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After squandering a 2-0 lead to the tenacious University of Alberta Golden Bears, the Oilers rookies found themselves in a tough situation heading in the third period of Monday night-s annual on-campus pre-season game. But only 36 seconds into the final frame, a towering winger on an Oilers try-out scored the shorthanded game-winner for the visitors.Vancouver-s second-round pick in the 2003 draft football gams , Bernier was a regular at Canucks rookie camp for the past five seasons. But this summer, the Canucks opted not to re-sign the Laval, Quebec native and Bernier was left without a contract for the first time in his pro career.-My goal is to play hard every practice and every game,- he says. -I-ve got a contract with Springfield, so my big goal is to have a good year in the AHL and prove to the org football gams anization that I can have an NHL contract.--It-s not a big test for me, but I want to show them what I can do and show them that if I get a chance, I can play hard,- he said before the game. --I think it-s going to be huge. It-s going to be fun.--I didn-t know what to expect. The first half of the game was more to get used to the beat of playing a hockey game, and I thought we did pretty well. I a football gams m one of the oldest guys here, so I can-t be too nervous,- the 23-year-old says.-It was on the PK and I got a loose puck, or a turnover, at the blue line,- he recalls. -I saw the 2-on-1 coming so I just kept skating to the goalie and saw a couple holes and just shot it there.-Bad luck may have cost him that second goal, but with a little good luck and more good play, Bernier just might earn a whol football gams e lot more than an extra pre-season point this fall. football gams
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