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Those were words that Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas echoed on Wednesday night, Nov. 27 as the Kelowna Rockets, the city, and others celebrated the 2026 Memorial Cup coming to town.
Hamilton said he thought it was a fight between Kelowna and Spokane but they had a little bit of an idea on Tuesday that their bid was going to win. When they got told, they discovered they won the bid unanimously in a sealed vote. It was voted by a CHL committee consisting of Graeme Roustan , Colin Campbell , Aaron Fox , Kalli Quinn , and Paul Graham .
"When we were in 2020 and didn't get it because of COVID, you know there was a spot left that needed to be filled and I think that now we've got the opportunity to bring an event back here that the city," said Hamilton. After he was notified about the winning bid, Dyas reached out to WHL Commissioner Dan Near, as well as the mayors of the other cities that placed a bid to thank them for their efforts as he understands the effects it can have on a city, including the economic impact. As of the time of Wednesday's celebration, he hadn't heard from any of the other mayors yet.
According to Rush, the bid video was created in just over two weeks. Additionally, the bidding team set a goal to have 90 per cent of the bid done by the end of August. The team had its bid done and submitted three days before the deadline.
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