Canadian hockey fans were optimistic going into the National Hockey League playoffs this year, with four of the seven teams being Canadian: Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Edmonton all qualified. Hopes were high when the Edmonton Oilers made it to the final stretch, but they fell short of victory in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup, extending the drought for Canadian teams.
A Canadian team hasn’t won the Stanley Cup since the 1993-94 Montreal Canadiens. Since that time, 16 different American teams have won the Cup. Boston Pizza advertisements made light of the three-decade Stanley Cup drought and suggested that perhaps Canadian hockey fans might support all the Canadian teams.
This prompted an immediate backlash from some Canadian hockey fans. It seems that most Canadian hockey fans are happy to cheer for their team, but not other Canadian teams.
