The Vancouver Canucks may be Canada's only hope for a Stanley Cup win this year, but not all Maritime hockey fans are throwing their support behind the only Canadian team in the finals.

The Boston Bruins have long enjoyed a passionate following in our region, and in some cases, being a Bruins fan has been passed down from generation to generation as a family tradition.

Darren Fisher is a councillor for the Halifax Regional Municipality and a die-hard Bruins fan. He's looking beyond Game 6, which takes place at TD Garden in Boston Monday night, and planning a celebration for Wednesday.

He believes the Bruins will win the championship Wednesday night.

Fisher says he grew up in a devout Bruins home and his love for the team was passed on from his father.

"He lived for the Bruins," says Fisher. "So did his father, and his father before him."

It's a Fisher family hockey tradition that dates back to the years following the Halifax Explosion in 1917. Part of the city was destroyed in the blast and people from the New England states rushed to offer assistance.

Fisher says his family never forgot the favour, and Boston became their team.

"My dad was my hockey buddy," he says. "He always talked about Massachusetts being first-on-site when we had the Halifax Explosion. There's a loyalty there, especially in Halifax."

Fisher is not alone in his love for the team. Bill Estabrooks, a provincial cabinet minister in Nova Scotia, is also a big fan, and his devotion has been well-documented.

The Saxton family from Ferguson's Cove Nova Scotia shared a picture of their beloved pet, Bobby Orr, with CTV Atlantic Monday morning.

And Fisher invited the real Bobby Orr to his wedding. The iconic hockey player declined, but Fisher says he took no offence. When his son was born, only one name would suffice.

"My son's name is Bruin," says Fisher, who wanted to pay tribute to his favourite team.

"B-R-U-E-N…That was a compromise to my wife."

Fisher says that with two more wins, he'll be planning a trip to Boston to watch the Stanley Cup parade, where he will turn the page on another chapter in his already proud Bruins family history.

With files from CTV Atlantic's Paul Hollingsworth