Ottawa Senators to be billed for police escort to Jets matchup
The Ottawa Senators will be billed for a Winnipeg police escort to the game at the MTS Centre on Tuesday night.
Social Sharing
Suffer double whammy as Winnipeg wins pre-season game
CBC News ·
The Ottawa Senators pull up to the MTS Centre Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. with a police escort. The team says its plane had mechanical issues that delayed its flight to Winnipeg. (TSN)
The Ottawa Senators hockey club will be billed for a police escort to get to the MTS Centre on time for the match against the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night.
Winnipeg police said the Sens' plane was "very much delayed" and they needed assistance to get to the arena "quickly and safely."
The plane had mechanical problems and reports say it was delayed 90 minutes. The team arrived at the arena at 5:30 p.m. The game started at 7 p.m.
To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.
By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time.
Comments
To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.
By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time.
Become a CBC Member
Join the conversation Create account
Already have an account?