VANCOUVER, British Columbia — They won it for every New England mom and dad who ever woke up to drive kids to the rink at 6 a.m. and drank hot chocolate in cold arenas.
They won it for the Revere girls with the big hair and O’Reilly sweaters; for the shot-and-beer guys who pour every dollar of expendable income into the hockey budget.
They won it to avenge losing Bobby Orr to Chicago, too-many-men-on-the-ice in Montreal, free agents never signed, trades that went bad, unspeakable injuries, and Game 7 disappointments.
They won it for you.
The Boston Bruins last night won the Stanley Cup, shocking the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, capping an epic seven-game series and bringing the holy grail to the Hub of Hockey for the first time since 1972. The goals were scored by Patrice Bergeron and Brad (’Lil Ball ’O Hate) Marchand, two apiece.
The non-goals were stopped by playoff MVP Tim Thomas.
At this hour, Everyman Thomas is Tom Brady, Bill Russell, and Curt Schilling. And the Bruins are Stanley Cup champs. They outscored the favored Canucks by a whopping 23-8 in the series.
At 10:52 (Boston time), the Cup appeared and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman beck oned Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. The big defenseman skated toward the commissioner, received the Cup, hoisted the chalice, skated in a circle, then presented it to 43-year-old teammate Mark Recchi.
Recchi had just played his last game. The veteran forward took his turn, then passed it on to Bergeron as the public address system blared “Dirty Water.’’ Thomas took the Cup from Bergeron. On and on it went. They’re probably still passing it to one another as you read this.
Today would be a good day to call your out-of-town friends and tell them you live in a city that just won its seventh championship in 11 years. You live in the only hamlet that’s won the Grand Slam of North American trophies within seven seasons.
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http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2011/06/16/bruins_win_first_stanley_cup_in_39_years/
They won it for the Revere girls with the big hair and O’Reilly sweaters; for the shot-and-beer guys who pour every dollar of expendable income into the hockey budget.
They won it to avenge losing Bobby Orr to Chicago, too-many-men-on-the-ice in Montreal, free agents never signed, trades that went bad, unspeakable injuries, and Game 7 disappointments.
They won it for you.
The Boston Bruins last night won the Stanley Cup, shocking the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, capping an epic seven-game series and bringing the holy grail to the Hub of Hockey for the first time since 1972. The goals were scored by Patrice Bergeron and Brad (’Lil Ball ’O Hate) Marchand, two apiece.
The non-goals were stopped by playoff MVP Tim Thomas.
At this hour, Everyman Thomas is Tom Brady, Bill Russell, and Curt Schilling. And the Bruins are Stanley Cup champs. They outscored the favored Canucks by a whopping 23-8 in the series.
At 10:52 (Boston time), the Cup appeared and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman beck oned Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. The big defenseman skated toward the commissioner, received the Cup, hoisted the chalice, skated in a circle, then presented it to 43-year-old teammate Mark Recchi.
Recchi had just played his last game. The veteran forward took his turn, then passed it on to Bergeron as the public address system blared “Dirty Water.’’ Thomas took the Cup from Bergeron. On and on it went. They’re probably still passing it to one another as you read this.
Today would be a good day to call your out-of-town friends and tell them you live in a city that just won its seventh championship in 11 years. You live in the only hamlet that’s won the Grand Slam of North American trophies within seven seasons.
Read More
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2011/06/16/bruins_win_first_stanley_cup_in_39_years/
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