Connor McDavid ends NHL trophy superstition after Game 5 victory over Dallas Stars and fans are standing with him
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Connor McDavid, the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, has finally led the team to win against the Dallas Stars in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final. While the Oilers' fans are all excited about the win, Connor McDavid is going viral for the way he broke a 'curse' after winning Game 5 against the Dallas Stars.
Connor McDavid crushes the NHL 'curse' and fans stand by him
Recently, a video of the captain of the Edmonton Oilers has been going viral as he rushes to lift the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after winning against the Dallas Stars.
After Connor McDavid lifted the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, he spoke about it and reflected on how the Edmonton Oilers did not touch the trophy last year and yet lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the Florida Panthers.
Connor McDavid said, 'It's pretty obvious I think.
Don't touch it last year, you don't win. Touch it this year, hopefully we win' and fans are here for it.
A fan commented, 'Last year, they didn't touch it and ended up losing. This year he is trying a different approach', while another fan wrote, 'Oilers didn't touch it last year, lost. Florida touched it in 2023, lost. Florida didn't touch it in 2024, won. The best and most meaningless superstition in sports and I love it.'
A third fan commented, 'Staring into the soul of the camera too, jobs not finished', while another user wrote, 'BS w/ that superstition!The result is determined by how great someone plays or lucky is! #LetsGoOilers 🇨🇦'
For the unversed, the NHL superstition is that teams prefer not to touch or lift the conference championship trophies as there is a certain belief that the team would end up losing the Stanley Cup Finals.
However, the Edmonton Oilers believed in this superstition last year and did not touch their conference championship trophy but unfortunately, ended up losing the Stanley Cup Finals.
Back in 2022, the Colorado Avalanche touched the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl and also ended up winning the Stanley Cup Finals that season.
For the Edmonton Oilers, they are all ready to face the Florida Panthers but some fans are worried if Zach Hyman's absence might have an impact on their performance.
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