Oilers back in Cup final, and fans from Arctic Circle to Philippines celebrate
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The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines.
The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines.
On Monday morning, Oilers fans sloughed off grey clouds and rain to pack the team store at downtown Rogers Place.
They bought jerseys, hats, T-shirts and anything else emblazoned with the team logo -- an encircled oil drop crowning the drippy, gooey team nickname.
Reece Santos had his eye on a Dylan Holloway jersey.
His love of hockey came from his dad, who came to Canada at age six from the Philippines and fell in love with the Oilers in the glory days of the 1980s.
"My whole family plays hockey, I coach hockey now, so it's been a big part of my life,” Santos said.
Calgary resident Gil Spanglet came up with nine-year-old daughter Olivia to watch the Oilers beat the Dallas Stars Sunday night to clinch the Cup berth, then stayed to buy some merchandise Monday but ran into a lot of sold-out items.
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