OT: Meet your HFBOARD fellow oiler fan reboot 2013 season

[ghostnights]

How did you get your screen name-- Just kind of made it up
age-- 23
Occupation: Student
Education- University
place of Birth(or hatched)-- 780
Raised--780
Status- serious gf
Location--780
places where you have lived 780
Favorite vacation spot-- anywhere without snow
Favorite current oiler-- nuge or hall
Most hated current oilers-- horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time-- hmmmm.
Pet peeve about this board- older members elitism
Favorite non-oiler- giroux
Favorite moment as an oiler fan- 06 cup run
Worst Oiler moment--Before the rebuild , very painful
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Nope

3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs
2-Nuge gets over 50 points
3-Petry plays all 48 games
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Philly wins the cup
2-Calgary finishes last in NHL
3- Columbus finishes 11th or higher

 

[Pterodactyl]

How did you get your screen name-- In Arian Foster's senior year at Tennessee during a interview was disgruntled and told the reporter he would only continue the interview if it was done in pterodactyl
age--29
Occupation-- Carpenter
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Matsqui, BC
Raised-- New Sarepta
Satus-- Girlfriend
Location-- Edmonton
places where you have lived-- Edmonton, Vancouver, Cold Lake
Favorite Vacation Spot-- Mexico
Worst Vacation Spot-- never had a bad vacation
Favorite current oiler-- Ryan Smyth
Most hated current oiler-- now that Gilbert is gone....... None
Favorite Oiler all time-- CuJo
Pet peeve about this board-- All the Eklund bashing (hard to keep a straight face saying this)
Favorite non-oiler-- Tim Thomas
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Pisani scoring SHG against Canes
Worst Oiler moment-- Steve Smith
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- rec hockey
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers will make playoffs
2-Schultz finishes 2nd in league rookie points
3-Eager beats crap out of Bieksa
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Anaheim trades one of the big 3 by draft
2-Carolina makes playoffs and makes it to the 2nd round
3-Luongo traded to Toronto

 

[TheNewNorth]

How did you get your screen name: I work in the arctic, and the north is cool. It's the new black.
Occupation: Critical Care Flight Paramedic - Medevac's in the NWT and western Nunavut.
Age: 36
Education: NAIT Paramedicine
Place of birth(or hatched): Jasper, AB
Raised: Jasper, AB
Satus: Double income, dog owner.
Location: Calgary for half the year, Inuvik or Yellowknife NT for the other half.
Places where you have lived: Jasper, Edmonton, Calgary, Grande Prairie, Yellowknife.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Somewhere I can bring my mountain bike, AND my skis.
Favourite current Oiler: RNH
Least liked current Oiler: Khabibulin
Favorite Oiler all time: Kurri
Pet peeve about this board: Peoples attitude about Horcoff the player vs. Horcoff's salary.
Favorite non-Oiler: Ovechkin
Favorite moment as an Oiler fan: Game 6 2006 SCF
Worst Oiler moment: Game 7 2006 SCF
3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers:
1 - Hot start, and strong team defence = playoff spot.
2 - Schultz wins Calder, Yakupov is good, but not great.
3 - Fans of other teams start to grudgingly admit that Dubnyk is actually a legit #1 goalie in the NHL.
3 Predictions for around the NHL:
1 - The Leafs don't make the playoffs, but only miss by a narrow margin.
2 - Burke takes over the Blue Jackets after another last place season.
3 - Luongo gets traded - to a team that hasn't really been mentioned as in the running for him.

 

[thirtybelow]

How did you get your screen name-- Random
Age-- 16
Occupation-- Student
Education-- University in 2 years.
Place of Birth(or hatched)-- Edmonton
Raised-- Edmonton
Status-- Single
Location--Edmonton
Places where you have lived-- Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot-- London England, or Banff.
Worst Vacation Spot-- None
Favorite current oiler-- Ryan Smyth and Jordan Eberle
Most hated current oilers-- Don't hate anyone, really.
Favorite Oiler all time-- Because I'm young, gotta be Ryan Smyth
Pet peeve about this board-- When people make trade proposals that do not make sense.
Favorite non-oiler-- Probably Toews, Giroux, among others.
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- 2006 Cup Run
Worst Oiler moment-- Game 7 of the same run.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- No
3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers
1- Oilers make the playoffs
2- Yak and Hemsky light it up together
3- Trade for a defenceman.

