So here's an interesting stat...

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With Edmonton's loss tonight, a Canadian team won't win the Stanley Cup for the 29th straight year -- the last Canadian champion still being the Montreal Canadians in 1993.

An American team has won the Grey Cup more recently than a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup. There hasn’t been an American team in the CFL since the Baltimore Stallions moved to Montreal in 1995.

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[xp_echo]

See, this is where you suddenly have an irritated Canadian breathing down your neck.

[xp_cypher]

Who me, stir the pot? I'm sure I don't know what you mean. :D

[xp_darcy]

Mm, have I told you today how much I love your big nerdy stat brain? (And the rest of you, obvs.)

Also a few of these for Edmonton, Canada's last futile hope at a cup: 🧹🧹🧹🧹

[xp_cypher]

Say nice things at my funeral, darlin. And make sure to bury me in my Avs jersey.

[xp_darcy]

Are you kidding I'm gonna drop your ashes at center ice.

(But also if the rangers can pull it off do we wanna price tickets?)

[xp_cypher]

I mean, YEAH.

[xp_echo]

Stop making out in the journals. Some of us have sensitive eyes.

[xp_darcy]

Aww lil sis have I told you today that I love your cute lil snarky face? 😂😘

[xp_echo]

Weirdo.

You still meeting me after classes for dinner?

[xp_tarot]

I thought the evil team in Baltimore was birds?

[xp_cypher]

Their team in the American football league is the Ravens, yes. Canadian football is similar, but with a larger field, an extra player on each side, and so forth. Apparently there used to be American teams in that league, including this other Baltimore team, which I did not know until today.

[xp_tarot]

I knew that city was evil.

[xp_blackcat]

I have no idea what is going on but it seems like it will make hello I turn a pizza into quarters while I'm trying to do my cardio so go at it have fun murder him

[xp_cypher]

Um, Fi, that made even less sense than some of Clinto's texts, just sayin.

(And I am at peace with my impending murder, RIP in peace Doug, died as he lived, making poor life decisions about shitposting)

[xp_blackcat]

Garrison. Is terrible (and doesn't have to do cardio) Murder him.

I mean probably your murder too but if you could get to him first I'd appreciate it

[xp_blackcat]

in retrospect I missed a word. but still. murder.

I have no idea what is going on, but it seems like it will make hello I turn a pizza into quarters while I'm trying to do my cardio angry, so go at it have fun murder him

[xp_dominion]

I feel I'm being deliberately baited here. But just for fun, let's look at the numbers. See, the most important number is 44. That's the percentage of NHL players that are Canadian. Despite massive fanbases in Russia, Scandinavia and the US, with a combined population of over a half billion, 44% of NHL calibre players come from a country with a total population base of 38M. Which is to say that a Canadian team always wins the Stanley Cup every year. They just don't happen to have their home ice located in Canada.

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Russian hockey is superior.

[xp_dominion]

Ovechkin is superior. Fixed that for you.

[xp_darcy]

So what I'm hearing is that you're cheering for the Avs in the final, because they have the most Canadians on the roster? :)

[xp_dominion]

Nope. Just comfortable knowing whatever team wins will ultimately be a Canadian win.

[xp_daredevil]

hockey hockey...oh! you mean boxing on ice.

[xp_wildchild]

They don't give you 5 foot long sticks in boxing. Hockey is jousting on ice.

... man I kinda wish I could score some size whatever my feet are skates. I miss hockey.

[xp_daredevil]

yeah, but you go to hockey and fights always break out

but I will accept jousting on ice as well.

I bet someone can custom make them if you want them badly enough?

[xp_velocidad]

Curious definition of the word "interesting"