Canada's Stanley Cup drought is decades long: Can Edmonton Oilers end it?

Hockey is considered Canada's sport, but it has been decades since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup.

The Montreal Canadiens won the NHL championship in 1993 — at a time when having a Canadian winner seemed to be the rule.

A Canadian team won seven consecutive seasons (Edmonton Oilers five times and the Canadiens and Calgary Flames once each) from 1984-90. A Canadian team reached the Stanley Cup Final every year from 1982-90, and there were all-Canada finals in 1986 and 1989.

But no champion since 1993. The Vancouver Canucks lost in the 1994 Final and a Canadian team didn't make it back until 2004.

The 2025 Oilers will be the latest team to try to end the drought, getting another shot after falling short last season against the Florida Panthers.