Corey Crawford reaches West Division finals

Corey Crawford's Chicago Black Hawks have again reached the Western Conference finals of the National Hockey League playoffs. The Hawks swept the Minnesota Wild in four straight games on Thursday.

By reaching the Wetern Conference  finals, Crawford is getting closer and closer to the Stanley Cup. The 30-year-old netminder and his team last won the championship in 2013.

Crawford had given pleasure to numerous Chateauguay citizens that year by bringing the Stanley Cup to his native Chateauguay for a day to have pictures taken and to sign autographs.

The Hawks will next meet the Anaheim Ducks or the Calgary Flames for the right to advance to the Stanley Cup final.

(Translation Dan Rosenburg)