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Oh ! Majority of Believe Canadian NHL Team Can Win Lord Stanley's Cup by 2013

Yahoo! Canada Sports Ready to Bring Hockey Fans All the Latest News and Developments during 2010- 2011 Season

TORONTO, Oct 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Canadiens were the last Canadian-based NHL team to win the in 1993, and according to Canadians, the Habs (Les Habitants) stand the best chance at hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup in our home and native land by 2013.

A survey of 1,503 Canadians conducted by Leger Marketing for Yahoo! Canada Sports shows that over 80 per cent of respondents believe a Canadian team can win the Cup by 2013 - the 20th anniversary of the Habs' win.

While 24 per cent believe the Habs have the best shot at winning the Cup again, Canadians believe the Canucks have the next best shot (22%), followed by the (11%), (9%), with the Maple Leafs (8%) and Oilers (5%) rounding out the list. Sixteen per cent believe no Canadian NHL team will win the Cup by 2013.

"It's hard to believe almost 20 years have passed since the last Canadian team won the Cup, but it looks like Canadians have faith that Lord Stanley's goblet will find its way to a team north of the 49th parallel again soon," says Steve McAllister, managing editor - sports for Yahoo! Canada. "The has undergone many changes in the last two decades, so it will be interesting to see if the Habs can pull out a win or if the Stanley Cup drought continues for the Canadian clubs."

Other notable findings include:

● The Battle of : One quarter (25%) of Albertans believe the Flames stand a chance of winning the Cup compared to 20% who believe the do.

● Leafs vs. Sens: 16% of Ontarians believe the Sens can win compared to 13% who say the same about the Leafs.

● Prairie Outlook: 23 per cent of Manitoba and Saskatchewan respondents believe the Habs stand the best chance at winning the Cup.

● Eastern Sentiment: Atlantic Canada is also a Habs stronghold, with 27 per cent believing a Habs win is most likely.

As part of its ongoing commitment to be the centre of people's online lives, Yahoo! Canada Sports' roster of hockey insiders and experts will bring hockey fans across North America and around the world all the latest news, information and highlights from the 2010-2011 NHL season. Nobody loves hockey more than Canadians, and this year Yahoo! Canada Sports is leading the company's North American hockey coverage, reaching the more than 600 million people who visit Yahoo! each month.

"Canadians love hockey - it's part of who we are, and Yahoo! Canada Sports is pleased to offer hockey fans around the world access to some great original content, breaking news and insights at www.yahoo.ca/sports," says Sam McCaig, hockey editor, Yahoo! Canada Sports. "From the pre-season to when the puck drops on the regular season to when hands the Stanley Cup to the 2011 champions, Yahoo! Canada Sports will be there every step of the way."

This season, Yahoo! Canada Sports offers hockey fans a variety of original and licensed content to stay up-to-date on all the league action, including:

Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Hockey '10 - NHL fans starting fantasy pools and leagues can sign up at http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Hockey '10, the official fantasy hockey game for the NHL, provides fans with the #1 fantasy hockey experience. Yahoo!'s fantasy hockey users score with exclusive in-game and post game video highlights, custom league settings, and new live auction drafts - all free.

Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Hockey '10 is the only fantasy game with active NHL players participating this season. The Devils' Zach Parise and Hurricanes' Eric Staal are set to battle it out in a 14-team head-to-head league. The league was completed earlier this week so check back throughout the season to see how the NHLers are faring.

Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Hockey's mobile experience is an additional option for fantasy participants to edit lineups, add and drop players, view player stats and notes, manage roster alerts, watch videos, read blogs, and more. Fans can visit http://m.yahoo.com/fantasyhockey on their mobile devices to get started.

Hockey Night in Canada - Yahoo! Canada continues its successful partnership with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to provide hockey fans with live streaming video of the network's popular CBC's broadcasts during the regular and post-seasons at http://yahoo.cbc.ca.

CBC's Hockey Night in Canada content featured at Yahoo.cbc.ca will include:

● Coach's Corner - First intermission feature with and Ron MacLean

● CBC's Hockey Night in Canada - broadcasts live and on demand

● Hot Stove - Ron MacLean's second intermission feature focusing on the latest news and developments from around the hockey world

● Coast to Coast - CBC's expert analysts break down the evening's action

● Top Fives - A list of all the top hockey events of the night

● - A 26-part animated series featuring the legendary Peter Puck, focusing on interesting and unique stories of players and remarkable moments in hockey

● The Opens - Popular show openings from CBC's Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts

● Game In An Hour - Games condensed into an hour-long format

● Player stats and profiles and game highlights

Some of the best hockey writers and bloggers in the business: Yahoo! Canada Sports has some of the top hockey minds - This is a team that makes it a habit of following all the action, news and highlights from the hockey world and bring it all to Yahoo!:

● Puck Daddy - Greg Wyshynski blogs and Tweets about all things hockey-related. He's got an opinion and he's not scared to share it. You can follow Puck Daddy on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/wyshynski and on his Yahoo! Sports blog. This season, Greg will host his own radio show on XM's Hardcore Sports network. Audio from the show will be embedded on his Yahoo! Puck Daddy blog, so fans can listen each week.

● Nicholas J. Cotsonika - Cotsonika is the latest addition to Yahoo!'s hockey writing arsenal. A former Red Wings beat writer for the Detroit Free Press, Cotsonika will spend most of this season on the road, covering the big NHL events for Yahoo! Sports, including weekend, the NHL All-Star Game and the league's outdoor games in Pittsburgh and Calgary. Be sure to visit Yahoo! Sports to read more about Cotsonika's thoughts on the news and stories that most interest the league's followers.

● Sam McCaig, hockey editor, Yahoo! Canada Sports - Sam oversees the team of hockey writers and covers all the latest news in the hockey world. Sam was previously the senior editor at The Hockey News.

● Sunaya Sapurji - The long-time junior hockey reporter for The , Sunaya has a dual role for Yahoo! Canada Sports as the editor and reporter responsible for coverage of the 60-team . Sunaya writes about news and developments from the Hockey League, and Major Junior Hockey League while also contributing to Buzzing the Net, the best junior hockey blog in the country with lead contributor Neate Sager and correspondents Nathan White, Jim Riley and Mikael Lalancette.

● Yahoo! Canada Sports Online - Don't forget to follow Yahoo! Canada Sports on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/YahooSportsCA.

Battle of the Blades Commentary - , a judge on this season's show and , a former contestant, provide weekly video commentary and analysis on the popular show for Yahoo! Sports. Erin Nicks will also be penning a weekly column, recapping competition.

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! attracts hundreds of millions of users every month through its innovative technology and engaging content and services, making it one of the most visited Internet destinations and a world-class online media company. Yahoo!'s vision is to be the centre of people's online lives by delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit pressroom.yahoo.com or the company's blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).

About Yahoo! Canada Yahoo! Canada Co. is a leading Internet destination that provides online products and services to meet the needs of Canadians and offers a range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users. Yahoo! Canada services Canadians in both English and in French through its sites, www.yahoo.ca and www.qc.yahoo.ca. In Canada, Yahoo! sites were visited by more than 17 million Canadians in August, 2010 (comScore Media Metrix). Yahoo! Canada is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

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