2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Television, Ratings
Game two of the series, on Memorial Day, earned a 4.1 rating. The number of viewers increased as the game averaged approximately six million viewers with a peak of 6.940 million at 10:30 pm ET. According to NBC, this is the highest game two since at least the 1975 Final because data prior to then is unavailable. Game two also saw a 21-percent increase over 2009's second game. In local markets game two drew a 25.1 rating and 39 share in Chicago along with an 18.5 rating and 28 share in Philadelphia.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Television, Ratings
Game three returned to cable on Versus where it received a 2.0 rating and 3.6 million viewers. The broadcast peaked at 5.1 million viewers at 10:30 pm ET. It ranked as the highest rated and most viewed program in the history of Versus. It also ranked as the highest-rated and most-viewed Stanley Cup Final game on cable television since 2002.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Television, Ratings
Game four saw a decline of 9% from the 2009 Final between the Penguins and the Red Wings as just 3.1 million viewers tuned into the game.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Television, Ratings
With the series returning to broadcast television on NBC, the ratings trend rebounded and improved over the 2009 Final ratings trend. Game five's prime time portion of the broadcast received a 3.3 final rating and averaged 5.8 million viewers, an increase of 38% in the ratings and 32% in viewers over the 2009 Final. Locally, the Chicago market received a 26.0 rating while Philadelphia had a 19.7 rating. The average for the three NBC broadcasts rose to 5.4 million viewers, an increase of 800,000 compared to 2009. This increase came despite going head to head with the 2010 NBA Finals.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Television, Ratings
Game six was the most-watched NHL game since game six in 1974, drawing a 4.7 rating and 8 share, up 38 percent vs. 3.4/6 for game six in 2009. The top two markets were Chicago, with a 32.8/50 and Philadelphia, 26.8/38. In Canada, game six was the most-watched all-American Stanley Cup Final game on the CBC, with 4.077 million viewers. The Final averaged 3.107 million viewers, up 44 percent from 2009.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Impact and aftermath, Blackhawks
The win was the Blackhawks first championship since 1961. It gave the city of Chicago the distinction of being the first city to have at least a championship in each of the four major professional sports since 1985. It also vaulted Toews into the Triple Gold Club, having won the Olympic Gold medal in Vancouver earlier in 2010 and an IIHF World Championship Gold medal in 2007. Toews and defencemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook also became the fourth, fifth, and sixth players to win Olympic Gold and the Stanley Cup in the same year. With Chicago's win, the Toronto Maple Leafs are now the only Original Six team not to win the Stanley Cup or play in the Finals since the 1967 expansion; their most recent Finals appearance is 1967.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Impact and aftermath, Blackhawks
The day after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley issued a proclamation declaring June 11 Chicago Blackhawks Day in the city of Chicago. That day, an estimated two million Chicagoans attended the Blackhawks Stanley Cup parade, more than the estimated 1.75 million who attended the parade for the Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series championship,and more than the rallies at Grant Park for any of the Chicago Bulls' NBA championships. The Blackhawks' celebration also overshadowed the series between the White Sox and Chicago Cubs taking place around the same time. However, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén said that the parade the White Sox had was far bigger than the Blackhawks'. Daley presented the proclamation to the team at the celebratory parade and rally.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Impact and aftermath, Blackhawks
US President Barack Obama, a former US Senator from Illinois and Chicago resident, phoned Joel Quennville to congratulate his team and to invite them to the White House. Obama joked that he now had "bragging rights" over Vice President Joe Biden, a Flyers fan. The following year, the Blackhawks lost in the first round to the Vancouver Canucks in seven games. They would, however, win the Stanley Cup again in 2013 and 2015, becoming one of two teams to win three Stanley Cup championships in the post-lockout era (the Penguins also won the Cup three times, in 2009, 2016 and 2017).


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Impact and aftermath, Flyers
The loss by the Flyers was the sixth straight Final series they have lost, tying them with the 1933-40 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1956-95 Detroit Red Wings for most consecutive finals lost. The following season, the Flyers got swept by the Boston Bruins in the second round 4-0.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Impact and aftermath, The missing Cup-winning puck
Since the Cup-winning puck got stuck underneath the padding in the back of the net to end game six, there has been controversy and speculation as to its current whereabouts. Amid the confusion involving the video review and the subsequent celebrations, the Cup-winning puck got lost. Because it ended the Blackhawks' then-record for the longest active Cup drought, it is considered a valuable piece of sport memorabilia. So much so, a Chicago-based restaurant has offered a $50,000 reward for it, and the FBI has been called in to investigate the case.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Impact and aftermath, The missing Cup-winning puck
Video and pictures taken from the game indicate that linesman Steve Miller was the first person who took the puck after the game-winning goal was scored, but he denies knowing where it eventually went. As a result of an ESPN story about the controversy on April 21, 2011, the league relieved Miller of his 2011 postseason duties for more than a week, citing that the controversy was a potential distraction during the playoffs. In reinstating Miller, the league said it is standing by him and his story. As Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports wrote, "it's also completely believable that this guy accidentally handed off hockey history to someone else in the postgame euphoria, and is unable to piece together what happened. So he's just going with the straight denial."


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Controversy
Much controversy came throughout the first four games between the Blackhawks and Flyer defenceman Chris Pronger. Chicago complained that Pronger had gotten away with rough play that they felt was beyond the rules. The Blackhawks argued that even when they responded with the same actions that Pronger was being allowed to get away with, that they would instead be given a penalty. The Blackhawks set up a meeting with the NHL to make a complaint about Pronger's play.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Controversy
The Blackhawks felt that Chris Pronger had been allowed to get away with what they perceive to be "obstruction or interference" with Chicago coach Joel Quenneville saying "Whether it's stick use or obstruction, I think we'll keep an eye on it."." Pronger was also the target of a Chicago Tribune poster displaying him in a figure skating outfit after he had a +/- rating of -5 in game five and a -4 in the three games combined that the Blackhawks won against the Flyers. Pronger had been noticed by the media and the NHL at the end of games one and two of the series as he picked up and left with the game puck at the conclusion of the games. When asked, Pronger replied that he had thrown the pucks in the garbage.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The 2010 Stanley Cup was presented to Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Blackhawks' 4–3 overtime win over the Flyers in game six.


2010 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The following Blackhawks players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 14, 2010, after the 2009–10 NHL regular season. The Finals ended on June 9, 2010, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in six games to win their fourth championship and their first since 1961. Blackhawks center and team captain Jonathan Toews was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Washington Capitals made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings increased their postseason appearance streak to nineteen seasons, the longest active streak at the time.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
This NHL post-season was noted for the unexpected playoff successes of two teams: the Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens, who were the seventh and eighth seeds in their conference and were tied for points. The Flyers became the third NHL team to win a seven-game series after being down 3–0 (the others being the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders). The Flyers went on to play in the Stanley Cup Final, losing to Chicago.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Meanwhile, the Canadiens became the first eighth-seeded team in NHL history to win a series against the first-seeded team after being down 3–1 in a series, when they beat the Washington Capitals in the first round. After upsetting the defending Cup champions Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round, the Canadiens became the first eighth-seeded team to compete in the Eastern Conference Final since the current playoff format was implemented in 1994.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Previously, only the eighth-seeded 2006 Edmonton Oilers had accomplished a similar feat, winning the 2006 Western Conference Final. As a result of the Canadiens having the eighth seed, the Flyers became the first seventh-seed to have home-ice advantage in the conference finals since the current playoff format was instituted. During the 2010 playoffs, 18 games went to overtime.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top three seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the five remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket
In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Final series, home ice is determined based on regular season points. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays at home for games one and two (plus five and seven if necessary), and the lower-seeded team is at home for games three and four (and if necessary, game six).


