Prime Minister Mark Carney takes a dig at Maple Leafs’ Stanley Cup drought
Carney said VIA Rail cars are older than the Leafs’ last championship, as Ottawa announced $4.7 billion for new passenger cars.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $4.7 billion in federal funding for new VIA Rail passenger cars in Ontario and Quebec while jokingly noting the Toronto Maple Leafs have not won the NHL Stanley Cup since 1967.
- Drawing a comparison to the NHL's early era, Carney explained that VIA Rail cars on long-distance routes are more than 70 years old, manufactured when the NHL had only six teams.
- Toronto currently holds the longest active championship drought in the NHL, with the Maple Leafs last capturing the Stanley Cup nearly 60 years ago in 1967.
- Seeking to end the slump, the organization hired General Manager John Chayka to replace Brad Treliving and appointed Jim Hiller as head coach, replacing Craig Berube.
- Toronto selected prospect Gavin McKenna first overall in the NHL Draft Lottery and signed goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky; the Maple Leafs open September 29 against Montreal Canadiens.
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The prime minister joked that Via Rail’s long-distance rail cars were built more than 70 years ago, when goalies wouldn’t wear masks and “the Leafs would win the Cup.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney takes a dig at Maple Leafs’ Stanley Cup drought
Some Via Rail cars are so old that the Toronto Maple Leafs were still hoisting the Stanley Cup when they were built. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the dig at Toronto’s NHL team during a news conference in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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There's nothing quite like being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. You endure decades of heartbreak, watch your team make splashy offseason moves every summer, and then, just when you think you might catch a break, the Prime Minister of Canada himself decides to twist the knife on national television. That's exactly what happened when Mark Carney stepped up to the podium to talk about, of all things, trains.Carney Delivers the Blow During a Transit Fun…
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