Live coverage as Chicago celebrates the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup win.
Video of Blackhawks HERE
Photos of Stanley Cup coming back to Chicago HERE
Photos of Stanley Cup victory HERE
Photos of Blackhawks fans HERE
Fans react on North Clark Street after the Blackhawks scored two goals in a 17-second span late in the third period of Game 6. (Carolyn Van Houten,Chicago Tribune)
The morning celebration reflected the non-stop revelry that overwhelmed Wrigleyville Monday night, as revelers poured into the streets and police officers tried to fight back the enthusiastic (and perhaps over-served) crowds. Dancing atop cars and shooting off fireworks, fans ignored barricades that closed Clark Street.
Officers arrived on horseback shortly after midnight and began pushing the crowd south. Their authority as met with resistance as some fans began throwing bottles and beer cans at the horses. Several people were taken away in handcuffs, but Chicago police would not say how many arrests were made in connection to the celebration.
Fans were decidedly more calm on the West Side, where police officers and squad cars lined Madison, just a few blocks east of the United Center and home to a strip of bars that pride themselves on providing a stadium-style experience.
Third Rail Tavern owner Danny Shapiro looked on unworried.
“The Hawks fans in 2010, they really kept it classy,” he said late in the third period. “We didn't have any problems."
But for the distant boom of fireworks and dozens of fans trickling out of the bars into the street, championship fever indeed seemed fairly orderly in the first minutes after time expired.
For Shapiro it was a bittersweet end to a magical season that saw the Hawks rescue the NHL with a fan-friendly winning streak and an epic Final that gave fans a bounty of top-notch hockey in a closely fought six-game series that featured multiple overtime games.
“As a businessman, a Game 7 would be great, but as a Hawks fan, I'm sick of the Bruins,” Shapiro said.
Stacy St. Clair
The mayor's office says Chicago will celebrate the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory with a parade Friday morning. Additional details, including the location and route, will be available later today.
This Bruins team deserved a better ending. Their resolve, resiliency, and tenacity -- words that still apply to this team -- were turned against the Bruins by the Blackhawks’ amazing comeback. Read more
The greatest -- or at the least the most publicly accessible -- victory lap in all of sports has picked up where it left off three years ago, with the Blackhawks trotting the Stanley Cup around Chicago as the city celebrates its second NHL championship since 2010.
Hundreds waited behind fences at O'Hare International Airport to welcome the bleary-eyed team home from Boston. The team plane carrying the Blackhawks and their championship trophy touched down shortly after 4 a.m., taxiing between fire trucks shooting water into the air and coming to rest in front of a small throng of fans.
Players mingled briefly with supporters but did not address the media before boarding a team bus. Just as they did three years ago, the players stopped first at Harry Caray's in Rosemont to celebrate with their families. Roughly 1,000 fans dressed in bright-red Hawks gear waited outside the Italian steakhouse hoping to catch a glimpse of the team. Read more
Stacy St. Clair, Adam Sege
Video of Blackhawks HERE
Photos of Stanley Cup coming back to Chicago HERE
Photos of Stanley Cup victory HERE
Photos of Blackhawks fans HERE
The morning celebration reflected the non-stop revelry that overwhelmed Wrigleyville Monday night, as revelers poured into the streets and police officers tried to fight back the enthusiastic (and perhaps over-served) crowds. Dancing atop cars and shooting off fireworks, fans ignored barricades that closed Clark Street.
Officers arrived on horseback shortly after midnight and began pushing the crowd south. Their authority as met with resistance as some fans began throwing bottles and beer cans at the horses. Several people were taken away in handcuffs, but Chicago police would not say how many arrests were made in connection to the celebration.
Fans were decidedly more calm on the West Side, where police officers and squad cars lined Madison, just a few blocks east of the United Center and home to a strip of bars that pride themselves on providing a stadium-style experience.
Third Rail Tavern owner Danny Shapiro looked on unworried.
“The Hawks fans in 2010, they really kept it classy,” he said late in the third period. “We didn't have any problems."
But for the distant boom of fireworks and dozens of fans trickling out of the bars into the street, championship fever indeed seemed fairly orderly in the first minutes after time expired.
For Shapiro it was a bittersweet end to a magical season that saw the Hawks rescue the NHL with a fan-friendly winning streak and an epic Final that gave fans a bounty of top-notch hockey in a closely fought six-game series that featured multiple overtime games.
“As a businessman, a Game 7 would be great, but as a Hawks fan, I'm sick of the Bruins,” Shapiro said.
Stacy St. Clair
The mayor's office says Chicago will celebrate the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory with a parade Friday morning. Additional details, including the location and route, will be available later today.
This Bruins team deserved a better ending. Their resolve, resiliency, and tenacity -- words that still apply to this team -- were turned against the Bruins by the Blackhawks’ amazing comeback. Read more
The greatest -- or at the least the most publicly accessible -- victory lap in all of sports has picked up where it left off three years ago, with the Blackhawks trotting the Stanley Cup around Chicago as the city celebrates its second NHL championship since 2010.
Hundreds waited behind fences at O'Hare International Airport to welcome the bleary-eyed team home from Boston. The team plane carrying the Blackhawks and their championship trophy touched down shortly after 4 a.m., taxiing between fire trucks shooting water into the air and coming to rest in front of a small throng of fans.
Players mingled briefly with supporters but did not address the media before boarding a team bus. Just as they did three years ago, the players stopped first at Harry Caray's in Rosemont to celebrate with their families. Roughly 1,000 fans dressed in bright-red Hawks gear waited outside the Italian steakhouse hoping to catch a glimpse of the team. Read more
Stacy St. Clair, Adam Sege