Note: Reminder that if any game in the Stanley Cup Final goes to overtime, we will be having our #ICOTpool contest. Similar to the #ICGWG contest in that you pick one player (total) from either team and @ tweet us (@illegalcurve) with your selection as well as the hashtag #ICOTpool. Winner gets IC Gear.
Stanley Cup Scores & Games:
Scores: Hawks 4 Bruins 3 in Triple OT
Games: Bruins @ Hawks at 7 pm cst on Saturday, June 15th
Hawks 4 Bruins 3 in Triple OT (Chicago leads series 1-0):
Globe and Mail: Crawford comes up big again and again for Chicago.
Chicago Sun-Times: Shaw’s triple-overtime goal gives Blackhawks Stanley Cup opener.
Chicago Sun-Times: Game 1 victory provided kind of excitement that gives hockey good name.
Toronto Star: Marian Hossa, Zdeno Chara familiar foes.
USA Today: Bruins must find way to pick up the pieces.
Boston Globe: Mayors of Boston and Chicago bet their cities’ pride on Stanley Cup Finals.
Other NHL news:
Globe and Mail: Bettman accentuates the positives in state of the union address.
Globe and Mail: Dilemma in the desert as once again Coyotes’ future in Phoenix questioned.
CBC: Bill Daly says Coyotes move ‘possible’ if no new deal reached.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penguins extend coach Dan Bylsma’s contract.
He's closing in on his first game since January 13th.
The 2024 2nd rounder is in Winnipeg where he'll spend the rest of the season…
At the GM meetings GMKC spoke 1-on-1 with Gino Reda.