iinatcc Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Over the last years living in Germany I've noticed that every news about Hockey normally involves the Edmonton Oilers. When I see TV monitors about hockey I usually see stuff about The Oilers, when I get the German NHL feed in Facebook it's about the Oilers. Heck even my German colleagues that follow Hockey are rooting for the Oilers as one of their top teams. I guess my question is ... are the Oilers Germany's team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the grinder Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) of course the german gretzky leon Edited October 24, 2019 by the grinder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nuxfanabroad Posted October 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2019 It's a natural fit.. Oktoberfest is when things peak w/frauleins swinging jugs around 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocolocci Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 HELL NO! For the german TV there are only the Oilers, because Leon Draisatil plays there. Once a Canuck, always a Canuck 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrockBoester Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Who cares 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, BrockBoester said: Who cares Imagine living in Germany and seeing nothing but Oilers news when it comes to NHL related stuff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrockBoester Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 58 minutes ago, iinatcc said: Imagine living in Germany and seeing nothing but Oilers news when it comes to NHL related stuff das not gut 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus91 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 There are a lot of Draisaitl fans for sure. The media reports about the most successful German player. Pretty normal thing, I guess. Same thing happened when Nowitzki entered the NBA. But I wouldn't say a majority of German hockey fans are Oilers fans. Hockey in Germany has a lot of fans who have been there since the 80s or longer (and nowadays their children who mostly inherited their fandom). So from what I can see if they even support an NHL team, there is a lot of variety. If I had to take a guess, it would be probably one of the Original Six. Not to say that can't change. If Draisaitl keeps it up and stays with the Oilers until he retires, than the Oilers will probably have a lot more fans in Germany. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 5 hours ago, BrockBoester said: Who cares That's pretty rich coming from you and your inane threads. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 6 hours ago, BrockBoester said: Who cares @SabreFan1 who cares? Didn’t the Germans bomb Pearl Harbour! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Having the Oilers has your favourite team, when you could pick any other team, kind of shows the level of hockey understanding in Germany. Do the bridges in Germany have trolls on them? I like that we got rid of ours here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 well, germans do like their coilers... bunch of Deutschebags 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I am sure there are a lot of Canuck fans in Sweden from Naslund, Sedins and Petey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 5 hours ago, BrockBoester said: das not gut Nicht gut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Dutch people like Dale Weiss, just sayin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Tre Mac said: That's pretty rich coming from you and your inane threads. ...but what does this have to do with @inane? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alflives Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 43 minutes ago, chon derry said: Canucks donated their old jerseys to a German league team? Cool! It's nice how NHL teams, like the Canucks, support teams in low leagues like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsOf1994 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 8 hours ago, BrockBoester said: das not gut Das Schizer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe-max Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Nah. It's just that German mainstream media hardly cover any hockey and if they do, it is about the few Germans that people might know. Back in the day when Uwe Krupp won the cup for the Avalanche, they were all Colorado fans. Does not represent German fandom in general. Still, successful athletes will convert people to become fans of their teams over time, see Nowitzki who turned half the country into Mavs fans. You may call it bandwagoners, but it is a normal process, especially for people from other countries without regional bonding to a team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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