from Mike Downey at CNN,

Hockey and I are old friends. I grew up in Chicago, right now the hottest town on ice. I also lived in Detroit, the self-named "Hockeytown, USA." I now reside in Los Angeles, current home of the game's Stanley Cup.

(That's the trophy that goes to the championship team, for those of you who wouldn't know a Stanley Cup from a sippy cup.)

The Chicago Blackhawks have been in the news. Why? Well, that's a good question. Because they win a lot? Uh, kind of. Because they don't lose? Er, technically, no. I will try to explain it if you've got a couple of minutes to kill.

(Which is also a hockey thing ... killing a couple of minutes while a guy's in a penalty box.)

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