@brodiebrazil: If you were to take a poll of which means more to hockey fans, Stanley Cup or Olympic Gold what do you think the fans prefer and why?

NHL going back to the Olympics in 2026 got me thinking what would mean more to hockey fans, having their NHL team win the Stanley Cup or having their national team win Olympic gold at the 2026 Olympics in Italy?

As a Canadian I don't know what I want more, the Oilers to win the Stanley Cup or Team Canada winning the Olympic Gold at the 2026 Olympics in Italy. If I had to choose man this is tough, since the Olympics happens once every 4 years I have to go with Team Canada winning Olympic Gold in 2026 over the Oilers winning the Stanley Cup because I believe whoever wins Olympic gold has to be declared the best hockey nation in the world as Olympic gold imo is worth more than the Stanley Cup.

Same, any team but edmonton

@@Crushbra sucks to be you

GO LEAFS GO GO STARS GO

I'm an Oilers fan, I was born in Edmonton, and live near Edmonton... I'd cheer for another Canadian team if it came down to it... I think that's just kind of a you thing bud.

@@Apoch86 No, You are kind of a you thing. There's way more like me than like you.

@@Apoch86 him, me, and literally every person i know..maybe a you thing?

@@hughjass1044 weird cause it’s the same for me.. pretty much everyone I know that’s a hockey fan would root for a Canadian team if we lost…. Must run in different circles…

I think this is the one comment everyone will agree with

I'd like any Canadian team but Ottawa to win myself... but they could start running the team properly and that could change.

....nope, fuck the jets

I was rooting for the Canucks in 2010-2011 because f the Bruins.

I dunno Ottawa's run in 2017 had a lot of Canadians behind it even Habs and Leafs fans. I generally think Canadian hockey fans are generally okay with rooting for Canadian teams provided they are not the Habs or Leafs due to the abundance of media bias.

I'm rooting against them. Don't want another Canadian team making it to the finals just to lose

From what I've seen, Leafs fans' respect for the Jets is quickly dissipating... and one person might be singlehandedly responsible.

No man. No. I respect your right to your opinion. But - even though I have been away from the True North Strong and Free - for more years than i care to admit to - I have Canadian memories of back when the world was different and you could talk to people about the real hockey players - from Trois Rivieres - and and even the amateur Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen that stunned the world - amateurs competing the professional Russians - and it is a degradation of humanity that there are so many many hockey teams all over the States in cities where it never even snows and people do not have any idea what it is to come home from school and strap on hand-me-down skates and go to play hockey even if it means you have to scrape off the fresh snow off the ice to skate on it - but they do know about making a buck from people who do life through their TV sets. But, no.' I know gone are the days when one could say that "all of the All-Stars are Canadians" and the American teams that win the play-offs have the most Canadians. I get it. \But No! Anyone born in Canada has a feeling of pride that a Canadian hockey team wins the most important trophy there is. It restores a person's faith in the rightness of the world. So Go Edmonton. The pride of a nation sits on your shoulders. But that is just my H.O.

@@DanielCunningham-bm5vb well said my fellow Canadian brother

Yep and a lot are crying it's the 'officials' fault! It's funny how much they posted "McBaby" and had meme's of him arguing with officials, yet all the Canucks fans do is whine and cry after every loss. Now a lot are saying how embarrassing it was for the Oilers to take 7 games to do the deed. I'd never cheer for Vancouver after this (though in the past when they went to the finals I did). I would cheer for Ottawa though!

@@KptKrunch9481 For all the talk Oilers and Leaf fans get for being toxic, Canucks fans are lowkey some of the most vindictive, toxic creations on this earth. They have been mudslinging ALL SEASON LONG. Maybe they inhaled some of that toxic supply from their trash strewn streets. I thought their city was supposed to be a "great place to live," but they seem like miserable people even when they are winning, and are worse when they lose.

I'd rather Dallas win. I'd hate to see another team choke in the finals like Calgary in 04 edmonton in 05 ottawa 07 Vancouver 11 Montreal 2021

F all of them, we don’t need sheep shill fans anyway

Same dallas is my pick to win

"I know alot of canadians" you sound so stupid. Your 3 sisters and your dad who is also your uncle doesn't count

What sharks fans where are they at ?? 😂 😊

evander kane having that eichel story? supposed to be a guy you cant win with but look where they are & have been after acquiring him.

@@Puckluck09at home watching Pavelski and Deboer on some other team

I respect the Habs' Cup wins, whether pre- or post-1967. That said, no non-Habs' Canadian team (NHCT) has yet: - won a post-1990 Cup - post-2011 has even made it to a Cup final - won as many post-1967 Cups as the Habs have (10), with the Oilers (5) having won the most followed by the Flames (1) and a multi-way tie with 0 among the Canucks, Jets, Leafs and Sens

Good point...

That's too bad.. I'd cheer for the Canucks or the Flames if they were in the position Edmonton finds themselves... I'm an Oilers fan too.. born and raised in Edmonton..

@@Apoch86 I just can't. My hatred of the Oilers fan base is just too great! 🤣

@@garrysnowcreative I bet if we met in person you could share a drink with me… not all Edmontonians (and more specifically Edmonton hockey fans) are bad people. Take care though.. hope you don’t have to harbour hate your whole life.

