Fans have their rant !

New Public Enemy #1

After posting the previous blog I listened to Dean on open-line 630 Ched, and was bored by the list of commenter's who were ticked off about Chris Pronger, rather than commenting on a great hockey game. I was even able to hook up with Dean and talk about good hockey. Still there where the callers that phoned in and whined about getting their poster cards taken away by Rexall staff. They even moaned that it wasn't fair that they didn't get to do or say more. These are likely the same babies that lit White Ave. on fire during the play-offs. It's no wonder that Chris left without a press conference, somebody likely would have lit him on fire ! Anyway I agree with Bryan Hall from my previous video post ! We should have cheered Chris when he hit the ice, and cheered louder when he touched the puck because we're good fans by in large, and he did save us allot of money. Pronger is gone... it's time to get over it !

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Fans in Oilers jerseys and garish blue wigs booed him when he touched the puck in pregame warm ups, rising up to flash homemade signs.
-"Tell the Truth, Chris," read one.
-"The Gap in Your Story is Bigger Than the Gap in Your Teeth."
-"Chris: 1985 Phoned; They Want Their Hair Back."
During the game, fans serenaded Pronger with chants of "You Sold Out!" along with a mournful, drawn-out "Prawwwwnnnngerrr!"

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Thanks you vocal minority, you just proved your self to be childish to the point of embarrassment

Ouch ! X3

Joffrey Lupul and Chris Pronger

On the night where Chris Pronger made his return to Edmonton, the Oilers rode a roller-coaster of a game. Rexall was not kind as they booed him hard, and held up poster cards in disgust of his trade request. The Oilers scored first on a goal by Marty Reasoner, but then lost the service of star player Ales Hemsky on a unfortunate hit. It was a tough game as the boys in blue and copper also lost the service of Mark-Andre Bergeron. The Oilers scored again in the second on a goal by Ryan Smyth (his 15 th), and looked good on the play of goalie Dwayne Roloson. Brad Winchester won his fight with Sean O'Donnell and the crowd was feeling it ! The goal by Selanne made the score 2-1, and that carried til 17 seconds remaining in the game. Kunitz scored the tying goal, and the Oilers failed to get the 2 points on Anaheim. One bad play in O.T. and the Ducks get a goal from Getzlaf. Not the outcome we had hoped for ,but a great game under the circumstances.

The Ducks are considered the favorite to win the Western Conference, so stealing a point from them looks good. However losing this game when it was in the Oilers grasp is excruciating ! The single point gives the Oilers a one point lead over the Wild in the N.W. division. Next up is Colorado Thur. Nov.30th

Thank You Chris Pronger ! Thank You !

Click this link for the truth via Bryan Hall 630 Ched Radio !

http://www2.sportsnet.ca/video/videoPlayer.php?url=rtmp://38.99.151.50/sportsnet/SCA_RANT_06_11_27.flv

We Survived !

It's winter, it's cold and then to top things off...

About 7:30 p.m.
I was playing a game of poker on-line, Char and Emma were in the tub, Avery and Gabe were playing with toys on the stairs and vip the power shuts down. The kids started screaming and I started fumbling around to find them. We made it up the stairs safely and then located a lantern.

I gotta say the house looks pretty with 25 tea lights twinkling away! B.C Hydro announced that it was gonna take a good while to sort this one out, so arrangements were made to hunker down at Ted and Shirley's. It was allready -22C and the howling wind made it feel like -35C that wood burning stove and fire place at Char's folks sounded nice!

A good thing to do when you abandon your home in this condition is to turn on your water taps "slightly" so the lines don't freeze up. I called some friends to let them know the tip, and then we were off to grampas. One can almost get frost bite in 30 secs. with bare skin, I found this out myself.

Being in a safe warm house is a true blessing ! Thank-you to ma and pa for letting us in. One thing I didn't expect was night-mares during my sleep. I guess all the worrying about our home and our friends caught up to me in my dreams.

The power returned about 2:00-2:30 a.m. and we're thankful to B.C. Hydro for that !

Woooo Hoooo ! Oilers 5 B-Hawks 1

Marty Reasoner

Last nights win over Chicago combined with Minnesota's loss to Columbus bolts the Oilers from 7th to 3rd in the Western standings. Though they're tied in points the Oiler's have a game in hand, and one less loss.

