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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Myth of the President’s Trophy Curse
But in the 22 prior NHL seasons since the trophy was first handed out to the Edmonton Oilers in 1986, President’s Trophy winners have won the Stanley Cup seven times, including the Detroit Red Wings last year. Considering that 16 teams make the playoffs each year, that’s a remarkable run of success.
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In Major League Baseball during that span, by contrast, just three teams — the 2007 Boston Red Sox, 1998 New York Yankees and 1986 Mets — have won the World Series after finishing with at least a share of first place for regular-season wins.
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Since the ABA-NBA merger, 15 of 33 champs have at least tied for the best record, compared to nine titles for teams that finished in second or a tie for second. (Good news for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who won their opener against Detroit by 18 points.) And 20 of 39 Super Bowl champs since the AFL-NFL merger held the league’s best record, or finished in a tie — compared to 11 for second-place finishers.
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