Pro hockey returning to St. John's

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<div>The formal announcement that an AHL team will be playing in St. John's this fall started Friday with an informal ball hockey game at the centre that will host the new team.

Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, one of the driving forces behind efforts to bring professional hockey back to the city, was joined by Craig Heisinger, the director of hockey operations and assistant general manager of Winnipeg's new NHL franchise.

"We got it. We got the AHL back...I couldn't be happier," said Williams Friday morning.

It's the exact phrase Williams used on Jan. 29, 2005, the day after Williams brokered a deal in Ottawa that revamped the Atlantic Accord, and brought at least $2 billion to the provincial government. Williams arrived to a triumphant round of cheers from supporters at the St. John's International Airport. He pumped his fist into the air and yelled,
 
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