Since 1927, when the National Hockey League took charge of the Stanley Cup, the grandest goblet in North American professional sports has been awarded 96 times — 55 to American-based teams, 41 to their Canadian counterparts.

Given that the Original Six featured four American and two Canadian teams and the geographical imbalance continues today at 25-7 in favour of the U.S., there seems no historical cause for embarrassment up here.