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Chicago Finally Lifts Oldest Sports Title Drought

June 11, 2010 Kyle

The wait is over.

Stanley Cup Blackhawks Flyers Hockey — Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Matt Slocum

The curse is lifted.

Chicago sports fans can rest easy, once again. Finally. For the first time since 1961, the Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup Champions. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. What, with the Bulls in the offseason, the Bears coming off a disappointing first season for wunderkind Jay Cutler and the beloved White Sox trudging through their worst season in years.

But none of that matters. Not now. No longer will Chicago fans hear the words “cursed” or “loveable losers.” They have year-long bragging rights over their hated rivals in St. Louis.

Stanley Cup Blackhawks Reax — Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Paul Beaty

It seemed (and literally appeared, for a moment) that it was all too good to be true, that Kane, the chosen one, had made it. Made the goal that would make all Chicago sports suffering disappear in an instant. And he did.

So Chicago fans, rest easy, your burden is over. Your curse has fizzled, faded into the past. (And for the rest of us, we can celebrate too, since hockey season is finally over.)

This was the year, they’ll say, that it all went away forever.

Wait… I forgot about the Cubs.

Kyle

Kyle is a comedian writer, actor, and producer. You may have seen his standup on CONAN, or somewhere else if you’re really into standup. He has appeared on Fuse, Comedy Central, VH1, and more, and he has written for CBS, Comedy Central, TBS, contributed to Roasts, as well as Huffington Post, CNN, The New York Times, Wired, and a really cool site called Korked Bats.