It has been over three decades since a Canadian team lifted the Stanley Cup, but the Edmonton Oilers have the chance of breaking the curse in the next few days. The last time a team north of the American border hoisted the Cup was June 1993,

Former Oilers captain and NHL Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky is dropping a truth bomb on the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.

A generation later in 2008, Sidney Crosby found himself on the losing end of a six-game Stanley Cup Final series to the dynastic Detroit Red Wings. The heir apparent to Gretzky's throne came back a year later and won his first Stanley Cup by beating Detroit in seven games.