For a sport defined by luck and opportunity, to have the biggest names turn up again and again is not only rewarding to diehard fans, but it also helps build new ones.

Casual sports fans all over North America are familiar with Toews, Kane and Keith because they're on TV every late spring. The Blackhawks are likable to out-of-town fans, like the San Francisco Giants and unlike, say, the New England Patriots.

The Blackhawks obviously need to win this next series to cement dynastic status, but there is little argument that this team, anchored by its young stars, is just a local obsession. It's an NHL marvel with few rivals.

-Jon Greenbeg of ESPNChicago where you can read more on the Blackhawks.