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‘Let’s Go Oilers’: Controversy erupts over sign at Penticton’s Boston Pizza

B.C. restaurant has since removed pro-Edmonton sign

Intentional or not, a Boston Pizza restaurant in Penticton has stirred up some playoff hockey controversy.

As the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers gear up to battle in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the B.C. location appeared to take the side of Alberta.

A sign that reads “Bring the Cup Home, Let’s Go Oilers” was seen on the restaurant’s billboard in the parking lot last weekend.

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Logan Lockhart

About the Author: Logan Lockhart

I joined Black Press Media in 2021 after graduating from a pair of Toronto post-secondary institutions and working as a sports reporter for several different outlets.
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