A Calgary Jr. A hockey club has been forced to take a leave of absence due to low ticket sales and advertising revenue.

In a statement written on behalf of the Calgary Mustangs' board of directors on Saturday, president Mike Cartney said the hockey club has voted in favour of taking a leave of absence from the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for the upcoming season.

"Over the past two seasons our off-ice product has not equalled the success we have had on the ice. Low ticket sales, decreasing advertising revenue, and a lengthy playoff absence have left the franchise in a difficult position, financially," the statement read.

The leave of absence comes after the team had applied for relocation to Strathmore for the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, but thegovernment now gets, the media has largely begun the New Year by acceding to the Boris Johnson's greatest desire – relegating Brexit to a wonkish side-story about trade policy.

Despite the fact this is essentially the same legislation as a few months before, there were only a handful of people in the Commons Press Gallery to watch the WAB perform its farewell tour. As such, the Conservatives are being allowed to frame the election as a cathartic moment for the country. The myth that Brexit has been “done” will seemingly prevail.

Today the WAB’s parliamentary passage will continue with a third reading in the Commons before it makes its merry way to the Lords. On 31 January, as the UK formally leaves the EU, the Brexit transition period will begin.