Well, it has been a busy time and we have finally arrived in Whitehorse. After practicing at the Vimy Arena in Winnipeg on Thursday evening, we practiced at the Max Bell Centre twice on Friday before setting off to the airport.
There was a minor scare Friday when the road closures threatened to throw off our travel plans. Our flight was a charter with all Team Manitoba athletes and there was potential delays for those coming in from outside Winnipeg. Thankfully everything worked out and we got away about a 1/2 an hour after scheduled. The picture is players Chelsea Illchuk, Kylie Klassen and Rebecca Hewett awaiting departure.
The flight itself was exciting as the WestJet charter had TV's on them. What this meant was that 3/4's of our plane were watching the Men's hockey final with our Manitoba boys taking on Ontario. It was quite exciting with the whole flight cheering when we would score.
There was a small concern when only about 10 luggage bags and 5 hockey bags arrived that first night and we went to sleep wondering if we would be able to practice the next morning. Thankfully, upon a short sleep, everything had arrived the next morning.
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