Canadiens’ Cup quest consumed Quebec

Journalist Lysiane Gagnon once wrote that Quebecers view politics and hockey similarly: that if one political ‘team’ tries harder, voters will support them.
Fans cheered for the Montreal Canadiens across Canada, but hockey is religion in Quebec, writes Andrew Caddell.

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The clock finally struck midnight: the Cinderella story is over. The Montreal Canadiens failed to beat a stronger Carolina Hurricanes team, and the Stanley Cup will remain in the United States for yet another year. Despite winning the opener of the Carolin...

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