‘It was unfortunate timing,’ says Greyhounds president, who is confident the ‘highly unusual incident’ won’t impact selection committee’s decision
Will Sault Ste. Marie win the right to host next year’s Memorial Cup tournament? An announcement is expected any day now.
Two representatives had travelled to the Sault for a pre-arranged Memorial Cup site visit: one was from the Canadian Hockey League and the other was a consultant hired by the CHL. They had left their hotel that Friday morning and were just arriving at the Gardens when police rushed to the rink. The Memorial Cup bid process has been ongoing since the Ontario Hockey League announced in late-November that the Hounds were among four OHL clubs that planned to bid on the annual national championship. The Saginaw Spirit, Niagara IceDogs, and Kingston Frontenacs are the other three teams.“It’s been a long process,” he said. “We feel like we did everything possible to put forward the best case for our city to be the host.
After going through the early stages of the bid process three years ago when the team announced a plan to bid on the 2021 tournament that was ultimately cancelled due to COVID-19, Lukenda said the new bid this year allowed the organization to expand on the framework already in place.
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