CHICAGO, SUPPORT YOUR FOURTH TEAM

Now I have to admit, I'm definitely not a die hard Blackhawks fan. I haven't even been to a game in my life. The only Hawks games I had ever seen before this year were the ones from back in the days when we had Jeremy Roenick and Chris Chelios. So this year, I'm more of a bandwagoner if anything. But me and my dad have watched a couple of Hawks games this year, like the Winter Classic, and I got to admit, it was pretty exciting to watch this young team do well. Because of that, I am definitely supporting the squad this year, and hope they can win it all! The young squad is already off to a hot start, taking a 2-0 lead in the series, so let's see what happens. And by popular demand from a bunch of our readers here at DSS, here is our first Blackhawks post. My buddy Vish, who is a fan, had this to say about the Hawks, so check it out...



Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, Martin Havlat, Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg. 5 great reasons to watch the Blackhawks as they begin the NHL Playoffs. Yep, that's right your Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs for the first time in 7 years!

So why should you care?
1) In 2004, ESPN dubbed the Blackhawks as the worst franchise in professional sports.
2) Today the Blackhawks are young, exciting, and are only going to get better.
3) They have not won the Stanley Cup since 1961, which puts them at the longest current drought in the NHL... 48 years.
4) Tradition & History. They might come fourth after Bears, Bulls, Cubs/Sox. But they have a rich history with Chicago too, since 1926. And have won 3 Stanley Cups.
5) They played a regular season game at Wrigley Field this past winter.

As Scoop Jackson puts it, "...Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are the next Crosby and Malkin, and ESPN wants to get an early jump on covering them."



GO HAWKS!!!