The pink Stanley cup craze led to so many NHL jokes about Canada and the Maple Leafs

We’ve explained to you the craze over the pink Stanley cups everyone is lining up to buy at Target, but we mentioned in there that there’s a very large difference between the 40-ounce limited-edition Stanley cup and the much larger Stanley Cup that’s awarded to the NHL’s champion every year.

But of course when there’s something that shares a name even if it’s a cup versus a Cup, you know the jokes are going to be everywhere.

The theme here? Ragging on Canada and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The entire nation hasn’t had a Stanley Cup winner since 1993 (when the Montreal Canadiens won) and the Leafs haven’t hoisted one since 1967.

So … here you go. So many jokes:

Waiting outside for a few hours for a Stanley cup isn’t so bad…… the entire nation of Canada has been waiting for one since 1993. Folks https://t.co/oE2SM8x38G

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) January 4, 2024

So I did some digging and discovered the hysteria over these Stanley Cups at Target? All the people in the videos waiting outside at 3 a.m. are Canadians, their desperation to get one is because Canada hasn’t had a Stanley Cup since 1993

— Kyle Kensing (@KyleKensing) January 4, 2024

Still a shorter wait than getting a Stanley cup in Canada. https://t.co/ikWvqoBAEg

— Dr. Van Nostrand (@james_hoppe) January 4, 2024

These are brutal…almost as brutal as Canada not winning a Stanley Cup in 31 years https://t.co/1lPfWaPI61

— Ariel Christmas void week (@JoesTxGirl) January 5, 2024

Sucks Canada doesn't have Targets, because this would be the only way for the Leafs to get a Stanley Cup. https://t.co/nDdDluHenq

— Razor Jamón (@CPoTweetsStuff) January 3, 2024

its actually hilarious that they don’t have target in canada so the canadians still can’t get their hands on a stanley cup

— tyler (@Levis2XFL) January 4, 2024

Stanley Cup fine print: *not available in Canada* https://t.co/5IC9aHuA0A

— Roy Drones Jr (@chiweethedog) January 5, 2024

Maple Leafs People at Target

Not getting a Stanley Cup

— JEFF (@jeffisrael25) January 4, 2024

Springtime hack for the Leafs. Who says you need to win four rounds to get a Stanley cup https://t.co/R4UymjzfTM

— Go Get Him, Tom (@tcopain) January 4, 2024

Can't believe Starbucks got a Stanley Cup before the Toronto Maple Leafs https://t.co/L7I2aqNFIV

— Austin Kelly (@AustinReporting) January 4, 2024

Ouch.