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The bonds go beyond death.

As any Canadian knows, the story is pretty much the same across the hockey-obsessed nation. It’s difficult to imagine the scenes that will unfold when a Canadian team finally breaks the two-decade hex that the country’s NHL clubs have experienced since the Montreal Canadiens last won the Cup in ’93.

Leaving Canada Hockey Place on February 28, 2010, after watching Canada defeat the U.S. to win the men’s hockey gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics, I had one overriding thought: I hope to live a charmed enough life to experience the same thing someday when the Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

Aside from getting married and the birth of my children, I haven’t experienced that feeling of sheer joy I did in Vancouver that day. I can’t imagine feeling it again, aside from being able to witness seminal moments in my own children’s lives.

But what if the Leafs did win the Stanley Cup? When and if that day finally comes, it goes beyond words to describe how happy I will be. That would be especially true if I could experience it with my son, who I hope, selfishly perhaps, grows up to be a Leafs fan.