TORONTO (AP) – Logan Couture was just a preschooler when the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. Wearing his team logo pajamas, the San Jose Sharks forward fought to stay awake to watch the games.
Matt Moulson of the Buffalo Sabres has home-plate dirt from the 1993 victory. His father took him downtown from their home in Mississauga, Ontario, to celebrate each of those championships.
Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals is 21 years old and hasn’t been alive to see the Blue Jays even make the playoffs. He’s ready.
Just like fans across Canada, NHL players are getting caught up in Blue Jays fever. Couture watches every game, even when in San Jose. After so many games without much of a payoff, he doesn’t want to miss anything now.
“I’m a pretty die-hard fan,” he said. “So to finally see them putting a streak like this together and to give themselves a chance to make the postseason has been pretty incredible as a fan.”