I have lived in Edmonton now longer than I lived in Calgary. Sad fact. I am still Calgarian at heart. Anyways, as a consequence of this most of my closest friends are in fact mouth breathing oiler fans.
For my bachelor party, they kidnapped me and brought me to Calgary for a BOA game. They duck taped an old joffa bucket with oilers stickers on my head and made me wear a ratty oil jersey. We had tickets in the fan zone. Flames won that night and I got to make a lot of people confused as I was cheering loudly for the flames in oilers gear.
Every single one of my friends raved about the game experience at the dome. They loved it. This was right after Rogers opened in Edmonton, so the hate for their new arena was still pretty strong, and they were blown away by the atmosphere and enjoyment in the dome. They all thought it was a library as they had heard said on TV. WRONG.
I will miss the dome when it is gone. Trying to get my kids there for a game this season.
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