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Excitement, nervousness and a sense of déjà vu as Edmonton prepares for the Stanley Cup Finals this week
Kennedy Forberg stood in the sun in downtown Edmonton on Monday afternoon, a gigantic image of the Stanley Cup glimmering tantalizingly on the screens above. Her son's stroller was piled high with new shirts from the Oilers store. Around her, the outdoor fan park known to locals as 'the Moss Pit' was already coming to life, with barricades and porta-potties and first-aid booths being set up. City buses flashed words of support as they passed. 'I'm excited, but a little bit nervous,' Ms. Forberg admitted. 'I don't want a repeat of last year. It's fresh. It hurts. I don't want to do that again.' It is, as Yogi Berra once said, déjà vu all over again: the Edmonton Oilers facing down the same team in this year's final series of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The first game takes place Wednesday. But, standing in the exact same spot where legions of fans mourned – and, in some cases, openly wept – after a one-goal loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 last year, Ms. Forberg and her mother, Alison, noted the team – and the signs – seemed to be aligning differently this time around. Healthy and with home ice, the Oilers look strong heading into Stanley Cup Final Alison Forberg said she believes the team is stronger and more unified than last year. And when team captain Connor McDavid audaciously touched the Western Conference cup the other day – intentionally breaking a long-standing superstition against doing exactly that – well, it seemed like something else was happening, too. 'When McDavid put his hands on that other trophy, I'm like, yeah, he's got it this year. He knows it,' Alison said. 'He knows it.' Mother and daughter each sported sparkly Oilers earrings, and Alison wore a set of matching Oilers bracelets Kennedy had made for the whole family. Like the earrings, Alison put the bracelets on before the playoffs and hasn't taken them off since. Her nails were painted orange and blue. 'We're just excited,' Alison said. 'I feel really confident.' In her arms, 1½-year-old Hudson followed the prompt 'He shoots' with a gleeful 'He scores!,' and pumped his tiny fist in the air. In the blocks around Rogers Place, the downtown Edmonton arena, billboards and stores repeated the city's mantras, which have become far closer to incantations now than simple slogans: 'LET'S GO OILERS' and 'THIS IS OUR GAME' and 'PLAY LA BAMBA.' At a nearby office tower, Maulina Saroya wore an Oilers T-shirt to work, which her company allows on game days and during playoff season. She said she puts serious consideration into her Oilers wardrobe during the playoffs. At one point, she retired one of her jerseys because the Oilers always lost when she wore it. But she's saving a new monogrammed jersey for next season because she bought it mid-season, 'so it didn't contribute to the playoff run.' Opinion: The secret to NHL playoff success is that the regular season doesn't matter She said it was nice to see people downtown, and exciting to see the TV trucks arriving, and the infrastructure coming together. 'It's very exciting, and as the week goes, you're going to see more and more. It's a community, right?' she said. 'My parents have been in Canada for over 50 years. They used to cheer for Gretzky, and now we cheer for McDavid.' She said she, too, felt as if Mr. McDavid touching the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl foreshadowed something significant. 'I really feel like we do have a great chance, but I don't want to jinx anything,' she said. 'Just by McDavid touching the Western Conference trophy, I feel like it broke all stigma. And I feel like they look determined. So I feel determined.' Her colleague Pawan Soora had been busy helping organize the large watch parties at their office, which last year involved hundreds of people gathering to watch on big screens set up inside the tower's hallways and boardrooms. As the Oilers head to the Stanley Cup final, some Canadians change teams to go 'Elbows Up' for Edmonton 'I'm so excited,' Ms. Soora said. She said she doesn't have any lucky shirts or traditions to help cheer on the team, except to 'be positive all the time.' Emily Butt is a relatively new fan, having moved from the Maritimes to Edmonton in November and gotten hooked. Ms. Butt said she used to cheer for the Montreal Canadiens, like her father, and hadn't broken the news to him that her team allegiance has changed – and changed so dramatically. 'Oh, I'm invested,' she said with a laugh. 'Tickets are like three grand, and I'd be willing to pay it to go see a game.' On Monday, Ms. Butt went to Rogers Place to buy her first piece of Oilers merchandise: a grey and pink T-shirt for her first playoffs as a fan. 'I'm 50-50,' she said. 'One part is nervous, and the other part is, like, 'We've got it.''
CTV News
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Storybook ending for London Knights core group who call themselves ‘family'
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CTV News
3 hours ago
- CTV News
Extra Extra: St. Croix Courier newspaper returns to Charlotte County, N.B.
CHCO-TV News Director Vicki Hogarth is pictured holding a picture of the first edition of the revamped Courier. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic) There a lot of things easier to try and find in 2025 then a newspaper. As news outlets shift their focus to digital platforms, the classic newspaper filled with current affairs, comics and puzzles is becoming a thing of the past. Last year, the St. Croix Courier stopped printing in May after serving residents of southwestern New Brunswick since 1865. CHCO-TV in Saint Andrews purchased the paper in late 2024 with the goal of reviving the iconic paper. At first, the TV station continued writing articles that would go in the paper to be posted on their website. Then, on June 1 the first edition of the new Courier paper was made available for residents of Charlotte County. 'We decided to approach the print edition in a modern way,' says CHCO-TV Director Vicki Hogarth. 'Which is to do a curated monthly edition of the Courier that has some really great think pieces, some columns, some investigative pieces that people will turn to hopefully month-to-month, and then just continue to visit the website for breaking news.' Saint Croix Courier Copies of the first edition of the new Saint Croix Courier are pictured. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic) Hogarth says reviving the paper has been a humbling experience, especially in an age where newspapers are 'drying up' across the country. She says there was a great deal of community interest to see the paper brought back and it's available for residents free of charge for the first year thanks to a $20,000 grant provided by the federal government. 'I think because it wasn't in the community for a year, it's making people appreciate that presence again and having it in their hands,' Hogarth says. 'I heard a lot of great, happy feedback, I've also had a lot of happy tears when I've been able to hand it over to people in person, and a lot of phone calls after they've read the first edition and felt that it speaks to the community again.' Businesses have been reaching out to CHCO to get copies of the Courier for there storefronts. Café Drewhaven co-proprietors Tina Howlett and Shawn Richard look forward to having The Courier available for customers. 'Some people just want to come in and have a cup of coffee and sit by themselves,' Richard says. 'And I think this is going to be a great addition to that.' The two life-long Charlotte County residents have fond memories of the paper from their youth. Both have had their picture in the paper and in the small seaside community, they say there are few things bigger then being featured in the Courier. 'To have a physical copy in your hand to just like bring back all that memory,' says Howlett. 'Like, wow, this is taking me right back to my childhood.' Residents around Saint Andrews are thrilled over the return. 'It's been so long since it's been in print that I really can't remember,' says Mike Craig. 'But, I am looking forward to seeing what's inside.' Café Drewhaven co-proprietors Café Drewhaven co-proprietors Tina Howlett and Shawn Richard are pictured holding copies of the Saint Croix Courier. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic) Saint Andrews resident Charles Creaser says it's a great local paper. 'I know it's appreciated by a lot of people, especially in the communities of Charlotte County.' Hogarth says the paper is community driven and they will listen to residents to serve them to the best of their ability. Hogarth says 3,000 copies of the first edition of the new Courier have been published, a number that will change depending on the demand. New editions of the paper will be available on the first of every month at a wide range of locations in St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, and St. George, N.B. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
