Blackhawks Flashback

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Jun 9, 2010 7:00PM

Bobby Hull shouts to a fan in the final moments of the Blackhawks Stanley Cup victory against the Detroit Red Wings, in Detroit on April 16, 1961. At right is teammate Eric Nesterenko.

Bobby Hull, left, and Jack Evans flanking the Stanley Cup in their dressing room in Detroit after defeating the Detroit Red Wings to win the Cup on April 16, 1961

With Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight, the folks at the Associated Press are filtering through their archives and releasing some photos from the 1961 NHL playoffs, the last time the Blackhawks claimed the Cup.

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