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Leno, The Blackhawks, Olympic Medals and The Stanley Cup

Posted by Kelli Heinz | Posted in News | Posted on 15-06-2010

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The Chicago Blackhawks were guests on ”The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno Monday night and were even written into the script to not only showcase the Stanley Cup, but also the four Olympic medals players on the team had earned at the Vancouver Winter Games.

While the rest of the team stayed in the audience, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews talked about their big win while wearing their Olympic medals.

“It’s a great feeling to bring the cup back to Chicago,” Kane told Leno.

Many fans are still overwhelmed and excited for the new Stanley Cup Champs. Duncan Keith even gave Leno a very special necklace with a tooth on it..

  1. Mr.Tracy L.Bellows
    ironone9 AWESOME & SWEET!!! The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Chicago Blackhawks – Video – NBC.com: http://bit.ly/d5bQer
  2. Kevin Eichorst
    keichorst Hilarious, @NHLBlackhawks visited The Tonight Show & Duncan Keith gave Leno a necklace with one of his teeth! http://tinyurl.com/26gfgn6
  3. Suntimes
    Suntimes Did the Blackhawks manage to make Leno cool? Or did he drag them down a notch? http://bit.ly/cjxfyr #discuss

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Twitter Helps Track The Stanley Cup @WheresTheCup

Posted by Kelli Heinz | Posted in News | Posted on 13-06-2010

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As the Blackhawks have been celebrating all around the city, Chicagoans have been able to chase the ‘Cup’ as it travels from bar to bar by tweeting updates to @WheresTheCup.

Line Change by Blackhawks Pays Off for Stanley Cup

Posted by Kelli Heinz | Posted in News | Posted on 12-06-2010

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After two defeats in Philly at the Wachovia Center, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville decided to split up his power line string, intermixing first, second, and third line players to mix it up against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Hawks Lead Series 2-1: Big Buff Scores Hat Trick

Posted by Meghan Bower | Posted in News | Posted on 06-05-2010

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The Chicago Blackhawks gained the lead in the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series versus the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night with a 5-2 win and a hat trick by Dustin “Big Buff” Byfuglien at General Motors Place in Vancouver under the watchful eyes of the sellout crowd of 18,810.

Canucks Crush Hawks 5-1 in Game 1

Posted by Meghan Bower | Posted in News | Posted on 02-05-2010

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After a crushing 5-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in the series opener, the Chicago Blackhawks face a tough road ahead. ”It can’t get any worse,” Duncan Keith said, according to Chicago Now.

Chicago Blackhawks Hold On To Stanley Cup Dreams

Posted by Meghan Bower | Posted in News | Posted on 24-04-2010

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With a 3-0 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, the Chicago Blackhawks tie the series at two and manage to hold onto their dream of winning the Stanley Cup for the first time since the 1960-1961 season.