{"id":605432,"date":"2026-04-15T10:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605432\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:09:09","slug":"strathmore-councillors-reveal-nhl-playoff-picks-strathmorenow-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605432\/","title":{"rendered":"Strathmore councillors reveal NHL playoff picks – StrathmoreNow.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the NHL playoffs set to begin this weekend, Strathmore town council briefly turned its attention to hockey loyalties during a recent meeting.<\/p>\n

At the April 8 committee of the whole meeting<\/a>, Councillor Jim Chisholm asked fellow councillors which teams they would support. Chisholm signalled his own allegiance by wearing a Montreal Canadiens pin beneath his blazer.<\/p>\n

Flames fail to clinch playoffs<\/p>\n

Mayor Pat Fule said he would not be backing any team after the Calgary Flames failed to secure a playoff spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as the Flames struggled and continued to struggle, I stopped,\u201d said Fule.<\/p>\n

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Councillor Claude Brown, a former hockey player, said he finds the sport difficult to watch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just get too aggravated,\u201d Brown said with a laugh. \u201cI\u2019m going to cheer for the Oilers.\u201d<\/p>\n

A surprising allegiance<\/p>\n

Councillor Matt Hyde, a longtime Flames fan, said he could not support Edmonton.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy allegiance for Canadian teams would certainly be for the Montreal Canadiens, but the team I\u2019m really pulling for is led by a Calgary kid, Cale Makar, so I\u2019ll be pulling for the Colorado Avalanche this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Councillors Richard Wegener and Brent Wiley declined to share their preferred teams. Councillor Melissa Langmaid was absent from the meeting.<\/p>\n

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