The anticipation in Edmonton is building as the Oilers prepare to take the ice against the Florida Panthers.

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final gets underway on Oilers home ice Wednesday night, and some fans didn't mind traveling for the occasion.

On Tuesday, Neil Boyle landed in Edmonton, newly arrived from Oregon.

"This is the ultimate lifetime chance to go to a Stanley Cup game. I never thought I would. So I started looking for tickets, found some tickets, got tickets for Game 1 and Game 2 and here we are," he said.

Neil Boyle traveled to Edmonton from rural Oregon for Game 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. (Samuel Martin/CBC)

Boyle's Canadian connection is through his mother, who was born in Kelowna, B.C.

"But I became an Oilers fan primarily because of Gretzky. He was awesome," h

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