PHOTO: Oilers fan throws sweater on the ice, loses cell phone
It's a new season in Edmonton, but the scene during Thursday's loss to the rival Calgary Flames was all too familiar.
In the midst of the 5-2 decision, a disgruntled fan tossed a sweater onto the ice, while forgetting to remove a cell phone from the pocket in the process.
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The scene was reminiscent of at least two similar incidents last season, one of which prompted goaltender Ben Scrivens to toss a discarded jersey back into the stands.
The Oilers outshot the Flames 40-26, but that didn't prevent another loss and sweater toss against their lowly divisional foes, and in front of the 1984 Stanley Cup-winning team, in town for a reunion this weekend.
Still, head coach Dallas Eakins was able to put some sort of positive spin on the night's events.
"I'm not going to walk out here and say we played crappy, because we didn't. But we lost the game and that's unacceptable." - Coach Eakins
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) October 10, 2014