Former Flyer Wins Stanley Cup With Chicago

When the Philadelphia Flyers traded defenseman he gave it to 40-year-old defenseman Kimmo Timonen to the Chicago Blackhawks this season, most saw it as a do-good for a veteran player who had missed time recently with a scary blood clot condition in his lung and would now be given the chance to end his career with a Stanley Cup championship. Few people probably had the foresight to see the 40-year-old be the first player given the coveted trophy first from team captain Jonathan Toews following the team’s championship win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night in Chicago. But that’s exactly what happened. For more on this story, click here.