Edmonton Oilers fan LJ Muskwa, centre, celebrates with fans in the Ice District after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final Friday, June 21, 2024.
Round after round, people have wondered whether or not the nation would back the boys in blue and orange. After all, they are now the team closest to ending Canada’s long-standing Stanley Cup drought.Edmonton Oilers fan LJ Muskwa, centre, celebrates with fans in the Ice District after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final Friday, June 21, 2024.
After all, they are now the team closest to ending Canada's long-standing Stanley Cup drought. The last team to do that? The Montreal Canadiens in 1993.Noah Cameron, 12, holds up his sign in the Edmonton Ice District after the Edmonton Oilers won Game 5 against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
"They're rock stars, I hate to say it but they are rock stars. The fact that they've dug deep and come up and now are at the final final, kudos to them."But for others, like Douglas Hay, that Cinderella story is a big reason the team has earned his support. It seems like a distant memory now, but the Oilers have consistently clawed back from the depths and overcame challenges more than once this year.
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