Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Finals Tickets

The 2013 NHL regular season wasn't long thanks to a lockout, and the summary of the Chicago Blackhawks is short and sweet. They dominated the Western Conference from day one, including a half-season streak of games where they earned a point. Their historical start to the season got them out in front, but it took a great deal of character and leadership by the likes of Captain Jonathon Toews to keep the Blackhawks out in front, sights set on another shot in the Stanley Cup Finals. They finished the regular season with some hardware - the President's Trophy for most points in the entire league - but it's Lord Stanley's Cup that they'd like to see again.

After such a hot start, people have been looking for cracks in the Chicago Blackhawks' game - the kind of flaws that led to disappointing early finishes in the NHL Playoffs that ended their campaigns in the last two seasons. Since their Stanley Cup Finals victory in 2010, the young, well-rounded core of the Blackhawks has dealt with pressure and high expectations every day; despite their NHL Playoff pedigree, youth like that is often met with skepticism as one-hit wonders until they can achieve consistent, sustained playoff results. This year, the Blackhawks are driving toward another Stanley Cup Finals to prove that their core is as good as any in the league and that the 2010 title wasn't a fluke. Any team, including division champion Los Angeles Kings, doubting them in the playoffs is doing so at a very high risk of their own failure.

Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Finals Run

In 2010, many of the same players you would see in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals for the Chicago Blackhawks won a Cup with the team. Their President's Trophy campaign in this shortened season has many people expecting another long run in the NHL Playoffs with plenty of big games at the United Center.

Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Finals Highlights

Much of the Chicago Blackhawks core is still in tact from their Stanley Cup Championship in 2010. The last two seasons' first-round losses have fueled this young group to overcome their recent failure to return to the glory many of them realized by winning the Stanley Cup Finals.

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