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winner, earning the NHL's best regular season record with 121 points. The Montreal Canadiens qualified for the playoffs as the eighth seed with 88 points, losing the tiebreaker over Philadelphia on total wins (41 to 39). This was the first and to date only playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
Montreal's point difference in the series was the fifth largest point differential (33 points) for a lower-seeded team beating a higher-seeded team in playoff history. It was also the first time an eighth-seeded team came back against a number one seed after being down 3–1 in the series. Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak made 45 saves and Tomas Plekanec won game one for the Canadiens with his goal 13:19 into the first overtime period.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
Washington forward Nicklas Backstrom scored the overtime winner in game two and completed a hat-trick with his goal 31 seconds into the first overtime period to give Washington a 6–5 win; Andrei Kostitsyn also scored a hat-trick during this game in a losing effort for the Canadiens. After a scoreless opening period in game three, the Capitals scored four times in the second period as they earned a 5–1 victory. Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin recorded three points as the Capitals won game four 6–3.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
Jaroslav Halak returned in game five for Montreal after sitting out the previous game and posted 37 saves as the Canadiens avoided elimination with a 2–1 win. Michael Cammalleri scored twice in the opening period of game six for Montreal and Jaroslav Halak made 53 saves as the Canadiens forced a seventh-game with a 4–1 victory. Montreal forward Dominic Moore scored the series-clinching goal late in the third period of game seven as the Canadiens hung on to a 2–1 decision.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the second overall seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division with 103 points. The Philadelphia Flyers qualified as the seventh seed with 88 points, winning the tiebreaker over Montreal on total wins (41 to 39). This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the teams splitting the four previous series. They last met in the 2004 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals where Philadelphia won in five games. Philadelphia won five of the six games during this year's regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
The Flyers upset the Devils in five games. Philadelphia goaltender Brian Boucher made 23 saves in game one as the Flyers took the opening game 2–1. Devils forward Dainius Zubrus broke the tie in game two with just over four minutes remaining in the game as New Jersey evened the series with 5–3 victory. Daniel Carcillo scored the overtime winner for the Flyers in a 3–2 win in game three. Brian Boucher made 30 saves and Jeff Carter added two goals in game four as the Flyers pushed New Jersey to the brink of elimination with a 4–1 triumph. Philadelphia ended the series in game five with a 3–0 shutout; Boucher made 28 saves in the victory.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) Boston Bruins
The Buffalo Sabres entered the playoffs as the third overall seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Northeast Division title with 100 points. The Boston Bruins qualified as the sixth seed with 91 points. This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning five of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals where Buffalo won in six games. Boston won four of the six games during this year's regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) Boston Bruins
The Bruins eliminated the Sabres in six games. Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller made 38 saves as the Sabres took the opening game of the series. Michael Ryder and Zdeno Chara each scored twice in game two as the Bruins overcame a one-goal deficit entering the third period, taking the game 5–3. Boston broke the tie in game three with a goal from Patrice Bergeron with just over seven minutes remaining in regulation time.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) Boston Bruins
Buffalo squandered a two-goal lead in third period of game four as the Bruins forced overtime; at 7:41 of the second overtime period Miroslav Satan scored the game-winning goal for Boston, giving them a 3–1 series lead. The Sabres extended the series in game five with a 4–1 victory; at the end of the game, five players were assessed penalties after an altercation including Boston captain Zdeno Chara who was given an instigator penalty.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) Boston Bruins
As the penalty occurred in the final five minutes of the game Chara should have been suspended for game six, but the league rescinded the instigator penalty after the game, allowing Chara to avoid suspension. Miroslav Satan scored the series-winning goal in game six as Boston held on to a 4–3 win.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Ottawa Senators
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 101 points. The Ottawa Senators qualified as the fifth seed with 94 points. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 2008 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals where Pittsburgh won in four games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Ottawa Senators
The Penguins defeated the Senators in six games. Ottawa forward Jarkko Ruutu scored the game-winning goal in game one as the Senators took the opening game 5–4. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh evened the series with a 2–1 win. Evgeni Malkin broke the tie for the Penguins early in the second period of game three as they took the series lead with a 4–2 victory. Ottawa goaltender Brian Elliott was pulled in the second period of game four after allowing four goals; the Penguins won the game 7–4.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Ottawa Senators
Ottawa avoided elimination in game five thanks to a 56 save effort by Pascal Leclaire; Matt Carkner scored the game-winning goal at 7:06 of the third overtime period. Pittsburgh overcame a three-goal deficit in game six to force overtime, where Pascal Dupuis ended the series at 9:56 of the first overtime as the Penguins advanced past the opening round of the playoffs for the third straight year.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche
The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the Western Conference regular season champions with 113 points. The Colorado Avalanche qualified as the eighth seed with 95 points. This was the fourth and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams with Colorado winning two of the previous three series. They last met in the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals where San Jose won in six games. San Jose won this year's four-game regular season series earning five of eight points.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche
The Sharks eliminated the Avalanche in six games. Chris Stewart scored for the Avalanche in the final minute of game one as they took the opening game 2–1. Sharks forward Joe Pavelski tied game two in the final minute of regulation time before Devin Setoguchi scored the game-winner on the power-play 5:22 into the first overtime period; evening the series at one game each. Colorado goaltender Craig Anderson made 51 saves and Ryan O'Reilly was credited with scoring the overtime winner after San Jose defenceman Dan Boyle scored on his own goal as the Avalanche won game three 1–0.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche
For the third consecutive time in the series overtime was required to solve game four as Joe Pavelski won the game for the Sharks with his goal 10:24 into the first overtime period. Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to earn a shutout as the Sharks easily won game five 5–0. After falling behind early in the third period of game six San Jose scored four unanswered goals to close out the series with a 5–2 victory.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Nashville Predators
The Chicago Blackhawks entered the playoffs as the second overall seed in the Western Conference after winning the Central Division title with 112 points. The Nashville Predators qualified as the seventh seed with 100 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Chicago won four of the six games during this year's regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Nashville Predators
The Blackhawks defeated the Predators in six games. Nashville scored four times in the third period of game one to earn their franchise's first-ever road playoff victory; they had lost all of their ten previous playoff road games. Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi made 23 saves in a 2–0 shutout in game two, as Chicago evened the series. After trading goals in the opening period of game three, the Predators struck three times in the final 40 minutes including a penalty shot goal by Martin Erat.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Nashville Predators
Antti Niemi earned his second shutout of the series in game four as Chicago took the game 3–0. The Blackhawks tied game five late in the third period on a short-handed goal by Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa ended the game 4:07 into overtime, ten seconds after he finished serving a major penalty for boarding. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews capped the scoring in the first period of game six; that saw the teams exchange seven goals. The Blackhawks held on to win the series-clinching game 5–3.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings
The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the third overall seed in the Western Conference after winning the Northwest Division title with 103 points. The Los Angeles Kings qualified as the sixth seed with 101 points, earning their first playoff berth since 2002. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Los Angeles winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1993 Smythe Division Finals where Los Angeles won in six games. Vancouver won three of the four games during this year's regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings
The Canucks eliminated the Kings in six games. Mikael Samuelsson scored twice for the Canucks in game one including the overtime winner 8:52 into the first overtime period as Vancouver took the opening game 3–2. The Kings evened the series in game two when Anze Kopitar scored the game-winning goal in the first overtime period at 7:28. Los Angeles chased Vancouver starter Roberto Luongo from game three after he allowed four goals against on sixteen shots, the Kings held on to win 5–3.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings
Vancouver forward Henrik Sedin broke the tie in game four with 2:52 remaining in regulation time as the Canucks evened the series with a 6–4 victory. Mikael Samuelsson extended his goal scoring streak to five games as the Canucks easily won game five 7–2. Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo made 30 saves in game six and Daniel Sedin scored the series-winner for Vancouver late in the third period of a 4–2 win.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
The Phoenix Coyotes entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 107 points. The Detroit Red Wings qualified as the fifth seed with 102 points. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Detroit winning both previous series. They last met in the 1998 Western Conference Quarterfinals where Detroit won in six games. Detroit won this year's four-game regular season series earning six of eight points.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings defeated the Coyotes in seven games. Phoenix went three for four on the power-play in game one as they took the opening game by a final score of 3–2. Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg scored a hat trick in game two as Detroit evened the series with a 7–4 win. Petr Prucha scored the game-winning goal for the Coyotes in game three as Phoenix took the game with a 4–2 victory. Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard made 29 saves to shut out the Coyotes in game four as the Red Wings tied the series with a 3–0 win.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings broke the tie in game five just past the midway mark of the third period with two goals scored 70 seconds apart and held on to win 4–1. Phoenix forced a seventh game with a dominant special teams performance in game six recording three power-play goals in the victory. After a scoreless first period in game seven, the Red Wings scored four times in the second period en route to a 6–1 win.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Montreal winning the previous series. They last met in the 1998 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals where Montreal won in six games. Pittsburgh won three of the four games during this year's four-game regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens defeated the Penguins in seven games. Pittsburgh scored four times on the power-play in game one as they took the opening game 6–3. Michael Cammalleri scored twice for Montreal in game two and Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves as the Canadiens evened the series with a 3–1 win. Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin's fifth goal of the playoffs broke a scoreless tie in the third period of game three as the Penguins earned a 2–0 victory; Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves to shut-out the Canadiens.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves for Montreal in game four as Montreal won the game 3–2. In game five, Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves in a 2–1 victory. Montreal forward Maxim Lapierre scored the game-winning goal in game six as the Canadiens won their fourth consecutive elimination game of the playoffs. Montreal's Brian Gionta scored twice on the power-play in game seven as the Canadiens eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions with a 5–2 win. Game seven was the last game ever to be played at Mellon Arena, the Penguins' home rink since the start of the franchise. Incidentally, the Canadiens were the winners of the first game played against the Penguins at Mellon Arena in 1967. The Penguins moved into the Consol Energy Center starting the next season.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the teams splitting the four previous series. They last met in the 1978 Stanley Cup Semifinals where Boston won in five games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, including a 2–1 overtime win by Boston at the 2010 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on New Year's Day.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia became the third NHL team to come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a series, joining the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders as the only teams to accomplish this feat (the 2014 Los Angeles Kings became the fourth team to do this in 2014). Bruins forward Marc Savard ended game one with his goal 13:52 into the first overtime period, giving Boston a 5–4 victory. Milan Lucic broke the tie late in the third period of game two to give the Bruins a 3–2 win.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask made 34 saves in a 4–1 Bruins win during game three. In game four, Bruins forward Mark Recchi tied the game in the final minute of the third period, however the Bruins came up short in overtime as Simon Gagne extended the series with a goal 14:40 into the first overtime period in a 5–4 Flyers victory. Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton made 23 saves in a 4–0 split shutout for the Flyers in game five; Boucher was injured in the second period and did not return to the game. The Flyers forced a seventh game with a 2–1 victory in game six. In game seven, Philadelphia came back from a 3–0 goal deficit to win by a score of 4–3.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Detroit winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 2007 Western Conference Semifinals where Detroit won in six games. Detroit won three of the four games during this year's regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
The Sharks eliminated the Red Wings in five games. San Jose scored three times in less than 90 seconds in the first period of game one, as they held on late to a 4–3 victory. After trading goals in the first period of game two, Detroit took the lead in the second period before San Jose came back in the third period, getting the game-winning goal from Joe Thornton at 12:37.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
The Sharks forced overtime in game three after coming back from a two-goal deficit in the third period, Patrick Marleau scored the overtime-winner for San Jose at 7:07 of the first overtime period. Detroit forward Johan Franzen scored a natural hat trick in the first period of game four and he scored again in the third period to cap off a four goal, six point night as the Red Wings extended the series with a 7–1 victory.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
No other player would score four times in a playoff game again until Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored four goals for the Ottawa Senators in a 6–5 overtime victory in game two of the 2017 Eastern Conference Second Round series against the New York Rangers. San Jose goaltender Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves in the series-clinching win during game five.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Chicago winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the previous year's Western Conference Semifinals where Chicago won in six games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks
The Blackhawks defeated the Canucks in six games for the second consecutive year in the second round. Five different Vancouver players scored in game one and Roberto Luongo made 36 saves in the opening game victory. Kris Versteeg's first goal of the playoffs broke the tie in game two with 1:30 remaining in regulation time as the Blackhawks evened the series with a 4–2 win. Chicago forward Dustin Byfuglien scored a hat trick in game three as the Blackhawks won 5–2.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks
In game four Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews recorded a hat trick of his own (scoring all three goals on the power-play) as Chicago broke the game open in the second period and won by a final score of 7–4. Kevin Bieksa scored twice for the Canucks in game five as Vancouver avoided elimination with a 4–1 victory. After a scoreless opening period in game six the Blackhawks struck three times in the second period and held on to win the game 5–1, earning their second consecutive trip to the Western Conference Final.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (7) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams with Montreal winning three of the five previous series. They last met in the 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals which Philadelphia won in five games. This was Philadelphia's ninth appearance in the Conference Finals. They last went to the Conference Finals in 2008, which they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games. This was Montreal's sixth Conference Finals appearance. They last went to the Conference Finals in 1993; which they won in five games over the New York Islanders. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. Since adopting a conference based playoff seeding format in the 1993–94 NHL season this was the first Conference Final contested by the seventh and eighth seeds.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (7) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
The Flyers defeated the Canadiens in five games. Michael Leighton made 28 saves in game one to earn a shutout as Philadelphia took the opener 6–0. The Flyers scored twice on the power-play in game two and Leighton shutout the Canadiens again in a 3–0 win. After being shutout in the first two games of the series Montreal scored five times in game three to earn a victory. In game four, Michael Leighton earned his third shutout of the series as the Flyers took a 3–1 series lead with another 3–0 win. Flyers forward Jeff Carter scored the series-winning goal in the second period of game five and added an empty net goal in the third period to seal the game as Philadelphia advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1997.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was San Jose's second appearance in the Conference Finals. They last went to the Conference Finals in 2004, which they lost to the Calgary Flames in six games. This was Chicago's ninth Conference Finals appearance. They last went to the Conference Finals in the previous year; which they lost in five games to the Detroit Red Wings. Chicago won three of the four games during this year's regular season series.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks swept the Sharks in four games. Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi made 44 saves in game one as Chicago took the opening game 2–1. Chicago had a three-goal lead halfway through the second period of game two and held on to win the game by a final score of 4–2.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks
The Sharks came back to tie the game in the third period of game three thanks to Patrick Marleau’s second goal of the game, however San Jose came up short in overtime as Dustin Byfuglien ended the game at 12:24 of the first overtime period, giving Chicago a 3–0 series lead. Chicago trailed by two goals near the halfway mark of the second period before scoring four unanswered goals to complete the sweep in game four and they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in eighteen years.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the second playoff series between these two teams and the first since 1971 when the Blackhawks swept the Flyers in four games in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals. Philadelphia won the only meeting between these teams in the regular season. Prior to the 2010 Finals, both teams had previously lost in their last five consecutive Finals appearances (Chicago in 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, and 1992; and Philadelphia in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, and 1997).


