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Ken Holland, after he left his press conference in Edmonton and climbed aboard the private jet of owner Daryl Katz, knew he needed to grab some clothes.

He found out where they stored everything in Rogers Place and loaded up on Edmonton Oilers logo shirts, hats and jackets.

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“It felt a bit strange to show up in the rink in San Diego and be wearing those new colors. For the last 36 years, I’ve been wearing red and white,” he laughed on the phone Thursday referring to the colors of the Detroit Red Wings.

It also seemed strange to be watching “his” farm team wearing Oilers colors.

It probably didn’t hurt, with the Bakersfield Condors down 2-0 in their AHL second-round playoff series against the San Diego Gulls, to have Holland show up in the building for Game 3 Wednesday regardless of how he was dressed. But he didn’t feel like he might have been a factor in the 7-6 overtime win.

“I really got the feel that these guys want to win bad, no matter who’s in charge. It seems like a proud group of players. They’ve had a great regular season and they want to keep going for another month.”