(Reuters) – With the Ottawa Senators facing elimination from the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday, the Canadian city’s mayor has playfully given the team’s fanbase permission to clear their schedules in order to cheer on their club.
In a tongue-and-cheek signed letter on social media, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe did his playful part to ensure all fans of the city’s NHL team can do their civic duty when the Senators host the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“I, Mark Sutcliffe, hereby authorize the holder of this letter to miss any meeting or other unnecessary or unimportant meeting or event this evening,” the letter said.
“This individual has important business to carry out on behalf of the city tonight, namely, to cheer on the Senators in Game 6. Please do not impede this person from carrying out this important task.”
The Senators have won two consecutive games to close the gap to 3-2 in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series against the Maple Leafs.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis)
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