The Whalers win the Cup

There was a time when I would have bet against that ever happening, in my lifetime or anyone else's, for that matter.

Congratulations to Rod Brind'Amour, Dougie Weight, Glen Wesley, Ray Whitney, Eric Staal, Cory Stillman, Mark Recchi and Cam Ward, who led the Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers franchise to an exciting seventh-game finish over sentimental favourites the Oil of Edmonton for their first championship in team history.

Edmonton, you took all of Canada on a ride this spring. Can we make it three Finals in a row next year? Here's hoping.