Ron DeSantis chirps at Canada's 'boycott' of Florida, country's Stanley Cup drought

There does not look to beryllium an extremity successful show to the tensions betwixt the United States and Canada.

Whether it is connected the crystal oregon done tariffs, the 2 countries are astatine likelihood with 1 another, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined the fray connected Tuesday.

DeSantis spoke successful beforehand of a assemblage connected Tuesday, erstwhile helium bragged astir the implicit 140 cardinal tourists who paid a sojourn to Florida passim 2024. 

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Florida Panthers near helping Matthew Tkachuk, #19, kisses the cupful aft winning crippled 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers astatine Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports)

The Florida politician said that 3.3 cardinal of those radical came from Canada.

"That's not overmuch of a boycott, successful my book," DeSantis said, taking a parting changeable astatine those from the state who person threatened to boycott the U.S. amid the tensions.

He past brought sports into it.

"Maybe they wanted to get a glimpse of what a Stanley Cup-winning hockey squad really looks like."

Of course, the Florida Panthers are the reigning Cup champions, each portion nary NHL squad from Canada has won the Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens. The Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers, contempt the Oilers forcing a Game 7 aft trailing that series, 3-0.

Florida Panthers near helping Matthew Tkachuk, #19, halfway Aleksander Barkov, #16, and teammates observe with the cupful aft winning crippled 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers astatine Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports)

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In fact, the authorities of Florida has really brought location 4 Stanley Cups since the crook of the century; 3 others by the Tampa Bay Lightning (2004, 2020, 2021) arsenic opposed to zero by Canada, which is synonymous with hockey.

While the Stanley Cup has not headed northbound successful much than 3 decades, Canada has dominated the United States successful planetary play.

Team Canada took location the newly-founded 4 Nations Face-Off past period successful an overtime triumph against the USA. The state is 14-4-1 against the red, achromatic and bluish successful best-on-best format, including the 2002 and 2010 Olympic golden medal games and the 2014 Olympic semifinals.

Matt Boldy, #12 of Team United States, and Sidney Crosby, #87 of Team Canada, shingle hands aft the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship crippled betwixt Team Canada and Team United States astatine TD Garden connected Feb. 20, 2025 successful Boston. Team Canada defeated Team United States 3-2 successful overtime. (Chase Agnello-Dean/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images)

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The champion triumph the Americans person had since their rivalry started successful the 1970s was the 1996 Canada Cup victory. The Americans won round-robin games against Canada successful some the 2010 Olympics and past month's 4 Nations Face-Off.

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