Worst-to-First Blues Bring Stanley Cup to St. Louis for the First Time Ever

June 12, 2019
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St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube carries the Stanley Cup after his team defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday. (Michael Dwyer/Associated Press)

Series completed Wednesday:
STL 4 BOS 3
14 players had series winner correct
3 players (Doug, John L, John W) had series score correct

Congratulations to Doug upon winning his third Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge, each in the last six years. Joining Doug amongst the prize winners are Terry in his first Prediction Challenge game, Bob with his first Prediction Challenge prize since 2009, Logan with a repeat Stanley Cup prize win and Sean with his first Prediction Challenge prize win ever.

I hope all players enjoyed this Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! and the chance to match wits with other hockey fans! Thank you for playing! ~ Michael

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final

Overall
1 Doug Wansbrough 294  $   90.00
2 Terry Appleby 254  $   50.00
3 Bob Routhier 244  $   30.00
4 Logan Zetaruk 237  $   20.00
5 Sean Prochyshyn 225  $   10.00
6 John Woycheshin 224
7 Wes Zetaruk 220
8 John Lo 195
9 Kelly Chaplin 193
10 Neil Edgington 191
11 Joel Palmer 190
12 Amy Roach 179
13 Petr Havlik 160
14 Alexander Angus 158
15 Chris Lewtas 148
16 Mel Tacoma 135
17 Pete McCarthy 124
18 Ed Mick 121
19 MaryLou McRae 105
20 Michael Poplawski 51
Final
BOS 3-4 STL
1 Doug Wansbrough 100
John Lo 100
John Woycheshin 100
4 Terry Appleby 90
Neil Edgington 90
Mel Tacoma 90
Sean Prochyshyn 90
Wes Zetaruk 90
9 Bob Routhier 80
Amy Roach 80
Kelly Chaplin 80
Joel Palmer 80
13 Petr Havlik 70
Alexander Angus 70
15 Ed Mick 30
16 Logan Zetaruk 20
Pete McCarthy 20
18 MaryLou McRae 10
Michael Poplawski 10
Chris Lewtas 10
Conference Finals
Eastern Western
BOS 4-0 CAR SJS 2-4 STL
1 Logan Zetaruk 92
Terry Appleby 92
Bob Routhier 92
Chris Lewtas 92
5 Doug Wansbrough 74
6 Joel Palmer 58
7 Amy Roach 50
8 Kelly Chaplin 40
Pete McCarthy 40
10 Wes Zetaruk 36
Alexander Angus 36
Ed Mick 36
Petr Havlik 36
Sean Prochyshyn 36
John Lo 36
16 MaryLou McRae 32
John Woycheshin 32
18 Neil Edgington 4
Mel Tacoma 4
20 Michael Poplawski 0
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Western
BOS 4-2 CBJ SJS 4-3 COL
NYI 0-4 CAR STL 4-3 DAL
1 Doug Wansbrough 82
2 Neil Edgington 80
3 Wes Zetaruk 70
4 Sean Prochyshyn 68
John Woycheshin 68
6 Logan Zetaruk 56
7 MaryLou McRae 48
8 Pete McCarthy 42
John Lo 42
10 Petr Havlik 40
Terry Appleby 40
Amy Roach 40
13 Bob Routhier 38
Kelly Chaplin 38
15 Joel Palmer 28
16 Chris Lewtas 24
Michael Poplawski 24
18 Ed Mick 22
19 Alexander Angus 20
20 Mel Tacoma 12
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Western
TBL 0-4 CBJ CGY 1-4 COL
WSH 3-4 CAR NSH 2-4 DAL
BOS 4-3 TOR SJS 4-3 VEG
NYI 4-0 PIT WPG 2-4 STL
1 Logan Zetaruk 69
2 Doug Wansbrough 38
3 Kelly Chaplin 35
4 Bob Routhier 34
5 Ed Mick 33
6 Terry Appleby 32
Alexander Angus 32
8 Sean Prochyshyn 31
9 Mel Tacoma 29
10 John Woycheshin 24
Wes Zetaruk 24
Joel Palmer 24
13 Pete McCarthy 22
Chris Lewtas 22
15 Neil Edgington 17
Michael Poplawski 17
John Lo 17
18 MaryLou McRae 15
19 Petr Havlik 14
20 Amy Roach 9

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Game 7 (Spoiler Alert!) Who Wins The Prediction Challenge?

June 10, 2019

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Dear players,

I may not know much about hockey (case in point: see where I am in the standings?you can find me if you start by looking at the bottom), but I do know that there are only two possibilities Wednesday night: the Boston Bruins winning their seventh Stanley Cup , or the St. Louis Blues winning their first Cup ever.

