St. Louis Blues: Play Gloria!
The St. Louis Blues waited a very long time to lift the Stanley Cup. After making it to the Stanley Cup Final in their first three seasons, the Blues waited nearly 50 years to go back in 2019. They faced a familiar foe in the Boston Bruins, who swept them in 1970, the last time the Blues had made it to the Stanley Cup Final. But this time, St. Louis turned the tables and won their first Stanley Cup.
When Alex Pietrangelo hoisted the Stanley Cup, it made all the years of suffering for Blues fans worth it. Just five months earlier, they were at the bottom of the NHL standings. On June 12, 2019, the Blues solidified their spot on top of the world.
The Blues are perhaps the least likely Stanley Cup champions of all-time. But they caught fire at the right time and stayed on fire long enough to bring the Stanley Cup to St. Louis. And that’s all that matters.
Honorable mention: In the second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blues faced their toughest opponent in the Dallas Stars. It was a hard-fought series that required seven games, plus two overtime periods in Game 7. Pat Maroon scored the series-winning goal five minutes into the second overtime period.