This Battle of Alberta won’t be like the past, but the emotion will be unmatched - Sportsnet.ca

The sheer violence that took place in past Battle of Alberta series does not exist anymore, and the NHL is a better place for that. But the emotion from those days? That is about to make its return.

EDMONTON   Its been 31 years, so long that a generation really only knows the Battle of Alberta in snap shots from Hockey Night in Canada videos.  Gretzky down the wing on Vernon. Smith, in off of F… [+7344 chars]

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