@@Apoch86 See... this is the problem... Edmonton fans take things to seriously. I'm just trash talking. Anyways, I'll be happy to see McJesus and Drai sign to other teams, and Edmonton can go back into a 20 year hibernation.

your not a Flames fan then. We dont claim you, JOin edmonton please

@@cartermiedema9114 Here's how it really went down. Edmonton fans supported their WHA team while Calgarians didn't support their team and they never played a game. The Oilers survived until 1979 when they entered the NHL because the league wanted Gretzky. After the NHL success in Edmonton, Calgarians were insanely jealous and went out and got the failing Atlanta Flames franchise. Edmonton totally lead the way in supporting WHA hockey and bringing the NHL to Alberta. Calgarians are too clueless to even be grateful.

@@cartermiedema9114 Yes, as a matter of fact I AM a Flames fan. Your permission for me being one is not needed. I'm a diehard Calgary Flames fan. Since they were in ATLANTA. I wanted to express my "good wishes" to the Oilers - especially for being the ONLY Canadian team left in the playoffs. I will never root for several teams (that includes the Canucks, Ducks , Stars, Black Hawks, Red Wings, Islanders, or Hurricanes). .. Just to get started. I will continue to wish the Oilers good luck the rest of the way in the playoffs, sorry you don't like it. Next time I'll forget to call you (again!) to ask permission.

I would cheer for the flames if Oilers were out. Alberta proud Oiler fan. West is best, 9/10 times will cheer for a western team over east.

The Dallas Pavelskis…..Joe needs a Cup

nope

facts right there, oiers all the way though

or this Canuck fan. I like Dallas in general over Edmonton.

Leafs Fans are offically supporting the Dallas Stars!

I heard a rumor they sell voodoo dolls of Edmonton players at the Saddledome... 🤔...Is that true??...

I think you mean tampa bay lightning.

In the Finals in 2021. Bobby Orr was the best ever except for Gretzky! All I know is the Canadiens lost.

Which is funny because Vancouver is probably the least Canadian team in the NHL in terms of roster makeup.

Not being able to get behind the Leafs is frankly just cruel and more a comment on you than anything else as someone with no prior skin in the game.

why can't you get behind the oilers or the leafs?? what's your deal with them? Also Edmonton Oilers have one of the highest amounts of actual Canadians on their roster of almost any team.. only 11 players are from other countries, the rest are Canadian.

​​@mr.brenman2132 canucks passionate fanbase makes people wanna like the canucks. And the blue and green jersey combo they have is eye-catching and trendy.

​@@harmangill7509*canucks toxic fanbase Look at any NHL or sportsnet comment section. All I see is "McCrybaby"

they are too busy eating snails and frogs

They already have all the NHL teams they can economically support. Alberta can't afford to cover the costs of another team for the lazy people of Quebec.

@@adellis24 bs Quebec would make a lot of money for the league, don't act like they would be a nontraditional market like Arizona.

@@ozzmoises No dunce, I said they are a bad market because the province is full of racist poor people, it has an non-existent corporate base & can’t afford anything if Alberta isn’t fronting the costs. Their “new” arena is already a decade old & they aren’t even in the Top 5 most likely spots for NHL expansion. In reality, another Toronto team is more likely.

@@adellis24 Quebec is ready now period the other markets are not.

next time I get to name drop the cow palace, I will...!

If the Oil don't win it, I hope the Rangers do.

@@michaelmarkowski204 Florida Panthers are the only team in the race right now without a cup. Edmonton Oilers have the longest drought since their last cup win ( '90 ), followed by the NY Rangers ( '94 ), and then the Dallas Stars ( '99 ). I'm honestly just happy that it's not one of the same 6 teams that have won it multiple times in the last 20 years.

True

I'd rather have some timbits 😂

@@brodiebrazil NO I mean they have been running a ad all playoffs tell people to root for any Canadian team no matter who

​@@adamdukovich7798And they are called Boston pizza lol.

@@adamdukovich7798 Boston Pizza is a Canadian restaurant company headquartered in Richmond, BC, so it is confusing. Couldn't they have picked a city any farther away for the name...? Maybe Baghdad Pizza? They have them here in Southern Ontario, and the pizza is very average, though I'm not a big fan of pizza in general.

@@mr.brenman2132 Ironic, isn't it?... 😏

Like you would know that 🙄

Agree

Your on another planet if oilers get to cup final then you can get your true answer if Vancouver won against oilers I would be going for them and that's what you will see Detroit is my team but only way what you said is there team is in playoffs but like said before if oilers make cup you will see a lot of CCanadians root for oil unless there favourite team is playing them come on man

You've obviously never met a Canucks, Flames, or Jets fan.

It was a glorified fax machine...

I think you meant to say no Canadian team wins until Bettman leaves...

So you belong to a cult?

As a Leaf fan, I don't want Montreal nor Ottawa to succeed, even if they're the only ones left. Usually I cheer for players or stories rather than teams. Connor McDavid is a big story. It doesn't matter about cheering for a Canadian success story. If I was a Flames fan, I'd be taught at a very young age to not stand the Oilers and vise versa.

@@nicholasciviero7289 Oilers fan here for 45 years, and when the Flames moved to Calgary I was stoked for the rivalry that would drive each team to be better. I never hated Calgary and the only time I wanted them to lose is when they're playing the Oilers. Hockey's a lot more fun without having to hate any player or team. There are a few exceptions, of course.

Enjoy the playoffs. Flames won’t be seeing them for quite a while.

@@hammer844 enjoy Connor and Leon. They'll be leaving soon and then oilers will be in the dark again.

No, what is sad is all the Western Fanbases hating on the Leafs just because they dominate coverage and have the most fans in the sport, when they only play twice a year.