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
Having lost in the 2010 Finals, the Flyers became the third team in NHL history to lose in six consecutive Finals appearances, after the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings. It also was the first time since the Flyers themselves lost in 1987 that a team in the city of Philadelphia lost a championship in a non-presidential inauguration year (Phillies in 1993 and 2009 World Series, Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, Flyers in 1997, and 76ers in 2001 NBA Finals). This was the first Stanley Cup won in overtime since the New Jersey Devils in 2000.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If the list exceeds ten skaters because of a tie in points, goals take precedence.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltending
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltending
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds)


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
National Canadian English-language coverage of the first three rounds of the playoffs were split between CBC and TSN. CBC held exclusive rights to the Stanley Cup Finals. French-language telecasts were broadcast on RDS and RDS2.


2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In the United States, national coverage was split between NBC and Versus. During the first and second round, excluding games exclusively broadcast on NBC, the regional rights holders of each participating U.S. team produced local telecasts of their respective games. Not all first and second round games were nationally televised, while the Conference Finals were exclusively broadcast on either NBC or Versus. NBC then aired the first two and final two games of the Stanley Cup Finals, while Versus broadcast games three and four.


2010 Star Mazda Championship
The 2010 Star Mazda Championship was the twelfth season of the Star Mazda Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that competes using spec chassis and engines. It was the third season under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association and the first under the Indy Racing League's new Road to Indy ladder.


2010 Star Mazda Championship
Conor Daly became series champion after finishing in the top four positions in each of the twelve races prior to clinching the title at Mosport International Raceway. At the same meeting, Carlos Conde sealed the Masters title for drivers over 45 years of age, while J. W. Roberts secured the Expert title for drivers between 30 and 44 at Trois-Rivières.


2010 Star Mazda Championship, Race calendar and results
The calendar was announced on November 23, 2009. The new partnership with the IRL begins with three weekends shared with the IndyCar Series and Indy Lights including a race at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis the night before the Indianapolis 500. Star Mazda will also support the two series in St. Petersburg and at Iowa Speedway. Five races will support the American Le Mans Series, and will also join the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Trois-Rivières.


2010 State of Origin series
The 2010 State of Origin series was the 29th annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams played entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. For the second year in a row, a Queensland victory set a new record for consecutive State of Origin titles, reaching five. Queensland won all three matches, completing their first series white-wash since 1995.


