9 years ago at this time we were revelling in the fact that the Edmonton Oilers had made the NHL playoffs, and a Cup Final appearance.
That playoff run was one that changed the Edmonton Oilers as a whole. After losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Cup Finals that Oilers team disbanded and the organization fell into the dark days.
Last night however, changes everything.
They did it, they actually won the NHL lottery. I’ve jokingly been saying for sometime that we would win it, but I never really expected it to happen.
I began watching hockey and following the NHL after the lockout, so one of my first hockey memories was the devastating feeling of watching the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup.