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2015 Stanley Cup Finals conflict forces Garth Brooks to cancel Tampa shows

Legends are created sometimes in the Stanley Cup Finals. Sometimes legends return to the Stanley Cup Finals for another shot at glory. Some legends in the NHL never experience the glory of winning a Stanley Cup.

Sometimes, just sometimes, legends cannot be experience by way of the Stanley Cup. For country music fans, that sometime is now as legend Garth Brooks (who is in the middle of a world tour) has canceled his scheduled dates at Amalie Arena with thanks to conflict with the Stanley Cup Finals.

From an official join statement by way of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood (another legend who is part of the tour):

"First of all, we would all like to congratulate the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks for reaching the Stanley Cup Final.