2010 State of Origin series
In a world first, the Nine Network broadcast free-to-air for the first match in 3D to the Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne areas. Part-way through the series it became steeped in controversy, firstly for Israel Folau's announcement of his defection to the AFL and subsequent non-selection by Queensland, and secondly by New South Wales' Andrew Johns–Timana Tahu racial slur controversy. Queensland fullback Billy Slater was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal as Player of the Series.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
In addition to Matt Ballin, who was included as Queensland's hooker due to Cameron Smith's failure to recover from an elbow injury suffered in the 2010 ANZAC Test, Dave Taylor and Cooper Cronk were selected to make their debuts for the Maroons.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
Jamal Idris and Brett Morris were New South Wales' only rookies.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
Prior to kick-off Australia's national anthem was performed by Sam Moran on a rainy night at ANZ Stadium. There were plenty of handling errors in the wet conditions and New South Wales were dominating field position early in the match. In the seventh minute their lock forward Anthony Watmough put a bomb up near Queensland's try-line which the Maroons' defence failed to secure. Jarryd Hayne was there to dive on it and the Blues had their first try. Jamie Lyon kicked the extras, so the score was 6–0.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
After more dropped ball Queensland then had an opportunity in good field position. In the fifteenth minute their halfback Johnathan Thurston took on the New South Wales defensive line before throwing a one-handed pass over the top of the defence to Darius Boyd to score untouched out on the wing. Thurston's conversion was successful, so it was 6–6. The score remained level until the twenty-eighth minute when the Blues were awarded a dubious penalty for a Maroons offside infringement and Lyon kicked it successfully, giving his side an 8–6 lead.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
About five minutes later, Queensland had made it to within fifteen metres of New South Wales' line when Thurston chipped the ball ahead for his fullback Billy Slater to pick up and dive over the line with. The Maroons halfback kicked the extras, so the score was 8–12 and remained unchanged for the remaining five minutes of the first half.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
Queensland scored first in the second half when, attacking close to the Blues' line, prop David Shillington was able to stand in a tackle and offload to Maroons captain Darren Lockyer, who raced through to get a try. Thurston missed the conversion, so the score remained 8–16 in favour of Queensland. Just before the fifty-minute mark, Lyon chipped the ball over the Maroons' defence for Hayne to race ahead and regather in the open space of Queensland's half. However Hayne instantly threw a speculative no-look pass to his winger which was high and went over the sideline untouched.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
When the Maroons 123 kg utility forward Dave Taylor took the field in the fifty-fifth minute, he became the heaviest player in State of Origin history. New South Wales then had an attacking opportunity close to Queensland's line and Lyon put a kick up towards the goal-posts which none of the leapers could catch, and Watmough was there to grab it and take it over the line to score. Lyon converted, so the Blues were back within two points at 14–16 with twenty-three minutes of the match remaining.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
In the sixty-first minute after being tackled on the halfway line, the Maroons worked the ball out to Boyd's wing, where he raced down the sideline before throwing it back in to Greg Inglis to score out wide. Thurston's kick was successful, so Queensland were in front 14–22. In the sixty-seventh minute as New South Wales fullback Kurt Gidley was returning a kick to the ten-metre mark, Thurston, who led the Maroons' chasers, took the ball from his arms one-on-one and gave it to Sam Thaiday, who scored by the posts.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
The try was awarded and Thurston converted, so the score was 14–28. The Blues scored next when deep inside Queensland's territory they worked the ball out to the right wing where Jamal Idris, making his Origin debut, forced his way over the line. The video referee was called upon to award the try and Lyon's conversion attempt hit one of the uprights, so the score was 18–28 with just over six minutes of play remaining.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
In the final minute New South Wales got a further consolation try when Gidley chipped the ball ahead and Slater couldn't secure it, giving Ben Creagh the opportunity to dive on it over the line. Lyon kicked the extras, but time ran out before play was restarted, so Queensland won 24–28.


2010 State of Origin series, Game I
The Nine Network's broadcast of Game I broke the television ratings record for a State of Origin match and became Australia's highest-rating television programme of 2010 thus far.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
Tickets for Game II sold out within two hours of going on sale. Both sides' preparations for the match were steeped in controversy. Maroons winger Israel Folau's announcement shortly after Game I that he would be playing Australian rules football for the AFL's expansion club in Greater Western Sydney led to agreement from the Queensland Rugby League administration as well as senior players that he should not be selected to play in Game II. Brent Tate looked to be his likely replacement until he broke his jaw, and Queensland quickly changed their mind and named Folau in the squad.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
This led to outcry from the New South Wales Rugby League, who criticised the QRL for giving the AFL free publicity. The Blues camp was disrupted by Indigenous centre Timana Tahu walking out of the team after racist comments from assistant coach and former teammate Andrew Johns directed at Queensland Aboriginal player Greg Inglis. Johns also stepped down from his role with the team as a result.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
David Shillington was chosen to be starting prop for Queensland as Petero Civoniceva was ruled out after suffering from a fractured hand in Game I, freeing his place on the interchange bench for Ben Hannant to make his return to Origin. Vice-captain Cameron Smith also returned from injury, reclaiming the hooker role from stand-in Matt Ballin.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
An initial squad of 21 chosen was announced for game two for New South Wales due to the complication of judiciary hearings for two players selected in the squad. The 17-man squad was then chosen the day afterwards. Seven new players were selected, with Beau Scott (making his State of Origin debut), Joel Monaghan, Trent Barrett, Mitchell Pearce, Nathan Hindmarsh, Paul Gallen and Luke O'Donnell selected in the starting 17. Manly representatives Jamie Lyon and Anthony Watmough were not selected as both had obtained injury concerns, whilst Luke Lewis received a one-match suspension that ruled him out of final squad selection.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
Monaghan was called in five days into team preparation to replace right wing Timana Tahu, who extraordinarily quit the squad after taking offence to racial comments made by Blues' assistant coach and former teammate Andrew Johns. Johns believed to have referred to Queensland centre Greg Inglis, who along with Tahu having Aboriginal origins, during his comments and afterwards decided to resign from his duty following the scandal.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
Pre -match entertainment was provided by Jimmy Barnes, who performed two songs before 12-year-old Straalen McCallum sang the national anthem.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
It took Queensland till the third minute to score, when, after a penalty helped them down to New South Wales' end of the field, the ball was thrown out to centre Greg Inglis, who scored in the corner. Johnathan Thurston missed the difficult conversion attempt, so the score was 4–0. About six minutes later the Maroons scored again, this time on the other wing when the ball was passed out to right winger Israel Folau to cross in the corner. Thurston's kick was successful, so the score was 10–0 after twelve minutes.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
Blues forward Paul Gallen was placed on report for a high shot on Nate Myles in the twenty-third minute. In the twenty-sixth minute, a dangerous tackle in which New South Wales forward Luke O'Donnell lifted Queensland winger Darius Boyd resulted in a brawl (in which O'Donnell also head-butted Maroons' forward Dave Taylor) and a penalty to the Queenslanders. About four minutes later the Maroons were attacking close to the Blues' line and crossed again when their captain Darren Lockyer put his fullback Billy Slater through a hole in the defence twelve metres out.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
However the pass was controversially called forward and the try disallowed. Next came a bit of individual brilliance from Johnathan Thurston when he received the ball on the fifth tackle just inside his own half and chip-kicked it over the head of a defender, running through to regather it after a failed attempt to do so by Kurt Gidley. After the ensuing play-the-ball, it was passed out to Boyd on the left wing, who ran twenty metres to score untouched. The conversion by Thurston was successful, so Queensland led 16–0 with four minutes of the first half remaining, which were played out with no further points.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
Again in only the third minute of the half the Maroons had made it into New South Wales' half of the field where Lockyer put a high cross-field kick over to the posts for Slater, who wasn't able to catch it, but was able to tap it back, and Willie Tonga was there to ground the ball. The video referee awarded the try and Thurston kicked the extras, so the score was 22–0 after four minutes. The points kept coming for Queensland when a cut-out pass from Lockyer to Folau found the Blues outnumbered on the right wing.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
Thurston's sideline conversion was successful, so the score was 28–0 after less than ten minutes of the second half. In the fifty-eighth minute Inglis and opposing centre Beau Scott had a punch-up which ended with a penalty to the Maroons. A few minutes later Queensland got another close-range try when utility Cooper Cronk dummied and forced his way over the line. The extras were kicked by Thurston, so it was 34–0 after sixty-five minutes. New South Wales appeared to have scored their first try in the seventy-fourth minute, when Brett Morris dived onto his own chip-kick from close range.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
However it was disallowed by the video referee because a Blues defender, who was inadvertently offside had impeded the Maroons' defence. In the second last minute though, New South Wales got their sole consolation try when front-rower Brett White was put through a gap ten metres out from the Queensland line. This try saved the Blues from what would have been their biggest loss in the history of State of Origin, but the kick from Michael Ennis was successful, so the score was 34–6 and remained at that when the full-time siren sounded.


