Bruins: The Cup Comes Home

As much as the Red Sox are beloved, I had always heard that Boston was a hockey town. The Celtics brought home multiple titles, but there was always something about the game of hockey and the city of Boston.

Blue collar, tough and unforgiving, it just seemed that hockey epitomized the character of Beantown better than any other sport.

Perhaps that was borne out this past Saturday, as the triumphant Bruins were welcomed in a “Rolling Rally” that eclipsed that given to the World Champion Red Sox after their improbable comeback to win the 2004 Series—which got that darn curse buried for good.

Maybe the crowds were bigger because the weather was good—maybe because it was a weekend, allowing families to travel to Boston to witness firsthand the duck boat spectacle, with the Stanley Cup being passed from boat to boat.

Whatever the reality of sports preference, it was terrific to witness the outpouring of love towards this 2010-11 edition of the Boston Bruins, who erased last year’s embarrassing exit from the playoff after relinquishing a 3-0 lead in games. Estimates reported up to a million and a half people were along the parade route.

Wow.

Yes, it was all smiles and champagne this time around, fortified by numerous jokes that poked fun at the Vancouver Canucks and their unfortunate goalie, Roberto Luongo. A sampling:

“What time is it in Boston? A: “(Two)(Three)(Four) past Luongo!” simply insert the last game’s goal total.

Or..

This future “Jeopardy” question---or should I say, answer:

“Roberto Luongo and The Titanic.”
“Name two things that are just fine until they hit the ice”

OK.

The commemorative Bruins Champion caps and shirts are flying off the shelves—and it seems that now, everyone is a Bruins fan, which must irk the die hard partisans who know that many of these newly acquired bandwagon aficionados wouldn’t know icing from high-sticking.

A couple of videos—first, one from the OLD Bruins, winning the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972-embedding was disabled, so you'll have to click on the link itself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVOGbfgcnoo

Now, here’s a collage of images from this year’s championship campaign:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHUDCup9dJQ&feature=related


Perhaps hardest to believe is that the New England Patriots, multi-Super Bowl Champions---are the the Boston sports team with the longest DROUGHT without a world title! The Red sox, Celtics and now the Bruins have claimed their sports highest perch—and all eyes are now upon Tom Brady and company to respond!


Go Bruins!!!!

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