[kosciusko51]

It seems to me that some sticky-fingered equipment manager has them in his basement in Canada somewhere.

[muawiyah]

Or, a group of patriotic American NHL players are putting the larger splinters through an electric pencil sharper as we speak.

[airborne]

Yeah, it's not like that stuff can be accessed by just anyone.

Very likely it's an inside job. And also likely that one of his fellow Canadians is the culprit.