Airdrie's submission for Hockeyville 2017 is officially in.

The nomination package and video was put together by members of the Airdrie Dads Facebook group and according to member Marc Smith, it's a bit surreal.

"It puts everything together, you have teams, you have boxing, you have lacrosse teams, there's a soccer team in there, there's people playing hockey. It puts it all together and then you sit back, you submit it and then you go, 'holy crap it's actually in,' it's actually happening."

As part of the package, Airdrie's Plainsmen Arena was nominated for the arena upgrades that come with winning the Hockeyville title.

"If this can kind of be the push to get them to do it, why not," says Smith, "the arena needs it...all the little ones play hockey, it's jammed. Take care of what we have until we get new stuff and then let it last as long as it can."

Right now, all that Smith and the rest of Airdrie can do is wait as the top 10 won't be revealed until March 4th.

Have a look at Airdrie's Hockeyville video at their official website.

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