Tag: Edmonton Oilers
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F—k You
This is Kate. She works in the oil fields in Northern Alberta. She was at game six of the Oilers series against Dallas, when the Oilers clinch that series. She had eight hard seltzers in the first period and was a bit exuberant when the Oilers finally won the game. She raised her oilers jersey…
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FINALS FINALLY?
The last time the Edmonton Oilers were in the Stanley Cup finals was back in 2006. They were eighth place team in the west and the upset Detroit, San Jose and Anaheim to end up meeting the Carolina Hurricanes. They had a three to nothing lead, in game one, before their goalie. Dwayne Roloson got…
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All Good
A happy Monday morning. Detroit Lions will now be playing for the NFC championship next Sunday. This is their first NFC championship game in 32 years. The Lions have won two playoff games in a year for the first time since I was three years old. Don’t remember much from then. The scary part is…
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Good Weekend
Early start to the weekend. Woke up at two. Two in the morning. Saturday morning. Pub night cancelled Friday because it was too freaking cold. As I chirp this, it is 35 below. Does not matter if that is in Fahrenheit or Centigrade, it is freaking cold. A great weekend to stay indoors. The Oilers…
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Connor’s Team?
I still remember the day the NHL draft lottery revealed that the Edmonton Oilers would have the first pick, meaning that the oilers would get Connor McDavid. A warm sunny afternoon in Mesa, Arizona. My wife and I hugged each other. Then, Oiler management had to build a team around him. The first couple of…
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Gong Shows
This is Chuck Barris. Back in the 1970’s, he was the host of a show called ‘The Gong Show’ It was an amateur talent contest show. The least said about it, the better. Yesterday was Monday and just being a Monday is a gong show, in itself. The start of a work week, the weekend…
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Up There
By https://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/wildcat/assets/img/logos/teams/DET.svg, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22643467 I was going to use the title “On Top”, but that would be pushing it. I have had relatively poor luck following sports teams. For example, while I currently live in Edmonton and have been an Edmonton Oilers fan for 25 years now, I lived in Ontario before then. I…
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Screwed
Edmonton has a rabid hockey fan base. It is now the playoffs. There are a number of fans who follow the Edmonton Oilers, on the road, during playoff time. The Oilers are now in round two, against the Vegas Golden Knights. The, Gary Bettman led, NHL announced the schedule for the first two games, in…
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Nice Story
Sourced from Daily Faceoff This picture is from a game last Saturday night between the Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks. The Oilers won 7-3. But that was not the main story from the fame The goaltender in the picture is Matt Berlin. Unless you go to the University of Alberta, you probably have never…