Calgary Hitmen Auction of Game worn Jerseys
The Hitmen are auctioning of a collection of Calgary Hitmen Jerseys includes jerseys from the 2023-2024 season, as well as the 2024-25 pre-season. Proceeds from this auction will support the Calgary Hitmen Foundation, funding the education of Calgary Hitmen players through the WHL Scholarship Program. You can bid on the jerseys HERE.
The Calgary Hitmen are proud to celebrate their 30th year of Hitmen Hockey and acknowledge their incredible history of generosity and community impact through the Calgary Hitmen Foundation. With a staggering amount of over $4 million, the Calgary Hitmen Foundation has donated to numerous organizations throughout Calgary and Southern Alberta. The Foundation was created in 2001 and the mission has always been simple; contribute to grassroots and amateur sports, promote health and wellness, and support education. Our focus is to fully support initiatives that bring positive change to the lives of people in our community.
The Foundation was originally created in part to provide Calgary Hitmen players with post-secondary education support and funding. This support comes in the form of the WHL Scholarship Program that provides a year of tuition and textbooks to a post-secondary institution of their choice for every year played with the team.
More about the WHL Scholarship Program:
For every season a player plays in the WHL, they receive a full year guaranteed Scholarship, including tuition, textbooks and compulsory fees, to a post-secondary institution of their choice. For example, players graduating from a four-year WHL career are eligible to receive four years of scholarship funding. The WHL Scholarship, combined with additional financial assistance from Universities in Western Canada, makes the WHL – Canada West Universities joint scholarship equivalent to any other offer available in North America today.
Since 1993, Western Hockey League Clubs have provided over 6,000 Scholarships, representing an investment in excess of $25 million by WHL Club Ownership, making the WHL the leading provider of hockey scholarships in Western Canada.
The WHL Scholarship not only encourages its graduates to pursue a post-secondary education, it also affords graduates the opportunity to continue playing hockey at an elite level in the Canadian University or College systems. Each year over 230 WHL graduates receive a WHL Scholarship.
