The Victoria Grizzlies announced they will retire Jordie and Jamie BennB次元官网网址檚 jerseys this fall.

The StellyB次元官网网址檚 Secondary grads will become only the third and fourth players to have their jerseys retired by the franchise. JordieB次元官网网址檚 number 8 and JamieB次元官网网址檚 number 16 will hang alongside Kyle Greentree and Jason GowB次元官网网址檚 retired jerseys.

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Special announcement: are retiring the jerseys of and Jordie Benn September 15. #16 and #8 will hang in the rafters at The Q Centre.

B次元官网网址� Lindsey Horsting (@lindseyhorsting)

Jamie is the captain of the Dallas Stars and Jordie plays for the Montreal Canadiens.

Jordie spent three years with the Grizzlies and he and Jamie played together for one year in Victoria. Jordie said they didnB次元官网网址檛 know if theyB次元官网网址檇 ever get the chance to play together again so it was special.

B次元官网网址淚t was awesome, we were two young kids just playing hockey, we played baseball together but we never had the chance to play hockey, and to do it here for the first time it was fun,B次元官网网址� he said.

Grizzlies president Lance Black texted Jordie asking him if he was going to be in town and if he could come down to The Q Centre in Colwood for the announcement. Jordie said he was surprised when Black presented the idea of retiring their jerseys.

B次元官网网址淚 thought he just wanted [us] to come in and chat, but itB次元官网网址檚 pretty cool B次元官网网址� this is where our so-called real hockey started so we have a lot of memories here and itB次元官网网址檚 just a cool experience,B次元官网网址� he said.

Jordie said he gained a lot of confidence playing in the British Columbia Hockey League and it built the foundation for developing his pro game in the AHL, ECHL and eventually the NHL. He credited the coaching staff Rylan Ferster and Jackson Penny, Geoff Courtnall and Reza Binab, when he was on the squad to learning about life on and off the ice.

B次元官网网址淚 owe a lot to those guys that taught me how to be an adult and a pro hockey player,B次元官网网址� he said.

The jersey retirement will take place September 15 at The Q Centre before the Grizzlies game against the Penticton Vees at 7 p.m.

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