I am not a hockey fan, so I was called a "poor Canadian".

[M.Dancer]

I'm betting you remember most of those.

I vaguely remember the Oilers' wins in 1988 and 1990, although I was very young at the time and it didn't really have much significance.

2006 was especially exciting for me, because I was dishing out drinks in a Whyte Ave pub at the time.

-k

I can only remember 12 of them...going on 13

[Sir Bandelot]

I have never been a hockey fan, or a fan of any sport for that matter. Recently, I was told I am a "poor Canadian" because I don't watch hockey. A poor Canadian? Let's see: I have voted in every election since I was 18 (that's 40 years now). I have been politically active. I have volunteered with youth for 21 years. I do a lot of other volunteer work as well. I fly the Canadian flag on my home all the time. I am a "poor Canadian"? Some armchair athletes think that becuase I don't watch a game that determines how good a Canadian I am? Shake your heads. I am a better Canadian than many of them.

Being a whiner makes you a poor Canadian.

[Black Dog]

I'm betting you remember most of those.

I vaguely remember the Oilers' wins in 1988 and 1990, although I was very young at the time and it didn't really have much significance.

2006 was especially exciting for me, because I was dishing out drinks in a Whyte Ave pub at the time.

-k

Which bar were you serving at? And how often did you have to put some douchebag down for demanding "titties for Smitty?"

[kimmy]

Which bar were you serving at? And how often did you have to put some douchebag down for demanding "titties for Smitty?"

Good old Smitty.

-k

[guyser]

I know exactly how you feel. But at least we had 2006...

-k

Could be worse....no no, ther werent Oilers in 1967 !

P**s off Dancer You live here now.

Edited March 6, 2011 by guyser

[ironstone]

I know how you feel, I am a devotee of Les Glorieux. But at least we had (1915–16, 1923–24, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1992–93)

Ahh Les Glorieux.Correct me if I'm wrong but did the majority of those cup wins come because of the provincial draft?

That was when Montreal and Toronto each got the top two pics from Quebec and Ontario each year up until 1970?Imagine getting handed two top players year in and year out...and much of that era was a six team league.Surely it's no coincidence that these are the two teams with the most cup wins.Montreal certainly did a bit better than Toronto and benefitted from said pics until the late 70's.Since then they are no longer the dominant force they once were.

With an enormous advantage like the provincial draft,how on earth could they NOT win?

[guyser]

Montreal certainly did a bit better than Toronto and benefitted from said pics until the late 70's.Since then they are no longer the dominant force they once were.

Yea........just a bit.

Every year the season opens, I sit there and think oh no...its "Major League , The Hockey Edition" all over again.

Too high...

Too short...

[jefferiah]

I'm betting you remember most of those.

I vaguely remember the Oilers' wins in 1988 and 1990, although I was very young at the time and it didn't really have much significance.

2006 was especially exciting for me, because I was dishing out drinks in a Whyte Ave pub at the time.

-k

I am a Habs fan, but I really wanted the Oilers to win that year. Nothing against the Canes, they were a great team. But the Oilers went in to the playoffs in 8th spot in the west. It was a Cinderella story in the making. All the way to game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. One win a way from a very memorable sports moment. The sound of the crowd at those games, the way they all sang Oh Canada before each match. Pretty inspiring hockey fans.

[Black Dog]

I am a Habs fan, but I really wanted the Oilers to win that year. Nothing against the Canes, they were a great team. But the Oilers went in to the playoffs in 8th spot in the west. It was a Cinderella story in the making. All the way to game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. One win a way from a very memorable sports moment. The sound of the crowd at those games, the way they all sang Oh Canada before each match. Pretty inspiring hockey fans.

The 'canes (damn them to hell for all time) were also an eight seed.

The Oilers actually had a really solid team that season. they lacked NHL-calibre goaltending for most of the year, which is the main reason they ended up in the final spot. Sad thing is, that's as close as they are likely to come for a decade or longer.