Even more importantly, you might be asking, is how does that affect who wins our Prediction Challenge?

Don’t read any further if you don’t like spoilers…

There are two players who are guaranteed a prize for finishing in the top five regardless of who wins: Logan will be first with a Bruins win (or fourth if the Blues pull it off), or Doug with a Blues win (or second, respectively). Chris, Pete, Ed, Terry, Bob and Sean will all be rooting for their team to come out on top as their positions are all-or-nothing.

This will be the first Game 7 in a Stanley Cup Final since, you guessed it, 2011 when the Bruins beat the Canucks in Vancouver. Enjoy the game! ~ Michael

Prospective results, based on a Bruins Victory:

Overall
1 Logan Zetaruk 307 $ 90.00
2 Doug Wansbrough 224 $ 50.00
3 Chris Lewtas 218 $ 30.00
4 Pete McCarthy 194 $ 20.00
5 Ed Mick 191 $ 10.00
6 Terry Appleby 184
7 MaryLou McRae 175
8 Bob Routhier 174
9 Sean Prochyshyn 155
10 John Woycheshin 154
11 Wes Zetaruk 150
12 John Lo 125
13 Kelly Chaplin 123
14 Neil Edgington 121
Michael Poplawski 121
16 Joel Palmer 120
17 Amy Roach 109
18 Petr Havlik 90
19 Alexander Angus 88
20 Mel Tacoma 65
Final
BOS 4-3 STL
1 Ed Mick 100 BOS 4-3
2 Logan Zetaruk 90 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 90 BOS 4-2
4 MaryLou McRae 80 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 80 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 80 BOS 4-1
7 Doug Wansbrough 30 STL 4-3
John Lo 30 STL 4-3
John Woycheshin 30 STL 4-3
10 Terry Appleby 20 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 20 STL 4-2
Mel Tacoma 20 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 20 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 20 STL 4-2
15 Bob Routhier 10 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 10 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 10 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 10 STL 4-1
19 Petr Havlik 0 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 0 STL 4-0

Prospective results, with a Blues Victory:

Overall
1 Doug Wansbrough 294 $ 90.00
2 Terry Appleby 254 $ 50.00
3 Bob Routhier 244 $ 30.00
4 Logan Zetaruk 237 $ 20.00
5 Sean Prochyshyn 225 $ 10.00
6 John Woycheshin 224
7 Wes Zetaruk 220
8 John Lo 195
9 Kelly Chaplin 193
10 Neil Edgington 191
11 Joel Palmer 190
12 Amy Roach 179
13 Petr Havlik 160
14 Alexander Angus 158
15 Chris Lewtas 148
16 Mel Tacoma 135
17 Pete McCarthy 124
18 Ed Mick 121
19 MaryLou McRae 105
20 Michael Poplawski 51
Final
BOS 3-4 STL
1 Doug Wansbrough 100 STL 4-3
John Lo 100 STL 4-3
John Woycheshin 100 STL 4-3
4 Terry Appleby 90 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 90 STL 4-2
Mel Tacoma 90 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 90 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 90 STL 4-2
9 Bob Routhier 80 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 80 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 80 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 80 STL 4-1
13 Petr Havlik 70 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 70 STL 4-0
15 Ed Mick 30 BOS 4-3
16 Logan Zetaruk 20 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 20 BOS 4-2
18 MaryLou McRae 10 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 10 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 10 BOS 4-1

 


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Game 6: Bruins Spoil Party in St. Louis, Force Game 7 Wednesday

June 10, 2019
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Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand celebrates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues during the first period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final on Sunday. (Jeff Roberson/Associated Press)

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final Game 6

Overall
1 Logan Zetaruk 247  $   90.00
2 Doug Wansbrough 234  $   50.00
3 Terry Appleby 194  $   30.00
4 Bob Routhier 184  $   20.00
5 Sean Prochyshyn 165  $   10.00
6 John Woycheshin 164
7 Wes Zetaruk 160
8 Chris Lewtas 158
9 John Lo 135
10 Pete McCarthy 134
11 Kelly Chaplin 133
12 Neil Edgington 131
Ed Mick 131
14 Joel Palmer 130
15 Amy Roach 119
16 MaryLou McRae 115
17 Petr Havlik 100
18 Alexander Angus 98
19 Mel Tacoma 75
20 Michael Poplawski 61
Final
BOS 3-3 STL
1 Doug Wansbrough 40 STL 4-3
John Lo 40 STL 4-3
John Woycheshin 40 STL 4-3
Ed Mick 40 BOS 4-3
5 Terry Appleby 30 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 30 STL 4-2
Mel Tacoma 30 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 30 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 30 STL 4-2
Logan Zetaruk 30 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 30 BOS 4-2
12 Bob Routhier 20 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 20 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 20 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 20 STL 4-1
MaryLou McRae 20 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 20 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 20 BOS 4-1
19 Petr Havlik 10 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 10 STL 4-0