3 Predictions for around the NHL
1- Malkin wins the Hart
2- Calgary and the Leafs miss playoffs
3- Columbus finishes at the bottom.

 

[Johnny McBravo]

How did you get your screen name-- I have no Idea
age-- 18
Occupation: Student
Education- High school diploma this year
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Banff, Alberta
Raised-- In Banff
Satus-- Forever alone
Location-- Banff, Alberta
places where you have lived-- Only lived in one place
Favorite Vacation Spot: Kelowna, and Cali
Worst Vacation Sport-- Montreal
Favorite current oiler-- Hall
Most hated current oilers-- PRV
Favorite Oiler all time-- Ryan Smyth
Pet peeve about this board-- Yakupov trade proposals
Favorite non-oiler-- Tavares
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- All of the Draft lottery threads!
Worst Oiler moment-- Allowing Potter on the team
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
Yakupov wins calder
Hall gets an A
Schultz craps the bed

 

[MikeModano9]

How did you get your screen name-- Favourite player growing up.
age--27
Occupation: carpentry/exterior finisher
Education--Highschool and some small courses
place of Birth(or hatched)--St.Albert
Raised--St.Albert
Status--single
Location--Edmonton
places where you have lived--St.Albert,Edmonton,Nottingham UK,
Favorite Vacation Spot: Rome or Waikiki Beach
Worst Vacation Spot-- never had a bad time on vacation.
Favorite current oiler--Nuge/Hall/Smid
Most hated current oilers--none
Favorite Oiler all time--Bobo Mironov
Pet peeve about this board--non, I don't take peoples posts to seriously.
Favorite non-oiler--Tavares
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--Either Marchant Game 7 OT or Pisani Game 5 OT
Worst Oiler moment--Game 7 2006
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Played since I was 7. Played AA,A,B1 levels.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Yak scores a beauty one-timer
2-Eberle backhands one top shelf
3-Nuge feeds some backdoor passes

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Crosby Malkin finish 1/2 in PTS
2-Rangers don't win the cup
3-cam barker scores 1 goal with van [/QUOTE]

 

[ToeMcDrag83]

How did you get your screen name-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed4FWa1NXwE
Age-- 22
Occupation-- Engineer
Education-- University of Alberta
Place of Birth(or hatched)-- Edmonton
Raised-- Edmonton
Location--Edmonton
Places where you have lived-- Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot-- Cabo San Lucas / Canmore
Favorite current oiler-- Ales Hemsky
Most hated current oilers-- Shawn Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time-- Ryan Smyth
Pet peeve about this board-- Sarcasm Radars are often weak and too often require the emoticon.
Favorite non-oiler-- Giroux. Pietrangelo.
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y
Worst Oiler moment-- Ryan Smyth trade to Islanders.
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Played 11 years, stopped for a while after last year of Midget. Now rec league.

3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers
1- PP finishes in 10th place.
2- Yakupov and Schultz both nominated for Calder.
3- Playoffs against Canucks first round.

3 Predictions for around the NHL
1- Crosby get 65 points and wins Hart.
2- Busiest trade deadline we have had in years will occur.
3- WCF: Minny/PHX --> ECF: Philly/NYR --> SCF: Minny/Philly --> Flyers hoist Cup

 

[Niet]

How did you get your screen name-- Short for Nietzsche, yeah, clever
Age: 24
Occupation: Student/Labouer
Education: University of Alberta, finishing up my BA majoring in history then onto grad school
Place of Birth(or hatched): Edmonton
Raised: Between Edmonton and Vancouver
Status: Off/on with the same girl for too long
Location: Edmonton
Places where you have lived: Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Penticton (basically live in that used book store every time I visit)
Worst Vacation Sport: Saskatoon
Favorite current Oiler: Ebs
Most hated current Oilers: Eager
Favorite Oiler all time: Greer
Pet peeve about this board: Bi-polar disorder
Favorite non-oiler: Shae Weber
Favorite moment as an Oiler fan: "It is Marchant! Scores! Marchant scores!"
Worst Oiler moment: When Oilers were essentially New York Rangers farm team
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level: Yeah, played through midget, and I have massive regrets with not going onto juniors
3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers
1: Oilers make a big trade (obscure, I know)
2: Oilers end up 9th in the west
3: Schultz burns out half way through the season
3 Predictions for around the NHL
1: Evander Kane is traded
2: Vancouver is out in the first round, again
3: Malkin leads the league in points and goals

