OT: Meet your HFBOARD fellow oiler fan reboot 2013 season

[Jumptheshark]

Usually in September a thread gets started where we give some information about outselves so that are fellow oiler fan just does not see a silly name or post but understands there is more to the poster then what is printed in the screen.

here are this years questions--little different then before

How did you get your screen name-- Ask Fonzi
age--41
Occupation: Hotelier
Education- University(Education degree U of A 91 and currently studying towards a business degree splitting time between London School of Econimics and Oxford)
place of Birth(or hatched)--Leduc, Alberta
Raised--Between Edmonton and Vancouver
Satus--Twice divorced--no kids
Location--London, England
places where you have lived--Van, Edm, LA, NY, FT Lauderdale, Budapest, Freemantle and a few other pits stops
Favorite Vacation Spot: Tie--Kos Greece and Jamaca
Worst Vacation Sport--Atlanta
Favorite current oiler--Gagner and then MPS
Most hated current oilers--Habby
Favorite Oiler all time--Pat Hughes
Pet peeve about this board--Horcoff hate
Favorite non-oiler--Lub Vishnovsky
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--Stumbling out of the three kings pub here in London at 6am one of the Oilers/canes games here in London. It was a weekday and while everyone else on the tube was heading to work--me and about 30 oilers fans were rather drunk and having fun)
Worst Oiler moment--Everytime a GM took the stand and said a star player had been traded in the 80
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- AJHL--I sucked
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs
2-Schultz wins calder
3-Yakupov stumbles and becomes the whipping boy for this board
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Luongo not trade
2-Nucks get knocked out in the first round again
3-Burke has a job offer by april--but leafs want compansation and so he does not get the jon

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[PaPaDee]

I'll play:

How did you get your screen name-- I think it's straight forward
age--29
Occupation-- Human Resources Manager
Education-- Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Saskatoon, SK
Raised-- Close to Saskatoon
Satus-- Married, 2 children
Location-- Winnipeg, MB
places where you have lived-- Saskatoon, Edmonton, Tokyo, Winnipeg
Favorite Vacation Spot-- Hawaii
Worst Vacation Spot-- None
Favorite current oiler-- Jordan Eberle
Most hated current oilers-- Shawn Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time-- Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board-- A few particular posters, not naming names
Favorite non-oiler-- Brayden Schenn
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Pisani scoring SHG against Canes in OT
Worst Oiler moment-- Pronger Gate
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- just rec hockey
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers will be in the playoff race, but just fall short
2-Gagner finishes top 3 in points for the team
3-Whitney has a bounce back season
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-A high profile star demands a trade
2-Detroit misses the playoffs
3-Calgary wins the draft lottery

 

[AlanHUK]

How did you get your screen name-- Name initial and country.
age--26
Occupation: bartender
Education-- currently studying electrical and electronic engineering, previously studied sound engineering
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Nottingham, England
Raised-- Nottingham, England
Location-- Nottingham, England
places where you have lived-- Nottingham, England
Favorite Vacation Spot: Gold Coast
Worst Vacation Spot-- Singapore
Favorite current Oiler-- Smid/Eberle
Most hated current Oilers-- Whitney due to his lockout tweeting. Though I don't actually hate him that much.
Favorite Oiler all time--
Pet peeve about this board-- over reacting to everything.
Favorite non-oiler-- Datsyuk
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- first game I attended
Worst Oiler moment-- finishing last twice
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Nope
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1- playoffs
2- Ebs/RNH PPG players
3- Yakupov & Schultz both finalists for the Calder

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Red Wings miss the playoffs
2- Ovechkin returns to form
3- Crosby plays the full season

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[thadd]

