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Squamish hotel sues Lower Mainland hockey association for $200K in damages

Photograph By GOOGLE STREET VIEW A lawsuit has been filed against the Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association amidst allegations its players caused more than $200,000 worth of damage to a Squamish hotel.

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A lawsuit has been filed against the Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association amidst allegations its players caused more than $200,000 worth of damage to a Squamish hotel.

The plaintiff, Coastal Hospitality, alleges that one or more hockey players staying at Mountain Retreat Hotel & Suites in February 6, 2016, either kicked or pushed over an ice machine.

According to the notice of civil claim filed on Jan. 9, a waterline was ruptured, spilling liquid into the hallway and down the elevator hoistways.

Coastal Hospitality says the hotel and its elevators were damaged.

Furthermore, the company alleges that it lost business income as a result.

The lawsuit lists the Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association; James Young, who is identified as a coach or manager of the team; 20 “infant” hockey players; and 40 parents.

Coastal Hospitality alleges that the players “performed the damaging acts; knowingly assisted, aided or encouraged the damaging acts; or failed to report the rupture to the hotel staff promptly.”

The company also accuses the parents, the hockey league, and Young of failing to adequately supervise the players.

“The AMHA, or in the alternative, Mr. Young, are obligated to compensate Coastal Hospitality for the loss and damage caused by the rupture,” the claim reads.

Gregory Tucker, the lawyer who filed the claim for Coastal Hospitality, did not return requests for comment by press deadline.

However, The Abbotsford News, which first broke the story, quoted him saying that Coastal has been having conversations with the hockey association’s liability insurers.

The Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association did not respond to requests for comment by press deadline.

None of the claims have been proven in court.

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