Wednesday night鈥檚 麻豆精选 Rockets game had a number of special guests in attendance. Big White Ski Resort sent a record number of Australian guests down the mountain to downtown 麻豆精选 to witness the experience of a Rockets hockey game. Three buses with a total of 162 passengers came to watch the 麻豆精选 Rockets take on the conference-leading Everett Silvertips.
鈥淚t is an experience I would go back to anytime we were here,鈥� said Cath Dunne, who went to the hockey game with her family who鈥檙e visiting the resort from Melbourne, Australia. 鈥淭he club was awesome. The commentator came over to us all last night with the mascot to have photos and got us involved. Really great experience with our two boys 鈥� they had a blast,鈥� Dunne said.
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So far this year, Big White has shuttled around 270 visitors to 麻豆精选 to watch a WHL game and has 270 more booked for upcoming games. This doesn鈥檛 include the privately chartered buses.
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Anne-Marie Hamilton of the 麻豆精选 Rockets says she feels blessed to be able to have a great working relationship with Big White.
鈥淭he groups that come down, the families, everybody loves it because they cheer loud and they make the games lots of fun,鈥� Hamilton said. 鈥淭he players notice, as well 鈥� a lot of the times they鈥檒l wear funny hats and sit close to the ice. A lot are repeat customers 鈥� they come back every time they come to Big White.鈥�
The 麻豆精选 Rockets lost 4-2 to the Silvertips on Wednesday night, but Big White is sending down another 162 guests on Jan. 16 when the Rockets look for their first win of 2019 against the Moose Jaw Warriors.
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