I saw this book in my library today and had a good chuckle.
I mean, the Oilers sucked for the first couple years of their existence, they sucked for the last decade plus and they have as many sub-.500% seasons as ones where they’ve won more than they’ve lost.
So, at best, it’s maybe 20 years to celebrate, not 40. And in terms of true glory, that period lasted for about 5-7 years in the mid-1980’s when they won five Stanley Cups in seven years. So that’s a misleading title as their performance has been more shit grit than glory in the Oilers’ overall history.
Plus when I saw the author’s name, I thought there’s no way that Lorna Schultz Nicholson could be related to Bob Nicholson, the Oiler’s current Vice-President of Hockey Operations.
But of course the Oilers, who are notorious for their “Old Boys Club” mentality and nepotism in giving management and coaching positions to anyone connected to the Oilers glory years, would have their haliographic anniversary book written by the wife of their current senior Vice-President of Hockey Operations.
E=NG!