The Tampa Bay Lightning have backers including Hulk Hogan and Chris Jericho (plus supporters outside of the professional wrestling world, one would assume). The Chicago Blackhawks have the ultimate trump card: the Leader of the Free World.
President Barack Obama showed his Chicago allegiance in posing for a photo with a Blackhawks sweater alongside Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley heading into Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final:
Hey, @NHLBlackhawks! @POTUS and @RepMikeQuigley are fired up for Game 3 tonight. pic.twitter.com/ngbfVoDQ6k
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) June 8, 2015
Talk about being a puck partisan.