The Decade of Boston

With the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the city of Boston celebrated the seventh professional championship title in a span of only 10 years. The years of 2001 to 2011 were the Decade of Boston. No other city in the United States can claim anything remotely similar to what Boston has been able to celebrate over the past decade. Here, a tribute to the unparalleled sporting success of Boston.

The Boston Red Sox - 2004 and 2007 World Series Champions
The Red Sox ended an 86-year drought without a World Series win in 2004, after an incredible playoff run that culminated in an epic 7-game series win over their hated rival, the New York Yankees - who at one point in the series were up 3 games to 0 in the series.

The New England Patriots - 2001, 2003, and 2004 Super Bowl Champions
The Patriots were the best team in the NFL for years - period. They were simply untouchable.

The Boston Celtics - 2008 NBA Champions
The Celtics, with the help of the trio of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and and Ray Allen, brought the storied franchise its old glory back with the first NBA title since the Larry Bird era of the 1980s.

The Boston Bruins - 2011 Stanley Cup Champions
The Bruins caused an enormous upset over the hometown favorite Vancouver Canucks, bringing Boston its first Stanley Cup in over 30 years and prolonging Vancouver's title drought.