No NHL team has repeated as Stanley Cup Champions since the 1997-1998 Detroit Red Wings. Can the Chicago Blackhawks do it this year?
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If you consider the "four major sports" in the U.S. to be NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB, then the longest time has elapsed between back-to-back champions in the NHL. Consider: the last time it happened there was '97-'98 (Red Wings). In MLB, it was '98, '99, and '00 (Yankees). In the NFL, it was '0…
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