Calgary and Edmonton City Councils Make Friendly Wager on NHL Playoffs

Calgary and Edmonton City Councils Make Friendly Wager on NHL Playoffs
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Coun. Dan McLean, Coun. Peter Demong and Coun. Evan Spencer (left to right) pose at Calgary City Hall on May 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Colette Derworiz
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The Battle of Alberta has officially started with a friendly hockey wager between the city councils in Calgary and Edmonton, and some elite Canadian soccer players with ties to both cities have also made bets.

The Calgary Flames play the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL’s Western Conference semifinal in their first post-season matchup since 1991. The best-of-seven series begins Wednesday in Calgary.