Well, I made it to the sale. By the time I got in the door the game worn jerseys were pretty much picked over by the season ticker holders who got in early. Of players that may make the Flames one day there were jerseys for Klimchuk, Kulak, Ferland and Sieloff, the rest were of players on AHL contracts. I bought the Klimchuk road jersey and considered myself lucky, and added a nice Heat polo shirt and custom fit hat.
Surprising how busy it was, considering the attendance over the years. Ryan Walter was there talking to people - I wonder what his future holds? I thought of myself as a piranha, helping to pick the Heat bones clean with a hundred other piranhas - bit of a morbid thought but at least I made a good effort to get out to some games and support the team. I wonder how many of my fellow fish did that?
And so I guess for all intents and purposes thus endeth the Abbotsford Heat. Long live the Adirondack Flames!
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