07-18-2022, 12:33 AMleviadan Wrote: Written Task: What incredible spectacle do you plan for your team's opening night? Fireworks? Live music? Live animals? Your only goal is to make the most exciting and memorable opening night you can. Go as crazy as you like, but try to incorporate at least some elements of your team's branding or culture! (150+ words)

This seasons home opener is probably the biggest one that Winnipeg has had since the re-branding to Aurora. The team believes it is coming out of a long re-build and all of the pieces are there to start competing. This means that we really have to amp up the crowd to get everyone excited.

Winnipeg management, in perhaps a questionable move, put Jarrow in charge of these festivities with a directive to spare no expense. What ended up happening was what could only be described as in the local paper as "An absolute calamity".

First 15 thousand tons of sand was brought in and placed above the ice surface. The fans were instructed to show up 2 hours in advance at which point a production of "Gladiator" played out on the rink of sand by a band of 75 actors. Once the play finally finished, everyone had to wait while a crew of over 600 men emptied the sand so the game could begin.

Ultimately, the sand warmed the ice up and the game had to be cancelled but about 200 fans showed up to watch the play. Perhaps some oversight would have been appropriate when giving Jarrow such broad powers.

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