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December 25th- A Year of Leaders
December 26th - Best Patriots Moments
December 27th - Best Red Sox Moments
December 28th - Best Bruins Moments
December 29th - Top Plays
December 30th - Top Games
December 31st - [To be determined] Is the Boston Athlete of 2013
January 1st - The Promise of 2014
The top sporting events of 2013...
1) Game Seven ECQF: Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
2) Game Two ALCS: Red Sox vs Tigers
No matter what the masses say, without the existence of what transpired during Game Two of the ALCS, the Boston Red Sox would not have won the AL and by extension the World Series. David Ortiz saved the Boston Red Sox that day and yet his 8th inning grand slam was not the only piece of saving majesty exhibited in the final innings of that historic game.
Before Boston even weathered an out in the bottom of the 9th inning, Jarrod Saltilamaccia came to the plate an slammed a near golf shot of a hit past Tigers shortstop Jose Iglacias to win the game and tie the ALCS at 1 game a piece.
3) Game Three ECF: Bruins vs Penguins
When you think about the Boston Bruins season, you remember two things. The 6 minutes of overtime it took for Patrice Bergeron to save the season and the 17 seconds it took for the Blackhawks to end it. However what is forgotten in this season of miracles and improbable happenings is Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals that better than any other proved once and for all the dominance the Bruins had over a Penguins team heavily favored to win the Eastern Conference Finals. Even after taking a 2-0 lead in the series, the Bruins were still the underdog as Evgeni Malken and Sidney Crosby were still playing and so long as they had the puck on their stick, anything could happen. Game 3 quashed those roomers.
After jumping out to an early 1-0 lead in the game, Chris Kunitz of the Penguins mashed a booming slap shot past Tuukka Rask to tie the match-up midway through the 2nd period. After scoreless 3rd and 1st OT periods however this one once again came down to "Mr. Clutch", Patrice Bergeron. After a giveaway in the neutral zone, Brad Marchand grabbed the puck and immediately broke up ice almost parallel to Bergeron who took off directly towards the net. With 4:42 left in the 2nd OT of this one, Marchand threw the puck to the net and Bergeron did his best to make it count. After seeing the puck deflect insanely off of Bergeron's stick the Penguins were forced to watch as an improbable Bruins team celebrated the win that effectively sealed the series for Boston.
The top sporting events of 2013...
1) Game Seven ECQF: Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
The intensity of having your season on the line can in many cases spell disaster in regards to the amount of nerves and inability to execute that a young player suffers in such a situation. However, at the same time, moments and situations like these can at the same time bring out the best in players with the mental makeup that allows for that to happen. That was exactly what happened on May 13th 2013 when, with their backs against the wall a host of age old veterans and relentless skill players stormed the Boston ice and reversed the storyline of a night that up until that point was one of failure, imperfect performance and the possibility of a looming firing for Claude Jullian. With the goalie pulled, the Bruins made history scoring twice in a span of 20 seconds to tie the game and send it to overtime.
6 minutes and 5 seconds into the first-goal-wins-overtime period it was all over as Patrice Bergeron did it again and the Bruins emerged victorious.
Throughout a 90 year history where last second comebacks a thrilling finishes have been far from rare from now on when Bruins fans say the words "Game Seven" that alone will be enough to remind Bostonians of THE Game Seven. The game that rescued the Bruins season or more simply, "The Comeback."
2) Game Two ALCS: Red Sox vs Tigers
No matter what the masses say, without the existence of what transpired during Game Two of the ALCS, the Boston Red Sox would not have won the AL and by extension the World Series. David Ortiz saved the Boston Red Sox that day and yet his 8th inning grand slam was not the only piece of saving majesty exhibited in the final innings of that historic game.
Before Boston even weathered an out in the bottom of the 9th inning, Jarrod Saltilamaccia came to the plate an slammed a near golf shot of a hit past Tigers shortstop Jose Iglacias to win the game and tie the ALCS at 1 game a piece.
3) Game Three ECF: Bruins vs Penguins
When you think about the Boston Bruins season, you remember two things. The 6 minutes of overtime it took for Patrice Bergeron to save the season and the 17 seconds it took for the Blackhawks to end it. However what is forgotten in this season of miracles and improbable happenings is Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals that better than any other proved once and for all the dominance the Bruins had over a Penguins team heavily favored to win the Eastern Conference Finals. Even after taking a 2-0 lead in the series, the Bruins were still the underdog as Evgeni Malken and Sidney Crosby were still playing and so long as they had the puck on their stick, anything could happen. Game 3 quashed those roomers.
After jumping out to an early 1-0 lead in the game, Chris Kunitz of the Penguins mashed a booming slap shot past Tuukka Rask to tie the match-up midway through the 2nd period. After scoreless 3rd and 1st OT periods however this one once again came down to "Mr. Clutch", Patrice Bergeron. After a giveaway in the neutral zone, Brad Marchand grabbed the puck and immediately broke up ice almost parallel to Bergeron who took off directly towards the net. With 4:42 left in the 2nd OT of this one, Marchand threw the puck to the net and Bergeron did his best to make it count. After seeing the puck deflect insanely off of Bergeron's stick the Penguins were forced to watch as an improbable Bruins team celebrated the win that effectively sealed the series for Boston.
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