edmonton oilers history: team retires al hamilton's no. 3, oct. 10, 1980 - slide projector

This day in the history of oil dealers: October.
101979: Chicago's first oil NHL game against Blackhawks.
Kevin Lowe beat goalkeeper Tony Esposito at 9: 49 in the first game to score the first goal for the oil team.
John Mark gained power.
1: 26 in the first stage of the Black Hawk team, scoring on the oil team goalkeeper Eddie Mio2 home win.
It was the first goal against the oil dealer in the NHL game.
Phase 1980: Retirement of oil workers.
Before the 7 th, at No. 3 Beiguo Stadium.
Losses in northern Quebec.
1985: Craig McTavish took 4-in his first game as an oil worker-
Beat the visiting Winnipeg Jet.
1992: Taylor Wright scored a goal in his first NHL match as oil workers lost 5-
2 to host Vancouver Canada.
1995: Kelly buhlberg played 500 oil games of his career in a 5-5 match
3 lost to host St. Louis Blues.
It was scheduled to be published on Saturday, October.
1980 Terry Jones on the other end of the phone, Bill Hunt's voice was broken . . . . . . A few days ago, Edmonton oil was acting a bit like a class, and last night hunter called Hunter and invited him to the gym.
Hunter, who will be the last to appear on the demo line, will hand over his jersey to Hamilton and officially retire on the 3 Th.
But Hunter has to say no.
Friday night in Wilcox, Skye.
Hunter serves as a fundraiser for the late Pere Athol Murray Academy, responsible for the premiere of the film The Hound of Notre.
Hunter should be here.
Al Hamilton turned it into Bill Hunt night on his night, the man who started the oil workers, the man who was most responsible for the stadium, never got the night.
"A gentleman is not here," Hamilton told 17,334 viewers . " This is the largest audience in the history of hockey in Canada.
"Bill Hunt is the one who convinced me to come here. said Hamilton.
"He said it will be Canada's largest major league hockey city.
I'm not sure if I believe him.
But no matter where you are tonight, Bill, thank you.
"In the news box, after it's over.
Hamilton kept talking about Hunter.
"He's been pestering me all the time, pestering me," the last original oil worker remembers.
"I would never have had this moment if it weren't for Bill Hunt.
Hamilton is not the greatest player in hockey history.
Some say he is not good enough to justify his retirement.
These people don't know what he means to the team in the WHA year.
Those people don't understand that he is recovering from injuries.
But elsewhere, in different cases, Hamilton may go out without appreciation on Friday night.
Think about what he almost told Hunter, as he said, "Sell the fridge to other Eskimo ". . . . . . Hamilton admitted on Friday night that after his first race in an oil dealer uniform, he thought he had made a terrible mistake.
"Our first game was in that barn. the Gardens)
Against the Los Angeles Sharks
Until 2 in the morning. m.
We had hundreds of fights that night.
I doubt it very much.
"If you told me at the time, I would stand on the Center Ice in 1980 and see such a scene . . . . . . " I have to thank me for letting Bill Hunt convince me to go home.
"Last night, in oil history, oil workers were not a pleasant story because they played like a Los Angeles shark in their first game and lost seven games --4 to the much-
Improvements in Nordiques, Quebec.
But after that
The defamed oil worker organization did it for Hamilton, and I'm sure I won't be discussing the game in detail in this area today.
Last night, when it came to Hamilton, oil workers who missed a lot of classes (
Glen seer won't dress him in his first game at Chicago's NHL last year, and the club won't let him play for their softball team this summer either)
Right.
The endless list of gifts for Al and Babu Hamilton is shocking.
There is a microwave. A colour TV. An all-expense-
Paid ski weekends in Jasper
A $400 ski dress.
Say no.
A sound record worth $500.
An original painting
The trip of the two to Las Vegas cost $500. A 23-cubic-foot freezer. A steer.
$100 proof of groceries
Air Canada travel anywhere in the world.
Clock and memorial plaque.
The car has been in use for two years.
And, from his teammates, there is a pendant with the oil logo and the number.
3 diamonds engraved.
Hamilton said to the crowd: "I will cherish this night forever. Everything you have done for me, I will never be able to pay back.
It's just a beautiful feeling.
"There may be a screw --
Over the years, "said Hamilton of WHA oil.
"But after tonight, I will only remember those wonderful things.
Hamilton went out with a sense of humor.
"I know why they are going to refund the number," he said . "
"They want to make sure that no one is wearing it anymore --
Because it's easy to get hurt.
I was worried that I would climb the stairs in a sweater when I left the ice.
While Hamilton was laughing in the media, as he left, he looked into the crowd at the gym and again mentioned Bill Hunt.
"Everyone's dream has come true.