TimeForAnOilChange
From OTTERS 2 OILERS
I wasn't around back then but I was in attendance for the 07 playoffs when we swept the Blazers. I'd love to see the building as loud as it was then.
That was nothing compared to back in the late 90s - early 2000s, it was absolutely insane atmosphere back then, and not just playoffs....every single regular season game it was deafening in there, and it was impossible for either team to communicate on the ice because of the noise...good times. The '07 playoffs were ok, but nowhere near as loud as back then. Back then, it was loud for the entire game, we chanted for 60 minutes, whether the team was winning or not.
Anyways, i'll parrot what PG Canuck has been saying in here, its exciting for our town to have real owners (including a local guy, which makes me think it wont get moved, plus the fact that Brewer and Hammer both played here and have ties to the city, both of their wives are from here), who have said that they will be using their NHL ties to try to help turn the team around....I hope the people come back now that it wont be run like a family business anymore. I know that was a HUGE bone of contention here in town.
Oh, and the Cougars also signed a 10 yr lease with the city a couple years ago as well, so I don't even think they can move the team before then anyways.