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Originally Posted by Jordan!
Yes it was.. I didn't know a single Flames fan which is what brought me to Calgarypuck in 2001.
Like real Flames fan, not a single one. The dome was a library and the team was on the verge of moving. Oilers fans were everywhere and outnumbered Flames fans at the Saddledome and around the city.
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I agree with you, in grade 9 (2001) I was the only Flames fan on my AA Bantam hockey team half were Oilers fans, some Canucks, Avalanche, Detroit, Canadiens and Leafs fans.
Oilers had Weight, Guerin, Arnott, Cujo, ripped off the Islanders in every trade, had wild first round battles with Dallas every year. People must really forget the "young guns," basically no playoffs in the 90's, not getting out of the first round from 89 to 2004. Moving MacInnis, Suter, Mullen, Roberts, and finally Nieuwendyk was the ultimate decline in fan support. After Nieuwendyk was traded my grandpa went back to cheering for the Rangers his team as a kid.
Even in 2004, there were more Canucks fans going into that 1st round series at my high school.
Iggy and the cup run really turned around the teams popularity.