How did you get your screen name-- It's my name... what? Screw you. Stop laughing!
age--Ten years younger than the OP
Occupation: Teacher
Education- Starfleet Academy
place of Birth(or hatched)--Vancouver, BC
Raised--Between Vancouver, Courtany, Edonton, Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie, Squamish, Port Alburni and Vancouver.
Satus--Depends on who you ask.
Location--Daqing, China
places where you have lived--Add Daqing, China onto that list.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Tie--Jamaica and Australia.
Worst Vacation Sport--Hangzhou, China. It's a tropical ashtray. Thailand was very overrated, too.
Favorite current oiler--The OP read my mind.
Most hated current oilers--Horcoff and Smyth
Favorite Oiler all time--Glen Anderson or Dave Manson
Pet peeve about this board--Gagner hate. Lack of common sense.
Favorite non-oiler--Ovechkin or Doughty.
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--Sitting on Wayne's knee. Touching the cup in the dressing room.
Worst Oiler moment-- Horcoff's contract or the Shane Corson thingy.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers are 9th or better in the west.
2-Schultz wins calder
3-Edmonton has the #1 PP
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Luongo gets traded and his new team sucks.
2-Ovechkin and Green put up big numbers.
3-Brian Burke cries like a baby during a press conference about not having a real job for about 25 minutes until his wife comes along and hands him a soother.

 

[CornKicker]

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How did you get your screen name-- it was cornhole kicker but that was offensive, at least i thought it would be
age--31
Occupation: Accountant
Education--Mount Royal University - Calgary
place of Birth(or hatched)--edmonton
Raised--calgary
Status--married 4 kids
Location--calgary
places where you have lived--edmonton/calgary
Favorite Vacation Spot:bahamas
Worst Vacation Spot--south dakota
Favorite current oiler--taylor hall
Most hated current oilers--i like them all, even horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time--messier, ulanov, hall
Pet peeve about this board--stating opinions as fact, especially about the future. if i had the time i would save hypocrits and repost them months later.
Favorite non-oiler-- peter forsberg, drew doughty
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- stefan missing the empty net, 1990 cup, and 06 cup run as it was the first i got to watch from a bar.
Worst Oiler moment--game 7 06, all the fear mongering about moving to houston years ago
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level--AMHL JrB
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Taylor hall dominates
2-dubnyk is a legit starting G
3-Ryan Whitney is the best dman on the oilers

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-the flames finally fall
2-the leafs choke and dont make the playoffs again
3-LA kings repeat

 

[Mr Forever]

How did you get your screen name-- it's been my Internet alias since I was14. I just came up with it one day and thought it was COOL.
age-- 19
Occupation: student - University of Alberta Bachelor of Arts major in Sociology. Working on getting into Law.
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Missicordia hospital Edmonton Alberta.
Raised-- South edmonton born and raised on the playground is where I spent most of my days
Status-- in a relationship
Location-- edmonton
places where you have lived-- only edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Copenhagen, Miami, Toronto
Worst Vacation Spot-- I will never go to Mexico.
Favorite current oiler-- Laddy Smid and Teemu Hartkianen
Most hated current oilers-- Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time-- Esa Tikannen
Pet peeve about this board-- whenever somebody disagrees with another person, they'll automatically assume the other person is trolling.
Favorite non-oiler-- Wayne Simmonds
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- the Atlanta bench brawl in 03
Worst Oiler moment-- the loss in game seven 2006
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- I played three years of AA for SSAC, now I coach.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1- they will make the playoffs
2- Yakupov or Schultz will win the Calder
3- Gagner will be traded

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Philly will win the cup
2- Crosby will get hurt again
3- Ryan Murray will be a bust

Yaaaay

 

[Matt Ryan]

Worst Vacation Sport--Atlanta

Whoa, you just dont know where to go!



How did you get your screen name Because Matt Ryan is a ****ing beast
age 20
Occupation: The Dow Chemical Company
Education- Georgia Tech (chemical engineering) with a semester abroad at Oxford University
place of Birth Sherwood Park
Raised Atlanta, Georgia
Satus Single
Location Atlanta
places where you have lived Edmonton, Washington D.C. Atlanta Houston Oxford
Favorite Vacation Spot: PCB (panama city)
Worst Vacation Sport Edmonton!
Favorite current oiler RNH
Most hated current oilers- No one. Yes, I honestly don't mind Whiffcoff
Favorite Oiler all time Besides the obvious, Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board Horcoff hate
Favorite non-oiler Alfy, Kovy,
Favorite moment as an oiler fan 2006 playoffs
Worst Oiler moment Losing to Carolina
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level Used to play up until Bantam
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers beat the flames 3 times
2-Yakupov scores the first goal
3-Horcoff hate increases
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Leafs are deadd last
2-Caps go to SCF
3- Atlanta gets a team back laugh

