The2010 Stanley Cup Final was thechampionship series of theNational Hockey League's (NHL)2009–10 season, and the culmination of the2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between theWestern Conference championChicago Blackhawks and theEastern Conference championPhiladelphia Flyers. It was Chicago's eleventh appearance in the Finals and their first since1992, a loss to thePittsburgh Penguins. It was Philadelphia's eighth appearance in the Finals and their first since1997, a loss to theDetroit Red Wings. Chicago defeated Philadelphia four games to two to win their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history,[1] and their first since1961,[2] ending thelongest active Stanley Cup drought.
The Blackhawks became the fourth major Chicago sports team to win a championship since 1984, joining the1985 Chicago Bears, theChicago Bullsdynasty of the 1990s, and the2005 Chicago White Sox.[3] The2016 Chicago Cubs would complete the cycle of all Chicago sports teams winning at least one championship in 30 years. Blackhawks captainJonathan Toews was awarded theConn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 playoffs, and was the first Blackhawks player to receive this honor. He and teammatesDuncan Keith andBrent Seabrook won the Olympic gold medal with Team Canada at the2010 Winter Olympics, adding the three players to the list ofKen Morrow (1980) andSteve Yzerman andBrendan Shanahan (both2002), as well asDrew Doughty andJeff Carter (both2014), as the only players to accomplish this double in the same year.[4] Having played for Team USA at the Olympics,Patrick Kane joinedChris Chelios andBrett Hull (both 2002) as having won both the Olympic silver medal and Stanley Cup in the same year.[5] Jonathan Toews also became the 24th player and the seventh Canadian to become a member of theTriple Gold Club having won an Olympic gold medal, anIIHF World Championship Gold Medal, and the Stanley Cup.
This was the third straight Finals in which the Western Conference team was anOriginal Six team that won theCentral Division and the Eastern Conference team was anAtlantic Division team from the state ofPennsylvania. The Red Wings and Penguins played each other in the Stanley Cup Final in2008 and2009.
The Blackhawks and Flyers had previously met in the 1971 playoffs; the Blackhawks defeated the Flyers in four games.
The Chicago Blackhawks finished the regular season as the Central Division champions with 112 points. This was the 14th division title in franchise history for Chicago, but the first since1992–93 when it was called theNorris Division. As the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the seventh seedNashville Predators and the third seedVancouver Canucks in six games each, and then swept the first seedSan Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Final to advance to the Finals for the first time since1992.
Chicago'sMarian Hossa is the first player in NHL history to appear in three straight Stanley Cup Final with three different teams. He previously made the Final with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008 and with the Detroit Red Wings in 2009. Along with Hossa, the other half of Chicago's preseason acquisition from Detroit,Tomas Kopecky, was also playing in his third straight Stanley Cup Final.
The Philadelphia Flyers earned the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs after finishing the regular season with 88 points, and winning the tiebreaker over theMontreal Canadiens, with more wins (41 to 39). The Flyers were the last team to qualify for the2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. TheirCinderella march to the Finals began on the final day of the regular season when they met the New York Rangers in a winner-take-all match-up for the final playoff spot. Philadelphia defeated theirAtlantic Division rivals 2–1 in ashootout, the first do-or-die shootout for a playoff spot in NHL history.[6]
In the first round of the playoffs, the Flyers upset the second seeddivisional rivalNew Jersey Devils in five games. In the second round, against the sixth-seededBoston Bruins, Philadelphia became the third NHL team to win a seven-game series after being down three games to none (the others being the1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the1975 New York Islanders). In addition, in game seven of that series, the Flyers rallied from a three goals to none deficit to win the game and series, 4–3.
