Swan Valley Stampeders hockey team saved after quick community response – Winnipeg [Video]

For 25 years, the Swan Valley Stampeders have been a junior hockey staple in Western Manitoba.

But for a few hours this week, the team seemed as though it might come to an end.

The team entered the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) in 1999, and hundreds of young men have rolled through that town, some from afar, others from right at home.

Josh Tripp is one of the latter. A native of Swan River, he grew up looking up to Stampeders players — then becoming one. As of this year, he is coaching them. “If you have a kid in school, the Stamps are going there once, twice a week. I remember being a kid and it was awesome when the Stamps came to the school. They’re just a huge part of the community.”

The community expressed that earlier this week, when the team put out a concerning statement, saying they …