2010 State of Origin series, Game II
The win meant Queensland extended their record-breaking four consecutive series victories to five and in the process sentenced New South Wales to their fifth consecutive series defeat.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
Six new Blues players were selected for Game III: Greg Bird, Michael Gordon, Michael Jennings, Jason King, Tim Mannah and Kade Snowden. Gordon, King, Mannah, and Snowden all made their debuts for their state whilst Luke Lewis and Anthony Watmough returned after their absence from game two. Injury forced Matt Cooper out from being selected whilst Luke O'Donnell was not considered due to his suspension sentence obtained from Game II.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
Queensland saw Petero Civoniceva selected after returning from his hand injury, forcing David Shillington back to the bench, and Ben Hannant out of the side.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
The National Anthem was first performed in Australian Aboriginal language before being performed in English.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
New South Wales mistakes (including a dropped ball on their second hit-up, a failed attempt to find touch after a penalty and a mid-air tackle on Billy Slater marking a kick) meant they had almost no possession in the opposition half for the first quarter of the match. The weight of possession in attacking field position afforded Queensland the first try, which came in the twentieth minute as they worked the ball out to the left wing from close range for Darius Boyd to dive over.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
Johnathan Thurston's conversion from the sideline was successful, so the Maroons were leading 6 nil. Seven minutes later Queensland were again raiding the Blues' line when a select pass from Cameron Smith sent Nate Myles through a gap for his first Origin try. The kick from Thurston added the extra two points, so the Maroons had a 12–0 lead with eleven minutes of the half remaining. New South Wales, getting some ball in attacking position later in the half, scored their first try when Paul Gallen crashed over from close-range under the posts in the thirty-seventh minute. Debutant Michael Gordon made no mistake with the simple conversion, so the Blues were back in it at 12–6. In the final minute of the half Darren Lockyer kicked a field goal from 46 metres out, making the half-time score 13–6 in favour of the Queenslanders.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
New South Wales got the first points of the second half while raiding the Maroons' line and keeping the ball alive with Kurt Gidley crashing through Queensland's scrambling goal-line defence. Gordon's conversion was successful, so the visitors' lead was reduced to one point at 13–12 after forty-eight minutes. Sixteen minutes later the Blues were again attacking the Maroons' line when Anthony Watmough broke into the clear and looked certain to score but Queensland fullback Billy Slater came up with a remarkable try-saving tackle that kept Watmough from grounding the ball.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
The pressure remained on the Maroons as the New South Welshmen continued their attack and in the sixty-ninth minute Blues dummy half Michael Ennis, two metres from the Queensland uprights, put a deft grubber kick through the defence and Greg Bird raced through to dive on it. This gave New South Wales the lead for the first time since the first half of Game I. Gordon's conversion put the Blues in front by five points at 13–18 with just over ten minutes of the match to go.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
A couple of minutes later after making a tackle, Ennis punched Nate Myles in the ruck, sparking a brawl and giving the Maroons a penalty in an attacking position. The Queenslanders decided to attack New South Wales' line and before the third tackle of the set Slater had scored after running onto Darren Lockyer's inside pass eight metres out. Thurston's conversion restored the Maroons' one-point lead at 19–18 with four and a half minutes of the match left.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
As the Blues tried to work the ball out of their own half Queensland winger Israel Folau intercepted a pass, giving his team possession again in good field position. One tackle later the ball was passed out to Willie Tonga, who had the defence outnumbered on the right side and cantered over untouched for the match-sealing try. Folau was given the difficult conversion attempt for Tonga's try and despite striking it well, the ball just missed. So the Maroons had achieved their first State of Origin series whitewash since 1995, winning the match 23-18 and providing the perfect birthday present for Mal Meninga, who turned 50 the following day.


2010 State of Origin series, Game III
Following the game the man-of-the-match award and Wally Lewis Medal for player of the series, were both given to Billy Slater before the State of Origin Shield was presented to skipper Darren Lockyer.


2010 State of Origin series, Teams
The 18th man is a reserve to cover for any prospective injuries and, unless chosen, does not actually play.


2010 State of Origin series, Teams, New South Wales
1 – Timana Tahu was originally selected to play but withdrew due to racist comments by Andrew Johns. He was replaced by Joel Monaghan.


2010 State of Origin series, Teams, New South Wales
2 – Hindmarsh switched places with Waterhouse to play in the starting side after being initially selected for the bench.


2010 State of Origin series, Teams, New South Wales
3 – Barrett attained captaincy from Gidley in game three.


2010 State of Origin series, Teams, Queensland
1 – Cameron Smith was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Matt Ballin.


2010 State of Origin series, Aftermath
Following yet another series loss for New South Wales, it was announced that their main sponsor Aussie Home Loans would not be continuing their support for the team, after just one series. As well as this, a full-scale, on-and-off field investigation was launched into the attitude, behaviour, conduct and operation of the New South Wales team. Ironically, this investigation was carried out by a Queenslander, former Sydney Roosters CEO Brian Canavan.


2010 State of Origin series, Aftermath
Despite his best efforts, New South Wales has continued to underachieve in the State of Origin arena; since the investigation into the state's 2010 series defeat, the Blues have lost seven of eleven State of Origin series, and twelve of sixteen overall since the start of 2006, including losing the deciding game of the 2015 series by a record margin of 52–6.


2010 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)
The 2010 State of the Nation Address is the first State of the Nation Address made by President Benigno Aquino III. This marked the first time the State of the Nation Address is delivered in Filipino language.


2010 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Seating and guests
Two former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada and Fidel Ramos were among the attendees of the SONA. Among those who also attended were Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, and Papal Nuncio and Head of the Diplomatic Corps, Edward Joseph Adams. Former President and Aquino's predecessor, current Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo skipped the event.


2010 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
In his speech, Aquino revealed the problems he encountered upon assuming the presidency.


2010 State of the Union Address
The 2010 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 111th United States Congress. It was Obama's first State of the Union Address and his second speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Joe Biden, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.


2010 State of the Union Address
The theme for President Obama's speech was “Rescue, Rebuild, Restore – a New Foundation for Prosperity”. Among the topics that Obama covered in his speech were proposals for job creation and federal deficit reduction.


2010 State of the Union Address
Newly inaugurated Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell delivered the Republican response following the speech from the floor of the House of Delegates at the Virginia State Capitol in front of over 300 people.


2010 State of the Union Address, Legislative initiatives and policies
The following items were mentioned by the President as potential policy changes, legislative initiatives, or goals coming out of the address:


2010 State of the Union Address, Supreme Court Justices' response
During the address, Obama condemned the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, stating, "Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections." Justice Samuel Alito was seen frowning and mouthing the words "not true" when Obama criticized the Supreme Court.


2010 State of the Union Address, Supreme Court Justices' response
Chief Justice John Roberts later commented on the subject at the University of Alabama, saying, "The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court – according to the requirements of protocol – has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling."


2010 State of the Union Address, Technical information
Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan was chosen as the designated survivor and did not attend the address, in order to keep a presidential line of succession should a catastrophic event have wiped out the administration. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was also out of the country at the time of the address for a conference in London regarding the country of Yemen and the upsurge in terrorist activity in that country.


2010 State of the Union Address, Republican response
The television networks elected to broadcast a response to the State of the Union Address by Bob McDonnell who had been sworn in as the Governor of Virginia 11 days before. McDonnell sought to replicate the trappings State of the Union Address by giving a speech in the chamber of the Virginia House of Delegates with the audience filled with his supporters and included shots of McDonnell entering the chamber while shaking hands as he walking down the aisle.


2010 State of the Union Address, Republican response
He also selected ten guests to stand behind him as he delivered the speech, including a member of the armed forces wearing his uniform that critics alleged to be a violation of military regulations. In addition, the use of  House chamber for McDonnell's speech did not comply with House Rule 82. In his prepared text, McDonnell stated, "Today, the federal government is simply trying to do too much."


2010 State of the Union Address, Scheduling
Originally, the White House was considering two dates for the State of the Union Address: January 26 and February 2. Were the latter date selected, ABC would have then preempted the already scheduled premiere of the sixth and final season of the TV series Lost, sabotaging months of promotion for "The Final Season" and forcing some awkward rescheduling of the season, which had no leeway for interruptions. This prompted an online protest among fans and the story was picked up by dozens of media outlets.


