Disgraceful headline - form filled in and emails sent. Sure his on ice performance didn't live up to his contract but he is a good person and the Sun crossed the line.
Brouwer was my kids favourite player. During the warm up of one of Brouwer's first games, he looked directly at my kid, smiled and threw him a puck. He has interacted with him at different events, signed a bunch of items for him and always smiled and waved at him during warm-ups. My kid was one of the few people wearing a Brouwer jersey in the Saddledome and several times defended him when other fans questioned his choice! Troy was his hero and idol.
Although disappointed to see Troy as a person go, the buy-out makes sense and is a good lesson about the business side of hockey for my 11 year old. When I asked him who was going to be his next favourite player he asked, "Who else isn't very popular, I want to wear a jersey that nobody else wears" - does anybody have any suggestions for him?!?
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