 

[The Nuge]

How did you get your screen name-- Because Nuge is awesome
Age-- 21
Occupation-- Golf Pro
Education-- Currently taking business management
Place of Birth(or hatched)-- Fort St John
Raised-- Fort St John
Status-- Long term GF
Location-- Vancouver
Places where you have lived-- Fort St John, Vancouver, Grande Prairie
Favorite Vacation Spot-- Phoenix
Worst Vacation Spot-- none yet
Favorite current oiler-- Smyth, Nuge, Petry
Most hated current oilers-- Eager?
Favorite Oiler all time-- Smyth (has to be by default for me)
Pet peeve about this board-- Doom and gloom, and Hemsky hate
Favorite non-oiler-- Shane Doan!!! (my favourite player)
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- Almost winning in 06
Worst Oiler moment-- Not winning in 06
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- B rep
3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers
1- Oilers make the playoffs
2- Nuge hits 50 points
3- Hall scores 25

3 Predictions for around the NHL
1- Phoenix wins the cup
2- Detroit misses the playoffs
3- Burke is hired by the trade deadline

 

[fancy dan]

How did you get your screen name: swapped letters from the famous stickboy's name

Age 33.
Occupation: Alternative School Teacher
Education: Degree in Political Science and History, then teacher's college at Simon Fraser University
place of Birth Edmonton.
Raised: Sherwood Park
Location: Vancouver
places where you have lived: sherwood park, edmonton, seaforth ontario, thailand, taipei, taiwan, nanaimo, white rock, merritt, vancouver
Favorite Vacation Spot: sumatra, indonesia
Worst Vacation Spot: edmonton (sorry)
Favorite current oiler: RNH
Most hated current oilers Ryan Smyth, our Trevor Linden, a figurehead for futility
Favorite Oiler all time: Messier, Tikkanen, Gretz
Pet peeve about this board: People who never played a high level of hockey convincing themselves that they know what they are talking about.
Favorite non-oiler: Giroux, Tavares
Favorite moment as an oiler fan: 2006 run
Worst Oiler moment Game: Game 7, 2006
Did you play organized hockey: played 3 years in the BCHL
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
Schultz will be lights out
Tambellini will be axed after 20 games
Yakapov wins calder
3 Predictions for around the nhl
Rangers win the cup
Flames aren't as bad as predicted

 

[Blue And Orange]

How did you get your screen name: Colours of the Edmonton Oilers
Age: 23
Occupation: Manager at a nightclub (currently). Quality Control Analyst at a pharmaceutical company (aspiration)
Education: Graduated University of Toronto in June 2012 with BSc.
Place of Birth: Saskatoon, SK
Raised: Edmonton, AB
Status: Single (I get all the ladies )
Location: Toronto
Places where you have lived: Saskatoon, Edmonton, Beijing, Toronto
Favorite Vacation Spot: New York City
Worst Vacation Spot: Buffalo, NY (was there for 2011 WJHC, dump of a city)
Favorite current oiler: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Most hated current oilers: It was Linus Omark. Currently would probably be Khabibulin.
Favorite Oiler all time: Ryan Smyth
Pet peeve about this board: Posters who love the spotlight of being the devil`s advocate and they chastise and condescend posters who have a glass-half full view. Also, I cannot stand the constant bombardment of criticism towards Gagner, Hemsky, and Horcoff.
Favorite non-oiler: Shea Weber
Favorite moment as an Oilers fan 2006 Stanley Cup Run.
Worst Oilers moment 2012 lockout + Katz's threat to move the team to Seattle
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level None, one of my biggest regrets in life was not joining organized hockey

3 Oilers Predictions
-Oilers make the playoffs
-Nail Yakupov wins Calder
-Horcoff bought out at the end of this season

3 Predictions for around the NHL
-NY Rangers beat the LA Kings to win the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs
-Columbus Blue Jackets win less than 10 games this season
-Jarome Iginla trade to a contender, Calgary Flames initiate the inevitable rebuild.

