If you follow the sport of hockey you'd know that the Detroit Red Wings have not missed the playoffs the past 24 straight seasons. I haven't lived to see them miss the playoffs and that alone shows you the kind of talent Detroit has when it comes to hockey. The scouting is hands down the best in the league. Detroit is filthy rich when it comes to hockey culture which is why it obtained the nickname of Hockeytown. For 24 years the Red Wings have secured a spot in the post-season run at Lord Stanley and in during this streak they have raised Stanley four times including consecutive cups in 1997 and 1998 which was followed up with one in 2002 and the most recent in 2008. Detroit was building a dynasty and with multiple coaches during these 24, hopefully, 25, seasons it just goes to show the talent on the ice and behind the scenes. To put things into perspective we all know about the talent and hockey God that is Pavel Datsyuk, he went undrafted in 1996 and 1997 before being selected 171st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1998. He won the cup in his rookie season and has since gone on to win one more and fill his repertoire with moves people couldn't even attempt. Just Google Datsyukain deke and your mind will be blown, he is an absolute stud.

Many of you are aware of the Chicago Blackhawks who have created a dynasty of their very own over the past decade winning three of the past eight years. Yes, they have talent like Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews but the fan base did not exist prior to 2010. Chicago is one of the Original Six teams yet had very few fans prior to winning their cup in 2010 for the first time in 49 years. If you look at it from a statistical standpoint the fan base itself did not exist prior to Kane and Toews entering the locker room. Chicago was stuck with teams who could not produce, just as Detroit with the exception of the Red Wings. For nearly a decade the Blackhawks could not sell out their arena, could not bring fans into the United Center and it got to the point where they were blacked out on TV because they couldn't produce enough revenue. That all changed when first round pick Patrick Kane joined the team. Starting in 2007 all regular season games were made possible to view in Chicago for the first time in franchise history thanks to new team ownership and new media contracts. Fans suddenly decided they were the world's biggest Hawks fan yet couldn't tell you anything about the team's history, the players or who was even captain before Toews was honored with the "C."

The new Mayor of Chicago declared that he was going to make Chicago "Hockey Town, USA" and Twitter erupted. I'm sorry to say that name has been taken and registered trademarked into the Detroit Red Wings franchise since 1996 and winning three cups in eight years does not signify you as Hockeytown. Your fan base was nonexistent for nearly five decades. Prior to the Red Wings 1997, Stanley Cup they had not won since 1955 and even through their Dead Wings Era the fans filled the Olympia Stadium and Joe Louis Arena. I don't care if you're a fan of Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh or even the god awful Buffalo Sabres one thing is for sure, Detroit is Hockeytown and it will stay that way for as long as the Red Wings represent their city. Minnesota is trademarked as Hockey Town, USA and Detroit is Hockeytown. If that doesn't say enough, maybe you'll find it more infuriating because the rivalry between the Red Wings and the Blackhawks is one of the most intense, even after all these years. With Detroit switching conferences it is now possible for the two to face each other in a Stanley Cup showdown. That may be the greatest Cup Final to ever make its way to television and I hope I get to witness that match-up some day.

So to recap, I've decided to make a list proposing why Chicago will never and could never assume the title of Hockeytown, Hockey Town or anything of the sort.

1) 1996 the Red Wings trademarked Hockeytown to their franchise and the city of Detroit.
2) World's largest bandwagon fan base.The fan base of the Detroit Red Wings has been consistent even through their "Dead Wings" Era. The Chicago Blackhawks fan base came out of nowhere in 2010.
3) Marty Lapointe was a Red Wing first and won two cups in Detroit before becoming a Blackhawk and wearing the "C" in which they missed the playoffs. Even their captain knows who's the better team.
4) For decades games were blacked out on TV and they could not get people into the games.
5) Detroit has the trifecta: winning team, supportive fan base and the new arena coming to Detroit.
6) Urban dictionary has it defined as Detroit.
7) Talk to me when you have built a dynasty that lasts decades longer than the player and coach who started it.
8) Goodbye and Goodnight Chicago. Detroit is Hockeytown and it will stay that way.

If you're a Blackhawks fan I'm sorry to say your team will never amount to the dynasty the Wings have built because it's a lot more than winning rings and hoisting the cup. Good luck in your future endeavors because you will never be Hockeytown. Catch ya on the flip-side, which I hope is the Stanley Cup Finals someday because it'll be the match-up of a lifetime.