In the Eastern Conference Final, the Flyers eliminated the Canadiens in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since1997.[2] They were also the first team to reach the Finals with less than 90 points in the regular season since the Vancouver Canucks in1994, when they had 85. It also gave the city ofPhiladelphia the distinction of being the first city to have all its teams play in each of the four professional sports leagues title rounds since 2000,[7] following the76ers in the2001 NBA Finals, theEagles inSuper Bowl XXXIX after the2004 season, and thePhillies in back-to-back World Series in2008 and2009, winning in 2008 to bring the city of Philadelphia a championship after 25 years.[2] The Flyers attempted to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in1974 and1975.[2]
| May 29 | Philadelphia Flyers | 5–6 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | Recap |
The Chicago Blackhawks won the first game by a score of 6–5 on the strength of two goals byTroy Brouwer. Throughout the game, the two teams traded goals with neither team having a lead greater than one. The Flyers opened the scoring at 6:38 of the first period on a goal byVille Leino that deflected off the face ofNiklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks responded with two quick goals, one of which was shorthanded, to take the lead. The lead would not last long, however, as the Flyers would counter with two goals of their own to re-take the lead 3–2 after the first period.Patrick Sharp scored 1:11 into the second period to tie the game once again. Both teams would trade goals once again and tie the game at five after the second period.Michael Leighton was replaced byBrian Boucher after allowing the fifth Chicago goal. In the third period, Tomas Kopecky scored what would eventually prove to be the game winner at 8:25.Antti Niemi finished the game with 27 saves on 32 shots while Leighton saved 15 out of 20 shots. Boucher stopped 11 of 12 shots faced in relief of Leighton.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | PHI | Ville Leino (5) | Daniel Briere (10) andChris Pronger (11) | 6:38 | 1–0 PHI |
| CHI | Troy Brouwer (3) | Marian Hossa (10) andBrent Sopel (4) | 7:46 | 1–1 | |
| CHI | Dave Bolland (6) –sh | None | 11:50 | 2–1 CHI | |
| PHI | Scott Hartnell (4) –pp | Daniel Briere (11) and Chris Pronger (12) | 16:37 | 2–2 | |
| PHI | Daniel Briere (10) | Ville Leino (9) and Scott Hartnell (6) | 19:33 | 3–2 PHI | |
| 2nd | CHI | Patrick Sharp (8) | Troy Brouwer (2) andNiklas Hjalmarsson (5) | 1:11 | 3–3 |
| PHI | Blair Betts (1) | Arron Asham (3) andDarroll Powe (1) | 7:20 | 4–3 PHI | |
| CHI | Kris Versteeg (5) | Tomas Kopecky (2) andDuncan Keith (10) | 9:31 | 4–4 | |
| CHI | Troy Brouwer (4) | Marian Hossa (11) and Niklas Hjalmarsson (6) | 15:18 | 5–4 CHI | |
| PHI | Arron Asham (4) | Daniel Briere (12) and Scott Hartnell (7) | 18:49 | 5–5 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Tomas Kopecky (4) | Kris Versteeg (6) andDave Bolland (6) | 8:25 | 6–5 CHI |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Ben Eager | Cross checking | 3:26 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Patrick Kane | Slashing | 9:58 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Brian Campbell | High-sticking | 15:51 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | CHI | Adam Burish | Boarding | 4:59 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| PHI | 17 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| CHI | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 |
| May 31 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | Recap |
The Blackhawks took game two of the best-of-seven series by a score of 2–1, thus giving them a 2–0 series lead heading into games three and four in Philadelphia. In contrast to game one, game two was a low-scoring affair with much tighter defense displayed by both teams. Neither team would score in the opening frame as the game entered the first intermission scoreless. It was not until late in the second period that Chicago managed to get the ice breaker with a goal from Marian Hossa. The Blackhawks quickly added another goal just 28 seconds later on a wrist shot byBen Eager. The Flyers would eventually reply in the third period on a power play goal bySimon Gagne but it would not be enough. Both goaltenders were much stronger as Antti Niemi stopped 32 of 33 shots for the Blackhawks while Michael Leighton rebounded with 24 stops on 26 shots.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | CHI | Marian Hossa (3) | Troy Brouwer (3) andPatrick Sharp (10) | 17:09 | 1–0 CHI |
| CHI | Ben Eager (1) | Dustin Byfuglien (3) | 17:37 | 2–0 CHI | |
| 3rd | PHI | Simon Gagne (8) –pp | Mike Richards (16) andJeff Carter (2) | 5:20 | 2–1 CHI |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Kris Versteeg | Interference | 7:26 | 2:00 |
