History Will Be Made.

It might as well be called "Championship Weeks," but yes folks, Lord Stanley's Cup and the Larry O'Brien Trophy will be awarded within these two weeks. So with that in mind, it's time to break these two matchups down.

STANLEY CUP FINALS

The Canucks are making their first Stanley Cup final since 1994, when they lost in 7 to the Rangers. Will this be the year they finally get it done? Remember, no Canadian franchise in the NHL has won it all since the '92-93 Habs did it against the Kings.

The Bruins are also back, for the first time since 1990, when they lost to the Oilers.

Both teams have outstanding goaltenders-Roberto Luongo and Tim Thomas-who are both Vezina Trophy finalists (to be awarded at the upcoming NHL Awards), who should both be exciting to watch.

Game 1 begins Wednesday 6/1 in Vancouver. First two games are on NBC, with games 3 and 4 on Versus. The remaining games of the series-if necessary-will be on NBC. Every game of the series will be on CBC.

Game 1 6/1 @ Vancouver
Game 2 6/4 @ Vancouver
Game 3 6/6 @ Boston
Game 4 6/8 @ Boston
Game 5 6/10 @ Vancouver*
Game 6 6/13 @ Boston*
Game 7 6/15 @ Vancouver*
*-if necessary

NBA FINALS

It's the rematch of the 2006 Finals series, with the Mavs and the Heat meeting again.

The Mavs are fully stacked this season, with the acquisition of Tyson Chandler and Peja Stojakovic from the Hornets. Dirk is in full form, and Jason Terry and Juan "JJ" Barea great from the interchange position. Shawn Marion is solid too. Could this be the year Jason Kidd finally gets a ring at age 38? He's been to the Finals before. Same could be said for Rick Carlisle, who has never got that far in the postseason. Who knows?

The Heat is led by first year coach Erik Spoelstra...sort of. The three prom queens-Boshie, Mr. Gatorade Wade and Queen James are pretty much the leaders of the club. Enough said.

Every game of the series is exclusive on ABC and ABC only, with Game 1 on Tuesday 5/31.

Game 1 5/31 @ Miami
Game 2 6/2 @ Miami
Game 3 6/5 @ Dallas
Game 4 6/7 @ Dallas
Game 5 6/9 @ Dallas*
Game 6 6/12 @ Miami*
Game 7 6/14 @ Miami*
*-if necessary

Go MAVS!

History will be made.