 

[Njoy Oilers]

How did you get your screen name-- wifes initials
age--10 yrs older than JTS
Occupation: plumbing/heating business
Education--NAIT
place of Birth(or hatched)--Hinton,Ab
Raised--same
Status--married with 2 boys
Location--Stratmore
places where you have lived--ColdLake, Bonneyville, Edm, Calmar, Drayton Valley
Favorite Vacation Spot: Roatan, Hondouras
Worst Vacation Spot--Southern Alberta sloughs(lakes)
Favorite current oiler--RNH
Most hated current oilers--NONE
Favorite Oiler all time--Kevin Mclelland
Pet peeve about this board--don't get me started. See?!!
Favorite non-oiler--Shane Doan
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--1st cup win
Worst Oiler moment--Roli getting injured in 06 run
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- rec hockey
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-add 3-4 places in the west standings
2-Tambo is fired this year
3-RNH leads team in scoring

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Burke ends up in Columbus
2-Crosby gets concussion
3-Eric Cole never Shuts up about CBA

 

[Mowzie]

How did you get your screen name-- it's banana in Arabic, ill let you guys figure it out.
age-- 29 in a couple days.
Occupation: Alimos pizzeria (co-owner)/ Cannonball marketing solutions (owner)
Education-- NAIT (marketing 2003)
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Slave Lake, Ab.
Raised-- Same
Status-- Single-ish
Location-- Slave Lake
places where you have lived-- Slave Lake, Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Lebanon / Vegas
Worst Vacation Spot-- Dubai in July
Favorite current oiler-- Smid
Most hated current oilers-- Belanger
Favorite Oiler all time-- Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board-- quality posters like me get traded to other boards then put on waivers.
Favorite non-oiler-- Doughty, Letang
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Pisani OT winner while short handed, game 5 Edm/Car Finals.
Worst Oiler moment-- Losing game 7.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- nope
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1- Teams figure out Yakupov, keep him to the outside, and we all start wishing we drafted Morgan Reilly.
2- Hemsky has a huge year and stays healthy.
3- Oilers squeeze into the playoffs on the final game of the season.

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Luongo goes to TO
2- Iginla goes to Philly
3- Pittsburgh/LA finals

 

[Everlasting]

How did you get your screen name-- From a song
age-- 21
Occupation: Student
Education- University
place of Birth(or hatched)--Sweden
Raised--Sweden
Satus--Forever Alone
Location--Sweden
places where you have lived--Sweden, Finland.
Favorite Vacation Spot: No idea. Still havent visited all the places i want.
Favorite current oiler--Lander
Most hated current oilers--The old goalie.
Favorite Oiler all time--Lander?
Pet peeve about this board--Oilers hype and hype of bad players.
Favorite non-oiler--So many. Maybe Zetterberg?
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Dont have one. Maybe Omarks penalty.
Worst Oiler moment--Most of the time so far i guess.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- No.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers dont make the playoffs
2-Lander dominates
3-Yakupov will do great.
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Whoever wins, is not a real winner since it is a short season
2-Detroit wins the cup.
3-Someone will get a 10+ games suspension.

