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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Darrell Romuld (CTV) @CTVDarrell
Lethbridge Hurricanes shareholders voted 68% in favour of selling the team tonight, not enough, bylaws ask for 75%. No deal. (1/2)
Darrell Romuld (CTV) @CTVDarrell
Source tells me the Calgary Flames showed up to meeting with 80 shares and were turned away due to conflict. May have been difference. (2/2)
Romuld would be wrong though. There were reportedly 2500 shares, so if the Flames did vote yes they would have still only gotten another 3.2%
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But there were only 831 owned shares on hand that carried votes so that would have been 10% which would have been the sway in either direction. Anyways Mike Moore who is the Hitmen GM appeared at the door and was turned away, no rep from the Flames has been involved as a shareholder for some 29 years. The shares the flames own are 100% silent due to conflict of interest. They were purchased back in '86 as a favour to those wanting to bring the WHL back to Lethbridge.
There are ac ouple schools of though here. One is that it is expected that the Hurricanes are to name former Hitmen coach Brent Kisio as the new head coach on Thursday. The other is that a potential owner(s) (Rich Sutter, Ron Sakamoto are the namse that keep comming up) called in a favor to the Flames (please come vote to sell). Or it could all be a coincedence.