Speculation: The Curse of Peter Pocklington

[Lord Quas]

I heard there's a curse. The Oilers dreams of success will be thwarted until Peter Puck is recognized/remembered/honoured for what he did for the city.

I first heard this from my father, around eleven or twelve years ago. I didn't believe it then...

Anyone else hear of this?

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[Psychoil]

Nope I haven't, but honestly I couldn't see it hurting. This franchise seems to be cursed. To have Connor Mcdavid and be this bad is just odd.

 

[RattsSSV]

I heard there's a curse. The Oilers dreams of success will be thwarted until Peter Puck is recognized/remembered/honoured for what he did for the city.

I first heard this from my father, around eleven or twelve years ago. I didn't believe it then...

Anyone else hear of this?

He was recognized and received applause at the Farewell Rexall festivities after the last game at Rexall.

 

[Cloned]

Maybe we can retire a jersey for him and then sell that jersey to LA.

 

[rboomercat90]

He was recognized and received applause at the Farewell Rexall festivities after the last game at Rexall.

He was also recognized and given an ovation at the 30th anniversary of the ‘84 cup win. What more needs to be done for the man who ripped off everyone he ever had dealings with?

 

[Senor Catface]

Does the curse involve us wearing our wives clothes and shoes?

 

[Gord]

I heard there's a curse. The Oilers dreams of success will be thwarted until Peter Puck is recognized/remembered/honoured for what he did for the city.

I first heard this from my father, around eleven or twelve years ago. I didn't believe it then...

Anyone else hear of this?

Never. I'm honestly more inclined to believe it's the curse of katz.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

if this team was cursed, we wouldn't have as many lottery wins

 

[Jumptheshark]

I heard there's a curse. The Oilers dreams of success will be thwarted until Peter Puck is recognized/remembered/honoured for what he did for the city.

I first heard this from my father, around eleven or twelve years ago. I didn't believe it then...

Anyone else hear of this?

We made the final since he sold the team

so no

we are just desperate to find why we suck year in and year out

 

[Ritchie Valens]

if this team was cursed, we wouldn't have as many lottery wins

The crazy thing is, Jersey has two lottery wins while Edmonton has three since the Hall draft. Under the old rules, Edmonton held onto the #1 pick because the winner could only move up five spots with NJ's first lotto with . Had the rules today been in place then, Jersey would have had two #1 overall lotto wins with a very small percentage chance of winning either one.

 

[MoneyGuy]

if this team was cursed, we wouldn't have as many lottery wins

That's part of the curse. Build us up with lottery wins then stomp our dreams into the dirt.

 

[Beerfish]

It is the Daryl Katz curse the person most responsible for the sad state of the team over the last 12 years or so.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

It is the Daryl Katz curse the person most responsible for the sad state of the team over the last 12 years or so.

"Welcome to the Katz of hell".

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Find a holy monk and beseech his help in cleansing, exorcising and blessing the team and new arena.
And why not throw in your own personal prayer as well. Yoy never know.

 

[Jumptheshark]

it is the OBC curse is anything

 

[I am the Liquor]

it is the OBC curse is anything

Wat u say meen uhu%

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

At least there's no Gretzky curse. Imagine if we hadn't won in 90?

 

[Hynh]

I think the best way to end the curse is to pitch him in a volcano

 

[BudBundy]

Good old Peter Puck. He was so crooked you couldve sharpened his toenails and used him for a post hole auger. Convicted of felony in the US. Infamous for screwing anybody he ever hired to do anything. Sold off Gretzky to prop up his failing business empire. It’s remarkable that he was given the polite reception he was given at the closing ceremonies at Northlands.

The only thing the Oilers are cursed with is 20 years of deep, pervasive and ongoing managerial incompetence.

 

[Stoneman89]

I heard there's a curse. The Oilers dreams of success will be thwarted until Peter Puck is recognized/remembered/honoured for what he did for the city.

I first heard this from my father, around eleven or twelve years ago. I didn't believe it then...

Anyone else hear of this?

He was already recognized for being the owner of a great team. Must be missing something. What did he do for the city?

 

[BlackDogg]

Never. I'm honestly more inclined to believe it's the curse of katz.

 

[MoontoScott]

Maybe we can retire a jersey for him and then sell that jersey to LA.

And then give the proceeds to all the people he has stiffed in California.

 

[yukoner88]

Maybe we can retire a jersey for him and then sell that jersey to LA.

for 15 million

 

[MoontoScott]

Good old Peter Puck. He was so crooked you couldve sharpened his toenails and used him for a post hole auger. Convicted of felony in the US. Infamous for screwing anybody he ever hired to do anything. Sold off Gretzky to prop up his failing business empire. It’s remarkable that he was given the polite reception he was given at the closing ceremonies at Northlands.

The only thing the Oilers are cursed with is 20 years of deep, pervasive and ongoing managerial incompetence.

Too funny, my grandmother always used the expression "crooked as a dog's hind leg."

When you read about the stuff that Peter did in California to so many people it makes you cringe.

As far as Edmonton goes, people say that he was hated because of the Gretzky deal but most people understood that Pocklington's money brought Gretzky to Edmonton and Pocklington's money took him away from Edmonton. The real issue was the Gainer's strike. I was still very young at the time but I remember it as being a very ugly scene. One of the worst the city has known.

As far as the curse goes well that's for the superstitious crowd who would like to read the entrails of an owl to get the morning news.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Good old Peter Puck. He was so crooked you couldve sharpened his toenails and used him for a post hole auger. Convicted of felony in the US. Infamous for screwing anybody he ever hired to do anything. Sold off Gretzky to prop up his failing business empire. It’s remarkable that he was given the polite reception he was given at the closing ceremonies at Northlands.

The only thing the Oilers are cursed with is 20 years of deep, pervasive and ongoing managerial incompetence.

One of the most ironic things in pro sports is one pro sports owner crook, Pocklington, selling Gretzky to another pro sports owner crook, Mcnall so that they could later reminisce about it in jail which should have occurred..


The world run by scoundrels. Both bastard caricatures of Businessman that of course got to the top.

Then theres the whole business of how Pocklington alleged to have obtained Gretzky from Skalbania over a game of Backgammon.

These creeps were all sordid stereotypes of crooked avarice.