The Blackhawks came up in the daily White House briefing Tuesday, with one reporter asking if President Barack Obama was "a fair weather fan."
Obama press spokesman Josh Earnest was asked if the president watched the game Monday night.
Earnest responded he didn't know whether Obama "had the opportunity to see the game."
"Those of you who follow the President on Twitter noted that he had an opportunity to tweet about this," Earnest continued, describing Obama as "an unabashed advocate for his hometown teams in Chicago."
"And so he is not — while he does not closely follow hockey over the course of the regular season, he is obviously very pleased to see the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup for the third time in six years. And he certainly does look forward to welcoming them to the White House once again," said Earnest.
That was followed up by this question from a reporter: "You said the president doesn't follow the Blackhawks year-round, but he watched the game. Does that open him up to criticism that he could be considered a fair weather fan?"
Replied Earnest: "No. I don't know that he watched the games. I didn't mean to leave you with the impression that he did last night."
He was then, thankfully, interrupted by a question about a vote on a proposed trade deal.
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