Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to both of you for being here today.
Mr. Makela, you have at least a couple of girls at your school who come from my riding. I know that you have some girls playing there who are from Airdrie and Cochrane in Alberta. In particular, Mackenzie Ebel, who played with my son, actually, up until peewee, is down there at your school now. You can say “hi” to her from Quinn and his dad.
I have questions for both of you, but I want to start with you, because obviously you have some experience in coaching hockey here in Canada, but you also have your experiences from when you were growing up. You grew up in Finland and played hockey. When did you come to Canada? Did you come over as a pro or did you come over to Canada at the junior level?