1971

I remember this time back with I was a kid back in 1971 listening to the radio to the Blackhawks game. This story starts when I was young, when the Blackhawks were in the Stanley Cup that year and started the series off winning the first two games against the Montreal Canadiens and the cup was within reach. The Canadiens proved that they also were unbeatable on home ice and the series came down to a game seven in Chicago at the old barn (Chicago Stadium). My Blackhawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in that game and I was all but sure that I would see that Cup come back to my city and my dream would be fulfilled. The evil Canadiens came back and scored the next 3 goals and I was devastated. I have waited patiently (ok, I was miserable) over many, many years, for another chance for my home team to bring back the Cup and once again I am getting my hopes up again for this young team. It would not be fair for me to compare this team to the 71’ squad but they do have a lot in common. I do believe this team can do it though and will not have the collapse that the team of my youth had. So with that being said, I will watch my Hawks again battle over the next week or two and maybe, just maybe, they can finally bring back the elusive Lord Stanley to Chicago and Go Hawks!