“I thought it was really exciting at the end,” said Jamie Iden, an MSU education graduate. “I was so happy Detroit won. I don’t even really like hockey but it was awesome.”

The game came down to the final seconds, as the Wings almost fell to the same disappointing fate as they did in their Game Five loss to the pesky Penguins.

Trailing 3-1 with 1:27 left, Pittsburgh cut their deficit in half on a power-play when forward Marian Hossa deflected a shot past Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood.

Nerves tensed on the Red Wings bench as time expired when Hossa nearly snuck what would have been a game-tying puck past Osgood’s left pad, but his last-ditch effort failed, and the Wings cleared the bench to rejoice behind Osgood.

Many MSU students deemed the Wings victory worthy of celebration despite having early classes or work on Thursday.

“Unfortunately, I have to go to work and class tomorrow,” said Dan Papineau, a political science senior. “But I just had to run to the store and get a six-pack.”

Bars across the city were packed, providing great environments for Wings fans to experience the Stanley Cup-clinching victory together.

“The thing that I love about hockey is that it’s fast paced and it was great to watch it at the bar,” said MSU graduate Anthony Rush, who watched the game at Harpers, 131 Albert Ave. “It was such an unbelievable game.”

MSU student Jenny Staton said she couldn’t be happier the cup is back where it belongs –- in Hockeytown.

“It’s great to have the cup back in Detroit,” the interdisciplinary studies senior said. “It’s nice to see a team that has both the old-timers and newcomers win it all.

“I think the whole Detroit team earned their ‘wings’ tonight.”