Jessica Campbell's impact on female hockey players in Sask.
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Seattle Kraken defenseman and former Regina Pat Ryker Evans signed autographs at the grand opening of Pro Hockey Life. (Damian Smith / CTV News) An official grand opening for Saskatchewan's first pro hockey store was held on Friday in Regina. Seattle Kraken defenseman and former Regina Pat Ryker Evans was there to sign autographs at the store in Harbour Landing. The store says their staff are trained with hockey knowledge to provide customer service, and that the store holds NHL apparel that wouldn't be found in the province originally. Pro Hockey Life Saskatchewan's first pro hockey store launched a grand opening event in Regina on Friday. (Damian Smith / CTV News) 'This is something we've waited for, for a long time,' said Mike Ceolin, the Associate Vice President and Store Operations of Pro Hockey Life. 'We've always had ourselves interested in coming to this community.' 'It's a great hockey community, and when the real estate opportunity came up, we totally jumped on it. The ability to provide a hockey store of this magnitude to this community was just something that made sense for our business,' he added. Assistant coach of the Seattle Kraken and Saskatchewan native Jessica Campbell will be in store to sign autographs on Sunday, to close the weekend opening.
