They're Bringing Back The Stanley Cup Finals This Year

Remember the NHL? It stood for the National Hockey League. Anyhow, the league hasn't been around in fifteen years or so. Maybe it's because of the new Indiana Jones movie, or the resurgence of the Boston Celtics, or the fact that someone named Cyrus is at the top of the music charts--but the nostalgic bug has hit the NHL. Apparently they have decided to hold another "Stanley Cup Finals" this year.

The best way to describe it is, think soccer, but with sticks on ice (and it's about as fun to watch on tv). The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers last night 6-0 to advance to their first Final in 16 years (thanks to some kid named Crosby--who, by the way is really good). Actually the real story here is how the Penguins have gone from being on the verge of moving to Canada to getting back to the Cup Finals in a span of 17 months. Of course it doesn't hurt that they have the best young player in the NHL. The Penguins will await the winner of the Dallas Stars-Detroit Red Wings series in the Western Conference (Detroit leads 3-2, with game six tonight).