What 2010 Blackhawks' appearances on ‘Tonight Show' did for their popularity

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The day after bringing Lord Stanley's trophy to Wrigley Field for an unforgettable Crosstown Classic contest, the 2010 Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks went Hollywood.

Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane made their second appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2010 on June 14.

The episode opened with the four players — of course sporting their radiant, red Hawks sweaters — in the parking lot of the studio where "The Tonight Show" is filmed in Burbank, California, wondering where the Cup is that was sent ahead of their arrival only to see Jay speeding through the lot with the trophy mounted on the hood of his green Cooper Mini.

After Jay's monologue, a highlight of Kane's Game 6 OT Cup-winning goal was shown, then Kane brought the Cup out on stage with Keith, Seabrook and Toews following close behind him.

"What was going through your mind when you scored that goal?," Leno asked Kane, then a 21-year-old first-time Stanley Cup champion. "It was pretty unbelievable," a hoarse Kane told Leno. "I think it's every kid's dream to actually do that and I think I was probably the only one that knew it went in at the time. But it was pretty exciting and to win the Stanley Cup, it's a great feeling bringing it back to Chicago."

A highlight of Seabrook putting a powerful hit on Flyer Ville Leino in the Final was shown, which gave Jay "mixed emotions" from the similarities with their last names. Then the now famous clips of Keith taking a puck to the teeth and Toews winning the Conn Smythe during the 2010 postseason played.

Keith presented Leno with a human tooth necklace, a wink at when the 2010 Norris trophy winner only missed a few minutes in the Hawks Cup Final-clinching game against the Sharks after losing seven teeth.

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