 

[molsonmuscle360]

How did you get your screen name-- I was a heavy drinker in my younger days
age--29
Occupation: Currently unemployed
Education- One year of college
place of Birth(or hatched)--Red Deer, Alberta
Raised--All over Canada
Satus--Single
Location--Fort Mac
places where you have lived--Red Deer, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Toronto, Grand Falls NFLD, Thompson Manitoba, Houston BC, Kelowna, Rocanville and Meadow Lake SK, Fort Mac
Favorite Vacation Spot: Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Worst Vacation Sport--Montreal
Favorite current oiler--Eberle
Most hated current oilers--Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time--Jari Kurri
Pet peeve about this board--People that seemingly hate the team, yet post here constantly
Favorite non-oiler--Blake Comeau
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--Seeing three guys in Oilers jerseys, beat up another dude in an Oiler jersey, who was being an ******* and pushed a Flames fan down the stairs at Rexall.
Worst Oiler moment--Steve Smith, I cried for days as a little kid when that happened
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- AA Midget, 3rd liner most of my life
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs
2-Schultz wins calder
3-Hemsky scores 20 goals
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1. Detroit misses playoffs
2. Toronto finishes last
3. St. Louis wins cup

 

[40oz]

How did you get your screen name-- Not sure, sublime maybe?
age-- 24
Occupation: Student
Education-- NAIT/U of A
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Edmonton
Raised-- Edmonton
Status-- Single
places where you have lived-- Perth
Favorite Vacation Spot: Japan
Worst Vacation Spot-- Honolulu
Favorite current oiler-- Eberle
Most hated current oilers-- Hate's a strong word...
Favorite Oiler all time-- Hamrlik
Pet peeve about this board-- Short term memory, over reactions.
Favorite non-oiler-- Datsyuk
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Marchants OT winner in Dallas
Worst Oiler moment-- Game seven in Carolina
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- ODR Pro

 

[Musicman798]

I don't post as often as most, but I'll play:

How did you get your screen name-- EA at my elementary school called me Musicman, numbers are just random.
age-- 23
Occupation: Teacher
Education-- Brandon University, Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education.
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Ste. Anne, MB
Raised--Ste. Genevieve, MB
Status--Single as hell.
Location--Winnipeg, MB
places where you have lived--Winnipeg, Brandon, home.
Favorite Vacation Spot: We'll see.
Worst Vacation Spot-- Also, we'll see.
Favorite current oiler-- Eberle
Most hated current oilers-- Can't say I'm a Potter fan.
Favorite Oiler all time-- I wasn't watching back in the 90's and was only born in '89 so I will stick with Eberle on this one. Though I liked Dvorak in his time here...
Pet peeve about this board-- HF in general is way too hostile.
Favorite non-oiler-- Blake Wheeler
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- One of my favourite things that came from the cup run was Peca's breakaway goals and the commentary that went with them.
Worst Oiler moment-- Pronger leaving.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- No.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1- Oilers will challenge for playoffs
2- Eberle will lead the team in points for the 3rd season
3- Hall won't get injured

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Detroit stumbles a bit for once
2- Calgary finishes lower than Edmonton
3- L.A. plays their way to being one of the top teams in the standings (Lots of people seem to think they won't do super well).

 

[smythfan]

How did you get your screen name-- Smyth has been my favorite player since we drafted him
Age-- 35
Occupation-- Dog walker
Place of Birth(or hatched)--Dumbarton, Scotland
Raised--Sherwood Park, Alberta
Status-- Married, no kids
Location--Portland, Oregon
Places where you have lived-- Scotland, Ontario, Sherwood Park, Edmonton, Vancouver, Seattle, Boston, Portland
Favorite Vacation Spot--Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Favorite current oiler--Ryan Smyth and Ladislav Smid
Most hated current oilers--Don't really hate anyone but could do without Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time-- Other than Ryan Smyth, Craig Simpson
Pet peeve about this board--The overreactors
Favorite non-oiler--Ryan O'Reilly
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--The entire 2006 cup run
Worst Oiler moment--when we traded Smyth to the Islanders
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-an Oiler finally wins the Calder
2-Oilers make it to Western conference final
3-Whitney plays full season and finishes top 5 in d scoring

