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Originally Posted by troutman
The Oilers only entered the NHL one year before the Flames moved from Atlanta. I don't know any native Calgarians that cheered for the Oilers then. I was an Islanders fan before the Flames.
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True, but that gave them a year of loyalty before the Flames became a reality, and this was bolstered by the fact that a lot of Albertans got behind the WHA Oilers before that. Therefore, outside the Calgary region, the fanbase was largely settled before the Flames arrived. Plus they had Gretzky to marvel at, also well before the Flames arrived.