The Heat is on: McDavid, Oilers Ready to Take Whack at Ending US Stanley Cup Freeze-Out

Dubbed “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky gave the Great White North a sense of great pride for much of the 1980s. But 31 years without a Stanley Cup for a Canadian team has begun to grate on fans in the country where it is the national sport. It was Gretzky’s Kings who last allowed Canada to capture the big prize when Los Angeles lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games in 1993. And since then, even the Kings have won two Cups during this decades-long Canada freeze-out. No Cup for Canada. It’s now the talk of the National Hockey League (NHL) and beyond....