Using ag to predict the Stanley Cup Final

Jun 04, 2024

It’s Alberta vs. Florida for hockey’s ultimate prize

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

After an 82-game regular season and three rounds of playoffs, the stage is set for two teams to compete for hockey’s ultimate prize.

The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers will meet for the Stanley Cup.

While hockey insiders will rely on advanced analytics and other metrics to make their predictions, Farms.com is doing things differently.

Farms.com will use available ag data from Alberta and Florida in multiple categories to predict which team will hoist the Stanley Cup this season.

** Represents the advantage for an individual team.

	Alberta	Florida
Team	Edmonton Oilers	Florida Panthers

Top ag export and value	Beef ($3.6 billion in 2022) **	Dairy products ($718.9 million in 2022)
Number of farms	41,505 as of the 2021 Census of Agriculture	44,400 as of the 2023 State Agriculture Overview **
Total farm area	49.2 million acres as of the 2021 Census of Agriculture **	9.7 million as of the 2023 State Agriculture Overview
Farm cash receipts	$22.23 billion in 2022 as per Stats Canada **	$8.88 billion in 2022 as per the USDA
Average farm size	1,184 acres as of the 2021 Census of Agriculture **	218 acres as of the 2023 State Agriculture Overview

Based on these five ag metrics, the Edmonton Oilers will win the 2023-24 Stanley Cup!

And for the bettors out there, Farms.com’s method correctly predicted the Colorado Avalanche would win the 2021-2022 Stanley Cup.

If you want more hockey connections to agriculture, check out this list of hockey players who grew up on Western Canadian farms.

Or this compilation of six hockey teams with names inspired by ag.

Video: A Farm Song (Busy) | Parody of A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey

Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm