Where will the Edmonton Oilers go to celebrate if they win the Stanley Cup? Certainly not the White House, as many American teams do after winning a championship – or Disney. With this in mind, Canada’s own Rocky Mountaineer is offering the Oilers players an “ultimate Canadian victory tour” on the iconic train if they bring the Cup back to Canada this year.
A victory over the Florida Panthers would mark the first time in 31 years – since the Montreal Canadians defeated the Los Angeles Kings to win their 24th Stanley Cup – that a Canadian team won the Cup, ending an era of futility that has seen the Habs, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, and the Oilers each make it to the finals only to fall to their American opponents.
“Hockey is Canada’s game, the Cup came from Canada and it’s high time we won it back,” says Tristan Armstrong, CEO, Rocky Mountaineer. “As a proud Canadian company known for showcasing our part of Canada to tourists from around the world, we are cheering on the Oilers in the Stanley Cup finals. We look forward to celebrating the Cup victory for Canada by offering each Oilers player, and their significant other, a luxury journey onboard Rocky Mountaineer.”
The victory tour would start with a celebratory send off in Edmonton, followed by community celebrations when the players arrive in Jasper, Kamloops, and Vancouver.
In addition to showcasing the natural beauty of Western Canada, the Rocky Mountaineer tour would be a stylish salute to the days when NHL teams travelled between cities aboard sleek Pullman train cars, and the Stanley Cup rarely left home, says the rail company.
The players would travel aboard glass-dome coaches with spectacular views of the snow-capped Rockies, the Interior region of beautiful BC. and the lush forests of the Fraser Valley.
“Canada winning the Stanley Cup after more than three decades would be a historic achievement. We look forward to celebrating a Stanley Cup win and recognizing the incredible feats of Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the rest of the team with an unforgettable and quintessentially Canadian experience onboard Rocky Mountaineer,” said Armstrong.