4 wins are all of the Edmonton Oilers have to grow to be the primary Canadian group to raise the Stanley Cup in 31 years. Canadian fan bases have been craving a Cup parade for the final three many years, and Edmonton would possibly simply get one if it will probably get previous the Florida Panthers.

On June 9, 1993, the Montreal Canadiens handed across the Stanley Cup after beating the Los Angeles Kings in 5 video games. Jurassic Park was mauling its competitors on the field workplace. “Roseanne” and ‘Residence Enchancment” have been on nearly each TV in America. Janet Jackson’s “That is the Manner Love Goes” was topping the billboard charts.

Since then, the Stanley Cup has taken up residence in the US for 31 consecutive years.

That is a very long time for a hockey-crazy nation to go with out a Cup winner, however Canadian groups have carried out their justifiable share of dominating all through the years. The Canadiens lead the NHL with 23 Stanley Cup wins, together with 5 straight from 1956-60.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have grow to be the butt of many postseason jokes within the modern-day, however that they had a pair dynasties of their very own within the 40s and 60s. In whole, Toronto has received the Cup 13 instances, even when it has been practically 60 years since their final championship.

The Oilers themselves are lots conversant in Lord Stanley. From 1984-88, Edmonton received the Stanley Cup in 4 out of 5 years with the nice Wayne Gretzky main a group chock-full of future Corridor of Famers like Mark Messier, Paul Coffey, and Grant Fuhr. The Oilers received their fifth and most up-to-date Stanley Cup in 1990, after sending Gretzky to the Kings two years earlier.

If they will beat the Panthers, which weren’t even a franchise in 1993 when Montreal received the final Cup for a Canadian group, the Oilers will lastly deliver the Stanley Cup north of the border, ending the prolonged drought. With that in thoughts, let’s check out how lengthy every Canadian group has gone with out a championship.

Toronto Maple Leafs | 57 years

• Stanley Cup wins: 13
• Years received: 1967, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1951, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1945, 1942, 1932, 1922, 1918

Vancouver Canucks | 54 years

• Stanley Cup wins: 0
• Years received: N/A

Calgary Flames | 35 years

• Stanley Cup wins: 1
• Years received: 1989

Edmonton Oilers | 34 years

• Stanley Cup wins: 5
• Years received: 1990, 1988, 1987, 1985, 1984

Ottawa Senators | 32 years

• Stanley Cup wins: 0
• Years received: N/A

Montreal Canadiens | 31 years

• Stanley Cup wins: 23
• Years received: 1993, 1986, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1973, 1971, 1969, 1968, 1966, 1965, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1953, 1946, 1944, 1931, 1930, 1924, 1926

Winnipeg Jets | 13 years

• Stanley Cup wins: 0
• Years received: N/A