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Blackhawks vs. Lightning Stanley Cup Preview: Who has the better celebrity fans?

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 12: Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Leading up to Wednesday's Game 1, Puck Daddy is previewing every facet of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning — on the ice and off the ice.

BLACKHAWKS 

When you’re good, and you have a long tradition, lots of people seem to jump on the bandwagon – especially people who like to be seen … like celebrities for example!

The Blackhawks have many, many famous followers who love to rep the greatest logo in the history of sports.

Actors Vince Vaughn, Bill Murray, Jim Belushi (who got to cradle Lord Stanley’s chalice on-ice in 2013), John (and Joan) Cusack, Jeremy Piven … and of course, highly outspoken Hawks lover CM Punk.

Do we count the Biebs standing on Chicago’s locker room logo?

Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber

DON’T STAND ON THE LOGO BIEBS!!!

And of course the entire Cubs team … freaking bandwagoners.

LIGHTNING

Tampa has the most #merican of American fans in Hulk Hogan.

TAMPA, FL - MAY 25: Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito (L) watches as professional wrestler Hulk Hogan rips his shirt off following the singing of the National Anthem by his daughter Brooke Hogan before the start of game one of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals between Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning on May 25, 2004 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

There’s also … Charles Barkley, who is a friend of Tampa coach Jon Cooper according to the Lightning’s PR staff. And … Phil Hughes of the Minnesota Twins and Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays.

So yeah, quality list there?

Advantage: Chicago

Lumping Bieber in is a strike against the Hawks. But Chicago just has much more star power in this realm. Sorry Hulkamania.

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