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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845694 is a reply to message #845690 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 16:06

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Kr55 wrote on Tue, 03 June 2025 12:03

Looks like we are trying something fun with the ice to enhance our home ice advantage :)

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-ice-ho metown-rinks-oilers-stanley-cup/

Not sure if this is paywalled so here is the article.

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Home ice advantage will take on a whole new meaning for some Edmonton Oilers as they head into the Stanley Cup final.

Over the weekend, ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1 against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.

Some came from the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ont., where Oilers superstar Connor McDavid spent a few years with the York-Simcoe Express before jumping to the Ontario Hockey League at age 15.

Another donation was scraped from the Burnaby Winter Club in Burnaby, B.C., which forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins called home ice during his bantam years with the BWC Bruins.

Just north of Burnaby, ice from the North Shore Winter Club and minor hockey home of Evander Kane was also shipped to Edmonton.

Doing the scraping in North Shore was Kyle Turris, who spent the final two seasons of his 15-year NHL career in Edmonton before retiring in 2022.

“It’s just neat to have minor hockey rinks across Canada do this,” said Turris, who now manages the winter club, which he also considers his minor hockey home.

“It really unites our country through the game that we love the most and feel like we’re a part of the Stanley Cup.”

Rogers organized the project.

“When the puck drops at Rogers Place for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, Canadians across the country can claim this is our ice,” said Terrie Tweddle, the company’s chief brand and communications officer.

“Hockey’s biggest stage should reflect where the game truly begins – in hometown hockey rinks across Canada.”

Turris said the Panthers, who crushed a city’s worth of dreams by beating Edmonton in Game 7 to win last year’s Stanley Cup, may have got better. But so too have the Oilers.

“I want them to have as much success as possible, so I’m really hoping they win,” he said, adding he wants to see Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner “silence all his critics.”

Skinner will also be getting a home ice boost for the final, as ice from Edmonton’s Confederation Arena, where he played bantam and midget hockey, was transported from the south side of the city to the downtown arena.

Ice also came from The Rink in Winnipeg, where Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard practises in the off-season, as well as a rink in Hamilton to represent the hometown of defenceman Darnell Nurse.

Kevin Lowe, a longtime Oilers player, coach and team executive, compared the endeavour to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, when a Canadian ice maker hid a loonie, a nickel and a dime in the ice for good luck. The Canadians beat the Americans in the gold medal game.

“It’s another spin on that for sure,” said Lowe, who was part of the management group for the men’s hockey team in Salt Lake City.

“It never ceases to amaze me ... for smart people to come up with these kinds of ideas to really engage hockey fans across Canada.”

I've played at the Burnaby Winter Club (I'm in South Burnaby).. cool to hear Turris is managing the place now.. and pulling for the Oil.. he played there, as well as RNH..

They should add a few drops of crude oil under center ice!

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SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Thu, 29 May 2025 20:55
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Suomalainen on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:16
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:46
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:53
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Adam on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:09
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:43
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:43
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Fri, 30 May 2025 05:50
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Fri, 30 May 2025 09:12
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: inverno76 on Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: g2k on Fri, 30 May 2025 23:07
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Sat, 31 May 2025 22:37
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Sat, 31 May 2025 22:58
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Adam on Mon, 02 June 2025 11:07
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Mon, 02 June 2025 18:17
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Mon, 02 June 2025 20:11
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Hibernia on Tue, 03 June 2025 08:28
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: benv on Tue, 03 June 2025 10:47
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Tue, 03 June 2025 10:54
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Rocksteady on Tue, 03 June 2025 12:16
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Tue, 03 June 2025 13:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Adam on Tue, 03 June 2025 14:21
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Thu, 05 June 2025 20:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Fri, 06 June 2025 07:12
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Sun, 08 June 2025 20:40
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Sun, 08 June 2025 20:57
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Sun, 08 June 2025 20:59
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Mon, 09 June 2025 05:59
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 03 June 2025 16:06
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 03 June 2025 17:29
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Tue, 03 June 2025 18:03
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Tue, 17 June 2025 21:22
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: smyth260 on Tue, 17 June 2025 21:49
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Wed, 18 June 2025 16:07
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