So there has been a lot that went on since the last time I wrote anything here, the Bears free agency spending, the Sox aces falling off, the Cubs sucking, but to be fair that has been going on for over a century now. The biggest news, though, is that this city has their first Championship since the Sox won in 05 and the Hawks have their first championship since 1961, whoooo! This officially makes the Bears the Chicago pro team with the longest championship drought (I said pro team Cubs fans), meaning its about damn time for them to take one home, win it this year and all of Chicago's pro teams will have won their league's championship in a twelve year span.
The Hawks don't seem like any flash in the pan either, they have a lot of youth that look to be in for bright futures in the NHL. Have Detroit been supplanted as the annual division champs? Time will tell. The Hawks did have an amazing run that set a good deal of benchmarks and records. Jonathan Toews became the second youngest captain to win the cup and the second youngest player to win the playoff MVP award, accumulating 29 points in the playoffs. A deep roster consisting of veterans like Marian Hossa and John Madden and a talented youth movement including Dustin Byfuglien, Patrick Sharp, Troy Brauwer, and breakout goalie Antti Niemi in addition tot he young and talented Toews and Patrick Kane, who scored the game-winner against Philly, sealed the long-awaited championship for the Original Six team. Talk is already starting to fly about who will and won't be back next year (more on that soon), but for now Chicago and the Hawks can just celebrate the return of the Stanley Cup to Chicago. Congratualtions, Hawks!
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