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

How did you get your screen name Character from south park who was a one time character. Really good episode.
age 23
Occupation: Student
Education Doing B Ed at U of A, previously did social work at Grant MacEwan.
place of Birth Gatineau, Quebec
Raised For the most part, Edmonton
Status Single
Location Edmonton
places where you have lived Gatineau, Ottawa, Edmonton, Camrose
Favorite Vacation Spot: Probably Jasper.
Worst Vacation Sport Never really went elsewhere to be honest.
Favorite current oiler Taylor Hall
Most hated current oilers- Don't really have one. Was probably Barker?
Favorite Oiler all time Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board The overdramatic people who want to burn their season tickets because there hasn't been a management change. Yet, they still have their tickets, and still ***** about it. And don't offer any solutions.
Favorite non-oiler Tough one. Probably Claude Giroux because he played in Gatineau
Favorite moment as an oiler fan The 06 Cup run
Worst Oiler moment Chris Pronger demanding a trade. Or when Doug Weight got traded on my birthday.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level No, I actually never did. Closest thing is floor hockey....
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
Get close to a playoff spot, but fall short.
Dubnyk will play solid
Schultz gets Calder

3 Predictions for around the nhl
I think Pittsburgh grabs the cup again. I don't know why.
Luongo DOES get dealt to Toronto
San Jose misses playoffs. :shrug:

 

[Hans Moleman]

How did you get your screen name-- My favourite Simpsons character.
Age-- 31
Occupation: Graphic Artist/Shipping & Receiving (Guess which one I prefer)
Education-- Capilano University
Place of Birth(or hatched)-- Victoria, B.C.
Raised-- White Rock, B.C.
Status-- Operational
Location-- Sub-Optimal
Places where you have lived-- Various places around the Vancouver area, Helsinki
Favorite Vacation Spot: Cinque Terre, Italy. Beautiful rainforest on the French riviera.
Worst Vacation Spot-- Los Angeles, Califonia. Dense, polluted, hot and gridlocked.
Favorite current oiler-- Teemu Hartikainen and Ryan Smyth
Most hated current oilers-- Ben Eager and Alex "The Duke" Plante
Favorite Oiler all time-- Billy Ranford
Pet peeve about this board-- Everyone wants to be betrothed to Pavel Datsyuk.
Favorite non-oiler-- Teemu Selanne
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Watching in horror as the lights go out in Boston during the playoffs, then jumping in joy when Petr Klima scored in OT.
Worst Oiler moment-- I was living Helsinki during the cinderella run, and I stayed up into the wee hours to listen to game 7 on an online stream. You know the rest.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Roller hockey for 1 year, as a goaltender. Did well, but i'm not a competitive person so I just stick to the occasional pick-up game.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1- Injury hits the defense again, causing the OKC Barons to panic and sign even more ECHL D-men.
2- One of the kids, inexplicably and ill-advised, has a Gordie Howe hattrick.
3- Schultz sets a pace to break an Oilers record, but the shortened season cuts it... short.

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Signs go up all over arenas in the NHL, signalling fan dissatisfaction, however the game continues to grow at a similar pace to pre-lockout. One fan even holds up a sign in Jersey with "To Fehr is human, to forgive, go Devs!"
2- The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche get off to a slow start, and Colorado eventually comes around, but the Jets do not.
3- Thanks to differing levels of conditioning, there will be some major blowouts early in the season.

 

[Nunymare]

How did you get your screen name-- Name of my favorite childhood stuffed animal
age--17
Occupation: student
Education--hopefully university in the coming years!
place of Birth(or hatched)--Edmonton
Raised--Edmonton
Status--Single
Location--Edmonton
places where you have lived--Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Probably the mountains or Florida
Worst Vacation Spot--can't really complain too much about a vacation!
Favorite current oiler--Eberle
Most hated current oilers--probably Belanger, but I don't have any strong feelings of hate towards many players..
Favorite Oiler all time--I'm too young to have experienced the glory days, so probably Hall or Eberle
Pet peeve about this board--Oh where to start...
Favorite non-oiler--Probably Stamkos
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--2006 run
Worst Oiler moment--Everything after 2006
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Nope, wish I had though

Too lazy to do predictions...

