The Stanley Cup was last lifted by a Canadian team in 1993 when current Islanders coach Patrick Roy backstopped the Montreal Canadiens to their 24th championship. That was the same year Joe Carter led the Toronto Blue Jays to their second straight World Series win.

So there was some desperation in the Islanders’ dressing room this week amid an event-filled 1-2-1 road trip for that Canadian World Series drought to end.

“Yeah, I was born in ’94 and I’m not a young guy,” said Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock, who grew up just outside Dauphin, Manitoba playing baseball in the summers and is still a serious fan of the sport. “It’s been a while. It’s fun to watch, it’s fun to follow. My buddies back home, when Canada (is in it), they’re all fired up.”

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