Chip McCleary: All Hail Columbus, the (Unofficial) Cup Champions!

"What if I exclude national teams? Then the Cup first went to a non-NHL team on January 6, 1986 when the Boston Bruins, fresh off a 4-0 win over Buffalo to take the unofficial title,"



See, we have on the Cup before! Suck it Habs fans!!!!!!

the question becomes, who's got the most games played with the title per total games?

the question becomes, who's got the most games played with the title per total games?
- Blue Clam

Who has held the title for the longest streak?

Which modern conference/division has held it for the most games? (East of course not getting to hold it at all this season hurts them, so maybe exclude this season)

Don't the Bluenotes have a game today...?

Chip McCleary: All Hail Columbus, the (Unofficial) Cup Champions!
- Chip McCleary

. Yes, that's right: if the Stanley Cup was up for contention during the regular season, the Blue Jackets would be the current holders of the Cup.


WTF does this even mean?

Don't the Bluenotes have a game today...?
- GirouxForTheShow

Yes, but this is very important. He put a lot of time into this. Show respect please.

pretty cool

Chip McCleary: All Hail Columbus, the (Unofficial) Cup Champions!
- Chip McCleary

Yeah not happening, Howson screwed us over .......

as per the dispatch




Hired this week to join the Edmonton Oilers’ front office, Howson appears to have left the Blue Jackets in pretty good shape. But he might have a parting shot, too. An NHL rule change adopted three seasons ago after Howson introduced it to the league’s Board of Governors could end up costing the Blue Jackets a spot in the postseason.



The “Howson Rule” altered the postseason tiebreaking process, making a team’s number of regulation and overtime victories the first tiebreaker. In other words, shootout victories would be removed from the total.

The whole time I read this it was in Cliff Clavins voice...pure useless information.

Yeah not happening, Howson screwed us over .......

as per the dispatch




Hired this week to join the Edmonton Oilers’ front office, Howson appears to have left the Blue Jackets in pretty good shape. But he might have a parting shot, too. An NHL rule change adopted three seasons ago after Howson introduced it to the league’s Board of Governors could end up costing the Blue Jackets a spot in the postseason.

The “Howson Rule” altered the postseason tiebreaking process, making a team’s number of regulation and overtime victories the first tiebreaker. In other words, shootout victories would be removed from the total.


- Alexzanki

If the leafs blow the last five games of the season that rule could end up saving us, haha.

Yes, but this is very important. He put a lot of time into this. Show respect please.
- carcus

Chips a good dude, I think you guys give him a lot of flack when he does good hockey work. I think us Flyers fans are spoiled on here with Bill Meltzer, but I think Chip is a good hockey mind. Just a shame he doesn't blog as much about the BNotes as he does about random (yet interesting) hockey things. Even the Blues draft recap, very intriguing and thought provoking, it was Blues oriented, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of this current Blues team.

Chip McCleary: All Hail Columbus, the (Unofficial) Cup Champions!
- Chip McCleary

Yeah not happening, Howson screwed us over .......

as per the dispatch




Hired this week to join the Edmonton Oilers’ front office, Howson appears to have left the Blue Jackets in pretty good shape. But he might have a parting shot, too. An NHL rule change adopted three seasons ago after Howson introduced it to the league’s Board of Governors could end up costing the Blue Jackets a spot in the postseason.



The “Howson Rule” altered the postseason tiebreaking process, making a team’s number of regulation and overtime victories the first tiebreaker. In other words, shootout victories would be removed from the total.


- Alexzanki

Columbus didn't know that's how tiebreakers work now? LOL. Guess they haven't sniffed the playoffs since 09...so it makes sense.

Have my Sharks ever held it? Or is this yet another great thing my Sharks have yet to do.....I know what everyone will tell me...Blame Jumbo Joe.

Don't the Bluenotes have a game today...?
- GirouxForTheShow

Yes ... but not until 7pm.

Yes ... but not until 7pm.
- Chip McCleary

Chips a good dude, I think you guys give him a lot of flack when he does good hockey work. I think us Flyers fans are spoiled on here with Bill Meltzer, but I think Chip is a good hockey mind. Just a shame he doesn't blog as much about the BNotes as he does about random (yet interesting) hockey things. Even the Blues draft recap, very intriguing and thought provoking, it was Blues oriented, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of this current Blues team.
- GirouxForTheShow

There's only so many times you can type the words. "Need to win battles along boards", "Need to find back of net", ect.. I enjoy his 'other' articles, don't need a GDT to tell me we have a game and what the teams doing good/bad, and what's up with our opponnent.

Hands down, the MOST ASININE blog of all time!! god I miss Andy Strickland.