BCHL hockey is a long way from what it was a year ago, and the Nanaimo Clippers owner canB次元官网网址檛 wait any longer.
Wes Mussio announced Saturday that the Clippers junior A hockey club is now for sale, posting the news on Facebook and mentioning a lack of support from the provincial government for the BCHL and its franchises.
B次元官网网址淚t has nothing to do with criticizing Bonnie Henry or the provincial government for lack of funding, it has everything to do with putting out a rationale behind the reason [for selling],B次元官网网址� said Mussio.
He hopes that spreading the news that the team is for sale will help lead to better offers, and said heB次元官网网址檚 had B次元官网网址渃lose to a dozenB次元官网网址� inquiries already, with people figuring itB次元官网网址檚 a fire sale and they can buy low.
Mussio said he promised his wife at the start of the pandemic that he would reassess the hockey clubB次元官网网址檚 situation after a year, and said he doesnB次元官网网址檛 see a chance of hockey returning as normal, this year, next year, and maybe not even the year after that. He said without fans watching the games, B次元官网网址渋tB次元官网网址檚 overB次元官网网址� for the Clippers.
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He said if things change and he gets B次元官网网址渟urprised pleasantlyB次元官网网址� and can see a pathway forward, he wonB次元官网网址檛 sell the Clippers, but and has started thinking about buying a hockey team in the U.S.
Mussio has now sold his condo in Nanaimo, but said he loves the city and the Clippers and wonB次元官网网址檛 sell the club to an owner who isnB次元官网网址檛 worthy.
B次元官网网址淚 hope an owner or a group of owners can take over and they can withstand heavy losses, but with the lockdowns and all those sort of things that are happening, itB次元官网网址檚 just not an economically viable business to haveB次元官网网址次元官网网址� Mussio said. B次元官网网址淵ou just canB次元官网网址檛 run a business under these rules, end of story, full stop.B次元官网网址�
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