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Divided households ready for Battle of Alberta playoff series
Global News
Friends and family are preparing to be divided as the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers rekindle their hockey rivalry in the NHL playoffs this week for the first time in 31 years.
Friends and family are preparing to be divided as the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers rekindle their hockey rivalry in the NHL playoffs this week for the first time in 31 years.
In some cases, the battle lines are physically marked. For neighbours Wes Real and Travis Burndred, it’s the street that separates their two houses in Lethbridge, Alta.
“There will be some flags hanging in my window pretty soon,” said Burndred, a Flames fan.
“It’s pretty much decorated Flames in there,” Real said of his neighbour’s home, while wearing a Wayne Gretzky jersey. “I’m a little more conservative.”
The two have lived across from each other for four years and the rivalry doesn’t stop, even when the pair hit the links together.
“We’ve got golf bags,” Real said. “His is a Flames bag and I’ve got an Oilers bag. We stick to our teams, that’s for sure.”
And the competition heats up whenever the Battle of Alberta is on.
“I just want to see Edmonton win (the battle) again,” Real said.