The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames are meeting in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the first such meeting since 1991.

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That includes Sir John Franklin High School and a couple of staff members decided to have some fun with it.

Sharon Oldford, a program support teacher at the school, and vice-principal Paul Bennett have been holding the doors at different spots around the school every game-day morning since the series began. The trick is that students had to pick which door they wanted to go through because it would show who they were rooting for.

Bennett, the OilersSA国际影视传媒� fan, said he was the one who got things rolling before Game 1 of the series.

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On the morning of Game 2, Oldford, the Flames fan, came decked out in all her Calgary glory and the war was on.

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The first two games of the series had Bennett and Oldford at the front doors but for Game 3, they went to the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre entrance, which is the entry point for the senior students of the school. Same deal there SA国际影视传媒� pick your door and show your support.

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Oldford agreed, saying thereSA国际影视传媒檚 absolutely nothing malicious behind it whatsoever.

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Bennett said not everyone wants to walk through either of the doors for one very good reason.

SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檒l have students and even staff go through the unmanned doors because they hate both teams and could never cheer for them,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

Oldford even joked about having a door for Toronto Maple Leafs fans.

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