2010 State of the Union Address, Scheduling
On January 8, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced "I don't foresee a scenario in which millions of people who hope to finally get some conclusion with Lost are preempted by the president", to which the show's co-creator Damon Lindelof responded via his Twitter account with "OBAMA BACKED DOWN!!!! Groundhog Day is OURS!!!!!!! (God Bless America)".


2010 State of the Union Address, Scheduling
Ben East of the United Arab Emirates The National newspaper summed up the story with "confirmation of just how important [Lost] is came with an almost unbelievable communiqué from the White House last week … That's right. Obama might have had vital information to impart upon the American people about health care, the war in Afghanistan, the financial crisis—things that, you know, might affect real lives. But the most important thing was that his address didn't clash with a series in which a polar bear appears on a tropical island. After extensive lobbying by the ABC network, the White House surrendered."


2010 Status Athens Open
The 2010 Status Athens Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Athens, Greece between 19 and 25 April 2010.


2010 Status Athens Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Status Athens Open, Champions, Doubles
Rik de Voest /  Lu Yen-hsun def. Robin Haase /  Igor Sijsling, 6–3, 6–4


2010 Status Athens Open – Doubles
Rameez Junaid and Philipp Marx were the defending champions; however, they chose not to participate this year. Rik de Voest and Lu Yen-hsun defeated 6–3, 6–4 Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling in the final.


2010 Status Athens Open – Singles
Rui Machado was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Rome instead. Lu Yen-hsun won in the final 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, against Rainer Schüttler.


2010 Stavropol bomb blast
On 26 May 2010, at least seven people were killed in a bomb blast in Stavropol, Russia. At least 40 people were injured, one from Moscow, while another is an outsider, and another from Azerbaijan or Turkey. The blast occurred before a concert.


2010 Stavropol bomb blast
Stavropol had not experienced such an attack in recent years before the incident; similar incidents had become more associated with Chechnya and Dagestan. Russia said the attack was a "terrorist act".


2010 Stavropol bomb blast
Eight people were killed in the event, a higher number than was originally reported.


2010 Stavropol bomb blast, Incident
The explosion happened outside the Stavropol Concert Hall 15 minutes prior to the popular Chechen dance show Vainakh due to perform there. Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has been openly photographed with them.


2010 Stavropol bomb blast, Incident
Explosives compared to 200 to 250 grams of TNT were used. It is said that steel pellets were placed in a carton of juice to make the bomb. The bomb was then detonated by a remotely controlled device.


2010 Stavropol bomb blast, Incident
The theatre was locked down by police. Two corpses were visible by the exit. Many of those wounded are hurt in critical ways and areas. Many of those taken to hospital were detained there and died from their wounds during the night hours. A ten-year-old girl died in a regional hospital to bring the death toll to six. Another unidentified person followed her at a later stage to make it seven dead.


2010 Stavropol bomb blast, Investigations
The incident was investigated under Russia's terrorism laws, and around 70 people were immediately questioned about the incident. Weapons were located at the homes of some of those questioned, though no one immediately admitted to carrying out the attack. Initial speculation placed blame on Islamists, neo-Nazis and skinheads.


2010 Stavropol bomb blast, Response
Mayor of Stavropol, Nikolai Paltsev, said an as yet undecided sum of money would be given to the families of those who lost their lives. The federal budget would also assist, he said. Stavropol Territory Governor, Valery Gayevsky, described it as an attempt at "shattering national unity".


2010 Stavropol bomb blast, Response
The United States Department of State's Coordinator for counterterrorism, Daniel Benjamin, offered condolences "on behalf of the American people" following the attack, saying that both countries "suffered from terrorist attacks" and that they "should expand their cooperation in the fight against terrorism".


2010 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
The 2010 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach J. C. Harper and played its home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–3 record overall and a 6–1 record in the Southland Conference, making the team conference champions. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which it was eliminated in the second round by Villanova.


2010 Stevenage Borough Council election
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council stood for election; the seats which were last contested in 2006. The election saw the Conservative Party gain a further 3 seats.


2010 Stevenage Borough Council election, Ward results, Woodfield
Note: Woodfield ward was won by Marion Mason for the Conservatives in 2006, but she defected to UKIP in January 2008.


2010 Stock Car Brasil season
The 2010 Copa Caixa Stock Car season was the 32nd Stock Car Brasil season. It began on March 28 at Interlagos and ended on December 5 at Curitiba after twelve rounds.


2010 Stock Car Brasil season
Max Wilson won the Drivers' Championship by thirteen points from Cacá Bueno, Wilson team-mate Ricardo Mauricio and Allam Khodair finished in third.


2010 Stockholm Ladies Cup
The 2010 Stockholm Ladies Cup was held from November 4 to 7 at the Danderyds Curling AB in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the 2010–11 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple-knockout format, and the playoffs were held in a modified double-knockout format. The purse for the event was 30,000 SEK, with the winner, Mirjam Ott, receiving 10,000 SEK.


2010 Stockholm bombings
On 11 December 2010, two bombs exploded in central Stockholm, killing the bomber. Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) described the bombings as acts of terrorism.


2010 Stockholm bombings
Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, an Iraqi-born Swedish citizen, is suspected of carrying out the bombing.


2010 Stockholm bombings
According to investigations by FBI, the bombing would likely have killed between 30 and 40 people had it succeeded, and it is thought that al-Abdaly operated with a network.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Bombings
The first explosion occurred at 16:48 CET, when an Audi 80 Avant automobile exploded at the intersection of Olof Palmes gata and Drottninggatan. According to firefighters the car contained bottles of liquefied petroleum gas, which resulted in several more explosions. Two people at the site of the explosion were hospitalized with minor injuries.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Bombings
The second explosion occurred at about 17:00 CET at the intersection of Bryggargatan and Drottninggatan. A man’s body, with blast wounds on his abdomen, was discovered nearby. According to a police spokesman, the man blew himself up. According to Aftonbladet, he carried six pipe bombs; only one exploded, killing him. Near the man, a metal pipe and a rucksack filled with metal fasteners and an unknown substance (suspected to be an explosive) were found. According to witnesses, the bomber was "shouting something in Arabic" before detonating the bomb. Closed-circuit television footage of the second explosion was released the following day by Aftonbladet.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Bombings
At the time of the explosions, central Stockholm was filled with Christmas shoppers and thousands of people were in the vicinity. The Swedish Defence Research Agency reconstructed and tested the bombs and estimates that if all the bombs had worked the effect could have been similar to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, where three people died and over a hundred people were injured. Foreign Minister Bildt expressed his concern that if the attack had been successful, the result could have been "truly catastrophic." The bombings followed a November increase in the terror-alert level in Sweden (from low to elevated) because of a "shift in activities among Swedish-based groups".


2010 Stockholm bombings, Bombings, Email threat
About ten minutes before the explosions, a threatening email was sent to the Swedish Security Service and the Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (TT). It referred to the presence of Swedish troops in Afghanistan and Swedish artist Lars Vilks' drawings of Muhammad as a roundabout dog: "Now your children, daughters and sisters will die in the same way our brothers and sisters die. Our actions will speak for themselves. As long as you don't end your war against Islam and degradation against the prophet and your foolish support for the pig [Lars] Vilks."


