The Detroit Red Wings

2008 Stanley Cup Champions!

Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2.

The game was every bit as close as the score would indicate…right up until the last three seconds, when Pittsburgh damned near tied it again. But they didn’t. Details here.

Congratulations are in order for the Pittsburgh Penguins, too. They had a great season and were half of the most memorable Stanley Cup Final in years. This year's series was the second-best I've ever seen, exceeded only by the Wings' win in 1997. And that one was best simply because it ended that infamous 42-year drought. But... as far as the playing and the competition goes? NONE better than this year. My hat's off to the Pens for that.