Audio clip NAT122

NAT122 – (SPORTS-HKN-Oilers-Canada’s-Team)
TORONTO. x–10s. The Edmonton Oilers have the most Canadians on their roster of any remaining team in the N-H-L playoffs and are in fact the last Canadian team in the running. But that doesn’t necessarily make them “Canada’s Team.” Canadian Press reporter John Chidley-Hill says Canada is a very big country, and there are geographic implications when it comes to cross border teams.
(“..so it goes.”) (SOURCE:The Canadian Press)

TAG: He says one sport management expert he spoke with believes it’s possible Canadians will rally behind the Oilers, because the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was in 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings four games to one.

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The Canadian Press broadcast team