2010 Stockholm bombings, Bombings, Email threat
The email ended with a call to "all Mujahedin in Europe and Sweden. Now is the time to strike, wait no longer. Go forward with whatever you have, even if it is a knife, and I know you have more than a knife. Fear no one, don't fear prison, don't fear death." Sound files in Swedish and Arabic were also included.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Investigation
A PMR radio with attached wires was found near the body, suggesting that the bomb was intended to be triggered remotely. The state prosecutor said the action was well organised. Swedish bombexperts consider the bombs amateurishly produced, without assistance of an experienced terrorist. The suspect was wearing a bomb belt, carried a large bomb and was holding a metal object resembling a pressure cooker. The prosecutor believed that the bomb exploded prematurely; he speculated that the suspect was on his way to Stockholm Central Station or Åhléns, a large department store in the area.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Investigation
News media reported that a woman "close to" the suspect was detained in a 4:00 raid of a Hässelby flat by the National Task Force, and a search warrant was issued under the UK Terrorism Act 2000 for a property in Bedfordshire the following day.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Investigation
On 13 December, the SÄPO announced that seven explosive experts from the FBI would assist the investigation. Security services told TV4 that the suicide bomber's car contained a second pressure cooker bomb. Witnesses said that four days before the bombing, the man tried to buy aluminium powder in his parents' hometown of Tranås.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Investigation
Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå reported that a member of the Swedish Armed Forces warned an acquaintance in a message to avoid Drottninggatan several hours before the bombings: "If you can, avoid Drottninggatan today. A lot can happen there ... just so you know." The Swedish Armed Forces denied prior knowledge of the attack, promising to investigate further, and the SÄPO launched an independent investigation. The newspaper Expressen later reported that several sources close to the investigation claimed a second government employee had advance information about the bombing.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Investigation
Terrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defence College said that he believed the perpetrator was not working alone. Background coughing heard on the audio message left by the perpetrator increased suspicions that the bomber had accomplices.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Investigation
Investigation revealed that the terrorist used at least three different passports to avoid raising red flags when traveling to the Middle East. Suspicions that al-Abdaly had an accomplice increased in January 2011, when the media reported that uncensored recordings of the terrorist's audio message were posted on YouTube the day after he died. Swedish TV4 then reported that Abdulwahab's wife, Mona Thwany, had uploaded the recordings to the couple's YouTube account.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Suspect
Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly (12 December 1981 – 11 December 2010) was identified as the prime suspect. According to information from his Facebook profile and the muslima.com dating site (where he was looking for a second wife), he was a 28-year-old Iraqi Swede born in Baghdad who grew up in Tranås and was naturalized as a Swedish citizen in 1992.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Suspect
After completing secondary school in Sweden in 2001, al-Abdaly studied at the University of Bedfordshire and graduated with a degree in sports therapy in 2004. That year, he married a Swedish citizen with whom he had two daughters, born in 2007 and 2009, and a son born in 2010. At the time of the bombings, he was living with his wife in the Bury Park district of Luton, Bedfordshire. The Bury Park area has featured prominently in counter-terrorist investigations. His wife, who holds fundamentalist Islamic views, and he named their son Usama after Usama bin Laden. They returned to Sweden on 19 November to visit relatives in Tranås.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Suspect
In 2007, he began travelling repeatedly to Jordan and Iraq. In 2008, traveled to Syria. Al-Abady collected new Swedish passports in 2001, 2007 and 2008, the last of which he claimed to have lost.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Suspect
During his stay in Britain, al-Abdaly lived in Luton for almost a decade. Reports indicated that he became more religious and more angry in the late 2000s. During Ramadan in 2007, after al-Abdaly tried to recruit other Muslims who shared his political views when he preached at the Luton mosque he stormed out when confronted about his beliefs and was forbidden to return. His Facebook profile was reported to contain a mixture of technophile and Islamic fundamentalist postings, peppering sentiments such as "I love my Apple iPad" with references to "the Islamic Caliphate state" and Yawm al-Qiyamah. Al-Abdaly also posted internet videos of Chechen fighters and abused Iraqi prisoners.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Reaction, Domestic
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt held a press conference on 12 December 2010, where he said: "Saturday's events in central Stockholm leads many people to ask whether Sweden has become less safe. What occurred is unwanted and unacceptable. We must safeguard the open society where people can live together side by side." Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt posted a message on Twitter on 11 December 2010: "Most worrying attempt at terrorist attack in crowded part of central Stockholm. Failed — but could have been truly catastrophic." Swedish Security Service spokesman Mikael Gunnarsson said the agency did not increase the terror-threat level after the bombings: "And apart from the e-mail we didn't have any other indications or threats that this would happen."


2010 Stockholm bombings, Reaction, Domestic
Hassan Moussa, imam of the Stockholm Mosque, condemned "all forms of attacks, violence, fears and threats against innocent people, whatever the motive or pretext" in a statement provided to Swedish news agency TT. On 14 December, he issued a fatwa against the suicide bomber: "It's forbidden to approve what has happened or try to justify it. Those who accept it or justify it are as guilty as the perpetrator himself."


2010 Stockholm bombings, Reaction, Domestic
Muslim Council of Sweden chairman Omar Mustafa said in an interview, "This is an attack on Sweden and on all Muslims in Sweden." Ben Mahmoud Rahmeh, imam and chairman of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe, and the Islamic Federation of Sweden issued a press release condemning the attacks: "Attacks like this have been carried out earlier in both Muslim and non-Muslim communities (such as in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Spain and the UK) and then the Muslim scholars and theologians' position has been unanimously against such attacks.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Reaction, Domestic
Also, important Islamic institutions and Muslim inter-governmental organisations, such as Al-Azhar University, the European Council for Fatwa, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, have all been united in that all terrorist attacks against civilians and innocent people is strictly prohibited and that it is not permissible to oppress, harm or intimidate others." After the press release was issued, the attack was condemned during Friday prayers at the Stockholm Mosque.


2010 Stockholm bombings, Reaction, Domestic
Alexandra Brunell, secretary for Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson reacted to the event by tweeting "Äntligen" ("Finally") while another SD politician, member of parliament William Petzäll posted "I hate to say it, but didn´t we say so?"


2010 Stockholm county election
Stockholm County held a county council election on 19 September 2010 on the same day as the general and municipal elections.


2010 Stockholm county election, Results
There were 149 seats, the same number as in 2006. The Moderates became the largest party, winning 57 seats, a gain of two from the previous election. The party received about 36.7 % of the overall vote of 1,254,844.


2010 Stockholm county election, Municipal & Stockholm ward results
Stockholm Municipality was divided into six separate electoral wards (Södermalm-Enskede, Bromma-Kungsholmen, Norrmalm-Östermalm-Gamla Stan, Östra Söderort, Västra Söderort and Yttre Västerort) and its results were not counted as a unit. These wards have in these lists been translated to English to shorten columns.


2010 Stockholm municipal election
The 2010 Stockholm municipal election was held on 19 September 2010, concurrently with the 2010 Swedish general election. The election determined how many seats each party would be allocated on the 101-member Stockholm city council (Stockholms kommunfullmäktige) through a system of proportional representation. A total of 541,716 votes were cast in this election, for a total voter turnout of 81.58%


2010 Stockholm municipal election
This election confirmed the trend of the Green Party winning voters in the Swedish capital and other major urban areas in Sweden. The Sweden Democrats - for the first time winning seats in the national parliament - had a significantly lower share of votes in the Stockholm election, receiving only 2.62% of the votes (5.70% on national level).


2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the seats were up for election.


2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
The current state of the parties after the election is:


2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Given the election results, the Council administration continued to be run by a Liberal Democrat-majority, as it had continuously since 2002.


2010 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
Elections to Stoke-on-Trent City Council took place on 6 May 2010, coinciding with the national General election. One third - 20 seats - of the council were up for election.


2010 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election, Election result
After the election, the parties were represented thus: Labour 27 seats; Conservative 8 seats; British National Party 5 seats; Liberal Democrat 5 seats; Others 15 seats. Although Labour had greatly improved its position, becoming the largest party, the council remained in no overall control.


2010 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
The 2010 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season as an associate member of the Big South Conference. The team was coached by Chuck Priore and played their home games in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook, NY. The Seawolves ended their regular season 6–5, 5–1 in Big South play to earn it second straight Big South conference title shared with Liberty and Coastal Carolina. Due to a three-way tie in the conference title the automatic bid to the FCS playoff was given to Coastal Carolina, not Stony Brook who allowed more points against the Big South opponents.


2010 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Previous season
The Seawolves opened their season against their Long Island rivals, Hofstra, at Hempstead which ended in 17-10 loss to the Prade. The Seawolves then visited Colgate, losing the game in a 23-13 decision. Opening their home season at Stony Brook the Seawolves played Brown with they defeated 21-20. The Seawolves then visited UMass resulting in a 44-17 loss at Amherst. Seawolves entered their Conference play winning three games straight, losing at Charleston Southern and then winning their season finale against Liberty in a very close game at LaValle Stadium, 36-33. As a result, the Seawolves captured a share of the conference title with Liberty.


2010 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Before the season, Recruitment
In the off-season Hofstra University, Stony Brook’s Long Island rivals, announced that it would cut its football team for future season after 2009 leaving the Seawolves as the sole college football team in the long island area. As NCAA rules state, when a college team is cut, football athletes that transfer to another school don’t need to meet residency requirements to start play. This led to five incoming transfer from Hofstra to begin play at Stony Brook including Miguel Mayonet, and Brock Jackolski for the 2010 season.


2010 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Roster
Classes Key:Fr – Freshman; first year player. So – Sophomore; second year player. Jr – Junior; third year player. Sr – Senior; fourth year player. Bold – Team captain. Italics – Left team during the season. RS – Previously used a redshirt. – Redshirt during 2010 season. – Injured for entire or majority of season and is eligible for a medical redshirt.


2010 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties municipal elections
Elections were held in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2010 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties municipal elections, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties Council
Council consists of the mayors and deputy mayors of each of the townships. It does not include the city of Cornwall.