| PHI | Blair Betts | Cross checking | 14:48 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Tomas Kopecky | Elbowing | 17:27 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Daniel Carcillo | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 17:27 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Mike Richards | Elbowing | 17:27 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | PHI | Mike Richards | Hooking | 5:08 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Troy Brouwer | Roughing | 19:24 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Patrick Sharp | Tripping | 3:21 | 2:00 |
| PHI | Chris Pronger | Misconduct | 20:00 | 10:00 | |
| CHI | Ben Eager | Misconduct | 20:00 | 10:00 | |
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| PHI | 3 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| CHI | 9 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| June 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3–4 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Wachovia Center | Recap |
The Flyers won game three in overtime, 4–3, to pull within two games to one in the series.Daniel Briere opened the scoring for Philadelphia with a power play goal at 14:58 of the first period.Duncan Keith tied the game at 1–1 early in the second period, and both teams added another goal to leave the score at 2–2 entering the third period.Patrick Kane scored with 17:10 remaining in the game to give the Blackhawks their first lead, but Ville Leino responded with the tying goal 20 seconds later. In overtime, shortly after a review determined that a shot by Gagne was not a goal,Claude Giroux scored the game-winner at 5:59 of the extra period.[8] This was the first time since1987 that the Flyers had won a game in the Stanley Cup Final.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | PHI | Daniel Briere (11) –pp | Scott Hartnell (8) andBraydon Coburn (3) | 14:58 | 1–0 PHI |
| 2nd | CHI | Duncan Keith (2) | Patrick Kane (14) andMarian Hossa (12) | 2:49 | 1–1 |
| PHI | Scott Hartnell (5) –pp | Chris Pronger (13) andClaude Giroux (10) | 9:55 | 2–1 PHI | |
| CHI | Brent Sopel (1) | John Madden (1) | 17:52 | 2–2 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Patrick Kane (8) | Jonathan Toews (20) andBen Eager (2) | 2:50 | 3–2 CHI |
| PHI | Ville Leino (6) | Claude Giroux (11) andMatt Carle (11) | 3:10 | 3–3 | |
| OT | PHI | Claude Giroux (9) | Matt Carle (12) and Daniel Briere (13) | 5:59 | 4–3 PHI |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Marian Hossa | Slashing | 13:54 | 2:00 |
| PHI | Daniel Carcillo | Charging | 18:05 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Dustin Byfuglien | Roughing | 20:00 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | PHI | Chris Pronger | High-sticking | 3:36 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Dustin Byfuglien | Slashing | 9:31 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Michael Leighton | Delay of game | 14:59 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| OT | None | ||||
| Shots by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
| CHI | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| PHI | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| June 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3–5 | Philadelphia Flyers | Wachovia Center | Recap |
The Flyers evened the series at two games apiece by winning game four, 5–3. The Flyers took the lead 4:35 into the game on aMike Richards power play goal.Matt Carle extended their lead to 2–0 at 14:48 of the first period. Sharp cut Philadelphia's lead in half with 1:28 left in the period, but Giroux restored the Flyers' two-goal advantage 51 seconds later. Following a scoreless second period, Leino gave Philadelphia a three-goal lead 6:43 into the third period.Dave Bolland (on a power play) andBrian Campbell scored later in the third to leave Chicago trailing 4–3 with 4:10 remaining. However,Jeff Carter scored an empty-net goal with 25 seconds left to clinch the Flyers' victory.[9]
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | PHI | Mike Richards (7) –pp | Unassisted | 4:35 | 1–0 PHI |
| PHI | Matt Carle (1) | Unassisted | 14:48 | 2–0 PHI | |
| CHI | Patrick Sharp (9) | Duncan Keith (11) | 18:32 | 2–1 PHI | |
| PHI | Claude Giroux (10) | Kimmo Timonen (9) andScott Hartnell (9) | 19:23 | 3–1 PHI | |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | PHI | Ville Leino (7) | Daniel Briere (14) andJames van Riemsdyk (3) | 6:43 | 4–1 PHI |
| CHI | Dave Bolland (7) –pp | Duncan Keith (12) andPatrick Kane (15) | 12:01 | 4–2 PHI | |
| CHI | Brian Campbell (1) | Andrew Ladd (2) and Duncan Keith (13) | 15:50 | 4–3 PHI | |
