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Mayor Brian Bowman wore a Vegas Golden Knights jersey to Thursday’s city council meeting, after losing a bet with the mayor of that team’s city.

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The wager obliged the mayor whose team lost the playoff series between the two to wear the opposing team’s jersey at an official city event. The Jets’ playoff run ended Sunday, with a fourth defeat by the Knights.

“I am now owning up to my lost wager in donning this awful Golden Knights jersey,” Bowman said.

Attire aside, the mayor said he was happy that playoff games attracted more than 120,000 Winnipeggers to attend at least one of the city’s Whiteout Street Parties, which he said triggered “earned media” worth $2.2 million.

“We fell short … of our ultimate goal of playing for the Stanley Cup but I have to say the rollercoaster of emotions that we went through together over the last month and a half were nothing short of inspiring,” said Bowman.