BCHL hockey is a long way from what it was a year ago, and the Nanaimo Clippers owner can91裸聊视频檛 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.

91裸聊视频淚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],91裸聊视频� said Mussio.

He hopes that spreading the news that the team is for sale will help lead to better offers, and said he91裸聊视频檚 had 91裸聊视频渃lose to a dozen91裸聊视频� inquiries already, with people figuring it91裸聊视频檚 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 club91裸聊视频檚 situation after a year, and said he doesn91裸聊视频檛 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, 91裸聊视频渋t91裸聊视频檚 over91裸聊视频� for the Clippers.

91裸聊视频淪eventy-five per cent of our business comes from gate receipts. We don91裸聊视频檛 have TV contracts, we have a limited amount of sponsorship business in a small city91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Mussio said. 91裸聊视频淪o it comes down to the fans and if you don91裸聊视频檛 have fans in the building, you91裸聊视频檙e losing a lot of money.91裸聊视频�

He said if things change and he gets 91裸聊视频渟urprised pleasantly91裸聊视频� and can see a pathway forward, he won91裸聊视频檛 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 won91裸聊视频檛 sell the club to an owner who isn91裸聊视频檛 worthy.

91裸聊视频淚 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, it91裸聊视频檚 just not an economically viable business to have91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Mussio said. 91裸聊视频淵ou just can91裸聊视频檛 run a business under these rules, end of story, full stop.91裸聊视频�

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