An oral history of' “17 Seconds” from behind the scenes

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A couple minutes later, the case carrying the Stanley Cup was wheeled by us… Kaplan: The Stanley Cup was literally 10 feet away from us, ready to be brought onto the ice if the Blackhawks won the game. After Milan Lucic scored late in the third period to give Boston the lead, someone from the NHL came running down to the man guarding the Stanley Cup and said, "Pack that thing up and get it to the airport to get it to Chicago!" Jeff Nelson (producer): I was producing the postgame show back in the Chicago newsroom for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Boston.

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