2010 Stanley Cup Final Game 7 vs Flyers

Lore & Background

The Blackhawks became the fourth major Chicago sports team to win a championship since 1984, joining the 1985 Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s, and the 2005 Chicago White Sox. The 2016 Chicago Cubs would complete the cycle of all Chicago sports teams winning at least one championship in 30 years. Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 playoffs, and was the first Blackhawks player to receive this honor.

Reader's Guide

The Blackhawks finished the regular season as the Central Division champions with 112 points. As the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs, they defeated the seventh seed Nashville Predators and the third seed Vancouver Canucks in six games each, and then swept the first seed San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Final. The Flyers earned the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs after finishing the regular season with 88 points. They upset the second seed New Jersey Devils in five games, then became the third NHL team to win a seven-game series after being down three games to none against the Boston Bruins. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Flyers eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in five games.

Did You Know?

• Jonathan Toews became the 24th player and the seventh Canadian to become a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won an Olympic gold medal, an IIHF World Championship Gold Medal, and the Stanley Cup.
• Chicago's Marian Hossa is the first player in NHL history to appear in three straight Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams (Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008, Detroit Red Wings in 2009, and Chicago Blackhawks in 2010)
• The Flyers were the last team to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, winning a do-or-die shootout against the New York Rangers on the final day of the regular season.