Ice Hockey
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The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League is the city's professional ice hockey team, and are an Original Six team. Some well-known players include: Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito, Bobby Hull, Keith Magnuson, Glenn Hall, Denis Savard, Steve Larmer, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Chelios, and Ed Belfour. The Blackhawks have one of the most exciting young teams in the NHL. They are led by young forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, veteran stars Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp star defensemen Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and goaltender Corey Crawford. The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010 on June 9. The Blackhawks receive national attention for the intense rivalries with the Detroit Red Wings, also an Original Six team. Other rivalries include the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, the Nashville Predators with St. Louis being former Norris Division rivals.
The Chicago metropolitan area is also home to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League and the Chi-Town Shooters of the All American Hockey League. The Chicago Wolves have been very successful, making numerous playoff appearances and winning the Turner and Calder cups many times. Playing in suburban Bensenville are the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League, a Tier One Junior Hockey league, the only tier one junior league in the United States.
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Famous quotes containing the word ice:
“Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.”
—Joseph Epstein (b. 1937)