"#FireBenning" banner takes flight as some Canucks fans protest
The #FireBenning movement is off the ground.
Some Canucks fans unhappy with general manager Jim Benning put their money where their mouths were, taking their protest to the sky. A GoFundMe campaign was started, raising the $1,600 necessary to fly a “#FireBenning” banner from a plane in under four hours.
The fundraiser ended up getting 103 donations totalling $2,705. The plan is to donate excess funds to the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
“We are only doing this because we love our team and we want a Stanley Cup,” said the fan who organized the protest, who goes by the name of “Uncle Laleet” on Twitter. “We just want someone who can bring this city what we have been craving for 50 years.”
The plane, and the banner, took off from Pitt Meadows this afternoon, and has been spotted by a few fans already. The plane is scheduled to fly near downtown Vancouver and Kitsilano between around 4 and 5 pm.
And lift off #FireBenning pic.twitter.com/nXy0qTpcxp
— niqhil velji (@NiqhilVelji) April 21, 2021
LMFAO The madman did it!
The #firebenning banner cruising over Port Moody just now #canucks pic.twitter.com/YDPmNDTDe1
— Cody Severtson (@CodySevertson) April 21, 2021
Let’s go #FireBenning the heart and soul of this fanbase has spoken. History has been made. pic.twitter.com/6dIJ59BOiv
— Ty Pardy (@tpardy21) April 21, 2021
#FireBenning ohhhhhh yea! Flying over Rogers Arena 😂 We are tired of these morons running the team. @fr_aquilini #Canucks pic.twitter.com/vbAtYe0X8Y
— Dave Cusano (@CusanoDamon) April 21, 2021
#FireBenning pic.twitter.com/OAhD7BVFeQ
— Corey (@ameatvehicle) April 21, 2021
FUCK YES #FireBenning #Canucks @fr_aquilini pic.twitter.com/DkB1N2D4uC
— Desmond Beygass (@DesmondBeygass) April 21, 2021
They did it! #FireBenning pic.twitter.com/9OGp3ieIP5
— Miki Attack (@ebwana) April 21, 2021
LOL. #FireBenning pic.twitter.com/hVdFCBFUA8
— Mike K (@MikeK_mode) April 21, 2021
From Kits Beach #firebenning pic.twitter.com/Xkzo1cdWef
— Rory Johnston (@rnfjohnston) April 21, 2021
Couldn’t quite get the camera out in time. @Canucks #firebenning just passed through Poco pic.twitter.com/M2YwwKa8zf
— B_Canada (@McgaCanada) April 21, 2021
It's 100% hilarious that someone is flying a plane around greater Vancouver right now with a banner that says #FireBenning, but the timing is off. They just won back-to-back games against the Mighty Maple Leafs. This pilot couldn't wait until they drop a few to Ottawa? 🤦♂️#Canucks pic.twitter.com/LmDXXXXq9U
— Hockey Economist (@Hockeconomics) April 21, 2021