Bad news for Canadian hockey fans.
The Stanley Cup drought continues. It has now been 33 years since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup when the Montreal Canadiens bested the Los Angeles Kings in 1993.
This evening, it was the Canadiens who were decisively eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the NHL Eastern Conference final by a score of 6-1.
For their part, the Hurricanes will try to win their first Stanley Cup in 20 years as they face the Vegas Golden Knights who won the Cup in 2023.
Perhaps it was a lot to ask of the Habs. Aside from Montreal's Game 1 win, the Hurricanes have been unbeaten in the post-season having swept both the Ottawa Senators and the Philadelphia Flyers.
I suspect the sudden death of one-time Canadiens legend Claude Lemieux took some of the wind out of their sails.
Still, it was a valiant effort on the part of the Canadiens who battled to seven game triumphs over the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres.
Nevertheless, Canadian hockey fans will have to once again wait until next year.
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