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When the Chicago Blackhawks skated to Stanley Cup victory on home ice at the United Center in downtown Chicago on Sunday evening, ‘Hawks fans went wild—understandably—and the talk of “dynasty” was everywhere. After all, the Blackhawks had won North American ice hockey’s ultimate championship three times in six years—this year now, as well as in 2010 and 2013—an astonishing record of achievement in a highly demanding, indeed, often grueling, team sport.

