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Campbell River will host the biggest tournament in B.C. Junior B hockey next year: the 2019 Cyclone Taylor Cup.

Team owner Linda Lahtinen is very excited to get the official word, indicating Campbell River fans deserve to have their moment in the spotlight.

B次元官网网址淲e have the best fan base in the all of B.C. and I know that we will make Campbell River proud,B次元官网网址� Lahtinen said.

The Campbell River Storm organization in January, and on Monday, the team found out theyB次元官网网址檇 been granted the honour.

B次元官网网址淐ampbell River will be an excellent host for the 2019 Cyclone Taylor Cup,B次元官网网址� says Phil Iddon, BC HockeyB次元官网网址檚 Junior Coordinator. B次元官网网址淭he Storm have proven to be a premier Junior B franchise in BC, due to their recent successes and the fact they have tremendous community support. The Storm are very deserving to be the host of this championship.B次元官网网址�

The Cyclone Taylor Cup is BC HockeyB次元官网网址檚 Junior B Championship which features league winners from the Kootenay International Hockey League (KIJHL), the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL), the VIJHL and the host team. The four (4) teams play a round-robin tournament followed by the bronze and gold medal games.

B次元官网网址淭his is not only a benefit to us as a team, itB次元官网网址檚 a benefit to our fans B次元官网网址� who will be exposed to the best in the province B次元官网网址� our sponsors, who have just been nothing short of fantastic over the years in supporting us and weB次元官网网址檙e hoping this can be seen as a form of reciprocation, and itB次元官网网址檚 a benefit for the city of Campbell River itself,B次元官网网址� says an excited Wes Roed, governor of the Storm. B次元官网网址淭his is a great way to promote this town and what it means to us. WeB次元官网网址檙e proud of it and weB次元官网网址檙e proud to play here.

B次元官网网址淏ut in the end, itB次元官网网址檚 about the players. We want to put on a tournament that they will all remember for a lifetime.B次元官网网址�

And although the tournament is still a year away, it will take far more than just a great venue full of enthusiastic fans to make it a success.

B次元官网网址淧utting on eight to 10 games is the easy part,B次元官网网址� Roed says. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 everything else that has to go on in the background. ItB次元官网网址檚 going to take an army of people. We need team liaisons so that everyone knows where things are and what we have to offer as a community, we need to organize VIP rooms, food, security, event staff to make sure we can get the fans flowing easily in and out. We want to get as many local businesses involved so the tournament can benefit them. YouB次元官网网址檙e literally going to be pulled in 20 different directions organizing one of these tournaments, but weB次元官网网址檙e up for it.B次元官网网址�

Or they will be, once they can fully turn their attention to it. The Storm are the 2017-2018 VIJHL champions and will be competing in the 2018 Cyclone Taylor Cup along with the Delta Ice Hawks (PJHL), Kimberley Dynamiters (KIJHL) and the Richmond Sockeyes (host). The tournament gets underway Thursday in Richmond BC. Next season will be the fifth straight time the Storm will compete at the Cyclone Taylor Cup, winning in 2015. Beaver Valley (KIJHL) won the 2017 Cyclone Taylor Cup.

B次元官网网址淩ight now, thereB次元官网网址檚 another Cyclone Taylor that we need to focus on,B次元官网网址� Roed says with a laugh. B次元官网网址淏ut weB次元官网网址檒l literally get home and start. You have to, because itB次元官网网址檚 only a year away, and that goes by so quickly.B次元官网网址�

And heB次元官网网址檚 confident they wonB次元官网网址檛 be short of the help they need.

B次元官网网址淓ver since we said we were bidding on it, people have been asking how they can get involved,B次元官网网址� Roed says. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e had parents of kids who used to play for us asking if they can come help. ItB次元官网网址檚 been a really amazing outpouring of affection not only for us as a team, but people have seen how awesome a Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament is and they just want to be a part of it.B次元官网网址�

Speaking of seeing Cyclone Taylor tournaments, thatB次元官网网址檚 another advantage the organization has heading into the planning phase. The Storm is currently at their fourth straight provincial championship, so they know what it takes to make it a great event and they know where they think they can improve over what other tournaments have offered. Next year will be their fifth straight tournament, no matter how the season goes, as the home team automatically gets a spot in the provincial tournament.

But thatB次元官网网址檚 not going to change anything for how the team approaches next season.

B次元官网网址淲e would love nothing better than to go in as VIJHL champions and face the team we beat in the finals again in the tournament.B次元官网网址�

First things first, though. This yearB次元官网网址檚 Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament begins for the Storm next Thursday when they take on the Richmond Sockeyes in their own rink.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 not a superstitious guy at all, but I was just looking at the forecast for Richmond and itB次元官网网址檚 supposed to be cloudy and storming the whole time,B次元官网网址� Roed says.

B次元官网网址淪o I guess you could say the Storm is coming.B次元官网网址