After
obtaining the OHL Board of
Governors’ approval on the
Transfer of Ownership,
Derian Hatcher and David
Legwand are proudly the new
Owners of the Sarnia Sting
Hockey Club.
“David and I are excited to
officially take over the
ownership of the Sarnia
Sting. We would like to
thank Rob and Larry
Ciccarelli for allowing us
this opportunity and feel
they should be commended for
bringing OHL hockey to this
market 20 years ago. We are
very excited about the
future of this organization
and we’re looking forward to
providing a first-class
product for the people of
Sarnia-Lambton. We are
looking forward to working
with the current staff that
is in place to carry on the
ultimate goal of bringing a
championship to this city.”
– Derian Hatcher
In 1994, the Ciccarelli’s,
along with the late Shawn
Burr, purchased the
Newmarket Royals and
relocated the Franchise to
the city of Sarnia to form
the Sarnia Sting. On
February 22, 2015 – Rob
Ciccarelli announced that he
and Larry Ciccarelli had
entered into a purchase
agreement with Derian
Hatcher and David Legwand to
transfer the ownership of
the Ontario Hockey League
franchise.
Sting President, Bill
Abercrombie comments on the
transition, “On behalf of
the staff, the players and
our faithful supporters, I’d
like to thank Rob and Larry
for their tremendous efforts
over the past 20 years. It
goes without saying, that
myself, the Front Office
staff and the Hockey
Operations department are
truly excited to be moving
forward under the ownership
of Derian and David.”
