"Canada Cup": Winnipeg Jets 2020 winner

[Flukeshot]

Inquiring minds want to know... okay no one was inquiring and I'm just killing time.


With the 2020-21 season unclear and a real potential for a less balanced schedule where Canadian teams play each other more than usually. I thought it would be interesting to see how CDN teams vs the others.

The Winnipeg Jets were the 2020 "Canada Cup" winners with a 75% pt/g percentage, though the Canadiens were in excellent shape to win it had the balance of the season played out.

Team	GP	W	L	OL	PTS	PTS%	GF	GA	GD
Winnipeg	12	9	3	0	18	75.0%	39	27	12
Montreal	15	10	3	2	22	73.3%	47	34	13
Calgary	14	8	4	2	18	64.3%	42	39	3
Toronto	14	7	3	4	18	64.3%	47	42	5
Edmonton	16	7	7	2	16	50.0%	47	54	-7
Ottawa	14	4	7	3	11	39.3%	32	44	-12
Vancouver	15	5	10	0	10	33.3%	36	50	-14

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I've said it before, it would be great if the NHL played up non-divisional rivalries more. Kind of like how Soccer leagues have "Derbies" where something a little more than pride is on the line.

Does this information mean anything? No. Did it kill some time in my work day? Yes.

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[GermanSpitfire]

And yet i’ve been seeing all these “Vancouver is Canada’s best team” headlines.

 

[njdevils1982]

* OP post sponsored by Sportsnet and TSN

(but ya, i do like the wasting company time for shit like this)

 

[Regal]

And yet i’ve been seeing all these “Vancouver is Canada’s best team” headlines.

Head to head records aren't everything, but Winnipeg owns the Canucks. 12 straight wins outscoring the Canucks 35-10. Plus another 4-1 win in the exhibition game before the playoffs.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

I’m sold. Now where’s our trophy?

 

[HolyGhost]

Who had the deeper playoff run?

 

[Legionnaire]

Woo-hoo! Congrats Jets!

Who won the Freeway Face-off?

 

[McNurse]

Who had the deeper playoff run?

Currently Dallas

 

[Deadpool8812]

Not a sacred as the Good Deeds Cup

 

[Paris in Flames]

Oh. Well. This is nonsense.

 

[irunthepeg]

Get the banner ready

 

[Butch 19]

Does this information mean anything? No.

There it is.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

EZ

PZ

LEMON

SQUEEZY

 

[Beville]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	PTS	PTS%	GF	GA	GD
Winnipeg	12	9	3	0	18	75.0%	39	27	12
Montreal	15	10	3	2	22	73.3%	47	34	13
Calgary	14	8	4	2	18	64.3%	42	39	3
Toronto	14	7	3	4	18	64.3%	47	42	5
Edmonton	16	7	7	2	16	50.0%	47	54	-7
Ottawa	14	4	7	3	11	39.3%	32	44	-12
Vancouver	15	5	10	0	10	33.3%		50	-14

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I've said it before, it would be great if the NHL played up non-divisional rivalries more. Kind of like how Soccer leagues have "Derbies" where something a little more than pride is on the line.

Does this information mean anything? No. Did it kill some time in my work day? Yes.

You do realise a derby is literally based on geography, right?

like, Man City/Man Utd, Liverpool/Everton, Southampton/Portsmouth, Ipswich/Norwich, Arsenal/Tottenham etc etc etc

 

[Zenos]

I've said it before, it would be great if the NHL played up non-divisional rivalries more. Kind of like how Soccer leagues have "Derbies" where something a little more than pride is on the line.

I don't want to dump on the premise, but (at least around here) "derbies" are almost always between geographic rivals. The Juve-Inter, Barca-Real, or Bayern-BVB rivalries are more the exception than the norm.

And there's also nothing more on the line than pride (and the standard couple points). Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the idea?..

 

[Brobust]

And yet i’ve been seeing all these “Vancouver is Canada’s best team” headlines.

Getting outshot 100-1 is actually good.

 

[Just Linda]

What's this? I see Montreal had more head to head points even though it had a lower pts%. Since that number fits my bias better, that's the one I'm going to make an unreasonable argument about.

Canada Cup winner was actually Montreal.

 

[Eyeseeing]

Not a sacred as the Good Deeds Cup

Or as dooshy

 

[nowhereman]

And yet i’ve been seeing all these “Vancouver is Canada’s best team” headlines.

Well, that settles it. Ottawa is better than Vancouver. The chart hath spoken.

 

[Flukeshot]

You do realise a derby is literally based on geography, right?

like, Man City/Man Utd, Liverpool/Everton, Southampton/Portsmouth, Ipswich/Norwich, Arsenal/Tottenham etc etc etc

I don't want to dump on the premise, but (at least around here) "derbies" are almost always between geographic rivals. The Juve-Inter, Barca-Real, or Bayern-BVB rivalries are more the exception than the norm.

And there's also nothing more on the line than pride (and the standard couple points). Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the idea?..

Yes I am aware, I'm simply noting that they get more attention than a regular match, even though they are part of the regular season schedule.

As most North American leagues don't have teams from the same cities a "Derby" wouldn't mean the exact same thing, which is why I falsely called it the Canada Cup. It's not just two teams would be the bigger flaw in the Derby comparison.

As a comparison the MLS has some unimportant cups MLS rivalry cups - Wikipedia, EX. Trillium Cup - Wikipedia - Toronto vs Columbus... Why? Because they have the same state/provincial flower. I'm sure the players don't play worrying if they will be Trillium Cup Champs or not. However while the games are being covered the Cup results get discussed by the media.

Do I think the NHL will ever do this? No. Do I think it is really important? No.

BUT as @njdevils1982 jokingly pointed out... Do I think that it could be marketed enough by Sportsnet and TSN to create content and hype. Yes, Yes I do. Whether additional revenue could be created from a Canada Cup, I don't know but I don't believe there would be a negative impact.

 

[Devils 3silverones]

You do realise a derby is literally based on geography, right?

like, Man City/Man Utd, Liverpool/Everton, Southampton/Portsmouth, Ipswich/Norwich, Arsenal/Tottenham etc etc etc

You realize, etc only has to be used once. It is the point of the abbreviation.

 

[Pyrophorus]

You do realise a derby is literally based on geography, right?

like, Man City/Man Utd, Liverpool/Everton, Southampton/Portsmouth, Ipswich/Norwich, Arsenal/Tottenham etc etc etc

You'll get arguments for that one.

 

[Legion34]

I think they will
Do something like this for real

 

[Dr Pepper]

So the Jets win "Miss Congeniality", while Dallas and Tampa are set to compete for the real prize?

Take a bow, Winnipeg!

 

[howkie]

Banner worthy!!!
Finally a real banner, we should also retire all the numbers worn by the players this season!