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Allan Cup

from Valley Home by Joe Vickers

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“Allan Cup fever in the mid-1960’s was an incurable disease amongst hockey fans in Drumheller. There were sell-out crowds and bizarre fan antics - you had to be there! It was a proven fact across Canada that in order to challenge for the Allan Cup, players with professional or semi-professional experience were a must.”
- Gary Zemin

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In the foyer of our old barn
There is a showcase dedicated
To the past years’ crowning achievements
Ever witness down here at all

Every winter as I walked
With a bag on my shoulder I would stop
To see the faces brightly lit up
In pictures holding that silver cup

And the year was ’66
When their name was engraved on it
The inscription was an epitaph
It’d be the first time, it’d be the last

In the stories told by my grandfather
This place was packed right to the rafters
Contrary to all I have seen
The empty seats once held belief

When the spirit of the Bentley five
Fought the depression and brought the town alive
Before the family split to the better times
The first squad folded was later revived

When the reincarnation led
To where they hoisted that prize overhead
Allan was traveling on the homeward path
It’d be the first time, it’d be the last

No need was there for pardon
The ringer held up his end of the bargain
The guardianship within the crease
Secured a guaranteed victory

For another decade, the team remained
But never again was that championship claimed
So the rink’s name took on a new meaning
To relive those glory days when in the building

And the year was ’66
When their name was engraved on it
The inscription was an epitaph
It’d be the first time, it’d be the last

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from Valley Home, released July 19, 2011

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Joe Vickers Drumheller, Alberta

Farmer by day, troubadour by night, Joe Vickers has logged countless miles on both his combine and tour van. His music explores the human spirit singing of the triumphs and tragedies of everyday life on the prairies.

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