The West 麻豆精选 Warriors Junior 鈥楢鈥� Hockey Club has hired two new additions to the team; Kristi Hennessy as the team鈥檚 director of marketing and public relations and Mike Schell as the team鈥檚 director of entertainment and game day operations.
Hennessy began her career in sports in the Lower Mainland with the Vancouver Canadians, a short-season Single 鈥楢鈥� baseball team, as well as the Western Hockey League鈥檚 Vancouver Giants. In 2008, Hennessy accepted a position with the National Hockey League鈥檚 Edmonton Oilers as a digital media associate before spending six seasons in the NHL, working with the Calgary Flames and shifting to the Winnipeg Jets as the coordinator of digital media until 2013.
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A five-year resident of West 麻豆精选, Hennessy has wanted to get back into the hockey world, specifically in Junior hockey, for her hometown team after spending the past five years away from the game.
鈥淚 am so honored and humbled to be joining the West 麻豆精选 Warriors family,鈥� Hennessy said in a press release, 鈥淚鈥檓 extremely excited for the opportunity to work with a team with a desire for success, and a loyal commitment to our community.鈥�
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鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to have someone with the wealth of experience and passion for the game of hockey that Kristi has be able to join our organization,鈥� Kim Dobranski, Warriors owner and president said in a press release, 鈥淪he will be a great addition to our organization as well as working in the community with our local businesses and fan base.鈥�
Schell has been in the entertainment industry for the past 15 years, seven years as a concert promoter, music producer, artist management and touring musician. Mike has called West 麻豆精选 home for the past 18 years and has been strong supporter and fan of the Warriors since their move here in 2006.
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鈥淚 am extremely excited for the honour to be a part of the warriors organization,鈥� Schell said in a press release, 鈥淚 want to thank Kim Dobranski for the opportunity to bring my energy and passion to my hometown team. Being able to work for such a strong community oriented organization with a drive for success is a dream come true.鈥�
鈥淚 am very pleased to welcome Mike to our Warriors family,鈥滵obranski said in a press release. 鈥淢ike brings high energy and drive and is committed to give West 麻豆精选 the best entertainment and fan experience possible. Mike is very community driven and will be a great asset to our organization.鈥�
Season tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 2018/2019 season, which is set to begin Sept. 7 before heading to Royal LePage Place to host the Trail Smoke Eaters in their home opener on Sept. 8.
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