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So when news broke this week that the club would likely be leaving West Kelowna at the end of the current season, Musgrove was, to say the least, distraught.

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奥补谤谤颈辞谤蝉91裸聊视频� owner Mark Cheyne has signed a letter of intent to transfer ownership of the club to a Delta businessman, with the move subject to approval by the 濒别补驳耻别91裸聊视频檚 board of governors.

A money-losing venture since moving to West Kelowna from Langley in 2006, Cheyne took over sole ownership of the club in 2009.

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If the sale goes through, the Warriors will leave Musgrove and hundreds of other devoted fans with some fond memories, thanks largely to last 蝉别补蝉辞苍91裸聊视频檚 magical run to a Canadian junior A championship.

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And Musgrove vows he will be there right to the end, cheering on the Warriors to their last second on the ice at Royal LePage Place.

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