The mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina is sporting an Abbotsford Canucks jersey this week after losing a challenge to Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens.
The Canucks won the American Hockey League鈥檚 Calder Cup after defeating the Charlotte Checkers 3-2 on Monday (June 24) to clinch the best-of-seven series.
Siemens posted a challenge to Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles on June 8 that, following the finals, the mayor of the losing team would wear the winning team鈥檚 jersey and post a congratulatory photo on social media.
Lyles honoured the bet on Wednesday (June 25).
鈥淎 deal is a deal 鈥� congratulations to the @abbycanucks on winning the #CalderCup!鈥� she posted with a photo of herself wearing the team鈥檚 jersey.
Her post also congratulated the Charlotte Checkers for 鈥渁 fantastic season.鈥�
鈥淎lready looking forward to next year,鈥� Lyles posted.
Meanwhile, Siemens鈥� social media response to the challenge shows him writing a letter to Lyles.
鈥淭hanks for accepting the challenge. We can鈥檛 wait to see you in blue and green. Go Canucks Go,鈥� the letter states.
Siemens is then shown packing up an Abbotsford Canucks jersey to send to the Charlotte mayor.
鈥淎 great jersey 鈥� and the next time I see it she鈥檒l be wearing it nice and proud,鈥� he says.
He then tosses the sealed box to the camera and states, 鈥淥ff to you, Mayor Lyles!鈥�
