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SCF “Unknowns” Taking Spotlight

by Alanah McGinley on 05/31/09 at 10:51 PM ET
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From Doug Harrison at CBC:

At the start of this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL fans in Detroit and Pittsburgh probably could have predicted with confidence that Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin would be at, or near, the top of the scoring race and Nicklas Lidstrom would lead all defencemen in points.

Further from the thoughts of the most ardent fans were the names of Detroit rookie forwards Justin Abdelkader and Ville Leino, along with Pittsburgh defenceman Mark Eaton and forward Craig Adams.

But each contributed on the scoresheet, on special teams, in the faceoff circle or simply with their presence to help the Red Wings and Penguins advance to the NHL championship final for the second consecutive season.

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The Real Story of How the Wings Broke the Cup

by Alanah McGinley on 06/17/08 at 01:25 PM ET
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From James Duthie at The Good, The Bad and The Duthie,

Here’s what happened:  Chris Chelios was atop the bar, Coyote Ugly style, Cup in hand, with the packed crowd cheering madly.  At some point there was an attempted handoff to Brett Lebda.  Whether it was the chaos of the crowd, or the…umm…content of the blood, balance was lost.  Down went Lebda.  Down went Stanley.

And no, the dent wasn’t “slight”.

In fact, it needed emergency service.  Mike Bolt, the Keeper of the Cup, was taken to Joe Louis Arena, where Stan, like a forward who took a puck in the eye, was placed gently on the trainer’s table in the Red Wings dressing room, and operated on.

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