 

[Forgot About Drai]

How did you get your screen name[/B]-- Last name.
age--17
Occupation: Student
Education- Completing highschool.
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Edmonton
Raised-- Edmonton
Satus--Not married.
Location--Edmonton
places where you have lived-- Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Tie-- Hawaii, Vancouver
Worst Vacation Sport--Regina
Favorite current oiler--Smid, Yakupov
Most hated current oilers-- Habby
Favorite Oiler all time--Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board--Horcoff hate.
Favorite non-oiler-- Giroux
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--06' cup run. Going to Rexall to watch the games on the jumbotron
Worst Oiler moment--Losing game 7, 06'
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Player for Millwoods tier 2, I sucked.
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs
2-Schultz wins calder
3-Yakupov scores 15 goals.
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Crosby leads the league again.
2-Ovechkin scored 40 goals.
3-Rangers go to the SC

 

[Lessy]

How did you get your screen name Nickname
Age: 23
Occupation: Teacher
Education: B.Ed, Laurentian University
Place of Birth(or hatched): Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Raised: Sudbury, ON
Status: In a relationship
Location: Sudbury, ON
Places where you have lived: Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury
Favorite Vacation Spot: Las Vegas/NYC
Worst Vacation Sport: Is there such a thing?
Favorite current Oiler: RNH
Most hated current Oilers: Khabibulin/Horcoff
Favorite Oiler all time: Smyth/Smith
Pet peeve about this board: Massive underrating of Yakupov and Gagner on main board
Favorite non-oiler: Mike Richards
Favorite moment as an Oiler fan: Marchant goal or 06 cup run
Worst Oiler moment: Last few years haven't been fun
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level: Played up to high school with a year of AAA
3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers
1: Yakupov struggles and becomes whipping boy
2: Oilers finish 10th in the West
3: Schultz wins Calder
3 Predictions for around the NHL
1: John Tavares Art Ross
2: STL-NYR Stanley Cup Final
3: Tuukka Rask Vezina

 

[OneMoreAstronaut]

How did you get your screen name-- Best band ever, I Mother Earth
age-- 31
Occupation: Software company management
Education-- College diploma, private school degree
place of Birth-- Grande Prairie, AB
Status-- Engaged, getting married in a few months (yikes)
Location-- Enemy territory, Calgary, AB
places where you have lived-- Vancouver
Favorite Vacation Spot-- Switzerland
Favorite current oiler-- Eberle, Gagner
Most hated current oilers-- "Hate" is a little strong, but I'm tired of being stuck with Khabi
Pet peeve about this board-- That if the Oilers win, they played a good game, but if they lose they played bad - there's rarely any in between; Gagner haters and haters in general
Favorite non-oiler-- Jonathon Quick
Worst Oiler moment-- The last few years of disappointing finishes, I suppose; Pronger turning his back
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- AJHL back in the day, until a blown out knee ended things. Luckily I can play rec hockey now.

 

[0ilerman]

How did you get your screen name-- 0ilers fan, male
age--26
Occupation: Accountant
Education--BComm, CA
place of Birth(or hatched)-- Grey Nuns
Raised-- Southside
Status--Single
Location--Dtown
places where you have lived-- Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Rio
Worst Vacation Spot-- all good
Favorite current oiler-- RNH
Most hated current oilers-- Eager
Favorite Oiler all time-- Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board-- self-entitled long-time members
Favorite non-oiler-- Claude Giroux
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- 2006 cup run
Worst Oiler moment-- fallout of the 2006 cup run
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- none
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1- Whitney puts up godly numbers
2- Kreuger nominated for Jack Adams
3- Khabi wins 10 games

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Giroux establishes himself as the top Canadian in the NHL
2- Dallas contends for the conference
3- Luongo is the canucks best player and takes them to another NW title

 

[McOilbleeder]

With so many UofA students, I'm surprised we haven't seen any sort of meet being planned. I'm surprised with the numbers truth be told.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

