April, 27th 2012
Ask And Answer
After the Vernon RBC Cup bid committee made its presentation to Hockey Canada on March 28, its members were told to expect follow-up questions.
The questions came – 21 of them. On Sunday, the last answers were compiled and returned to Hockey Canada.
“We’re very pleased to see that Hockey Canada is doing its due diligence,” says Committee Co-chair Mike Lane. “We clearly benefit from their experience and we want to know which areas require us to sharpen our focus.”
Don Klepp, who wrote much of the bid committee’s response, agrees with Mike: “Hockey Canada’s selection committee is very thorough, very professional. Answering their probing questions helped us sharpen and expand our understanding of what contributes to a successful RBC Cup.”
This newsletter can’t provide specifics of the 21 questions and answers, but we can give a general overview.
Hockey Canada wanted to see our critical paths for selling tickets, soliciting sponsorship, applying for grants, and other aspects of generating the substantial funds required to run the event.
We were also asked to provide more detail about how we will work with the Vipers, Minor Hockey, the BCHL, and BC Hockey in promoting and running the event. Those partnerships are all in place.
Hockey Canada was interested in how we would take advantage of the excitement generated by the 1990 Centennial Cup hosted by Vernon. We described special events that will celebrate the Vipers’ history within the 100 year span of the CAHA and Hockey Canada.
Of course, Hockey Canada wanted to know about our contingency plans and our plans for filling the Wesbild Centre’s seats. We believe that Viper fans will be joined by other Okanagan fans and fans from other BCHL cities to fill the stands.
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