Last weekend the Calgary Flames moved forward into the Stanley Cup Finals. The first Black position player will be playing in hockey’s greatest tournament championship. There have been Black Goaltenders in the Stanley Cup before but never wingers, centers, or forwards, Jerome Iginla the now famous Captain of the Flames will lead his team this Monday night against The Tampa Bay Lightning for the oldest trophy in North America, Lord Stanley’s Cup.

In this writers opinion it is the hardest championship in any major American sports. A major league hockey team has to stay healthy and win sixteen playoff games before receiving Lord Stanley’s Cup.

This Monday night will be the seventh and final game this year. This season has been filled with pleasant surprises and new in one of the best playoffs in hockey history both Tampa Bay and Calgary posses crazy fans. Fans that know every player and how that player helps his/ her favorite team.

Jerome Iginla beat up on the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Finals last month scoring 10 goals and giving other teammates 7 assist. This has catapulted him into the lead for the Conn Smyth Trophy. This trophy is given to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He continues to impress the American public with his defense and skating style. He is a very shy young man that does not like to be notice but you cannot miss him on the Calgary Flames Saddle Dome Ice many hockey veterans are now saying that Jerome could be the next GREAT ONE, if he stays healthy throughout his career. So please watch Monday night the last game of the Stanley Cup Finals if its your first time, you could be watching the best hockey player in North America Jerome Iginla number # 12.