There does not appear to be an end in sight of the tensions between the United States and Canada.
Whether on the ice or through tariffs, the two countries are in violation of each other, and Florida Governor Ron Desantis joined the crisis on Tuesday.
Desantis spoke ahead of a quantity on Tuesday as he boasted about the over 140 million tourists visiting Florida in 2024.
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Florida Panthers left Wing Matthew Tkachuk, #19, kisses the cup after winning a match seven of the 2024 Stanley Cup final against Edmonton Oilers in the AMERANT BANK Arena. (Sam Navarro-usa Today Sports)
The Florida Governor said 3.3 million of these people came from Canada.
“It’s not much of a boycott, in my book,” Desantis said, saying goodbye to them from the country that has threatened to boycott the United States in the midst of the tension.
Then he brought sports into it.
“Maybe they wanted to get a glimpse of what a Stanley Cup-winning hockey team actually looks.”
Of course, Florida Panthers is the reigning cup champion, all while no NHL team from Canada has won the cup since Montreal Canadiens 1993. Panthers defeated Edmonton Oilers, despite Oilers forcing a game 7 after drawing that series, 3-0.
Florida Panthers left Wing Matthew Tkachuk, #19, Center Aleksander Barkov, #16, and teammates celebrate with the cup after winning match seven of the 2024 Stanley Cup final against Edmonton Oilers in the AMERANT BANK Arena. (Sam Navarro-usa Today Sports)
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In fact, the state of Florida has actually brought home four Stanley Cups since the turn of the century; Three other Tampa Bay Lightning (2004, 2020, 2021) as opposed to zero of Canada, which is synonymous with hockey.
While the Stanley Cup has not headed north in more than three decades, Canada has dominated the United States in international play.
Team Canada took home the newly formed 4 Nations Face-off last month in an overtime gain against the United States. The country is 14-4-1 against the red, white and blue in best-to-best format, including Olympic gold medal in 2002 and 2010 and the Olympic semi-finals in 2014.
Matt Boldy, No. 12 in Team United States, and Sidney Crosby, #87 by Team Canada, shaking their hands after 4 Nations Face-off Championship games between Team Canada and Team USA at TD Garden on February 20, 2025 in Boston. Team Canada defeated Team United States 3-2 in overtime. (Chase Agnello-Dean/4nfo/World Cup of Hockey Via Getty Images)
The best victory that Americans have had since their rivalry started in the 1970s was the Canada Cup victory in 1996. The Americans won round-robin matches against Canada in both the 2010 Olympics and last month’s 4 nations face-off.
