Opaskwayak Cree Nation has confirmed the sale of the OCN Blizzard Junior A Hockey Team. The new owners are well known business men in the tri area and they are Arthur Barbeau, Salman Safdar, as Usman Tahir.
The team has struggled financially over the past 20 years. Back in the winter of 2016 the Blizzard were set to fold at the end of the season but they managed to stay alive with the help of increased season ticket sales and merchandise from fans they were able to play again for another season.
OCN Leadership sought the opportunity to keep the team afloat by selling it to interested buyers. According to a news release the transfer of ownership requires the approval of the MJHL Board of Governors before it can be finalized therefore OCN will be involved in a co management fashion until the league meets again in March of this year.
Chief Christian Sinclair says the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre will always be the Blizzards home and people will still have the opportunity to watch the same calibre of hockey on Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
