BCHL hockey is a long way from what it was a year ago, and the Nanaimo Clippers owner can含羞草研究社檛 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.
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He hopes that spreading the news that the team is for sale will help lead to better offers, and said he含羞草研究社檚 had 含羞草研究社渃lose to a dozen含羞草研究社� inquiries already, with people figuring it含羞草研究社檚 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 club含羞草研究社檚 situation after a year, and said he doesn含羞草研究社檛 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, 含羞草研究社渋t含羞草研究社檚 over含羞草研究社� for the Clippers.
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He said if things change and he gets 含羞草研究社渟urprised pleasantly含羞草研究社� and can see a pathway forward, he won含羞草研究社檛 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 won含羞草研究社檛 sell the club to an owner who isn含羞草研究社檛 worthy.
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