Grande Prairie city councillors donned retro Grande Prairie Storm jerseys during their March 5th committee meetings.
Councillor Grant Berg, a prominent figure in the city’s entertainment scene says it is important for city council to stand behind the AJHL team as they head into the post season on March 7th.
“We just wanted to show the Storm that city council supports them in their playoff run, and happy to cheer them on in their success,” he says.
Berg says quality of life is a major focus for the current city council and the team is a significant contributor and attractor for many thinking about moving to the Peace Country.
“People want to be entertained and they want to be entertained as a family,” he says. “We often talk about quality of life and having a place to take the kids and the grandparents and do some family bonding at a nice event and the Storm always provide top notch entertainment.”
The AJHL recently went through a significant shakeup, losing four teams to the BCHL, and councillor Berg says standing behind our local team shows the skaters that residents value and appreciate the work they do both on and off the ice.
“With the shakeup in the AJHL I think now more than ever we need to get behind the team and support them and say the community is behind you despite some challenges within the extended league.”
The Storm are scheduled to begin their post season run on March 7th when they take on the 11th seed Olds Grizzlys at Bonnetts Energy Centre in a best-of-five play-in.
