CBC Calgary wins Stanley Cup playoffs bet with CBC Vancouver

CBC Vancouver rubbed a great deal of salt in its wounds on Monday when it made good on a hockey bet with CBC Calgary.

"I've had teeth removed with no freezing that was not as painful as that," said Early Edition host, Rick Cluff, after reading an ode to the Flames on the Calgary Eyeopener.

The poem was part of a friendly wager between CBC Calgary and Vancouver's morning shows:

Oh Calgary, fair city on the finer side of the Rockies.

All hail your speedy warriors in red, your team that never quits, your youth, your Flames.

Thank you for inspiring us with your vigor, like a pipeline of goodwill between our two cities.

Hudler, Monahan, Russell, and little Johnny hockey — you proved too much.

And to Michael Ferland, from us in Fern land, all is forgiven.

Best of luck against the Ducks.

We who are toast, salute you.

"It's a beautiful, sunny day in Calgary. Everyone's smiling," said host David Gray.

To finish off the bet, Rick Cluff had to play "some cowboy music" to all his CBC Vancouver listeners.

The tune?

Alberta Bound by Calgary's very own Paul Brandt.

"There's a time and a place for country music but not when Calgary tells you you have to play it because you lost in hockey," said Cluff.

He's not the only one who lost a bet. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will have to recite a poem written by Mayor Naheed Nenshi at a city council meeting.

The Canucks were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday night in a 7-3 loss to Calgary.

The Flames will go on to play the Ducks — a team they haven't been able to beat, in Anaheim, during the regular season since 2004.