Today is Officially Proclaimed Joey Moss Day!
September 25, 2023 (Winnifred Stewart Association)
Source: City of Edmonton.
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"WHEREAS, Joey Moss was an ambassador and advocate for those with diverse disabilities in Edmonton and around the world;
AND WHEREAS, Joey became a part of the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Elks as their locker room attendant, serving the teams for 35 years; AND WHEREAS, Joey’s dedication and passion for sports made him a nationwide celebrity and earned him the NHL Alumni Association’s 'Seventh Man Award' in recognition of outstanding behind-the-scenes service to the league; AND WHEREAS, on the occasion of his birthday, the City of Edmonton honours Joey Moss’ legacy and his contributions to creating an inclusive and compassionate Edmonton; THEREFORE I, MAYOR AMARJEET SOHI, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 'JOEY MOSS DAY' IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA’S CAPITAL CITY." |
Joey Moss School celebrates official grand opening
June 9, 2023 (Elliott Knopp, CityNews)
Play La Bamba, Baby: ‘Welcome to Edmonton’ sign gets Oilers addition
April 26, 2023 (Karen Bartko, Global News)
Source: Global News.
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"Drivers headed up the QEII may have noticed something new at the 'Welcome to Edmonton' sign, but in fact, the playoff addition showed up last year.
A sign bearing the words 'Play La Bamba, Baby' now sits where the 'City of Champions' slogan greeted drivers for years. The new sign was created by Edmonton resident Alex Lakusta, after a friend made a mockup when the Edmonton Oilers ousted the Calgary Flames in the 2022 Battle of Alberta." |
Oilers fever sweeps Edmonton: "Play La Bamba, Baby!" added to city sign
April 26, 2023 (Allison Stephen, Daily Hive)
Allison Stephen. Source: Daily Hive.
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"Forget about the 'City of Champions' or 'Alberta’s Capital City' because Edmonton’s new official slogan may as well be 'Play La Bamba, Baby!'
The slogan has become synonymous with every Oilers victory and now has a place on a sign welcoming people into Edmonton. Someone recently attached a placard on the 'Welcome to Edmonton' sign reading the famous line, just in time for the playoffs." |
Arkells sing La Bamba at Rogers Place concert
October 30, 2022 (Adam Lachacz, CTV News Edmonton)
Arkells band members hold Oilers jerseys. Source: Edmonton Oilers/Twitter.
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"With the Edmonton Oilers on the road for the Battle of Alberta, the Arkells celebrated the hockey team in the best possible way by singing La Bamba.
During their Saturday night show at Rogers Place, the band paid tribute to the song intimately connected to the Oilers. It was Joey Moss' favourite. . . . 'There's only one song that you can play in this building,' said Max Kerman, the band's lead singer, before launching into the song." |
Joey Moss School celebrates first annual Joey Moss Day
September 23, 2022 (CTV News Edmonton)
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"Students and professional athletes celebrated the legacy of Joey Moss on Friday at a school named in his honour.
The date was chosen for Moss’s birthday, Sept. 25. Children from Kindergarten to Grade 7 learned about Moss and his contributions to the community through reading books and watching videos. Members of the Edmonton Oilers and Elks also joined students for some outdoor activities at the celebration." |
'He was always about sunshine': New picture book tells the life story of Joey Moss
September 20, 2022 (Karyn Mulcahy, CTV News Edmonton)
Marek Tkach and Lorna Schultz Nicholson read Good Morning, Sunshine! The Joey Moss Story. Source: CTV News Edmonton
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"A new picture book for children by a local author tells the life story of beloved Edmontonian Joey Moss.
Good Morning, Sunshine! The Joey Moss Story is now available at bookstores. “It is the story of Joey, and it’s not just the story of Joey involved in the Oilers, it’s the story of Joey’s life,” author Lorna Schultz Nicholson told CTV News Edmonton. Schultz Nicholson, the wife of Oilers chairman Bob Nicholson, spoke with Moss’s family as well as former and current members of the Oilers to get a full picture of his life." |
Elks Launch New Joey Moss Championship Suite
June 9, 2022 (Evan Daum, Edmonton Elks)
Source: the Edmonton Elks
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"An Edmonton legend and major part of the Green and Gold over the years now has a permanent home at The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium.
The Edmonton Elks are proud to announce the creation of the Joey Moss Championship Suite. The revamped suite in the southeast corner of the stadium will showcase Moss’ life, all while giving back to a cause that was near and dear to the longtime Double E and Oilers locker room attendant. A portion of proceeds from the sale of the new suite will support the Joey Moss Memorial Fund through the Winnifred Stewart Association." |
'Play La Bamba Baby': Newest giant sign echoes Ben Stelter call to hear Joey Moss' favourite song
May 24, 2022 (CTV News Edmonton)
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"'Play La Bamba Baby' is the most recent Oilers cheer to show up in giant orange letters against Edmonton's skyline.
The lettering at the south end of Walterdale Bridge is a show of support for the Edmonton Oilers, who face off against the Calgary Flames Tuesday night for Game 4 of the second round of the playoffs. The sign also calls to memory the late Joey Moss, the team's former locker room attendant and superfan. Ritchie Valen's 'La Bamba' was Moss' favourite song, and has since been adopted as the Oilers' victory anthem during playoffs. The phrase 'Play 'La Bamba,' baby' is equally special to Oilers fans thanks to five-year-old superfan and official Edmonton Oilers' "playoff ambassador" Ben Stelter. Stelter has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. Throughout the season, Oilers fans have cheered him on as loudly as they have their favourite team. After every win, Stelter's dad posts a video of him saying, 'Play 'La Bamba,' baby!'" |
'The heart of our city': The spirit of Joey Moss lives on through Oilers anthem La Bamba
May 22, 2022 (Adam Lachacz, CTV News Edmonton)
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"As the Oilers look to take home ice for the first time in the Battle of Alberta playoff edition, a significant presence is missing from the team's dressing room.