 

[dubs]

How did you get your screen name-- nickname
Age--27
Occupation: Business Development/Estimator
Education-- Bachelor of Management
Place of Birth(or hatched)-- Edmonton
Raised-- Sherwood Park
Status-- Single
Location-- Edmonton
Places where you have lived-- Edmonton, Lethbridge, Spain, Kelowna, Vancouver
Favorite Vacation Spot: anywhere in Croatia, Japan, or Spain
Worst Vacation Spot-- Tangier, Morocco, an absolute trash pit
Favorite current oiler-- Nuge
Most hated current oilers-- Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time-- Gretzky
Pet peeve about this board-- Constant over valuing and excitement over prospects
Favorite non-oiler-- Joe Sakic
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- 2006 run
Worst Oiler moment-- 2006 loss
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Junior B
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1- Eberle wins Art Ross
2- Hemsky returns to old form
3- Yaks and Shultz tear up leage as rookies

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Oilers only Canadian team to make playoffs
2- Flames finish 9th
3- Canucks struggle without Kesler and Luongo

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

How did you get your screen name- Location/Oilersfan
age--25
Occupation: Operations Manager
Education- Advanced Diploma International Business. Studied History and Music in University. Plans for Degree and MBA in Finance.
place of Birth Brantford (same as Gretzky)
Raised-- Mostly Ontario, but lived in Cochrane Alberta when very young.
Location--Niagara Region, Ontario
places where you have lived--Niagara, Brantford, Cochrane
Favorite Vacation Spot: Florida
Favorite current oiler--Eberle with Hall closely behind.
Most hated current oilers--Eager
Favorite Oiler all time--Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board--"We will never be good"
Favorite non-oiler--Pietrangelo. Best former Ice Dog in the NHL atm. Will be tough to beat.
Favorite moment as an oiler fan- Regardless of the loss, coming out to Edmonton and attending game 4 of the cup finals when I was 18. Such an amazing atmosphere.
Worst Oiler moment- The loss to Carolina
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Played Travel as a tender as a kid but started getting cut due to size. Currently play C/LW in a beer league.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Whether they make the playoffs or not, Oilers gain respect this season
2-Gagner steps it up (bold I know)
3-Petry starts off slow, people complain about him, but he ends up on the top pairing and playing very well by the end.
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Whoever picks first takes Jones
2 - NJ/Det will be projected to tank and end up making the playoffs
3- Islanders tank and Snow get fired.

 

[NeverForget06]

Screen name- Loved the Oilers since birth, grew up watching the Avs win in the early 2000s and fell in love
Age-17
Education- Almost done high school
Place of Birth- Edmonton
Raised-Edmonton
Status-Girlfriend
Location-Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot-Maui
Worst Vacation Spot-Winnipeg?(not really vacation but go there lots for family.)
Favorite Current Oiler-Smyth
Most Hated Current Oiler-Horcoff's contract
Favorite Oiler of All time- Smyth
Pet Peeve about the board- People who refuse to believe the Oilers will ever be good again
Favorite Non Oiler- Joe Sakic, loved the guy!
Favorite Oilers Moment- I have two.Was lucky enough to be in the building for game six of the cup finals during the 06 cup run. Will never forget that. Also saw Gagner score his 8 points in one game.
Worst Oiler Moment- Losing game 7
Did you play Organized Hockey if so what level Have played organized hockey since I was 5, topped out at the Bantam AA level a couple years ago. Played ball hockey the last couple summers for the Mighty Ducks.
3 predictions for the Oilers this season
1. Oilers will get off to a quick start
2. Yakupov will find a nice fit on the 2nd line, and will be great on the PP
3. Injuries will plague the D, will be a revolving door with Fedun, Teubert etc
3 predictions for NHL
1. Minnesota will win the Northwest
2. Rick Nash will lead the league in points
3. The sharks will fall!!! And everyone will celebrate!

