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nieuwy-89 · 02-09-2021, 02:56 PM

The Flames were terribly managed through the 90's and the dismantling of the Stanley Cup team with nothing to show for it within 2-3 seasons is quite astonishing and heartbreaking, even in hindsight.

But it was not just a Calgary thing. As others said, all small market teams were struggling and particularly small market Canadian teams due to the economy and currency value at that time.

Edmonton was the same. My buddies and I would regularly pick up cheap $10 Oilers tickets - I think it was at some bulk warehouse - for the nosebleeds, and then move down to the lower bowl. Did it all the time at Northlands in the mid-late 90s when I was in high-school and University. Weeknight games would regularly have crowds around 7000 people.

It was also uncool to be an Oilers fan here. I was a Flames fan (from early childhood in Calgary) but Edmonton-born buddies were all fans of other random teams - just whoever they chose. In the 90s there were lots of LA Kings, Red Wings, and Devils fans in my circle. Many true Oilers fans hated the team at that time due to Pocklington and all the baggage from the Gretzky trade/sale.

02-09-2021, 02:56 PM	#64
nieuwy-89 First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Iggy-ville Exp:	The Flames were terribly managed through the 90's and the dismantling of the Stanley Cup team with nothing to show for it within 2-3 seasons is quite astonishing and heartbreaking, even in hindsight. But it was not just a Calgary thing. As others said, all small market teams were struggling and particularly small market Canadian teams due to the economy and currency value at that time. Edmonton was the same. My buddies and I would regularly pick up cheap $10 Oilers tickets - I think it was at some bulk warehouse - for the nosebleeds, and then move down to the lower bowl. Did it all the time at Northlands in the mid-late 90s when I was in high-school and University. Weeknight games would regularly have crowds around 7000 people. It was also uncool to be an Oilers fan here. I was a Flames fan (from early childhood in Calgary) but Edmonton-born buddies were all fans of other random teams - just whoever they chose. In the 90s there were lots of LA Kings, Red Wings, and Devils fans in my circle. Many true Oilers fans hated the team at that time due to Pocklington and all the baggage from the Gretzky trade/sale. Last edited by nieuwy-89; 02-09-2021 at 02:58 PM.