| PHI | Jeff Carter (5) –en | Unassisted | 19:35 | 5–3 PHI | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CHI | Andrew Ladd | Interference | 0:35 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Tomas Kopecky | High-sticking | 4:30 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Kimmo Timonen | Hooking | 8:16 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | CHI | Dave Bolland | High-sticking | 1:27 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Patrick Sharp | Slashing | 12:53 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Nick Boynton | Slashing | 18:22 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Scott Hartnell | Cross checking | 18:22 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Brent Seabrook | Cross checking | 8:03 | 2:00 |
| PHI | Scott Hartnell | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 10:46 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Braydon Coburn | Holding | 11:49 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Kris Versteeg | Slashing | 19:42 | 2:00 | |
| Shots by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| CHI | 11 | 13 | 10 | 34 | |
| PHI | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 | |
| June 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–7 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | Recap |
The Blackhawks took a 3–2 lead in the series with a 7–4 victory in game five. At 12:17 of the first period,Brent Seabrook scored on a power play to give Chicago the lead. Within the next six minutes, the Blackhawks tripled their advantage, adding goals by Bolland andKris Versteeg to make the score 3–0. At the start of the second period, the Flyers again took Leighton out of the game, replacing him with Boucher. Four goals were scored in the second period—two by each team—and the Blackhawks entered the third period with a 5–2 lead.James van Riemsdyk pulled Philadelphia within two goals at 6:36 of the third. Sharp made the score 6–3 with 3:52 remaining, but Gagne answered for the Flyers 1:16 later. Thirty-one seconds after Gagne's goal,Dustin Byfuglien tallied an empty-net goal—his second goal of the game—which concluded the scoring. Flyers'alternate captainChris Pronger was on the ice for six of Chicago's goals and was in the penalty box on the seventh. Discounting thepower play goal, Pronger finished -5 on the game.[10]
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | CHI | Brent Seabrook (4) –pp | Kris Versteeg (7) andTroy Brouwer (4) | 12:17 | 1–0 CHI |
| CHI | Dave Bolland (8) | Brent Sopel (5) andDustin Byfuglien (4) | 15:26 | 2–0 CHI | |
| CHI | Kris Versteeg (6) | Brent Seabrook (7) and Dustin Byfuglien (5) | 18:15 | 3–0 CHI | |
| 2nd | PHI | Scott Hartnell (6) | Ville Leino (10) andDaniel Briere (15) | 0:32 | 3–1 CHI |
| CHI | Patrick Kane (9) | Andrew Ladd (3) andPatrick Sharp (11) | 3:13 | 4–1 CHI | |
| PHI | Kimmo Timonen (1) | Daniel Briere (16) and Ville Leino (11) | 4:38 | 4–2 CHI | |
| CHI | Dustin Byfuglien (9) –pp | Jonathan Toews (21) andDuncan Keith (14) | 15:45 | 5–2 CHI | |
| 3rd | PHI | James van Riemsdyk (3) | Lukas Krajicek (2) and Kimmo Timonen (10) | 6:36 | 5–3 CHI |
| CHI | Patrick Sharp (10) | Patrick Kane (16) | 16:08 | 6–3 CHI | |
| PHI | Simon Gagne (9) | Ville Leino (12) | 17:24 | 6–4 CHI | |
| CHI | Dustin Byfuglien (10) –en | Kris Versteeg (8) and Dave Bolland (7) | 17:55 | 7–4 CHI | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | PHI | Lukas Krajicek | Cross checking | 2:50 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Dave Bolland | Cross checking | 9:15 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Scott Hartnell | High-sticking | 11:16 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | PHI | Scott Hartnell | Elbowing | 7:19 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Brent Seabrook | Closing hand on puck | 9:51 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Chris Pronger | Hooking | 15:18 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | CHI | Kris Versteeg | Slashing | 4:59 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| PHI | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| CHI | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| June 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–3 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Wachovia Center | Recap |
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The sixth game required overtime, as the score was tied 3–3 at the end of the third period. Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks scored the Cup-winning goal at 4:06 into the overtime period, a shot in which the puck crossed the goal line and then got stuck underneath the padding in the back of the net. Several observers, including most of the players, announcers, and all the officials initially lost sight of the puck. Only Kane and Patrick Sharp started to celebrate immediately, soon followed by the rest of the Blackhawks. It was only after a video review that the goal was officially awarded.
Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. It was the firstCup to be won in overtime since2000.