November 24, 2006 - SportsTicker
Last result: 5-1 win vs. Chicago, November 24 Streak: Won 5 Next game: vs. Anaheim, November 28 The Oilers have won 10 of 12 home games, the league's best percentage. ... After receiving a verbal lashing by coach Craig MacTavish at the morning practice, D Marc-Andre Bergeron scored his third goal of the season. ... D Jason Smith recorded his 150th point with an assist on C Marty Reasoner's first-period tally. ... C Shawn Horcoff has scored one goal and five assists in his last six games. .. Reasoner and Smith had multi-point contests for the first time this season. ... C Jarret Stoll's power-play goal in the first period ended a nine-game streak without a tally. ... C Petr Sykora has three goals in the last two contests. Reasoner left after being hit hard into the glass in the second period and did not return for precautionary reasons. ... D Ladislav Smid led the Oilers 22:35 of ice time and was team-high plus-2 ... Sykora had six shots on goal and won 80 percent (8-for-10) of his draws.

Weird Al Strikes Again !

Don't wanna be a Canadian idiot

Don't wanna be some beer swillin hockey nut

And do I look like some frostbitten hose-head?

I never learned my alphabet from A to Zed

They all live on donuts and moose meat

And they leave the house without packin heat

Never even bring their guns to the mall

And you know what else is too funny?

Their stupid Monopoly money

Can't take em seriously at all

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Well maple syrup and snows what they export

They treat curling just like its a real sport

They think their silly accent is so cute

Can't understand a thing theyre talkin aboot

Sure they got their national health care

Cheaper meds, low crime rates and clean air

Then again well they got Celine Dion

Eat their weight in Kraft macaroni

And dream of drivin a Zamboni All over Saskatchewan

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Don't wanna be a Canadian idiot

wont figure out their temperature in Celsius

See the map, theyre hoverin right over us

Tell you the truth, it makes me kinda nervous

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Always hear the same kind of story

Break their nose and they'll just say sorry

Tell me what kind of freaks are that polite?

It's gotta mean they're all up to somethin

So quick, before they see it comin

Time for a pre-emptive strike!

Oilers wet Flames 2-1 !

Oilers and Wild Have 25 points each to lead division, Wild have 1 game in hand !
Next Best Save of the Year !

Roloson robs Iginla, gave Oilers a chance to win !
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Petr Sykora scored twice, Ales Hemsky added 2 assists, and the Oil grabbed 2 large points !

Happy Belated Birthday !

This is my friend Joel for all of you who don't know. We played on the same church hockey team back in RedDeer. We kinda emmulated a Gretzky/Kurri combination...pause (HA HA HA) I'm wishing you all the best this year and reminding you that Jesus began his ministry in His 30's, and then ascended to His home around the age 0f 33.

Have a great decade buddy, I know you are a quality guy and a loyal friend.

I'm going to try a prophetic word for you...

Score as many "Heavenly goals" as you can this year, you're an All-Star in my books !
p.s. could you give me a bigger picture to work with ?

Yikes !!

Remember when your mom told you never to take candy from strangers? This is who she was talking about!!!!!!!!!!!

Oilers win 4-3 in shoot-out !

Save of the Year !!

Shootouts
Edmonton
Ales Hemsky shootout miss
Detroit
Jiri Hudler shootout saved
Edmonton
Petr Sykora shootout goal
Detroit
Jason Williams shootout goal
Edmonton
Ryan Smyth shootout saved
Detroit
Pavel Datsyuk shootout miss
Edmonton
Joffrey Lupul shootout saved
Detroit
Henrik Zetterberg shootout miss
Edmonton
Fernando Pisani shootout goal
Detroit
Daniel Cleary shootout goal
Edmonton
Patrick Thoresen shootout saved
Detroit
Mikael Samuelsson shootout miss
Edmonton
Raffi Torres shootout goal
Detroit
Robert Lang shootout saved

Our trip to Prince !

Our trip to Prince George was really nice ! I hadn't been out of town or spent any $ in a coons age, so it was like therapy. We didn't go for long, or spend much at all, but it was a great time with my family. Char's ultra sound was long, but the kids and I were allowed in to see the baby...very kewl !

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We had lunch at McDonalds, then bought a couple Christmas gifts at Walmart. At least we know Avery will be thrilled Christmas morning. Gabe will be easy to buy for, cause he wanted everything he saw. (We'll get his present next week) With Emma all ready being done, we are well on our way to being finished. Char and I decided on a joint gift to each other, and we're happy with our modest purchase.

Stopped at the museum for the kids to have some play time, and that turned out to be quite fun. The kids even got to handle a corn snake.

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The kids were so well behaved we stopped at the Good-Will and bought them a little treat each. It really was a good family day !

On the way to Prince we saw a moose and its calf, plus a bobcat, on the way home we saw this magnificant bull moose. I had to crop the picture because the digital camera doesn't have a great zoom lense.

Oilers 6 - Blues 2

Fernando Pisani 1G 1A

Ryan Smyth 2 Goals !
Joffrey Lupul 1G 1A
Dwayne Roloson 25 saves
Marc Andre Bergeron 1G 1A

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The Oilers took care of business tonite scoring 4 power play goals !

