Mason MidlaneB次元官网网址檚 missing hockey stick has been found, according to Flair Airlines, though his family is still waiting for confirmation.
The 12-year-old Ucluelet local was given the stick by Seattle Kraken player Daniel Sprong during the KrakenB次元官网网址檚 April 11 matchup versus the Vegas Golden Knights, but it was lost after being checked in at the Las Vegas airport for his return flight on April 15.
B次元官网网址淭he stick was located and is being returned or already has been returned to the family,B次元官网网址� a spokesperson for Flair Airlines told the Westerly B次元官网网址 via email on Wednesday. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e glad the stick was found, as we expected.B次元官网网址�
MasonB次元官网网址檚 mom Carrie however told the Westerly that she has not heard from the airline.
B次元官网网址淭o my knowledge it is still missing,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淲e have no knowledge of it being returned to us, nor have we seen it.B次元官网网址�
Mason had travelled to Las Vegas with his friend Blake Swann and BlakeB次元官网网址檚 parents Jeff and Naomi.
Both boys were hoping for a stick and had made a sign specifically asking Sprong for his. B次元官网网址淪prong #91, we flew over 200 kilometres to watch this game. Rock, paper, scissors for your stick?B次元官网网址� the sign read.
B次元官网网址淲e didnB次元官网网址檛 think we were going to get a stick at all,B次元官网网址� Mason told the Westerly. B次元官网网址淲e thought we had no hope of getting a stick because weB次元官网网址檝e gone to several NHL games before with a sign but didnB次元官网网址檛 even get a bite at any of those games, so we didnB次元官网网址檛 think that we were going to get a stick.B次元官网网址�
His heart began jumping when he saw Sprong skating over to him.
B次元官网网址淗e went to the bench first and he had three sticks in his hand and he picked one of them and then he came back off the bench and started skating towards us and we both just couldnB次元官网网址檛 believe it. It was amazing,B次元官网网址� he said.
Mason facetimed his parents in Ucluelet immediately to show them his new prize and he and Blake kept the stick safely in their hotel room before heading back home on a direct flight from Vegas to Vancouver on April 15.
Mason explained they were going through security at the airport when they were told the stick would need to be checked in. When they arrived in Vancouver, it was nowhere to be found.
B次元官网网址淲e got off the plane and went to the baggage area and there was no stick there,B次元官网网址� he said.
He said they waited for about 20 minutes before he started to get worried
B次元官网网址淭here was a conveyor belt with all the oversized baggage coming out of it and we could hear things moving back there, so we all had hope that the stick was just delayed,B次元官网网址� he said.
He said they were then told that there was no luggage left on the plane and the stick was missing.
B次元官网网址淢y heart kind of just dropped. I was very disappointed,B次元官网网址� he said, adding he was holding out hope that the stick was found.
B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 want to think that it is gone because that would just make me really sad.B次元官网网址�
His mom Carrie Midlane told the Westerly she had reached out to the airline numerous times.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e called three times now where weB次元官网网址檝e waited on hold for an hour to an hour-and-a-half each time and talked to customer service and they tell us that they canB次元官网网址檛 help and we have to email baggage, so IB次元官网网址檝e emailed baggage about seven times. We do get a response, but it kind of seems like a canned response just saying it has not been located and theyB次元官网网址檙e still looking.B次元官网网址�
Mason is a hockey player himself and travels from Ucluelet to Port Alberni about three times a week during the season.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 worth it for them so itB次元官网网址檚 worth it for meB次元官网网址e try our best on the West Coast here to carpool as much as we can,B次元官网网址� Carrie said of the commute.
B次元官网网址淚t keeps them busy, it keeps them out of trouble and doing something that they really love and have fun with. We only have so many more years with them at home to do this kind of thing for, so we will do it.B次元官网网址�
She added receiving the stick at the game was a very special moment for Mason.
B次元官网网址淎 huge thank you goes out to Daniel Sprong for doing that. It was amazing for him to see Mason and do that for him,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚t takes a few seconds, but it sure brightens up these kidsB次元官网网址� lives for a long time, so thank you to him for doing that.B次元官网网址�
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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