Photos from Blackhawks parade

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The bus carrying the champion Blackhawks passes with Brent Seabrook holding the Stanley Cup. Photo by Sarah Surch Green

The bus carrying the champion Blackhawks passes with Brent Seabrook holding the Stanley Cup. Photo by Sarah Surch Green

The Art Institute got into the celebration as it adorned the signature lions with hockey helmets. Photo by Sarah Surch Green

The Art Institute got into the celebration as it adorned the signature lions with hockey helmets. Photo by Sarah Surch Green

A sea of red adorns Soldier Field, during Thursday’s celebration. Photo by Mike Rubino

A sea of red adorns Soldier Field, during Thursday’s celebration. Photo by Mike Rubino

The giant video screen helped attendees get a close-up view of the ceremony, emceed by broadcaster Pat Foley. Photo by Mike Rubino

The giant video screen helped attendees get a close-up view of the ceremony, emceed by broadcaster Pat Foley. Photo by Mike Rubino

Fans start heading in to Soldier Field in preparation for the ceremony celebrating the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup championship. Photo by Mike Rubino

Fans start heading in to Soldier Field in preparation for the ceremony celebrating the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup championship. Photo by Mike Rubino

Chicago was seeing Thursday what a lot of the Blackhawks’ opponents were seeing during the 2015 Stanley Club Playoffs — a lot of red. But instead of cowering because of the imposing Blackhawks, an estimated 2 million people helped celebrate the Blackhawks’ third Stanley Cup in the last six years.

It all started with a parade and was capped with a ceremony worthy of a champion at Soldier Field.