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Mayor Emanuel was at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., when the Blackhawks won Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday—and said, sure, it would be nice if the team finished the job at home.

The mayor flew to Florida on Saturday after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Maggie Daley Park, Chicago’s newest downtown park named for the city’s former first lady.

While in Florida, Emanuel ended up taking in two sporting events, his spokeswoman Kelley Quinn told RedEye. His daughter, who’s involved with rowing, was in a crew championship in Florida during the weekend, so the mayor headed down to cheer her on, but also ended up at the Blackhawks-Lightning game.

In a brief phone interview just after the final horn Saturday night, the mayor told RedEye: “Look, they played great … a lot of shots on goals.”

Asked whether he thinks the Hawks can finish the job Monday night and bring home another Cup, he said: “There’s nothing better than having a final game in Chicago.”

Emanuel ran into Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn between periods at the game, and the two “exchanged some good old-fashioned trash-talking,” Quinn said in an email on Sunday.

According to Quinn, Buckhorn said he was looking forward to seeing Emanuel back in Tampa for Game 7—implying the Hawks would lose Game 6 in Chicago on Monday night.

“Mayor Emanuel gave it right back and said he didn’t think so, then tossing in ‘I’ll be waiting for my check for One Summer Chicago,'” the youth jobs program, Quinn said.

Emanuel and Buckhorn have made the typical intercity food-and-drink bet on the outcome of the Stanley Cup Final.

Emanuel is wagering 122 slices of Eli’s cheesecake, a number the mayor’s office said was selected for each year of the Stanley Cup. Chicago’s also throwing in a case of craft beer from Slapshot Brewing Co., a Giordano’s deep-dish pizza, and mustard fried catfish and peach cobbler from BJ’s Market.

Buckhorn is wagering a case of Cigar City Invasion Pale Ale, 122 Cuban sandwiches and a “1905 salad” from Columbia Restaurant in Tampa.

The two mayors also agreed to make a contribution to an organization of the winning mayor’s choice. According to Quinn, Emanuel’s choice is One Summer Chicago.

Lisa Donovan is RedEye’s news editor. @byldonovan

Chicago Tribune contributed.