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | CHI | Dustin Byfuglien (11) –pp | Jonathan Toews (22) andPatrick Kane (17) | 16:49 | 1–0 CHI |
| PHI | Scott Hartnell (7) –pp | Daniel Briere (17) andChris Pronger (14) | 19:33 | 1–1 | |
| 2nd | PHI | Daniel Briere (12) | Ville Leino (13) andLukas Krajicek (3) | 8:00 | 2–1 PHI |
| CHI | Patrick Sharp (11) | Dave Bolland (8) andDuncan Keith (15) | 9:58 | 2–2 | |
| CHI | Andrew Ladd (3) | Niklas Hjalmarsson (7) and Patrick Kane (18) | 17:43 | 3–2 CHI | |
| 3rd | PHI | Scott Hartnell (8) | Ville Leino (14) and Daniel Briere (18) | 16:01 | 3–3 |
| OT | CHI | Patrick Kane (10) | Brian Campbell (4) | 4:06 | 4–3 CHI |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | PHI | Chris Pronger | Holding | 8:42 | 2:00 |
| CHI | Brent Sopel | Interference | 13:28 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Chris Pronger | High-sticking | 16:29 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Brent Seabrook | Elbowing | 16:59 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Brent Sopel | Interference | 19:07 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | PHI | Scott Hartnell | High-sticking | 1:56 | 2:00 |
| PHI | Braydon Coburn | Cross checking | 8:09 | 2:00 | |
| CHI | Marian Hossa | Goaltender interference | 9:29 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Daniel Briere | Cross checking | 18:32 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| OT | None | ||||
| Shots by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
| CHI | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 41 |
| PHI | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
In Canada, the series was televised in English onCBC and in French on the cable networkRDS. In the United States,NBC broadcast games one, two, five, and six, whileVersus televised games three and four.[1] In Europe,Viasat Sport broadcast the televised finals inSweden,Finland,Norway,Denmark, and theBaltic States (Latvia,Lithuania, andEstonia), through five regional divisions of Viasat Sport.[12] Its sister channelViasat Sport East broadcast in theRussian language to the European andEurasian countries of Russia,Belarus,Georgia,Moldova,Kazakhstan,Ukraine,Armenia,Kyrgyzstan, andUzbekistan.[13]
Game one produced the best overnight rating in the United States for a game one since the 1999 Final. The 2.8 overnight rating and six share was a 12-percent increase from the first game of the 2009 Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings.[14] Meanwhile, in Canada, game one was viewed by3.164 million people on CBC.[15]
Game two of the series, onMemorial Day, earned a 4.1 rating.[16] The number of viewers increased as the game averaged approximatelysix million viewers with a peak of6.940 million at10:30 pmET.[17] According to NBC, this is the highest game two since at least the 1975 Final because data prior to then is unavailable. Game two also saw a 21-percent increase over 2009's second game.[18] In local markets game two drew a 25.1 rating and 39 share in Chicago along with an 18.5 rating and 28 share in Philadelphia.[19]
Game three returned to cable on Versus where it received a 2.0 rating and3.6 million viewers.[16] The broadcast peaked at5.1 million viewers at10:30 pm ET. It ranked as the highest rated and most viewed program in the history of Versus.[16] It also ranked as the highest-rated and most-viewed Stanley Cup Final game on cable television since2002.[16]
Game four saw a decline of 9% from the 2009 Final between the Penguins and the Red Wings as just3.1 million viewers tuned into the game.[20]
With the series returning to broadcast television on NBC, the ratings trend rebounded and improved over the 2009 Final ratings trend. Game five's prime time portion of the broadcast received a 3.3 final rating and averaged5.8 million viewers, an increase of 38% in the ratings and 32% in viewers over the 2009 Final.[21] Locally, the Chicago market received a 26.0 rating while Philadelphia had a 19.7 rating. The average for the three NBC broadcasts rose to5.4 million viewers, an increase of 800,000 compared to 2009.[22] This increase came despite going head to head with the2010 NBA Finals.
