In 1905, the Dawson City Nuggets challenged the Ottawa Hockey Club for the Stanley Cup. They made the 6,400 kilometre journey from the Yukon over several weeks, travelling by foot, dog sled, bicycle, train and ship.
120 years later, Whitehorse’s Dylan Cozens will only need a single airport connection to get home from Ottawa, all in a day’s journey. Still, unlike that poor Nuggets team, which was sent packing after being outscored 32-4 over two games, Cozens might not be coming home early this year.
