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- J hen most B.C. residents look back
: at the 2010 Winter Olympics and
the Sidney Crosby-sealed men’s

hockey gold medal that came packaged
with it, there is a strong feeling of pride and
satisfaction. There is a sense that we, as a
country, stood against the best the world
had to offer and emerged at the top of the
mountain with the ultimate prize hanging
from our necks.

While Olympic glory right in our own
backyard was unquestionably a shining
moment for Canada and Vancouver, it will
be nothing, nothing, in comparison to what
a long-awaited Stanley Cup victory would
mean to this city and this province.

The Canucks are on the cusp of
breaking through a ceiling hardened by 40
years of relative on-ice futility, and there
is already a palatable feeling of genuine
excitement coursing through the province and
electrifying most people with a pulse. There
was a similar feeling during the Olympic run,
but this time it’s different.

This time, basking in the glow of a
Stanley Cup is a triumph that belongs solely
to us. It’s ours. And this time, should the
Canucks seal the deal, winning the Stanley
Cup feels like the end of a very long and
very tiring marathon. Where the Olympics
were two fast and furious weeks of action at
a breakneck speed, the Cup is the Holy Grail
at the end of a long, hard road that few are
ever certain can be reached. The Canadian

 
 

 

The meaning of a championship

Olympic hockey team inspired incredible
feelings of national pride, no doubt, but upon
a more realistic lens of examination, that was
also a dream team assembled with the most
elite players on the planet. While the Canucks
are obviously a very talented and well-oiled
team, the overall league parity in the NHL
compared to the national scene isn’t even
close.

No, this time, this is a run that feels
different, more satisfying and in most
people’s minds, more special. The Stanley
Cup finals are a land that Vancouver hasn’t
even graced in 17 long years, and to finally go
the distance and bring home the most revered
and hallowed championship in Canadian
history is something that will endure beyond
the next year, five years or even the next
decade.

It’s almost difficult to put into sufficient
words just what finally winning the Stanley
Cup would mean to this city and this
province. It’s a mantra that is often repeated,
but it holds true. Every kid in Canada and
most of the United States who has ever laced
up a pair of skates and played hockey has
dreamt of someday winning the Cup. It’s a
championship that is unmatched in sports
with the appeal it possesses. More than
any other trophy, be it football, basketball,
anything, the Stanley Cup holds a special
place in most people’s hearts. To finally,
finally win it, even as nothing more than a
fan of the Canucks, is something that will be
embedded in this city forever.

 

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