Will the stellar Stanley Cup final between Philadelphia and Chicago signal the NHL's rebirth? The sudden surge in interest in the Chicago Blackhawks may have as much to do with quirks of the Chicago television market — where Blackhawks games were invisible — as they do with on-the-ice improvements. "Once [the Blackhawks] got on TV, created a buzz and became a competitive team," said Aubrey Kent of Temple's Sport Industry Research Center, "they had a perfect storm to create one of the best hockey markets there is right now."