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Nanaimo bars, Penticton wine on the line as mayors bet on BCHL finals

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog makes friendly wager with Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki
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City of Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog will be cheering for the Nanaimo Clippers in the BCHL Fred Page Cup finals, which start Friday, May 13, in Penticton. (Submitted photo)

With Nanaimo and Pentictonsa国际传媒檚 B.C. Hockey League teams set to battle for Fred Page Cup supremacy, the citiessa国际传媒 top elected officials have placed a friendly wager.

The Nanaimo Clippers will begin the BCHL finals against the Penticton Vees beginning May 13 in Penticton and the bet between Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog and Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki will see charitable donations and local food items on the line.

If Nanaimo wins, Pentictonsa国际传媒檚 mayor will wear a Clippers jersey for a day, send a bottle of Okanagan wine and donate $100 to a charity of Krogsa国际传媒檚 choosing. If Penticton wins, Krog will wear a Vees jersey for a day, send a batch of Nanaimo bars to Penticton and donate $100 to a charity of Vassilakisa国际传媒檚 choosing.

The series will come to Nanaimo with Games 3 and 4 on May 17-18.

sa国际传媒淭he Clippers have had one heck of a season and I cansa国际传媒檛 wait to celebrate this final win seeing Mayor Vassilaki wearing a Nanaimo Clippers jersey during an upcoming council meeting,sa国际传媒 Krog said in the press release. sa国际传媒淚 encourage you to cheer on your local team and [fill Frank Crane Arena] next week. Letsa国际传媒檚 go Clippers!sa国际传媒

Not to be outdone, Vassilaki said he is confident in the Vees.

sa国际传媒淏lue is going to look good on Mayor Krog and Isa国际传媒檓 looking forward to those tasty Nanaimo bars,sa国际传媒 Vassilaki said in a City of Penticton press release. sa国际传媒淭his is just a fun way to support all the hard work that the players on both teams have put in over the last year. Each team has faced a lot of obstacles and both councils are proud of all theysa国际传媒檝e accomplished. But there can only be one winner: Go Vees, Go!sa国际传媒

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