It's the first playoff run for the Edmonton Oilers since the passing of locker room attendant and superfan Joey Moss. When asked how Moss would react to his favourite hockey team facing their bitter southern Alberta rivals during the playoffs, his nephew said he'd be thrilled but would likely treat it like any other game. 'Joey would just be over the moon right now,' said Adam Walker. 'He'd be just as nervous as I think we all will be. But, he also knows the Oilers will win.'" |
Oilers fans buzzing in Joey Moss pit during game 1
May 3, 2022 (Laura Krause, City News)
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"The energy was electric at the newly-opened Ice District Plaza, Monday night, as thousands of Oilers fans cheered on the team.
... And while it’s quiet here now. A new name for the plaza is buzzing around unofficially dubbed the ‘Moss Pit’ in honour of Joey Moss. ... The hashtag #MossPit has been making its rounds on Twitter, something the Oilers vice president says they will be embracing. 'It’s pretty cool that fans have come up with that name themselves, and to me, anyway that we can celebrate Joey Moss is a good thing,' said [Tim Shipton, executive vice president of Oilers Entertainment Group]. So could there be room for a name change in the future? 'You never know (smirks),' remarked Shipton." |
City of Edmonton to name park after late Joey Moss
December 21, 2021 (Zach Liang, Oilers Nation)
Source: Oilers Nation, Credit: Perry Nelson.
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"An Edmonton park will be getting a fresh name to honour the late and great Joey Moss.
The park will be located behind the school to be named after him located in Edmonton’s Keswick community. 'The Moss family is ecstatic to hear the City of Edmonton is naming a park in the Keswick community after Joey Moss,' Joey’s sister Pattie Walker said." |
La Bamba to play at Rogers Place after Oilers wins in memory of Joey Moss
October 14, 2021 (CTV News Edmonton)
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"The Edmonton Oilers celebrated their season opener win over the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night with a tribute to the late Joey Moss.
It's a tribute that will continue for the rest of the 2021-22 NHL season. Ritchie Valens' 1950s hit 'La Bamba' will be played through the Rogers Place sound system after every Oilers home win. The song was a favourite of the Oilers' late locker room attendant." |
Joey Moss statue unveiled in Oilers' locker room
September 28, 2021 (CTV News Edmonton)
Source: the Edmonton Oilers
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"A tribute to beloved Edmonton sports figure Joey Moss was unveiled at Rogers Place on Tuesday.
A bust of the Edmonton Oilers' late locker room attendant was mounted in his team's dressing room. The statue depicts Moss holding out his hand for high-fives, just like he did so many times in life." |
Kevin Lowe, Joey Moss to be honoured by Edmonton Oilers this season
September 20, 2021 (Reid Wilkins, Global News)
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"Two legendary members of the Edmonton Oilers will be honoured during the upcoming season.
On Sept.28, current members of the Oilers will unveil a dressing room tribute to the late Joey Moss. Then, on Nov. 5, Kevin Lowe will have his number four jersey raised to the rafters when the Oilers host the New York Rangers." |
Edmonton school to be named after legendary locker room attendant Joey Moss
June 23, 2021 (CBC News)
Source: Craig Ryan/CBC
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"A school in Edmonton that will open next year has been named after Joey Moss, a legendary locker-room attendant for the city's national hockey and football teams.
... Edmonton Public Schools says Joey Moss School in the southwestern part of the city will be for students from kindergarten to Grade 9 and will open in the fall of 2022." |
Elks honour Joey Moss with award, helmet decal
August 10, 2021 (Ryan Frankson, EdmontonOilers.com)
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"Once. Always.
The CFL's return to play has given the Edmonton Elks an opportunity to honour a cherished member of the football club and the Edmonton Oilers who passed away last October. The Elks are paying homage to Joey Moss with a pair of initiatives, including a helmet decal worn by all players during the 2021 season, as well as a permanent fixture during training camp." |
Edmonton Elks opening CFL season with Joey Moss video singing national anthem
August 05, 2021 (Gerry Moddejonge, Edmonton Sun)
Source: Ian Kucerak/Postmedia
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"A new era of professional football is about to kick off in Edmonton. ...
And who better to lead in the singing of O Canada to usher it in than Edmonton’s Other Great One, the late Joey Moss? Postmedia has learned the plan is in place prior to kickoff to play a video on the scoreboard screen of the long-time locker-room attendant of both the football club and the Edmonton Oilers hockey team doing what he did best: Belting out the lyrics as only he could, with a joy that falls nothing short of infectious." |
Today is Officially Proclaimed Joey Moss Day!
September 25, 2021 (Winnifred Stewart Association)
Source: Winnifred Stewart Association
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"WHEREAS, Joseph Neil Moss, affectionately known as Joey Moss, was a positive, enthusiastic and passionate dressing room attendant for the Edmonton Oilers and the former Edmonton Eskimos;
AND WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, Joey captured the hearts of sports fans with his unrelenting enthusiasm and excitement; AND WHEREAS, Joey was an inspiration for so many, advocating for inclusion for people with developmental disabilities; AND WHEREAS, Joey has left an incredible legacy and Edmontonians will always remember him and the joy he brought to every single hockey and football game; THEREFORE I, MAYOR DON IVESON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 'JOEY MOSS DAY' IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA’S CAPITAL CITY." |