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"I think they’re protectors. I think they take on that role and take pride in the fact that they can protect and be the most important part of the team, if you ask me, other than the quarterback. If you don’t have a lineman, you’re not playing any type of high level."

“Our goal is to be open as much as possible and to keep things safe and to encourage people to still come. People can really feel safe about coming here, and having their space and working out.”

A family member of the Chaos' first opponents this season tested positive for COVID-19, which has caused the final game in the pair's series to be deferred to a later date.

"My voice was hoarse at the end, of course, from cheering them on, but also out of the excitement of seeing them do so well. They went out and ran their hearts out and had great races. I feel so inspired and proud of them.” 

The Bow Valley Timberwolves hosted the Airdrie Lightning for the season opener at the Cochrane Arena on Saturday (Nov. 7).

“I was not expecting it at all. I couldn’t believe my ears when I first heard it, I was just shocked, I was astounded… I didn’t know how to respond at first. It was a dream come true.”

“That fact that we’ve been able to offer a consistent club-based program, where they have competitive opportunity, they have a distraction, they have goals to work towards, they have a community where they can have team camaraderie in a time where we can’t have interscholastic sport… to be able to offer that consistency, I don’t think I can put a price on it— It’s massive."

The $18.2-billion economic impact of golf represents a 14 per cent increase in contribution to Canada's gross domestic product

The Gens earned themselves two victories in the opening weekend of the 2020/21 season.

“I thought it was a terrific game. I thought overall we did a terrific job for the full 60 minutes— We played very hard and we had very few breakdowns,” head coach Derek Loome said. “The shots show that we outshot them. I think they got a couple of good bounces and we got a couple of good goals."