But who they face off against is still unclear. Their final regular season game on Thursday will provide more clarity as it\u2019s their last shot at winning the division and the home ice advantage.<\/p>\n
Fans are starting to feel the adrenaline rush of their Stanley Cup hopes, and dreams creep back in.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s amazing. I watched the game yesterday, it might have been one of the best games I\u2019ve seen them play in a long time,\u201d said Bob Shewciw, an Oilers fan.<\/p>\n
Kendal Saulteaux, another Oilers fan, says, \u201cI\u2019m just so happy that they\u2019ve been able to keep doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gary Poliquin, an Oilers fan, says, \u201cWell, it\u2019s exhausting, but it\u2019s exciting too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Excited and ready to show their support, the burst of playoff energy from fans extends to businesses throughout the city, according to data from payment operation Moneris.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s Stanley Cup Final saw spending at businesses in the Ice District shoot up nearly 80 per cent, with an 18 per cent jump overall city-wide.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just chasing whatever\u2019s been a hot item, or that we\u2019ve been trying to follow up on, it\u2019s trying to get it in as much as we can, and then as the rounds go on, the busier and more popular it gets,\u201d said Noah Braz, a marketing manager with Sports Closet.<\/p>\n
For those who sell jerseys, they are frantically prepping for the playoff rush, saying it\u2019s a year-round task, noting they put in orders last year, saying it made them nervous when the Oilers were at risk of missing the playoffs earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always nerve-wracking. Unfortunately, with the Oilers, it\u2019s always been that rollercoaster of emotions the last few years, whether they start really bad or have a slump throughout the season, and then injuries going into the playoffs, they\u2019re always jumping around the standings,\u201d said Braz.<\/p>\n
While we still don\u2019t know what day the first home game will be, welcoming close to 18,000 fans into Rogers Place, with room for 8,500 more at outside watch parties, the Oilers say at this point, it\u2019s a well-oiled machine, and they are ready with plans matching last year\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s oil country, for us, we take it for granted, it\u2019s an experience that you just don\u2019t live in many pro sports in North America. Really fortunate, ready to do it again this year, hopefully, another two months of playoffs in front of us, and ready to celebrate with our fans,\u201d said Stew MacDonald, the president & chief revenue officer of OEG Sports & Entertainment.<\/p>\n
Still, businesses and fans say they\u2019ll take playoff push problems any day over the decade of darkness without playoffs, hoping one day they can celebrate a Stanley Cup championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cShould\u2019ve happened two years ago, but it\u2019d be good for all of Canada,\u201d said Poliquin.<\/p>\n
Shewciw says, \u201cI cannot believe the excitement that would happen in this city. It would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saulteaux adds, \u201cIt would mean so much, I mean, even my dad has been a fan for so long, and hasn\u2019t seen it for so long, so especially for the older fans, I know it would mean so much for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Oilers\u2019 final match of the regular season will go down here in Edmonton against the Vancouver Canucks at 7 p.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The playoff schedule will be revealed once the last games are wrapped up.<\/p>\n
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