The stars came out to shine and the big guns put up some stats.

Though the Blues are no power-house they did beat us last week, so revenge is sweet.

Hemsky added 3 assists, Sykora had 2 assists !

Sweet Angel

Yesterday when I woke, I looked out the window and noticed that it was still snowing ! I said out loud "who keeps ordering this snow?" and Emma answered "Jesus!"

I was quite startled in a proud way, (she's only 3 1/2) so I said back "How do you think?"

Emma replied "Because He makes the blue sky, the sun, our basements and the stuff inside !"

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R.I.P. June 06-Nov.06
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In sad news, last night Gabe's green anole "Rocky" died peacefully in his terarium. This morning I had the burden of telling him. The Little guy took it pretty hard. Hopefully this little memorial will boost his spirits til we buy a new one. "Lizzie" is alone now and will need a friend !

Oilers Win !

The Oilers beat the 'lanche 2-1 on the speed of Ryan Smyth's 2 goals, but then lost Ryan late in the game on a knee hit from John Michael Liles. There was a penalty on the play, but likely no suspension. Ryan says John isn't that type of player and that the league would take care of it. I think that was a planned answer because you can't say anything negative anymore, or you get fined... "ala Mac T calling a refs botched call retarded during a press conference" Your thoughts ?

Oilers Finally win !

Rick Nash and the Bluejackets could not beat Roloson enough...
ffellow Team Canada player Ryan Smyth had 2 goals !

The Oilers won the game 4-1, and are now tied with Vancouver for 7th in the West with 17 points, and a game in hand ! Next game is against St.Louis on Sunday

Be Encouraged !

Shut Me Out
By Kutless
BestVideoCodes.com

Same drill as last time for start !

I believe what the video is trying to say is that one day we may not be allowed to express our faith without paying a price ! We must all take courage and stand up for what we believe !

Cool Vid !

Savin' Me
By Nickelback
BestVideoCodes.com

Make sure you shut off song on side-bar by double-clicking "off" button ! After double-clicking the "on" button on the video player, wait a few seconds, then enjoy !

Wow ! but not "good wow" !

The Oilers lost 3-0 to the Detroit RedWings ! They failed to register a shot in the first period and were outshot 45-16 !

Roloson stopped 42/45 shots !

Jason Williams suffered a tremendous check from Raffe Torres and landed flat on his face, expect post concussion syndrome after this monster hit (and Yes, it was a legal hit too!)

Top 5 List Of Disliked N.H.L.Players !

Claude Lemieux

Eric Lindros

Chris Pronger

Theo Fleury

Chris Chelios

Game Day !

Wed., November 8, 6:00 PM mstTV: TSN

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The Oilers take to the ice with little time to rest as they lost in the shoot-out to Montreal last night ! They catch the Redwings on the rebound and hope to put a "W" in their record. The last time the two teams met the Oil beat Detroit 3-1 and Lupul had the game winner late in the 3rd period. Look to Joffrey to add to his total as he has 4 points in 8 games all time vrs. the Wings. Besides I have him in my pool this week, and his points will help !

1 Point

Celebrating a point in the standings

The Oilers faught back and earned a single point as they lost in a shoot-out ! Brad Winchester (pictured) scored the Oil's 1st goal !

Ryan Smyth assisted on Petr Sykora's tying goal !

Shootouts
Montreal
Saku Koivu shootout goal

Edmonton
Petr Sykora shootout miss

Montreal
Guillaume Latendresse shootout miss

Edmonton
Ales Hemsky shootout goal

Montreal
Sergei Samsonov shootout saved

Edmonton
Fernando Pisani shootout miss

Montreal
Alexei Kovalev shootout goal

Edmonton
Jarret Stoll shootout saved

Game Day !

Tue., November 7, 5:30pm mst TV: Sportsnet

The Edmonton Oilers open a five-game road trip this evening at the Bell Centre in Montreal. It will be the Oilers' first game in Montreal since a 4-2 win back on November 4, 2003. The Oilers are struggling to find their game right now, dropping a 3-2 decision to Dallas on a questionable call Friday night. After opening the season 6-2-0, they have lost four of their last five games and now sit in the ninth place in the Western Conference.This upcoming five-game road swing is crucial for the Oilers to get back on track and also improve on their 1-4 road record. Montreal is off to a strong start this season with a record of 7-3-3 but Buffalo's record-setting 10-0-0 start has the Habs eight points out of first in the Northeast Division. They're also only two points ahead of 10th in the Eastern Conference despite their good start.

The above is from the Oilers home page !

