After the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers in double-overtime of game five last night and were awarded the Stanley Cup, and after Justin Williams was handed the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, there was only one thing left for CBC to do: Send us all off with one of their great Stanley Cup Playoff montages.
Stanley Cup Montage: Who's going to take the crown? It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive. CBC and Hockey Night In Canada always close the NHL season with a brilliant montage of the entire postseason, from Round 1 through the hoisting of the Stanley Cup. Following the Boston Bruins win.
CBC has always done a marvelous job with these montages, and last night was no exception. So, without further ado, here's a look at CBC's closing montage for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
And for those who still want more, here's a look at NBC's closing montage for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
The folks at the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada gave us a pretty great montage at the start of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs that captured the spirit of the pursuit for hockey's Holy Grail. And on top of that, it featured The Who's 'Baba O'Riley.'
Then they gave us another montage prior to Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Bruins and Blackhawks. That was also pretty good, and it featured Neil Young's 'Hey Hey, My My.'
Cbc Stanley Cup Montage Maker
So did they have another montage ready to go after the Blackhawks won the Cup last night? You bet they did! And this time, it featured the Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter.'
Take a look:
I thought I heard somewhere that CBC was having money troubles in recent years. However, judging by all the money they forked over for the rights to these classic tunes used to make their 2013 playoff montages, they can't be hurting too much.
Cbc Stanley Cup Montage Set
It kind of makes you wonder why they wouldn't pony up the money to renew the rights to the iconic HNIC theme song a few years back, instead of letting it fall into the hands of TSN.
