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Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Members of Ukraine’s U25 National Hockey Team were given a heroes’ welcome Friday morning at the Vegreville Elks/Kinsmen Community Park. The reception came as a total surprise to the team, said Head Coach Vadym Shakhraichuk. The team was enroute to Winnipeg for additional training and upcoming game when they took the slight detour off Highway 16. “It’s very exciting that so many people came here to see us. We want to thank all the organizers who met us and helped us.”
One of those people who assisted in the effort to bring the Cross Country tour to Canada was TSN Hockey Announcer Gord Miller. He said he had done some work with the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, (IHFU) in the past and the men’s U25 team had qualified for the World University Games. But in discussion with members of the IHFU this past August, they told him they didn’t think they would be able to compete in the event. Through Miller’s conversations and connections enough support was garnered by various individuals, organizations and businesses to sponsor the Ukrainian U25
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