2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
The 2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 seats, compared to 19 Liberal Democrats and 3 independents, with a further 2 seats being vacant. 20 seats were contested in the election by a total of 58 candidates.


2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives hold control of the council after winning 11 of the 20 seats contested, compared to 8 seats for the Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. The Conservatives gained a seat in Kinwarton from the Liberal Democrats, but lost another seat back to the Liberal Democrats in Stratford Alveston to leave the political balance unchanged.


2010 Strathcona County municipal election
The 2010 Strathcona County municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. The citizens of Strathcona County, (this includes the Urban Service Area of Sherwood Park,) Alberta, elected one mayor, five of their eight councillors (one from each of eight wards), four of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14's nine trustees (3 from subdivision #2, and 1 from subdivision #3), and four of the Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41's seven trustees (supporters in Sherwood Park). Three incumbent councillors had no challengers, and the candidate for public school trustee Strathcona County south had no challengers.


2010 Strathcona County municipal election, Results, Public School Trustees
The Elk Island Public School Board consists of nine trustees, one from Lamont County, two from Fort Saskatchewan, three from Sherwood Park (subdivision 2), one from Strathcona County north (subdivision 3), one from Strathcona County south (subdivision 4), and one from the County of Minburn No. 27.


2010 Strathcona County municipal election, Results, Separate School Trustees
The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Board consists of seven trustees, four from Sherwood Park, one from Camrose, one from Vegreville, and one from Fort Saskatchewan.


2010 Strathcona County municipal election, By-election
Following being elected as an MLA in the April 2012 provincial election, Ward 5 Councillor Jacquie Fenske resigned her seat on council. A by-election was held on June 25, 2012, this time being contested by four residents.


2010 Stroud District Council election
The 2010 Stroud Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2010 Stroud District Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with 30 councillors despite losing 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats gained Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge wards from the Conservatives, to move to 7 seats, level with Labour.


2010 Styrian state election
The 2010 Styrian state election was held on 26 September 2010 to elect the members of the Landtag of Styria.


2010 Styrian state election
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) narrowly retained first place against the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), with both parties taking losses. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) was the main winner of the election, returning to the Landtag after falling out five years earlier; it won 10.7% of the vote and six seats, taking two each from the SPÖ, ÖVP, and Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ). Governor Franz Voves of the SPÖ was subsequently elected to a second term by the Landtag.


2010 Styrian state election, Background
Prior to amendments made in 2011, the Styrian constitution mandated that cabinet positions in the state government (state councillors, German: Landesräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. As such, the government was a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualified for at least one state councillor.


2010 Styrian state election, Background
The 2005 election brought significant changes in Styrian politics. The SPÖ won a narrow victory over the ÖVP, becoming the largest party in the Landtag for the first time since 1953; Franz Voves became the first SPÖ governor of Styria. The FPÖ also lost all its seats for the first time ever. The KPÖ returned to the Landtag after a 35-year absence, placing third with 6.3% of votes and four seats, on the back of a popular campaign and recent success in Graz. After the election, the SPÖ had five state councillors and the ÖVP four.


2010 Styrian state election, Electoral system
The 56 seats of the Landtag of Styria were elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. 48 of the seats were distributed between four multi-member constituencies. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must win at least one seat in a constituency directly. Seats were distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with eight leveling seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.


2010 Styrian state election, Contesting parties
In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, four parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot:


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600
The 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race held on April 10, 2010 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. It was the seventh race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event began at 7:30 p.m. EDT. It was televised live in the United States on Fox and its U.S. radio coverage was broadcast on Motor Racing Network starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT. It was also the longest race held there since 1988.


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600
The race, contested over 378 laps, was won by Ryan Newman from Stewart-Haas Racing, after starting fourteenth to polesitter A. J. Allmendinger. Jeff Gordon finished second for Hendrick Motorsports, while his teammate Jimmie Johnson finished the race in third. The race had a total of nine cautions and twenty lead changes among thirteen different drivers.


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600, Race report, Practices and qualifying
During the first practice, the fastest cars were Denny Hamlin, Michael McDowell, Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; near the end of the practice session Tony Stewart lost control of his car. The second practice began with several spins by drivers such as Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, and Jimmie Johnson. The fastest drivers in the session were Jeff Gordon, A. J. Allmendinger, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, and Jeff Burton. During qualifying, Allmendinger won the pole position, while David Stremme, Aric Almirola, Mike Bliss, and Brandon Ash failed to qualify for the race.


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600, Race report, Race summary
The pre-race ceremonies began with a moment of silence honoring the fallen coal miners in West Virginia; then Phoenix International Raceway's chaplain Ken Bowers gave the invocation. The national anthem, played on the trumpet, was performed by Dr. Jesse McGuire. Following this, professional boxer and grand marshal Laila Ali delivered the command to start engines. At 7:46 p.m EST, Allmendinger led the field to the green flag to start the race. After 14 laps, the first caution came out because Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch made contact.


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600, Race report, Race summary
On lap 22, Ryan Newman restarted in the lead, but the second caution came out one lap later because Jamie McMurray spun out. On the ensuing restart on lap 29, Tony Stewart led the drivers to the green flag. Stewart led until Juan Pablo Montoya passed him on lap 38. Then on lap 58, Brian Vickers spun and slammed the outside wall bringing out the third caution. Montoya led the race on the next restart on lap 63. The race proceeded to go caution-free for 72 laps.


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600, Race report, Race summary
During the long run, Jimmie Johnson passed Montoya on lap 130 as green flag pit stops were under way. Montoya regained the lead after the pit stops, but a lap later the fourth caution came out because of debris. The green flag was given on lap 148, with Montoya the leader. On lap 149, Johnson passed Montoya for the lead. After the lead change, the race underwent a green flag run until lap 190 when the fifth caution came out as a result of oil on the track in turn two.


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600, Race report, Race summary
Every driver on the lead lap made a pit stop; Johnson kept the lead coming off pit road. Shortly after the restart on lap 196, the sixth caution came out because Brad Keselowski slammed into the wall. The restart happened on lap 201 with Johnson the leader. After the restart, the race had a run of green flag laps which ended because of the seventh caution on lap 256, caused by David Reutimann spinning out.


2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600, Race report, Race summary
On the restart immediately following the seventh caution, Jimmie Johnson led the field back to the green flag on lap 262, but was quickly passed by Kyle Busch. After the restart, the race had a 52 lap green flag run which ended because of the eighth caution due to Travis Kvapil's engine problems. The restart occurred on lap 321, with Kyle Busch in the lead. Busch led until lap 372 when the ninth caution came out because Scott Riggs had tire problems. All the leaders pitted, but while the top six replaced two tires, the rest changed all four. On the restart, Jeff Gordon led the field to the green flag with two laps to go. Newman passed Gordon before taking the white flag. Newman won his first race of the 2010 season, which was also his first victory since the 2008 Daytona 500.


2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400
The 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400 was the eighth race meeting of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It featured Races 15 and 16 of the series and was held on the weekend of 9–11 July at the Townsville Street Circuit, in Townsville, in Queensland, Australia. It was the second running of the Townsville 400 street race.


2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400, Race 15
Jamie Whincup secured pole position with a clean run in the top ten shootout, three-tenths faster than Mark Winterbottom and half a second ahead of Garth Tander. Jason Bright highlighted a resurgence for Brad Jones Racing to qualify fourth fastest. Teammate Jason Richards had been fastest in Friday practice but faded without explanation in qualifying. The two Dick Johnson Racing Falcons were next, James Courtney ahead of Steven Johnson. Craig Lowndes had qualified fastest, but a mistake in the Top Ten Shootout at the final corner saw Lowndes start tenth behind Fabian Coulthard, Lee Holdsworth and Shane van Gisbergen. Cameron McConville on his return to the V8 Supercar series, replacing Daniel Gaunt in the Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Commodore, qualified twentieth while Jonathon Webb, debuting his new sponsor Mother Energy Drinks, qualified next-to last with Tony Ricciardello half a second behind the field.


2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400, Race 15
Tony D'Alberto started from pit lane after breaking an axle during qualifying with unidentified further damage putting him into the pits after the warm-up lap. Winterbottom won the start to lead early with Craig Lowndes clouting the wall at the kink before turn 1, breaking his Watts linkage. Tander took the lead at the end of turn 1 with Whincup moving into second at turn 1 of the second lap. Jason Bright was taken by the two DJR Falcons with turn 1 seeing Courtney tap teammate Johnson into a spin. A queue quickly built up behind Bright, the BJR Commodore not able to lap as quickly as the three leaders.