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Game 5: Blues One Win Away From First Ever Stanley Cup

June 6, 2019
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St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington makes a stop in the Blues’ win over Boston in Game 5 on Thursday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final Game 5

Overall
1 Doug Wansbrough 274  $   90.00
2 Terry Appleby 254  $   50.00
3 Bob Routhier 244  $   30.00
4 Logan Zetaruk 237  $   20.00
5 Sean Prochyshyn 225  $   10.00
6 Wes Zetaruk 220
7 John Woycheshin 204
8 Kelly Chaplin 193
9 Neil Edgington 191
10 Joel Palmer 190
11 Amy Roach 179
12 John Lo 175
13 Petr Havlik 160
14 Alexander Angus 158
15 Chris Lewtas 148
16 Mel Tacoma 135
17 Pete McCarthy 124
18 Ed Mick 121
19 MaryLou McRae 105
20 Michael Poplawski 51
Final
BOS 2-3 STL
1 Terry Appleby 90 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 90 STL 4-2
Mel Tacoma 90 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 90 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 90 STL 4-2
6 Bob Routhier 80 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 80 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 80 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 80 STL 4-1
Doug Wansbrough 80 STL 4-3
John Lo 80 STL 4-3
John Woycheshin 80 STL 4-3
13 Petr Havlik 70 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 70 STL 4-0
15 Ed Mick 30 BOS 4-3
16 Logan Zetaruk 20 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 20 BOS 4-2
18 MaryLou McRae 10 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 10 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 10 BOS 4-1

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Game 4: Blues Bounce Back to Draw Level

June 4, 2019
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Ryan O’Reilly of the St. Louis Blues scores a wraparound goal past Boston’s Tuukka Rask in the first period of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. O’Reilly later scored what proved to be the winner in the third period as the Blues evened the series at two games apiece. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final Game 4

Overall
1 Logan Zetaruk 247  $   90.00
2 Doug Wansbrough 214  $   50.00
3 Terry Appleby 194  $   30.00
4 Bob Routhier 184  $   20.00
5 Sean Prochyshyn 165  $   10.00
6 Wes Zetaruk 160
7 Chris Lewtas 158
8 John Woycheshin 144
9 Pete McCarthy 134
10 Kelly Chaplin 133
11 Neil Edgington 131
12 Joel Palmer 130
13 Amy Roach 119
14 MaryLou McRae 115
John Lo 115
16 Ed Mick 111
17 Petr Havlik 100
18 Alexander Angus 98
19 Mel Tacoma 75
20 Michael Poplawski 61
Final
BOS 2-2 STL
1 Logan Zetaruk 30 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 30 BOS 4-2
Terry Appleby 30 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 30 STL 4-2
Mel Tacoma 30 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 30 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 30 STL 4-2
8 MaryLou McRae 20 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 20 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 20 BOS 4-1
Ed Mick 20 BOS 4-3
Bob Routhier 20 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 20 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 20 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 20 STL 4-1
Doug Wansbrough 20 STL 4-3
John Lo 20 STL 4-3
John Woycheshin 20 STL 4-3
19 Petr Havlik 10 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 10 STL 4-0

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Game 3: Bruins Roll into St. Louis, Lead 2-1

June 2, 2019
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Boston Bruins centre Sean Kuraly celebrates after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on Saturday. (Jeff Roberson/Associated Press)

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final Game 3

Overall
1 Logan Zetaruk 287  $   90.00
2 Chris Lewtas 218  $   50.00
3 Doug Wansbrough 204  $   30.00
4 Terry Appleby 184  $   20.00
5 MaryLou McRae 175  $   10.00
6 Bob Routhier 174
Pete McCarthy 174
8 Sean Prochyshyn 155
9 Ed Mick 151
10 Wes Zetaruk 150
11 John Woycheshin 134
12 Kelly Chaplin 123
13 Neil Edgington 121
Michael Poplawski 121
15 Joel Palmer 120
16 Amy Roach 109
17 John Lo 105
18 Petr Havlik 90
19 Alexander Angus 88
20 Mel Tacoma 65
Final
BOS 2-1 STL
1 MaryLou McRae 80 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 80 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 80 BOS 4-1
4 Logan Zetaruk 70 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 70 BOS 4-2
6 Ed Mick 60 BOS 4-3
7 Terry Appleby 20 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 20 STL 4-2
Mel Tacoma 20 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 20 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 20 STL 4-2
12 Bob Routhier 10 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 10 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 10 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 10 STL 4-1
Doug Wansbrough 10 STL 4-3
John Lo 10 STL 4-3
John Woycheshin 10 STL 4-3
19 Petr Havlik 0 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 0 STL 4-0

