These B.C. brothers lost a hockey stick from Canucks captain Bo Horvat. The team sent them a new one | 24CA News
A particular hockey stick is being returned to 2 Nanaimo brothers after it was misplaced throughout a flight from Alberta on Christmas Eve.
The day earlier than, Canucks captain Bo Horvat handed his hockey stick with 13-year-old Marshall and 11-year-old Linden Erwin throughout a recreation in Edmonton.
But after the household’s Flair Airlines flight landed in Abbotsford, B.C, they had been disenchanted to search out the stick was not with their baggage.
“When we arrived at the airport and the stick wasn’t there, it was pretty gut-wrenching for us,” mentioned their mom, Janelle Staite.
“We went to the customer service desk and filled out a Flair lost bag report.”
On Boxing Day, Staite reached out to the Canucks and Horvat, asking for a Christmas miracle — and he or she obtained one.
The workforce let her know they’d be sending a brand new stick, and the workforce’s captain himself later despatched them a shock video message.
Marshall and Linden, <a href=”https://twitter.com/BoHorvat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@BoHorvat</a> heard your story and can be sure that a brand new stick comes your manner. <br><br>Thanks for being nice <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Canucks</a> followers! <a href=”https://t.co/qAEsnOJYB8″>https://t.co/qAEsnOJYB8</a> <a href=”https://t.co/JYAxPCCsmh”>pic.twitter.com/JYAxPCCsmh</a>
—@Canucks
But on Dec. 31, Staite mentioned she acquired a name from the airport, saying the stick had been discovered.
“[The staff] offered to ship it to us in Nanaimo,” Staite mentioned.
“My son Linden was pretty reluctant to have it take any more journeys, and thankfully my in-laws live out in the Fraser Valley, and were kind enough to head out there on New Year’s Eve and pick up the stick.”
Linden mentioned he felt actually pleased when the airline discovered it, and Marshall mentioned he was relieved the stick wasn’t stolen or damaged.
“The fact that the Canucks reached out and Bo personalized something to the boys … I just think it’s really a testament to a lot of kind people and a lot of great organizations out there,” Staite mentioned.
A spokesperson for the Canucks advised CBC in an e mail the workforce continues to be sending the second hockey stick with the brothers.
“What a great way to ring in the new year knowing that what was such a high point for the boys going into Christmas was able to end on a high for the new year,” Staite mentioned, including it created “an exciting tale for them” as they return to highschool.
In an announcement, a spokesperson for Flair mentioned the airline is glad the NHL stick is being reunited with the household, and was assured it will be discovered.
Staite mentioned the sticks will formally be again within the boys’ fingers this week, and the prized possessions will probably be mounted on their wall.
