Stanley Cup

Patric Hornqvist beat Pekka Rinne from alongside the net with 1:35 to play, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators, 2-0, to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup in a controversial Game 6 on Sunday.

It was just 18 years ago today (June 10) the Colorado Avalanche won their first Stanley Cup in team history. It was the very first world title in a pro-sports that the city of Denver had won. The Broncos had been to the Super Bowl but came up a little short; the Nuggets have yet to play in the NBA finals and the Rockies didn’t make the World Series until 2007.

The New York Rangers face the Los Angeles Kings in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Wednesday night in California. Here's a preview of the series that will decide which team wins the NHL championship:

It has been twenty years since a team from Canada has won Lord Stanley’s Cup. Will that drought finally come to an end this year? With the Montreal Canadians win last night over the Boston Bruins they are Canada’s best and only hope.

The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing and if you’re not already captivated by the quest for one of sports’ most famous trophies, this may do the trick.