Strong Tower - Kutless

This song is one of my favs. too. What a powerful voice, and rightous lyrics !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_pcFaKpJw

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Album:

Strong Tower

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When I wander through the desert

And I'm longing for my home

All my dreams have gone astray

When I'm stranded in the valley

And I'm tired and all alone

It seems like I've lost my way

I go runnign to Your moutain

Where your mercy sets me free

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chorus

You are my strong tower

Shelter over me

Beautiful and mighty

Everlasting King

You are my strong tower

Fortress when I'm weak

Your name is true and holy

And Your face is all I seek

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In the middle of my darkness

In the nidst of all my fear

You're my refuge and my hope

When the storm of life is raging

And the thunder's all I hear

You speak softly to my soul

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chorus

You are my strong tower

Shelter over me

Beautiful and mighty

Everlasting King

You are my strong tower

Fortress when I'm weak

Your name is true and holy

And Your face is all I seek

Rebirthing - Skillet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkZ4lRfllko

click the link to play video

I lie here paralytic inside this soul

Screaming for you till my throat is numb

I wanna break outI need a way out

I don't believe that it's gotta be this way

The worst is the waiting

In this womb I'm suffocating

Feel your presence filling up my lungs with oxygen

I take you in

I've died

(Chorus)

Rebirthing now

I wanna live for love wanna live for you and me

(Breathe for the first time now I've come alive somehow)

Rebirthing now

I wanna live my life wanna give you everything

(Breathe for the first time nowI've come alive somehow)

Right now Right now

I lie here lifeless in this cocoon

Shedding my skin cause I'm ready to

I wanna break out

I found a way out

I don't believe that it's gotta be this way

The worst is the waiting

In this womb I'm suffocating

Feel your presenceFilling up my lungs with oxygen

I take you in

I've died

(Chorus)

Tell me when I'm gonna live again

Tell me when I'm gonna breathe you in

Tell me when I'm gonna feel inside

Tell me when I'm gonna feel alive

Tell me when I'm gonna live again

Tell me when this fear will end

Tell me when I'm gonna feel inside

Tell me when I'll feel alive

(Chorus)

Right Now (I've come alive somehow)

Right Now (I've come alive somehow)

Late Post for Saturday !

Couldn't find the digital camera to load these pics on the computer Saturday, so, better late than never !

First we headed to the rec center and met Dale, Dawn and the kids for swimming. Here they are with Char and my kids !

Gabe and I against a VERY winter back drop !

Afterwords we went over to Dale and Dawns for yummy spaghetti and pumpkin pie ! Also enjoyed a game of kanasta !

... and after we watched the halloween episode of the above mentioned ^ !

Thanks for a fun time everyone !

Sunday funnies !

"sick as a dog !"

he he he

" this is serious !"

" it must be true if its published!"

Crap Crap Crap

Oilers coaches looked up at the video replay... in disgust they criticize the refs after at blown call on alleged hand pass. This disallowed tying goal with seconds left in the game !
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Updated: Nov. 3, 2006 at 10:22 PM MST
Oilers lose after controversial call
Phantom hand pass call denies tying goal as Oilers fall to Stars 3-2

by Marc Ciampa
www.edmontonoilers.com
The Edmonton Oilers were denied the tying goal after a phantom hand pass call in the final seconds whistled the play down. Dallas went on to a 3-2 win Friday night at Rexall Place. Ryan Smyth and Petr Sykora scored for Edmonton in a losing cause.
After Petr Sykora scored with 1:25 left in the game to make it 3-2, the Oilers continued to pour on the pressure. With about ten seconds left, Shawn Horcoff won the draw straight back to Jarret Stoll. Stoll's slapper was stopped by Stars starting netminder Marty Turco but Ales Hemsky swooped in to put home the rebound. It looked as if the Oilers had tied the game but referee Mick McGeough whistled it down, saying that Horcoff had fed a hand pass to Stoll. Replays later showed that Horcoff clearly moved the puck with his stick off the draw which sent the Rexall Place fans into riot mode."It was a blown call on my part," McGeough said after the game. "It was poor judgment on my part. I thought he had his hand on the puck on the faceoff but it was his stick. My judgment was poor on the play."Shawn Horcoff was surprised that the play was whistled down."I couldn't believe when he said it was me," Horcoff said after the game. "It was a clean (faceoff) win. That's a tough call to make from his position on the ice."Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish was visibly upset after the game as a result of the controversial play. "He makes some call from deep in the corner, the linesman is right there on top of it. You'd think if Horcoff hit it with his glove the linesman would have saw it," said MacTavish.
WHAT HAPPENED? Click here to view video of both controversial calls

if link doesn't work scroll half way down in the story, try again !

Game Day

Dallas @ Edmonton

Fri., November 3, 7:30 PM MST TV: Sportsnet

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The Oilers are coming off a loss to the Preds (5-3) and will be looking to stick it to their long time playoff nemesis the Dallas Stars !