Stanley Cup Finals, History will be made!

After I finished finals I started putting in full time hours in again so I didn't have time to make a blog entry for Round 3. Vancouver beat San Jose 4-1 series. Boston and Tampa Bay will be playing Game 7 tonight at 8pm on versus. History will be made. Since the Red Wings are out of the playoffs I was hoping for Vancouver vs Tampa Bay Stanley Cup finals series. Vancouver beat San Jose so I can rest easier because the Sharks eliminated the Wings in Round 2. The last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was 1993 Montreal Canadiens. I'm rooting for Tampa Bay Lightning since former Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman is the GM for them. I'm just happy the Sharks will not win Stanley this year since they ousted the Wings in game 7. This year has been a great set of series, Game 7's, amazing goals, and great plays.

Stanley Cup Finals Schedule

Hockey Hall of Fame

For my birthday this year my parents and I took a mini vacation to Toronto, Ontario. We realized we haven’t been on a family vacation since my senior year of high school. In elementary my parents and I went to Toronto to see “The Lion King” at the Princess of Wales theatre. The seats were phenomenal and I loved the show!
I started researching hotels in the area for a reasonable price. I found a good deal on Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) website, HHOF plan included four tickets to HHOF, hotel room at Westin, and valet spot for one car in the parking garage. When we got to Toronto the room had an lake view of the harbour. Once we got settled in we walked around the city. Instead of eating at the hotel for dinner there was a restaurant right next to the HHOF building, Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill. The dinner was delicious. After we got back to the hotel they had a bar there too. The next day we checked out and went to the HHOF. It is located in the ground floor of Brookfield Place. I wore my Red Wings shirt and winter classic jersey. The HHOF was amazing, any hockey fan’s fantasy. The HHOF is divided up in sections: trophy room with the Stanley Cup, hockey around the world, slap shot challenge, inducted players, historic hockey memorabilia, and replica of Montreal Canadiens locker room. The exit of HHOF led to Spirit of Hockey store. I bought a few souvenirs and of course I took a ton of photos! Before we left we walked to Air Canada Centre where the Toronto Maple Leafs play. It was an amazing trip and worth the drive!

I’ve included links to HHOF website and photos I took.

HHOF website promos

Photos of HHOF

History will be made!

For round 2 of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tampa Bay, Boston, Vancouver are advancing to the conference finals and one last series remains: Detroit vs. San Jose. The Red Wings got into a bind by going down 0-3 deficit in the series. My finals for spring semester were finally over and as a reward for myself I went to Game 4 with my dad where the Wings won 4-3 (Helm got the game winning goal). Game 5, the Wings came from behind and took another win from the Sharks. My father is amazing, he took me to Game 6 too where the Wings came from behind once again winning 3-1 (Filppula got the game winner and Helm secured the win with an empty netter).

The theme of the playoff is “History will be made”. Only a few teams have won a series being behind 0-3. Game 7 is all or nothing, win or go home. The Sharks will be home, the Wings do have a lot of playoff experience on their side. Either team could win. This year for all the series it has shown everyone the drama and excitement anyone could ask for. I know I’m biased, this playoff run tops any sport going on right now!

LET’S GO RED WINGS *CLAP *CLAP *CLAP *CLAP *CLAP

I hope the Wings win Game 7.

I made a sign for yesterday’s game that actually got on Fox Sports Detroit!!!