My Dad used to work for a radio station in Chicago, when he was living there, and they carried the Hawks. During the period that he was living there, in, the early 80s, he noticed that if they weren't doing well, the arena was empty, but if they were doing well, the fans packed the place. It's an original six team, so obviously there are loyal fans, but I hope that they're more consistent than what my Dad's comment suggests.
I'm glad it's a Chicago vs. Philly final too. Both teams have gone through 5 Stanley Cup finals since winning their last one. Chicago has the longest drought though. I think Boston's drought is pretty long too.
Go Flyers!
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Okay, so I just looked up the drought situation on wikipedia. Chicago does have the longest Stanley Cup drought. I thought that was the case.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...eason_droughts
In terms of teams that HAVE won the Cup in the past, the longest droughts are Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, NY Islanders, etc etc. It's on the list in the middle of the page. It seems like there are a lot of different variations on this.