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The Stanley Cup finals are underway: Blues-Bruins. For the 26th year in a row, a Canadian team won’t skate the Cup.

What’s going on? Canadian teams have won 43 Cups to date, and Canadian men, women, junior, and world teams almost always medal. Something’s amiss. And it’s systematic. By chance alone, Canadian teams should’ve skated the Cup again by now.

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In 2013, Nicholas Goss of the Bleacher Report wrote, “Anatomy of a Stanley Cup Champion.” He championed depth scoring, veteran leadership, standout defensemen, rock-solid goaltending, and 100-per-cent player effort and buy-in.

Shortly thereafter, The Hockey Fanatic published, “What is Wrong with Canada’s NHL Teams?,” musing about expansion issues, player preference for warmer climates, lower Canadian dollar values, team-relocation issues, Canadian media/fan pressure, NHL-based obstacles, and a “Canadian Curse.” Last month, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun lamented further about the 26-year drought, adding bad team chemistry to the mix.