Chicago Blackhawks: Made Of Awesome

[WildCat]

Sneed has learned Blackhawks President John McDonough is rerouting the Stanley Cup from the NHL draft in L.A. to the parade Sunday . . . and Blackhawk defenseman Brent Sopel has volunteered to represent the team.

...Last week, the Chicago Gay Hockey Association issued an invite to the Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup to join them at the parade.

They were hopeful, but "we know the realistic chances of them joining us for the Pride Parade are slim," CGHA President Andrew Sobotka told Sneed last week.

It was a different story Monday, when Sneed delivered the news. "We are thrilled and honored for them to consider and accept our request," said Sobotka. "It's just the news we wanted to hear. For the Blackhawks to do this is amazing. It is wonderful to know everyone is helping to make 2010 a year to break down barriers."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/2417426,CST-NWS-SNEED22.article

The "parade" is the annual Chicago Pride Parade. Is this a first for the Stanley Cup? And major props to Brent Sopel for escorting it and representing the Blackhawks. And they're flying it in from the NHL draft in LA just for this occasion.

Homophobia is going away, a little at a time...

 

[applecorped]

Hockey is so gay.

 

[Cleon]

Wow. Props to the 'Hawks.

 

[Thunder]

Jews don't skate.

 

[Accidental Martyr]

That's very cool. Congrats to the Blackhawks, too. I was cheering for them.

 

[WildCat]

The Chicago Gay Hockey Association is the 19th float in the parade according to the lineup.

Thunder will note they are right ahead of the Jewish floats...

 

[applecorped]

The Jews are behind the Gay Hockey Association? Where do the gay, Jewish hockey players go?

 

[Bloodtoes]

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/n...ss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5320715

I wonder if Sopes'll still be going? They just traded him along with Byfuglien and Ben Eager to Atlanta.

 

[Resume]

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/n...ss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5320715

I wonder if Sopes'll still be going? They just traded him along with Byfuglien and Ben Eager to Atlanta.

He Tweeted he'd be there with the Cup and his peeps. Character guy for sure.

 

[Alferd_Packer]

It's going to be tough to see Buff go.

 

[Resume]

It's going to be tough to see Buff go.

Asset management decision. If he had a more productive regular season, he might have hung around. Still, I'd like to have him around just to piss off Luongo a couple times a year.

 

[WildCat]

He Tweeted he'd be there with the Cup and his peeps. Character guy for sure.

Yep, just checked his Twitter page and an hour ago he said he's looking forward to Sunday.

I should get a much better view of the Cup than when the bus wizzed past me at 25mph (due to a late start) at the victory parade. Hopefully I'll get a good pic of him and the Cup at this parade, I'll post it here if I do.

 

[WildCat]

Asset management decision. If he had a more productive regular season, he might have hung around. Still, I'd like to have him around just to piss off Luongo a couple times a year.

Yeah, they're letting him go while his price is highest. He may well have finally got it together, but his inconsistency has always been an issue.

 

[WildCat]

Too drunk to post yesterday, so here it is today!

Sopes looked like he was having fun, and IMHO the Cup got some of the loudest cheers of any float.

And for Thunder: