Stanley Cup

So now that Chicago has won their first Cup in 49 years. There’s one year that is very important to me when it comes to hockey and the Red Wings. Back in 07 I went through a hell of a breakup, and by the fall I had started watching hockey again, something that kind of lapsed when I graduated high school. I mean, I loved it and kept up with it here and there, but for the most part I didn’t really pay too close of attention to it. So I watch and watch and watch and in Jan 08, I get laid off from my job. So within a year, two major life changing events happen. I take it in stride and move forward, within 6 weeks I’m already back working.

Post season in hockey started to arrive and the Red Wings were looking to dominate the entire field. I watched all the rounds very intently and would make my plans around each of the games. As the games wore on, I was more and more invested, more than I ever had since becoming a Wings fan in the early 90s, and I mean right around where the Penguins last won before 09.

The finals come around and it’s a hell of a series, eventually going to 6 games with the Wings taking it all in Pittsburgh. In a year filled with lots of bad, something good happened. I awakened a fan in me that had been sleeping for a long time. I was glad they had won, marking their 11th all time Stanley Cup. I had only wished that I had made it to at least one playoff game during that run, but one day, I’ll make it to Hockeytown and party with my fellow Wingnuts, until then, I’ll be cheering every year from my recliner.