Game six was the most-watched NHL game since game six in 1974, drawing a 4.7 rating and 8 share, up 38 percent vs. 3.4/6 for game six in 2009.[16][23] The top two markets were Chicago, with a 32.8/50 and Philadelphia, 26.8/38.[24] In Canada, game six was the most-watched all-American Stanley Cup Final game on the CBC, with 4.077 million viewers.[16][23] The Final averaged 3.107 million viewers, up 44 percent from 2009.[16][23]

The win was the Blackhawks' first championship since1961. It gave the city of Chicago the distinction of being the first city to have at least a championship in each of the four major professional sports since 1985.[3] It also vaulted Toews into the Triple Gold Club, winning theOlympic gold medal in Vancouver earlier in 2010 and anIIHF World Championship Gold medal in 2007. Toews and defencemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook also became the fourth, fifth, and sixth players to win Olympic Gold and the Stanley Cup in the same year.[5] With Chicago's win, theToronto Maple Leafs are now the only Original Six team not to win the Stanley Cup or play in the Finals since the1967 expansion; their most recent Finals appearance is1967.
The day after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, Chicago MayorRichard M. Daley issued a proclamation declaring June 11 Chicago Blackhawks Day in the city of Chicago.[25] That day, an estimated two million Chicagoans attended the Blackhawks Stanley Cup parade, more than the estimated 1.75 million who attended the parade for theChicago White Sox's2005 World Series championship, and more than the rallies atGrant Park for any of theChicago Bulls' NBA championships.[25][26] The Blackhawks' celebration also overshadowed theseries between the White Sox and Chicago Cubs taking place around the same time.[27] However, White Sox managerOzzie Guillén said that the parade the White Sox had was far bigger than the Blackhawks'.[28] Daley presented the proclamation to the team at the celebratory parade and rally.[25]
US PresidentBarack Obama, a formerUS Senator fromIllinois and Chicago resident, phoned Joel Quennville to congratulate his team and to invite them to theWhite House. Obama joked that he now had "bragging rights" overVice PresidentJoe Biden, a Flyers fan.[29]
The loss by the Flyers was the sixth straight Finals series they lost, tying them with the1933–40 Toronto Maple Leafs and the1956–95 Detroit Red Wings for most consecutive Finals lost.[5]
Since the Cup-winning puck got stuck underneath the padding in the back of the net to end game six, there was controversy and speculation as to its whereabouts. Amid the confusion involving the video review and the subsequent celebrations, the Cup-winning puck got lost. Because it ended the Blackhawks' then-record for the longest active Cup drought, it was considered a valuable piece of sport memorabilia. So much so, a Chicago-based restaurant offered a $50,000 reward for it, and theFBI was called in to investigate the case.[30]
Video and pictures taken from the game indicated that linesman Steve Miller was the first person who took the puck after the game-winning goal was scored, but he denied knowing where it eventually went.[30] As a result of anESPN story about the controversy on April 21, 2011, the league relieved Miller of his2011 postseason duties for more than a week, citing that the controversy was a potential distraction during the playoffs.[31] In reinstating Miller, the league said it stood by him and his story.[31]
Controversy came throughout the first four games between the Blackhawks and Flyer defencemanChris Pronger. Chicago complained that Pronger had gotten away with rough play that they felt was beyond the rules. The Blackhawks argued that even when they responded with the same actions that Pronger was being allowed to get away with, that they would instead be given a penalty. The Blackhawks set up a meeting with the NHL to make a complaint about Pronger's play.[32]
Pronger had been noticed by the media and the NHL at the end of games one and two of the series as he picked up and left with the game puck at the conclusion of the games. When asked, Pronger replied that he had thrown the pucks in the garbage.[33]
| # | Nat | Player | Position | Hand | Acquired | Place of birth | Finals appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bryan Bickell | LW | L | 2004 | Bowmanville, Ontario | first | |
| 36 | Dave Bolland | C | R | 2004 | Etobicoke, Ontario | first | |
| 24 | Nick Boynton | D | R | 2010 | Nobleton, Ontario | first | |
| 22 | Troy Brouwer | RW | R | 2004 | Vancouver, British Columbia | first | |
