Table of Contents

Foreword; The Rivalry Begins; Capital Battles to the Great Default; The Big Four -- "Shamateur" Hockey; Stanley Cup Fever in Alberta; Esks and Tigers -- One Last Dance; The Goal That Didn't Count; Living Here in Allantown; Glory Days on the Farm; Lagging Spirits: The Duke of Edinburgh Cup; Cowboys and Oil: The Rivalry That Never Happened; The Glory Years; Let the Battle Begin; The Slashing of the Jersey; 1986 -- Steve Smith and Sport Cola; The Spear and the Sweep; Dave Brown -- Fists of Fury; 1991 -- Esa's in Seventh Heaven; The Battle of Alberta Transformed; Index.

About the Author

Steven Sandor is a veteran and somewhat grumpy sports and music journalist. He spent seven years working with the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club. The former editor-in-chief of Edmonton's Vue Weekly, Steve is now a senior editor with 24 Hours in Toronto. His work has appeared in magazines and newspapers in Canada, the US, the UK, Hungary and the Czech Republic. He enjoys writing about sports that have goals--hockey and soccer. Steve enjoys spending as much time as he can with his wife and son, and making strange electronic music. He supports Arsenal. For more on Steve please visit www.stevensandor.com or read his blog at www.blog.canoe.ca/thefull90.