How did you get your screen name cause the Oilers WERE the last dynasty
Age: 30
Occupation: Engineering Tech.
Education: Nait Diploma
Place of Birth(or hatched): St. Albert
Raised: St. Albert
Status: Married
Location: St. Albert, AB
Places where you have lived: Edmonton, St. Albert
Favorite Vacation Spot: San Diego
Worst Vacation Sport: None
Favorite current Oiler: Hall
Most hated current Oilers: none
Favorite Oiler all time: Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board: bashing Gagner all the time
Favorite non-oiler: Malkin
Favorite moment as an Oiler fan: Marchant Goal
Worst Oiler moment: finishing last
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level: course, just house league
3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers
1: Schultz wins Calder
2: Oilers finish 10th in the West
3: injuries are once again a major concern
3 Predictions for around the NHL
1: Detroit finishes 7th...squeaking in
2: Vancouver only Canadian team to make playoffs
3: Crosby wins Art Ross

 

[Slats432]

How did you get your screen name-- Sather fan
Age-- Old
Occupation-- Senior Executive
Education-- University
Place of Birth(or hatched)-- Northwestern Ontario.
Raised-- Ontario/Edmonton
Status-- Happily Married
Location--Edmonton
Places where you have lived-- Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ontario
Favorite Vacation Spot-- Vegas
Worst Vacation Spot-- None
Favorite current oiler-- Smid
Most hated current oilers-- Sheldon Souray...no...wait.
Favorite Oiler all time-- Messier
Pet peeve about this board-- None...mostly read now, not post
Favorite non-oiler-- I like Iginla, Crosby, and as soon as he is traded from Vancouver, I will be a Luongo fan (check out that twitter...gold Jerry gold)
Favorite moment as an oiler fan-- First Cup.
Worst Oiler moment-- Pronger fiasco
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Junior B
3 predictions for this coming short season for the Oilers
1- Playoffs
2- Yak will struggle first half, but pick it up in second half.
3- Dubnyk will play well.

3 Predictions for around the NHL
1- Crosby wins Art Ross
2- Vancouver will take a step back.
3- Burke will get hired by another Eastern Team.

 

[YEGJuniorFan]

How did you get your screen name-- Myself
age--25
Occupation: Teacher
Education- Bachelor of Education, U of A 2011
place of Birth(or hatched)--Edmonton
Raised--Edmonton
Satus--girlfriend
Location--Edmonton
places where you have lived--Edmonton
Favorite Vacation Spot: --Nicaragua, Panama
Worst Vacation Spot--Eureka California
Favorite current oiler--RNH, Hemsky
Most hated current oilers--Peckham
Favorite Oiler all time--Doug Weight
Pet peeve about this board--Bickering
Favorite non-oiler--Tyler Ennis
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--Partying in the street during the 06 cup run (I was 18 so it was a blast to get drunk everytime)
Worst Oiler moment--Pronger requesting a trade, Heatley refusing to come here
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Midget teir 2 (role player lol)
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers make the playoffs
2-Schultz wins calder
3-Yakupov scores 18
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Vancouver is only 7-8th in the west
2-NYR win it all
3-Seth Jones goes 1st overall

 

[The Head Crusher]

With so many UofA students, I'm surprised we haven't seen any sort of meet being planned. I'm surprised with the numbers truth be told.

And alot of teachers, cause you know we rule!

 

[LoudmouthHemskyfan#1]

How did you get your screen name - #83

Age - 28

Occupation - Government Relations and resident HF Oilers Game Report Writer.

Education - Poli Sci, U of A

Born and Raised - Edmonton

Status - Married. Wife pregnant w/first.

Location - Edmonton

Places where you have lived - Edmonton

Favorite Vacation Spot - Maui

Favorite current Oilers - Eberle, Hemsky and Hartikainen.

Most hated current Oilers player - Andy Sutton.

Favorite Oilers player all time - Gretzky

Favorite obscure Oilers player - Alexander Selivanov

Pet peeve about this board - Inferiority complexes. Misunderstanding the game.

Favorite non Oilers player - Hard to say. I like Joni Pitkanen a lot.

Favorite moment as an Oilers fan - Most of spring 2006. Old enough to appreciate it. Saw every single home game live that year (plus game 5 in Raleigh).

Worst Oilers moment - Gretzky sold.

Did you play organized hockey and if so what level - Yes, Midget AA. Unfortunately sinus problems have always held me back.