| 37 | Adam Burish | RW | R | 2002 | Madison, Wisconsin | first | |
| 33 | Dustin Byfuglien | LW | R | 2003 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | first | |
| 51 | Brian Campbell | D | L | 2008 | Strathroy, Ontario | first | |
| 55 | Ben Eager | LW | L | 2007 | Ottawa, Ontario | first | |
| 46 | Colin Fraser | C | L | 2004 | Sicamous, British Columbia | first | |
| 6 | Jordan Hendry | D | L | 2005 | Nokomis, Saskatchewan | first | |
| 4 | Niklas Hjalmarsson | D | L | 2005 | Eksjö, Sweden | first | |
| 81 | Marian Hossa | RW | L | 2009 | Stara Ľubovna, Czechoslovakia | third(2008,2009) | |
| 39 | Cristobal Huet | G | L | 2008 | Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France | first | |
| 88 | Patrick Kane | RW | L | 2007 | Buffalo, New York | first | |
| 2 | Duncan Keith –A | D | L | 2002 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | first | |
| 82 | Tomas Kopecky | RW | L | 2009 | Ilava, Czechoslovakia | third(2008; did not play,2009) | |
| 16 | Andrew Ladd | LW | L | 2008 | Maple Ridge, British Columbia | second(2006) | |
| 11 | John Madden | C | L | 2009 | Barrie, Ontario | fourth(2000,2001,2003) | |
| 31 | Antti Niemi | G | L | 2008 | Vantaa, Finland | first | |
| 7 | Brent Seabrook | D | R | 2003 | Richmond, British Columbia | first | |
| 10 | Patrick Sharp –A | C | R | 2005 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | first | |
| 5 | Brent Sopel | D | R | 2007 | Calgary, Alberta | first | |
| 19 | Jonathan Toews –C | C | L | 2006 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | first | |
| 32 | Kris Versteeg | LW | R | 2007 | Lethbridge, Alberta | first |
| # | Nat | Player | Position | Hand | Acquired | Place of birth | Finals appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Arron Asham | RW | R | 2008 | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | first | |
| 3 | Oskars Bartulis | D | L | 2005 | Ogre, Soviet Union | first | |
| 11 | Blair Betts | C | L | 2009 | Edmonton, Alberta | first | |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | G | L | 2009 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | first | |
| 48 | Daniel Briere | C | R | 2007 | Gatineau, Quebec | first | |
| 13 | Daniel Carcillo | LW | L | 2009 | King City, Ontario | first | |
| 25 | Matt Carle | D | L | 2008 | Anchorage, Alaska | first | |
| 17 | Jeff Carter –A | C | R | 2003 | London, Ontario | first | |
| 5 | Braydon Coburn | D | L | 2007 | Calgary, Alberta | first | |
| 29 | Ray Emery | G | L | 2009 | Hamilton, Ontario | second(2007) | |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | LW | L | 1998 | Sainte-Foy, Quebec | first | |
| 28 | Claude Giroux | RW | R | 2006 | Hearst, Ontario | first | |
| 19 | Scott Hartnell | LW | L | 2007 | Regina, Saskatchewan | first | |
| 2 | Lukas Krajicek | D | L | 2010 | Prostějov, Czechoslovakia | first | |
| 14 | Ian Laperriere | RW | R | 2009 | Montreal, Quebec | first | |
| 49 | Michael Leighton | G | L | 2009 | Petrolia, Ontario | first | |
| 22 | Ville Leino | LW | L | 2010 | Savonlinna, Finland | second(2009) | |
| 77 | Ryan Parent | D | L | 2007 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | first | |
| 36 | Darroll Powe | C | L | 2008 | Kanata, Ontario | first | |
| 20 | Chris Pronger –A | D | L | 2009 | Dryden, Ontario | third(2006,2007) | |
| 18 | Mike Richards –C | C | L | 2003 | Kenora, Ontario | first | |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen –A | D | L | 2007 | Kuopio, Finland | first | |
| 21 | James van Riemsdyk | LW | L | 2007 | Middletown, New Jersey | first |
The 2010 Stanley Cup was presented to Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews byNHL CommissionerGary Bettman following the Blackhawks' 4–3 overtime win over the Flyers in game six.
The following Blackhawks players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks
The White Sox honored the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks and themselves Friday in a pregame ceremony, billing Chicago as the only city to win all four major championships in the last 25 years.
Among those cities with teams in the four major sports (not including metropolitan regions), only Philadelphia has reached championship rounds in all four in the new millennium.
Guillen insisted that the Sox's parade after they won the 2005 World Series eclipsed the Hawks' celebration on Friday. 'Way bigger. Ours was better,' Guillen said. 'We had people all the way from the ballpark (U.S. Cellular Field) to downtown. They didn't have that. Ours was bigger, no doubt.'
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