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Thank you for 20 years of great hockey
Letter to the Editor
Like many of you, I have had the pleasure of attending and being a Kootenay ICE fan for the past 20 years. We can be disappointed or angry as our team packs its bags, or we can say thank you for 20 years of great hockey.
I personally look at the Western Hockey League (WHL) in how it packages and protects its brand. The WHL gave the green light for the ICE to relocate and I wonder if they provide enough security to those communities that take on the risk to invest in the infrastructure that goes with a WHL franchise.
To the players, thank you for all the entertainment you provided and your professionalism that went with it. You were great ambassadors and role models for our Kootenay region. You will be missed.
I am hoping my calendar permits me to be there to cheer you on when the puck drops for the last time.
Tom Shypitka,
Kootenay East MLA