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Game 2: Blues Win First Cup Final Game Ever, Needing Overtime

May 29, 2019
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St. Louis defenceman Carl Gunnarssan is congratulated after his overtime goal defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final Game 2

Overall
1 Logan Zetaruk 227  $   90.00
2 Doug Wansbrough 194  $   50.00
3 Bob Routhier 184  $   30.00
4 Terry Appleby 174  $   20.00
5 Chris Lewtas 158  $   10.00
6 Sean Prochyshyn 145
7 Wes Zetaruk 140
8 Kelly Chaplin 133
9 Joel Palmer 130
10 John Woycheshin 124
11 Amy Roach 119
12 MaryLou McRae 115
13 Pete McCarthy 114
14 Neil Edgington 111
15 Petr Havlik 100
16 Alexander Angus 98
17 John Lo 95
18 Ed Mick 91
19 Michael Poplawski 61
20 Mel Tacoma 55
Final
BOS 1-1 STL
1 MaryLou McRae 20 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 20 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 20 BOS 4-1
Bob Routhier 20 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 20 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 20 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 20 STL 4-1
8 Logan Zetaruk 10 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 10 BOS 4-2
Terry Appleby 10 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 10 STL 4-2
Petr Havlik 10 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 10 STL 4-0
Mel Tacoma 10 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 10 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 10 STL 4-2
17 Ed Mick 0 BOS 4-3
Doug Wansbrough 0 STL 4-3
John Lo 0 STL 4-3
John Woycheshin 0 STL 4-3

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Game 1: Bruins Come Back, Smother Blues

May 27, 2019
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Boston’s Sean Kuraly, centre, celebrates his third-period goal with Joakim Nordstom, left, and Charlie McAvoy in the Bruins’ win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final Game 1

Overall
1 Logan Zetaruk 267  $   90.00
2 Chris Lewtas 198  $   50.00
3 Doug Wansbrough 194  $   30.00
4 Bob Routhier 174  $   20.00
5 Terry Appleby 164  $   10.00
6 MaryLou McRae 155
7 Pete McCarthy 154
8 Ed Mick 141
9 Sean Prochyshyn 135
10 Wes Zetaruk 130
11 John Woycheshin 124
12 Kelly Chaplin 123
13 Joel Palmer 120
14 Amy Roach 109
15 Neil Edgington 101
Michael Poplawski 101
17 John Lo 95
18 Petr Havlik 90
19 Alexander Angus 88
20 Mel Tacoma 45
Final
BOS 1-0 STL
1 MaryLou McRae 60 BOS 4-1
Michael Poplawski 60 BOS 4-1
Chris Lewtas 60 BOS 4-1
4 Logan Zetaruk 50 BOS 4-2
Pete McCarthy 50 BOS 4-2
Ed Mick 50 BOS 4-3
7 Bob Routhier 10 STL 4-1
Amy Roach 10 STL 4-1
Kelly Chaplin 10 STL 4-1
Joel Palmer 10 STL 4-1
11 Doug Wansbrough 0 STL 4-3
John Lo 0 STL 4-3
Terry Appleby 0 STL 4-2
Neil Edgington 0 STL 4-2
Petr Havlik 0 STL 4-0
Alexander Angus 0 STL 4-0
Mel Tacoma 0 STL 4-2
Sean Prochyshyn 0 STL 4-2
Wes Zetaruk 0 STL 4-2
John Woycheshin 0 STL 4-3

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Final Series Predictions

May 27, 2019

The St. Louis Blues are the overwhelming choice of our players to win this year’s Stanley Cup Final.

Enjoy the series! Good luck trying to land one of the five prizes available!

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2019 Final Predictions

Series Picks Average # of Games
BOS 6 STL 14 5.65


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Stanley Cup Final Prediction Form Available

May 23, 2019

Stanley Cup Final LogoThe Stanley Cup Final Prediction Form is now available. Submission due 4 PM Pacific Time Monday, May 27.

Prizes are awarded to the top five players in our Game.

Good luck!

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