That's right ladies and gentlemen THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!! Welcome to another fabulous sports edition by your one and only fave SportsGal89 In The Building!!!
Last night after 49 years of waiting, the Chicago Blackhawks redeemed their championship status by beating the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals.
Check out this video I found on Youtube about the '61 Blackhawks:
Back history: The Blackhawks spelled Black Hawks before 1986 have won a total of 4 Stanley Cup Finals and 14 division championships since they were founded in 1926. And like many Chicago teams they hit a slump and have not really found their groove, and always falling a Little bit short with the wins.
They beat the Flyers last night 4-3 in OT. Take a look at the highlight clip:
What does this mean for the great city of Chicago? That hopefully the city is on the upswing of good luck in the sports world. Let's Start with the Bears: Chicago Bears have won 17 Division Championships, 4 Conference Championships, they have 8 NFL titles and 1 Superbowl Championship which came in 1985.
1985 was the lat year the the Chicago Bears had made it to their Superbowl until 2006 when for the first time the Football world witnessed not just one, but two of the first Black coaches to make it to the Superbowl. Lovie Smith, the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy the former coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Well, as the story goes the Colts won that match and DA BEARS have yet to return.
On to the White Sox:
One of two MLB teams in Chicago, the White Sox came to town and stayed in 1900! Some old school right there. They were a strong team at the start, winning their first World Series in 1906. Their history is littered with legendary names: Shoeless Joe Jackson and Eddie Cicotte to name a few. Marred by a scandal known as the "Black Sox Scandal," where big names within the organization including Shoeless Joe and Cicotte were accused of purposefully throwing games. You could say this left the team a little cursed. They won their first World Series in 2005 after 88 years of no gold. I vaguely remember that series and what it meant for the city to have another big win after a long dry spell.
The second MLB team in Chicago: THE CUBS
Established in 1871, the Cubs hold the record for the longest drought in any sport (I do believe). The Cubs haven't won a title in 102years! WHAT?!!! They haven't appeared in a World Series in over 65 years. Die hard "Cubbies" fans as they are affectionately known as, stand by their "North Side" "Boys in Blue," like white on rice. Each year hoping that this will be the year that things turn around. Given the fact that you have the Bulls (who I will get to next) who have been the team that has sort of kept Chicago in the "game" so to speak, it seems that it is about time the the Cubs get their shot, especially now after a Blackhawks win, the Cubs are the last Chicago team standing to bring home a title and end the drought. Will it happen? Only time will tell..
THE ERA OF THE BULLS:
One of the greatest dynasties in NBA history especially in the early 90's with the great Michael Jordan leading the squad. I remember these games growing up as a kid and boy was he in a league of his own. You had the great Phil Jackson as head coach and an all-star cast that included: Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman etc. This 90's team and the Era that was Jordan won 6 championships in 8 years- 2 Three-Peat wins! WHAT? I think we can all agree that the Bulls and MJ were legendary, and if you don't remember let me remind you:
Anyways, the Bulls haven't been really championship swag since MJ retired from the game, but they are on the rise after rebuilding their team and acquiring Derrick Rose in 2008. They clinched their Division title and made it to the playoffs but the experience was short lived after being eliminated by the Cavs.
Needless to say, I'm sort of pulling for the Cubs to wrap up this Chicago spirit with a run at a title.. Again we shall see.
Congratulations to the Blackhawks with your win!
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