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Preview: Bizarre end to 'strange' Stanley Cup series

Art Thiel discusses the "strangest" Stanley Cup series ever and the posts-game rioting.
Craig McCulloch
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KPLU
Art Thiel discusses the "strangest" Stanley Cup series ever and the posts-game rioting.

"This was one of the strangest seven-game series I've ever witnessed in any sport," said KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel, regarding the Boston Bruins defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4-0, in Vancouver, to win the Stanley Cup.

In his weekly commentary that airs Friday morning at 5:35 and 7:35 on KPLU, Art explains why he thought the series was so bizarre.

He also shares his thoughts on who is responsible for the rioting that broke out after the game was over on the streets of downtown Vancouver. Art answers the question: How could a city that hosted the Olympics just one year ago be so unprepared for the violence that erupted Wednesday night?

You'll find a post of our conversation here tomorrow morning. For now, here's a video of the mayhem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihAx8WyXS9o

 

Kirsten Kendrick hosts Morning Edition on KNKX and the sports interview series "Going Deep," talking with folks tied to sports in our region about what drives them — as professionals and people.
Art Thiel is a co-founder and writer for the rising sports website Sportspress Northwest. In 2003 Thiel wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, “Out of Left Field,” which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Steve Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored “The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists,” a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom.