It was 1993.
The Buffalo Bills suffered their third straight defeat in the Super Bowl at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys, who had just won the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Bill Clinton became the 42nd president of the United States after taking the oath of office. And the legendary American musician Prince changed his name to The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.
When the Edmonton Oilers play the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night, they aim to start the process of ending that drought.
It’s well-known ground. The Oilers are just one of five Canadian teams to have made it to the finals six times in the past. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated Edmonton in the Stanley Cup Final of 2006.
For the first time in thirty years, the Oilers have an opportunity to return the Cup to Canada.
CONNOR MCDAVID AND ZACH HYMAN OF THE OILERS HELP TEAM GO TO THE STANLEY CUP FINAL
This is a look back at life when the Canadian team last won the Cup.
The soundtrack to Whitney Houston’s 1992 movie debut, “The Bodyguard,” included the record-breaking single “I Will Always Love You,” which peaked at number one on the charts in 1993. With 14 weeks at the top, it was a record at the time.
