Take a break for hockey - NHL Stanley Cup-alooza

The NHL Stanley Cup Final series begins Saturday.   Have a great Memorial Day Weekend, everyone !

VIDEO - Best of the Week (NHL.com @ YouTube)

STORY - The Stanley Cup Musical (Yahoo! Sports) : In our travels around the YouTube universe, we couldn't help but notice that Pittsburgh Penguins fans have a real talent for creating original and parody songs for their beloved team.

STATISTICS - Tale of the Tape (NHL.com) : Two heavyweight contenders will battle for the 2008 Stanley Cup. --- Who has the edge, the Pittsburgh Penguins or Detroit Red Wings ? --- NHL.com Tale of the Tape show all the pertinenet stats head-to-head, from regular-season and playoffs records, goals scored, goals allowed, to team leaders in many categories, as well as penalty kills, power plays, and more...

STORY - Want to buy an Octopus? Let's see some ID first (ESPN.com) : You can buy an octopus at Wholey's Fish Market in Pittsburgh -- unless you're wearing Detroit Red Wings gear or otherwise let slip that you're visiting from Michigan for the game.

VIDEO - The Hockey Show "Spelling Bee" (NHL Network)

STORY - Stanley Cup A Penguins Fan (Mondesishouse.com) : The Trib did their homework in unearthing an actual Saltsburg man whose name is Stanley Joseph Cup. And to top it off, he's a Pens fan with a tattoo of his namesake on his back.

VIDEO - The Best Stanley Cup Commercial We've Seen This Year  (Yahoo! Sports)