julie’s got some great pictures over at chicagometsfan.com, including shots of a couple of the Hawks goals.

Western Conference Finals Game 4.

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The Blackhawks completed the sweep of the Sharks last night at the United Center.  Once again the Hawks came from behind and now we’re headed to the Stanley Cup Final.  We got to see the Campbell Trophy awarded and the handshake line.  Jonathan Toews, much like Crosby two years ago, did not touch the Conference Championship trophy.

Side Note:
*The rest of my photographs from Game 4 are on Flickr here.
**Once the on ice celebration began Patrick Kane began circling the rink waving his stick looking for some one toss it to:

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On to the Stanley Cup Final.

Western Conference Finals Game 3.

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Last night Julie and I went to Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals at the United Center.  The Blackhawks won 3-2 in Overtime to take a 3-0 lead in the series.  This game was much closer than the two in San Jose but once again the discrepancy in penalties was unreal.  I think the Sharks were on 6 Power Plays and maybe the Hawks had 1.  Either way the Hawks managed to pull out a home win and are one game away from the Stanley Cup Final.

Side Note:
* If you check the photograph above closely the two guys in jerseys on the glass farthest to the left are Kevin James and Vince Vaughn. During the Kiss Cam Vaughn slipped some tongue to James.
** The rest of the photographs are on Flickr here.

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