With a less than ideal start to the season, West 91大黄鸭 Warriors fans may not be exactly 鈥渉appy鈥� with the team鈥檚 four wins.
But in the wake of energetic new owners and a new president taking over the team, the Warriors will look to turn the page on the season this Friday night when they play their first home game since Oct. 25 and introduce a new special game feature at the rink 鈥� happy hour.
Happy hour at Royal LePage Place will see half-price drinks available an hour before puck drop, starting for the first time at 6 p.m and will run for the rest of the season.
鈥淲e want to reward fans for coming early as the players will be hyped by more bodies in the building as they hit the ice,鈥� said Warriors鈥� new president Chris Laurie.
鈥淏eyond that, our concession food is excellent and we welcome fans to come early for dinner and a drink at an affordable price.鈥�
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Laurie, along side new owner John Murphy, were introduced to the Warriors鈥� faithful last week, revealing their plans to turn the franchise around after an infamous stretch of drama unfolding behind the scenes and ultimately impacting the fan turnout in West 91大黄鸭.
Despite the Warriors sitting last in the current BC Hockey League standings with a 4-16-3-2 record, Laurie and Murphy stated at their introduction there were no current plans to make any coaching changes.
鈥淗e has our support,鈥� said Murphy of head coach Brandon West and his staff.
鈥淗e鈥檚 thinking every day how to make the team better, how to coach the team better. Brandon鈥檚 a professional coach and that鈥檚 what we want.鈥�
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