Team Canada superstar Connor McDavid sparks crazy bar hours for gold medal game
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Daniel Lucente
Feb 21, 2026 (11:53)
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Photo credit: James Lang-Imagn Images
Connor McDavid has Canada bars flipping their hours for the Olympic gold medal game, and fans are ready to live dangerously.
The Oilers captain is front and center in the viral post making the rounds, and the message is simple, shut it down late, reopen stupid early.
It hits because it feels true in this city.
The men’s gold medal game is Sunday, and Canada vs USA is the kind of morning appointment Edmonton actually keeps.
Alberta bars already have a path to expand service hours for Olympic medal events, as long as they file the proper notice.
That’s why the “close at 2 a.m., reopen at 5 a.m.” line landed, it sounds like a plan, not a meme.
And it's not just the city of Edmonton, multiple locations across the country have adjusted their hours to start serving alcohol in the wee hours of the morning.
McDavid comes into this weekend rolling at the NHL level, sitting at 34-62-96 on the season.
The Edmonton Oilers are 28-22-8, which tells you why every game, every point, every ounce of momentum matters.
Connor McDavid turns Edmonton Oilers nights into mornings
You can feel the fanbase buzzing and half-delirious already, like everyone’s planning brunch and a nervous breakdown at the same time.
If you run a sports bar downtown, this is a weird kind of jackpot.
If you’re a fan, it’s the old hockey routine, alarm clocks, bad decisions, and a packed room screaming at the TVs.
The funniest part is how normal it sounds for Edmonton to treat a Sunday sunrise like puck drop at Rogers Place.
The stakes are real, too, because Canada vs USA always feels personal.
So yeah, pick your beverage, set your alarm, and hope McDavid gives the city a morning it won’t forget.
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