BCHL hockey is a long way from what it was a year ago, and the Nanaimo Clippers owner can害羞草研究所檛 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.
害羞草研究所淚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],害羞草研究所� said Mussio.
He hopes that spreading the news that the team is for sale will help lead to better offers, and said he害羞草研究所檚 had 害羞草研究所渃lose to a dozen害羞草研究所� inquiries already, with people figuring it害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 situation after a year, and said he doesn害羞草研究所檛 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, 害羞草研究所渋t害羞草研究所檚 over害羞草研究所� for the Clippers.
害羞草研究所淪eventy-five per cent of our business comes from gate receipts. We don害羞草研究所檛 have TV contracts, we have a limited amount of sponsorship business in a small city害羞草研究所π卟菅芯克鶟 Mussio said. 害羞草研究所淪o it comes down to the fans and if you don害羞草研究所檛 have fans in the building, you害羞草研究所檙e losing a lot of money.害羞草研究所�
He said if things change and he gets 害羞草研究所渟urprised pleasantly害羞草研究所� and can see a pathway forward, he won害羞草研究所檛 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害羞草研究所檛 sell the club to an owner who isn害羞草研究所檛 worthy.
害羞草研究所淚 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, it害羞草研究所檚 just not an economically viable business to have害羞草研究所π卟菅芯克鶟 Mussio said. 害羞草研究所淵ou just can害羞草研究所檛 run a business under these rules, end of story, full stop.害羞草研究所�
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