NHL West

Just in case the extended family in the San Jose area missed the news, their beloved Sharks of the NHL are trailing 0-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL western conference Stanley Cup playoff championship. Last night's game was well played by both teams, but the Blackhawks prevailed in overtime. Okay, I really do not know enough about hockey to say both teams played well, but that is what the commentators said (including an old guy at the bar who seemed to know what he was talking about) and it appeared that way to this uninformed spectator. It is good to have a Chicago sports team do well for a change. While a Stanley Cup may be in our future (the first since 1961), it looks like it will be a long time before MLB's Commissioner's Trophy or the NFL's Lombardi Trophy show up in Chicago.