It’s been a long, long time since a Canadian team captured Lord Stanley’s Cup. To refresh your memory, Patrick Roy led the Montreal Canadiens to the franchise’s 24th championship over Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings 24 years ago, in 1993. To put that number into perspective, The NHL’s leading scorer, Connor McDavid, was not born until roughly three-and-a-half years later.

As it currently stands, five Canadian teams are in a playoff position heading into the season’s final quarter. Considering this very well could be the year the streak is broken, we took a look back at some NHL facts since the last Canadian Stanley Cup.

The following facts are in no particular order.

1) There have been three lockouts since 93’. They occurred during the entire 2004-2005 season, and half of the 1994-1995 and 2012-2013 seasons.

2) Since 93’, Seven franchises have been added to the NHL. They include the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Florida Panthers (93’), the Nashville Predators (98’), the Atlanta Thrashers (now Winnipeg Jets, 99’), the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild (00’), and the Las Vegas Golden Knights (16’).

3) The Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets is the only organization that has not won a postseason game in the NHL (with the exception of Las Vegas). They have been to the playoffs twice (in 07’ and more recently in 15’), but were swept in both series.

4) Crosby is the youngest captain to hoist the Stanley Cup since 93’. He was 21 years, 10 months and 5 days when he captured his first Championship in 2009.

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5) Only 12 teams have won the Stanley Cup since 93’. That number makes up just 40% of current NHL franchises excluding Las Vegas.

6) The Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and New Jersey Devils have all won at least three Stanley Cups since 93’.

7) Since 2000, Michel Therrien and Claude Julien have both coached the Montreal Canadiens twice.

8) Jaromir Jagr has captured the most Art Ross trophies since 93’ with five. He won four in a row with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1997-2001.

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9) Alexander Ovechkin has won the most Hart trophies since 93’, with three. That total is one more than Sidney Crosby (2) and Dominik Hasek (2).

10) Only three goalies have won the Hart Trophy since 93’. Dominik Hasek (2), Jose Theodore (1) and Carey Price (1).

11) In the 1994-1995 season, Quebec Nordiques head coach Marc Crawford became the youngest bench boss to win the Jack Adams award. He was just 34, and still holds the record today.

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12) Crawford also became the youngest coach to win the Stanley Cup at the age of 35 in 1996 as the coach of the Colorado Avalanche, one season after the team made the move from Quebec.

13) Only five first overall picks have won the Calder trophy since 1993. The list includes: Bryan Berard (1996-1997), Alexander Ovechkin (2005-2006), Patrick Kane (2007-2008), Nathan MacKinnon (2013-2014) and Aaron Ekblad (2014-2015).

14) Four Canadian teams have reached the Stanley Cup finals since Montreal did in 93’; The Vancouver Canucks in 94’ and 11’, the Calgary Flames in 04’, the Edmonton Oilers in 06’, and the Ottawa Senators in 07’.

15) The NHL’s hard salary cap was implemented in 2005 and began with a $39 million US limit per year. Today, the amount is almost double the original one at $73 million US, while the floor is $15 million more than the original number at $54 million US.

16) In the 2012-2013 season, Shea Weber earned the most money with signing bonuses in a single season in NHL history. The number? A cool $14 million US. Anze Kopitar is currently the only player in the league, and in history to make as much in a single season.

17) In 2012, Zdeno Chara set the record for the hardest NHL shot ever recorded at the All-Star game at 108.8 MPH.

18) Chara also became the tallest player in NHL history when he joined the league in the 1997-1998 season. He is 6’9.

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19) The Edmonton Oilers have owned more first overall draft picks than any other team since 93’. They possessed four from 2010-2015.

20) The NHL abolished its two-line pass rule during the 2004-2005 lockout.

 

21) By 2004, 90% of players were using composite sticks. (Toronto Star)

22) Donald Brashear holds the record for most penalty minutes in a single season since 93'. He accumulated 372 with the Vancouver Canucks, which is high enough for 10th all time in a season (Quanthockey).

23) In 2012, the Los Angeles Kings became the only eighth-seeded team to win the Stanley Cup after defeating the New Jersey Devils 4-2 in the 2012 finals.

24) Wayne Gretzky retired on April 18, 1999 in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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It’s a matter of time until we find out if a team north of the border will bring home a championship, and there’s no denying that this country is due for one.

So... Who's it going to be?