Champions!!!!

Woohoo!!! The Red Wings beat the Penguins last night 3-2 in a too-close-for-comfort game 6 to win their 4th Stanley Cup in 11 years!!! I was so excited! (Katie I'm sorry I tackled you after we won!) The Wings were the better team and deserved to win. I almost cried seeing Nickie lift the the Cup. He was so happy. And Ozzie played great, we couldn't have done it without him. Gotta love Ozzie. I'm so lucky to have such a great hockey team. :) (I guess this is my karmic reward for being a Lions fan.)

Fun facts: Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European born captain to win the Stanley Cup. My Nik (Kronwall) broke a Red Wings record for points by a defenseman in the playoffs. The Wings had more European players than North Americans skating for them. Eight former Griffins are now going to have their names on the Stanley Cup. (That may be the sweetest one of all...watching all my old Griffin boys all grown up and winning the Cup!) I bought a Zetterberg jersey this year and he ended up winning the Conn Smythe trophy (playoff MVP). Coincidence? I think not!

I'm so glad the Wings won the Cup during my last playoffs in Michigan (at least for a few years). What a nice way to go out. :)

Finals Update

The Wings are ahead of Pittsburgh 3 games to 1 and have their first of three chances to win the Stanley Cup tonight at home! During game 4 in Pittsburgh, a Wings fan managed to throw an octopus onto the ice, got promptly kicked out, changed his clothes and used his spare $300 ticket to get back in and watch the Wings win. Too cool. ;) Here's a link to an interview about his adventures.

It has been an exciting series and the Wings are playing very well. Their veteran leadership has helped them keep their cool in all situations, and their team defense has been stupendous! Zetterberg's amazing defensive play during a crucial 5 on 3 penalty kill late in game 4 was particularly noteworthy, and oh yeah he is also our leading scorer!

I really have lost a lot of respect for the Pens' star Sidney Crosby during this series. What a pouty crybaby. (See the humorous Wings fan creations at the end of this post.)

I hope the Wings can continue their stellar play and bring home the Cup, although Detroit officials are careful to note that no victory parade has been planned yet. (Hockey people are very superstitious.) One final note, when the Pistons and the Wings played at the exact same time, the Wings won the ratings war in Detroit (18.2 to 15.9). It just shows Michiganders have their priorities straight.

GO WINGS!!!