The latest NHL hockey season has come to an end, and while many – including my father – aren’t too happy that the Calgary Flames missed the playoffs, I’m certainly excited about the post-season.

And if the annual EA Sports simulation is to be believed, the Chicago Blackhawks will win the Stanley Cup after a seven-game series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

For years, EA Sports has used the latest release of its video games – which are supported with real-life data and groundbreaking artificial intelligence – to predict the results of professional sports playoffs.

EA Sports representative Duke Indrasigamany told me that it took about 20 minutes – “give or take” – to run through the playoffs using NHL 10.

The simulation also predicted that the Vancouver Canucks will get past the Los Angeles Kings and the Detroit Red Wings, before losing to the Blackhawks in a seven game Western Conference final.

Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin face off in the Eastern Conference final, after the Philadelphia Flyers upset the New Jersey Devils in the first round.

For those of us who can’t always get to a television to watch a game, CBC announced today that the Hockey Night in Canada application, created for the iPhone and iPod Touch, will enable live streaming of every Stanley Cup playoff game broadcast by the CBC.

Single games will cost $2.99, Stanley Cup Final games will cost $4.99, or you can buy all the games broadcast by CBC for $14.99.

So you’ll be able to watch those games no matter where you are.

Cross-posted at the Georgia Straight: NHL 10 playoff prediction, CBC to live stream playoffs on iPhone