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Both are one the best captains in the NHL, two of the top stars in the entire league, were linemates in the 2010 Olympics for the Gold medal winning team Canada. They are Blackhawks Jonathan Toews and Flyers’ Mike Richards. Of all the interesting matchups leading into Saturday nights game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, Richards vs. Toews is probably the most anticipated. Both captains of their respective franchise were given the ‘C’ at young ages. Richards was 23-years old, and Toews was the third youngest player to ever grace the leadership role at only 20-years old. Richards, who has become one of the NHL’s top clutch performers over the past two years, has really come into his own since he won Gold in Vancouver back in February

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Richards vs. Toews: Stanley Cup’s historic matchup