Winnipeg Jets security dog Lenny named after superfan Len Kropioski
Winnipeg Jets fans have chosen “Lenny” as the name for the final member of the National Hockey League team’s in-house security dog squad.
It’s a tribute to superfan Len (Kroppy) Kropioski, who died in 2016 at the age of 98.
The NHL says on its website that Kropioski, a Second World War veteran, lived in Kenora, Ont., and made the 2 1/2-hour drive every home game to sit in the first row at MTS Centre.
The Jets security team already has two adult dogs, Belgian Malinoises Dante and Daisy, and a trio of eight-week-old black Labrador retriever puppies who are being trained to sniff out bombs.