Oh Canada! Majority of Canadians Believe Canadian NHL Team Can Win Lord Stanley’s Cup by 2013
Yahoo! Canada Sports Ready to Bring Hockey Fans All the Latest News and Developments during 2010-2011 Season
Yahoo! Canada Sports press release
TORONTO, Ontario – October 6, 2010 – The Montreal Canadiens were the last Canadian-based NHL team to win the Stanley Cup in 1993, and according to Canadians, the Habs stand the best chance at hoisting Lord Stanley’s Cup in our home and native land by 2013.
A survey of 1,503 Canadians conducted by Leger Marketing for Yahoo! Canada Sports shows that over 80 per cent of respondents believe a Canadian team can win the Cup by 2013 – the 20th anniversary of the Habs’ win.
While 24 per cent believe the Habs have the best shot at winning the Cup again, Canadians believe the Vancouver Canucks have the next best shot (22%), followed by the Ottawa Senators (11%), Calgary Flames (9%), with the Toronto Maple Leafs (8%) and Edmonton Oilers (5%) rounding out the list. Sixteen per cent believe no Canadian NHL team will win the Cup by 2013.
“It’s hard to believe almost 20 years have passed since the last Canadian team won the Cup, but it looks like Canadians have faith that Lord Stanley’s goblet will find its way to a team north of the 49th parallel again soon,” says Steve McAllister, managing editor – sports for Yahoo! Canada. “The National Hockey League has undergone many changes in the last two decades, so it will be interesting to see if the Habs can pull out a win or if the Stanley Cup drought continues for the Canadian clubs.”
Other notable findings include:
* The Battle of Alberta: One quarter (25%) of Albertans believe the Flames stand a chance of winning the Cup compared to 20% who believe the Edmonton Oilers do.
* Leafs vs. Sens: 16% of Ontarians believe the Sens can win compared to 13% who say the same about the Leafs.
* Prairie Outlook: 23 per cent of Manitoba and Saskatchewan respondents believe the Habs stand the best chance at winning the Cup.
* Eastern Sentiment: Atlantic Canada is also a Habs stronghold, with 27 per cent believing a Habs win is most likely.
As part of its ongoing commitment to be the center of people’s online lives, Yahoo! Canada Sports’ roster of hockey insiders and experts will bring hockey fans across North America and around the world all the latest news, information and highlights from the 2010-2011 NHL season. Nobody loves hockey more than Canadians, and this year Yahoo! Canada Sports is leading the company’s North American hockey coverage, reaching the more than 600 million people who visit Yahoo! each month.
“Canadians love hockey – it’s part of who we are, and Yahoo! Canada Sports is pleased to offer hockey fans around the world access to some great original content, breaking news and insights at www.yahoo.ca/sports,“ says Sam McCaig, hockey editor, Yahoo! Canada Sports. “From the pre-season to when the puck drops on the regular season to when Gary Bettman hands the Stanley Cup to the 2011 champions, Yahoo! Canada Sports will be there every step of the way.”
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