WHL AND RE/MAX PARTNER ON HOME TEAM CONTEST

Calgary, AB – The Western Hockey League in association with RE/MAX of Western Canada are proud to introduce the RE/MAX Home Team Contest that gives fans an opportunity to win tickets to a WHL game. Starting in January and running until March, 2011 – fans will have chances to win 4 tickets to their closest WHL home team on a daily basis.

Winning is easy – just sign up as a fan of the WHL on Facebook and enter under the customized RE/MAX Contest Tab. Or you can follow the WHL on Twitter and answer the weekly question in order to be entered to win.

• Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/WHLHockey 
• Twitter – http://twitter.com/theWHL

For more details on the contest and to find the list of daily winners visit www.whl.ca.

“With our new RE/MAX / WHL Partnership, we are proud to provide fans across Western Canada an opportunity to attend a WHL hockey game and watch some of the world’s finest prospects in action.” commented WHL Commissioner, Ron Robison.   

“The RE/MAX Home Team Contest is an exciting opportunity to partner with the WHL and engage Western Canadian hockey fans through a unique, online platform.  We wanted to give more fans the chance to experience the thrill and energy of live hockey and chances to win some great grand prizes at the same time.” says Elton Ash, Regional Executive Vice President for RE/MAX of Western Canada

The Western Hockey League and RE/MAX are also excited to bring fans another opportunity in March as the RE/MAX Home Team Contest launches a customized web contest for fans to win a $10,000 Home Improvement Prize Package. Details on this contest will be released at the end of February on the WHL website.

With this partnership, RE/MAX becomes the Official REALTOR® partner of the WHL.

About RE/MAX:
RE/MAX is Canada’s leader with over 18,000 sales associates situated throughout its more than 690 independently owned and operated offices in Canada.  The RE/MAX network, now in its 37^th year, is a global real estate system operating in 80 countries, with over 6,300 independently-owned offices and over 92,000 member sales associates.  RE/MAX realtors lead the industry in professional designations, experience and production while providing real estate services in residential, commercial, referral, and asset management.  For more information, visit: www.remax.ca.

About the Western Hockey League:

The Western Hockey League started with just seven teams based in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1966. The WHL now has representation in all four Western Canadian provinces and the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 based in Canadian markets and 5 in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

The WHL is a member of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) whose membership is comprised of three major junior hockey leagues: Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL). At the conclusion of each League’s playoffs, the CHL hosts the MasterCard Memorial Cup. A National Championship tournament involving each of the League’s Champion and the tournament host.

The Western Hockey League’s Head Office is located in Calgary, Alberta and is responsible to administer all functions related to League operations. Under the direction of the WHL Commissioner, the WHL Head Office functions include: game supervision, scheduling, League meetings, player drafts, agreements and scholarships  player transactions, finance, marketing, media relations, communications and statistics/results.