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 |
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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.