 

[PinSeeker]

How did you get your screen name-- Last name starts with Bod
age--29
Occupation: Hr Manager
Education- University BA Mjr in anthropology
place of BirthSt. Albert
Raised--Same
Location--Edmonton
places where you have lived--Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: naramata
Worst Vacation Sport--Anaheim
Favorite current oiler--Eberle
Most hated current oilers--Gagner
Favorite Oiler all time--Weight
Pet peeve about this board--Exceptional levels of pessimism
Favorite non-oiler--Doug Gilmour
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- down 3-0, oil coming back in last 1:30 to beat Dallas at home in 97. Was at the game and it was pandemonium!
Worst Oiler moment-- losing game 7 of the cup finals in 06
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- bantam b
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs
2-Schultz wins calder
3-Hemsky gets hurt
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Boston wins east
2-Flames finish below us
3-La barely makes playoffs[/QUOTE]

 

[Draiskull]

How did you get your screen name-- Petry fan .. previous niks : PenzOil and SpongeJoni
age- 30s
Occupation: IT
Education- NAIT
Worst Vacation Spot--Vancouver
Favorite current oiler--Petry
Most hated current oilers--Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time--Ranford
Pet peeve about this board--Oiler fan proposals on main board
Favorite non-oiler--Stoll

 

[Towmater14]

How did you get your screen name-- Son loved Cars I like Eberle
age--39
Occupation: Operations Manager large Transport Company
Education- College-Various courses
place of Birth(or hatched)--Edmonton, Alberta
Status--Married- two children
Location--Beaumont, AB
places where you have lived--Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Beaumont
Favorite Vacation Spot: Tie--Maui
Worst Vacation Sport--Mazatlan
Favorite current oiler--Ebs
Most hated current oilers--Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time--Mark Messier
Pet peeve about this board--Manic depressant
Favorite non-oiler--Jerome Iginla
Favorite Oiler Moment--Sitting at a table and drinking with Paul Coffey on his retirement night.
Worst Oiler Moment--Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals 2006
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level--Yes, Junior B
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs
2-Schultz wins calder
3-Oilers success gets devalued due to shortened season.

 

[nexttothemoon]

How did you get your screen name-- created it myself and have used it for a decade+
age--40+
Occupation: self-employed
Education- High School and some at the UofA
place of Birth--Northern Alberta
Raised--Northern Alberta
Status--single
Location--Northern Alberta
places where you have lived--Northern Alberta, Edmonton, NZ
Favorite Vacation Spot: wherever I am is a vacation
Worst Vacation Sport--n/a
Favorite current oiler--Yakupov
Most hated current oilers--hate is too strong a word... dislike? maybe Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time-- n/a
Pet peeve about this board-- those not able to see the obvious
Favorite non-oiler-- don't care about many others... maybe Grabner
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- recently?... when Tambo won the lottery for the #1 pick for the 3rd time in a row... so much fun... hilarious reaction from all the other fanbases
Worst Oiler moment-- so many bad years... how can you pick one.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- nothing above floor hockey level.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs.
2-Eberle is top 10 in scoring.
3-The Oilers have their most entertaining season in over 20 years.
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Montreal is much better than people think they would be.
2- Tampa Bay is much worse.
3- Los Angeles comes nowhere near a repeat

 

[Pucklington]

How did you get your screen name-- being clever

age-- 27

Occupation: R&d engineer

Education- University - Uofa
M.Sc. in microelectronics

place of Birth(or hatched)-- edm, Alb

Raised-- Sherwoood Park

Location-- Edm

places where you have lived-
Edm, Manila, Asuncion (Paraguay)

Favorite Vacation Spot: Boston

Worst Vacation Sport-- LA

Favorite current oiler-- None

Most hated current oilers--None

Favorite Oiler all time--Bill Ra nford

Pet peeve about this board--flavor of the month attitude

Favorite non-oiler-- Brodeur

Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Watching Gretzky and the kings get shutout 2-0 by the Oilets at north lands. First game.

Worst Oiler moment-- Pocklington looking to sell the oilers to Texas.

Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- No lacrosse. And Junior.

3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers

1-Oilers make the playoffs (7th)
2-Schultz wins calder
3- Redden is traded here

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Luongo TO
2-Hawks miss PO
3-Burke to Vancouver after Gillis and Vancouver dissapoint in regular season with short PO.