Saturday, 11 June 2011

Stanley Cup - Olympics Connection

I am going to deviate from Football a little bit to talk about some Hockey. For those unaware, the National Hockey League championship is being played right now between Boston and Vancouver. The championship trophy is the Stanley Cup. Currently Vancouver is up three games to two in the series. With one more victory they will clinch the cup and continue an interesting trend involving Canadian cities that host Olympic games.


in 1976 Montreal hosted the Summer Olympics, the first ever Olympics to be held in Canada. In 1977 the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL won the Stanley Cup. In 1988 Calgary hosted the Winter Olympics and in 1989 the Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup. The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver and now Vancouver is in position to win the 2011Stanley Cup. . . . . Very interesting.
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12 comments:

  1. Alexander11 June 2011 at 14:23

    I don't know anything about Hockey but it is pretty interesting.

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  2. minecraft12911 June 2011 at 16:20

    Hmmm that is pretty interesting, Vancouver is a pretty good place for the next games. Considering I live close by. haha

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  3. Beverice11 June 2011 at 17:05

    That is weird, but go Canadians!

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  4. AllenTesch11 June 2011 at 18:10

    I don't like hockey that much, but the Stanley Cup is the best trophy in all of sports. Bar none.

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  5. Jon11 June 2011 at 19:34

    mind=blown

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  6. Anonymous11 June 2011 at 22:13

    Knowing this, I still put money on the Bruins. Oh well

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  7. Neon12 June 2011 at 01:45

    Hah, weird coincidence indeed! :D

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  8. James12 June 2011 at 11:40

    Nothing will dissuade me from rooting for my Bruins!

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  9. Doc_Waffles12 June 2011 at 12:36

    That's a strange coincidence, I think the canucks will take the cup too.

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  10. zemzero12 June 2011 at 15:58

    Yeah, that is interesting. I hope the Canucks can win this one, it will be good for them.

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  11. Life, Liberty and Accountability14 June 2011 at 09:03

    I heard this stat on a sports channel yesterday, and I thought it was pretty interesting, and may be the only hope for a Canadian team to win the Cup. However, I'm still cheering for Boston!

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  12. Follower #9987230114 June 2011 at 11:17

    very interesting note... Weird coincidences.

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