"To be the man, you have to beat the man." Sure, it was the immortal Ric Flair who coined the phrase, but it's the attitude the Okotoks Oilers have going into their AJHL South Division final series against Brooks.

The Oilers may have been 6-and-0 against the Bandits this year, but Oilers Coach Tyler Deis says the Bandits are still the champs, until they aren't.

"They won last year, so we're going in here playing against the team that has the title for the South final from last year. And hopefully things this year will have a different ending here and maybe push a little harder."

The Oilers and Bandits meet Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in Okotoks.