 

[Mr Forever]

With so many UofA students, I'm surprised we haven't seen any sort of meet being planned. I'm surprised with the numbers truth be told.

I was thinking about making a thread HFOil for u of a people

 

[flashy]

How did you get your screen name-- Used to flashbang teammates in Counter-Strike, and eventually the name just stuck.
age--24
Occupation: Student/Epcor UDF
Education- University of Alberta BCOM/Psychology
place of Birth(or hatched)--Edmonton, Alberta
Raised--Edmonton
Status--Long-Term relationship
Location--Edmonton, Alberta
places where you have lived--Edmonton, Mundare
Favorite Vacation Spot: --Manhattan
Worst Vacation Sport--Edmonton
Favorite current oiler--Nugent-Hopkins, Sutton
Most hated current oilers- Horcoff, Peckam, Hall
Favorite Oiler all time-- nobody really sticks out
Pet peeve about this board-- People saying Nuge, its a god awful nickname.
Favorite non-oiler--Evander Kane
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--Probably the win after game 6 against detriot, that was before all the bandwagoners came to whyte.
Worst Oiler moment--Horcoff extension, Pronger trade, and Tamby getting a job
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Tier 1,3,5 thats about it
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Oilers dont make the playoffs
2- Hall gets injured again
3- Tamby is fired after another bottom five finish.
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1- Leafs make playoffs
2- non-oiler wins calder
3- Burke gets interview for job in edmonton

 

[Slatsmsg]

How did you get your screen name-- FHL leagues
age--45
Occupation: Branch Manager Heavy Duty Truck Shop
Education- Post secondary, U of C, Political Science Major/Econ Minor
place of Birth(or hatched)--Edmonton, Alberta
Raised--All over Alberta
Satus--Married, 5 boys
Location--Airdrie Alberta
places where you have lived--Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Medicine Hat, Calgary, Airdrie
Favorite Vacation Spot: What's that?
Worst Vacation Sport--See above
Favorite current oiler--Hall
Most hated current oilers--Hordichuk
Favorite Oiler all time--Messier
Pet peeve about this board- We haven't had a chance to talk about winning the cup in a while
Favorite non-oiler--Spezza
Favorite moment as an oiler fan--Opening game, after winning the cup in 1990, Moose skates out of the end boards with the cup over his head! Gelinas scored the first goal of the game.

Worst Oiler moment- Gretzky trade

Did you play organized hockey and if so what level-- Men's league only

3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1-Hemsky stays healthy all year gets 30 points plus
2-Eberle leads the team in scoring
3-Edmonton makes the playoffs and wins 2 rounds

3 Predictions for around the nhl
1-Crosby leads the league in scoring
2-Toronto misses out on Luongo and the playoffs
3-Flames are out of the playoffs at trade deadline and finally trade Iginla to Pittsburgh for a 1rst, Tangradi and Joe Morrow

 

[pocketful]

Nice meeting you folks!

How did you get your screen name: Was going to be pocketful_of_stars but that was too long
Age: 26 in a month
Occupation: Apothecary
Education: U of A
Place of Birth: Vietnam
Raised: Edmonton
Status: single
Location: Edmonton
Places where you have lived: Vietnam, Edmonton (Coleman for a month, Claresholm for two weeks, Calgary for a couple of months for schooling)
Favorite Vacation Spot: Home
Worst Vacation Spot: Haven't travelled much and "worst" is a strong word. I didn't enjoy Florida a whole lot though.
Favorite current oiler: RNH
Most hated current oilers: None really.
Favorite Oiler all time: RNH.... Really liked Niinimaa as well in the past.
Pet peeve about this board: A lot of misinterpretations and hate
Favorite non-oiler: Duchene. Tarasenko will be up there soon too.
Favorite moment as an oiler fan: '06 cup run. Seeing the team and city make it all the way to game 7 of the SC final was amazing.
Worst Oiler moment: Game 7 of the '06 SC final
Did you play organized hockey and if so what level: Nope
3 predictions for this coming short season for the oilers
1. Eberle leads in team scoring
2. Kid Line will be broken up
3. Win 6/9 games on our 9 game road trip
3 Predictions for around the nhl
1. The East wins the Stanley Cup
2. Wings make playoffs without Lidstrom
3. No team escapes the injury bug