By: Amber Sutherland

MY TOP 5 FAVORITE HOCKEY TEAMS

• NHL team from Chicago, Illinois • 4 Stanley Cup wins since 1926

• After the lockout this year, the team set a new NHL record; starting the season 6-0-0 • 2013 season record; 33-5-4

• The Blackhawks head coach is Joel Quenneville- serving his 5th season

• Assistant coaches- Mike Kitchen and Jaime Kompon• Home and away jerseys-

#1- CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

• NHL team from Washington, D.C. • Owner- Monumental Sports and Entertainment;

Chairman- Ted Leonis• Nickname- “Caps”

• 2013 season record; 31-17-2• The Capitals have never won a Stanley Cup

• Alexander Ovechkin belongs to the team; NHL Player of the year (2009)

• Head coach- Adam Oates• Assistant coaches- Calle Johansson, Tim Hunter, Blaine

Forsythe • Team jerseys-

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

• NHL team from Vancouver, BC• No Stanley Cup wins; they were in the finals 3 times but

lost all 3• Owner- Canucks Sports and Entertainment; Chairman-

Francesco Aquilini • 2013 record; 24-12-7

• Head coach- Alain Vigneault• Assistant coaches- Newell Brown and Darryl Williams

• Nickname- “Nucks”• The Canucks have a pair of twins- Daniel and Henrik

Sedin • Team Jerseys-

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

• NHL team from St. Louis, Missouri• Named after the song “Saint Louis Blues” by W.C. Handy

• Owner- SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC• Chairman- Tom Stillman• 2013 record- 29-17-2

• Head coach- Ken Hitchcock• The St Louis Blues have never won a Stanley Cup

• Team Jerseys-

ST LOUIS BLUES

• NHL team from Winnipeg, Manitoba• Brought back from the Atlanta Thrashers from 1999-

2011• The Winnipeg Jets were a team from 1972-1996• The old jets got moved to the franchise “Phoenix

Coyotes”• Owner-True North Sports & Entertainment

• Chairman- Mark Chipman• Headcoach- Claude Noel • 2013 record- 23-21-3

• Team Jerseys-

WINNIPEG JETS