Q: What is a catechism
A: A summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians. It is also a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction in other situations.
Q. Why a sport's catechism?
A: Because sports loyalty is sometimes described or lived out in spiritual terms.
Examole. The Cubs faithful were delighted with the late inning heroics in today's game.
Q: What is the Stanley Cup?
A: It is the Championip Trophy of the National Hockey Leagu (NHL)
Q: How many NHL teams are there?
A: 30. The 30 teams are divided into 2 conferences (Western and Eastern) and divided further into divsions
Q: What is required to win the Stanley Cup
A: 16 playoff wins
Q: How many teams go to the playoffs?
A:16
Q: What is the playoff format?
A: The top 3 teams in each division qualify for the Playoffs. The next best 2 teams in each conference qualify as wild cards. So each division can have as many as 5 and as few as 3 teams participating in the post season. The 16 teams are seeded as the top 3 teams from each divison 1-3 respectively and the wild card teams seeded 4th. The division champion in each conference with the better record plays the wild card team with the worse record in the 1-4 match ups.
Q: Which teams qualified for the playoffs this year.
A: In the Atlantic division of the Eastern Conference the,Montreal CaLightinnadiens were seeded 1st, Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd, Detroit Red WIngs 3rd and the Ottawa Senators were the first Eastern Wild card: In the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Divison 1st was New York Rangers, 2nd Washington Capitals, 3rd New York Islanders and Pittsburg Penguins as the 2nd Eastern Wild Card. Montreal drew Ottawa , Leaving New York for the Penguins, and the 2nd and third teams in each division faced each other. In the Western Conference's Central division 5 teams made the playoffs the top 3 finishers were (in order) St. Louis (Blues), Nashville (Predators) and Chicago (Black Hawks) . 3The Western Conference wildcard teams from the Central were in order Minnesota (Willd) and Winnipeg (Jets) The Pacific divison top 3 finishers were the Ducks (Anaheim) Canucks (Vancouver) and Flames (Calgary). The Blues drew the Wild leaving the Jets for the Ducks.
Q: The first team to win 16 games wins the Stanley Cup how does that work.
A: A series of 4 rounds of playoff games matchups where the first teams to win 4 games go on to the next round.
Q: How many teams are left now:
A: Two
Q: How did the first round play out
In the East
Canadiens 4 Senators 2
Lightning 4 Redwings 3
Rangers 4 Penguins 1
Capitals 4 Islanders 3
In the West
Wild 4 Blues 2
Blackhawks 4 Predators 2
Ducks 4 Jets 0
Flames 4 Canucks 2
This left 8 teams remaining each looking for 12 more wins
Q: What happened in the next 2 rounds"
In Round 2 The Lighting beat the Canadiens in 6 games, Where the Rangers need 7 to advance past the Capitals. The Ducks doused the Flames Stanley Cup chances in 5 games. The Blackhawks swept the Wild in 4.
4 teams remained with 8 more wins needed for the Cup.
The Conefernce Finals took 7 games to settle with the road teams (Lightning and Blackhawks) each beating the home squads (Rangers and Ducks).
Q: Which team has the home ice in the FInals?
A; Tampa Bay
Q: What is the Playoff record for each of the remaining teams in the last 10 seasons excluding this one
A: Lightning 5 apperance in 10 years 2 straight playoff appearance (including this year)
1 Stanley Cup Championship 03-04
3 Conference Quarter Final losses ( 05-06,06-07,13-14)
1 Conference Final loss 10-11
Total playoff wins in last 10 season 30 plus 12 this year for total of 42
Blackhawks 6 appearance in 10 years, 7 straight playoff appearances (including this year)
2 Stanley Cup Championships (9-10 and12-13)
2 Conference Final losses (08-09 and 13-14)
2 Conference Quarter Final Losses (10-11 and 11-12)
Total playoff wins in last 10 season 57 plus 12 this year for total of 69
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