Two iconic hockey clubs have renewed hopes that a decades-long wait for a Stanley Cup win is over—both for themselves and for Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers have been champions many times, but not recently. And Canada hasn’t had a Stanley Cup champion since the Montreal Canadiens won in 1993.
What’s more, the Stanley Cup playoffs are wide open, with the top team during the regular season—the record-setting Boston Bruins—eliminated in addition to the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.
