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Prince George Cougars

7th Annual PG Cougars Alumni Hospital Charity Golf Tournament this Weekend

July 16, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC - The most anticipated golf event in Northern BC is returning to Prince George this weekend. The Prince George Cougars, the Prince George Cougars Alumni Association and the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation are teaming up once again, for the seventh annual Prince George Cougars Alumni Hospital Charity Golf Tournament.

The two-day event takes place Friday, July 20th(CN Centre) and Saturday, July 21st(Prince George Golf and Curling Club). Over the past six years, the Prince George Cougars, Prince George Cougars Alumni Association and the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation have teamed up to raise just shy of $400,000 towards healthcare in Northern British Columbia.

Last year was a record-breaking tournament, with close to $105,000 raised, that was put towards the purchase of a suite of four 4D state of the art ECHO ultrasounds for emergency response and detection and diagnosis cardiac patients. All proceeds from this weekend's tournament will complete the Spirit of the North's Regional Cardiac Strategy for UHNBC. With a goal of $80,000, the hope is to close in on the final funding needed for this campaign and hopefully fund follow up equipment, which includes two cardiac treadmills and monitors that provide ongoing maintenance and assessment to cardiac patients pre and post any cardiac incident.

Registration for the 2018 tournament includes the following:

Friday, July 20th, at the CN Centre:

Alumni Meet & Greet (4-5 pm) Public is invited to the CN Centre from 4-5 pm for an autograph session and meet and greet with Cougars alumni, staff, Rowdy Cat and five other well-known local mascots. Ice cream will be provided, and the public will have the opportunity to see the unveiling of the new NHL Alumni Wall donated by the Prince George Cougars Alumni Association.

Buffet dinner for all participants

A wide variety of live & silent auction items (featuring auctioneer Howard Blank)

Live auction opportunity to bid on Cougars Alumni & staff to join your golf team.

Saturday, July 21st, at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club:

Round of golf with Cougars Alumni & staff at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club.

Catered dinner for all participants at the Fore Bistro at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club

Numerous hole prizing and contests

Numerous live and silent auction items

Though the tournament has been sold out for months, fans of all ages are strongly encouraged to attend Friday's meet and greet with Cougars Alumni.

Once again, the Northland Auto Group is back as the tournament's title sponsor, while Ken Goss (Remax Centre City Reality), and Scotiabank return as Gold Sponsors. The Coast Inn of the North and Pomeroy Lodging are once again Silver Sponsors.

Confirmed alumni for this year's tournament include: Eric Brewer (1995-1998), Chase Witala (2010-2016), Nick Drazenovic (2002-2007), and making their first appearance at this year's event are Josh Anderson (2013-2018), Shane Collins (2013-2017), Alex Forsberg (2010-2014), Jesse Forsberg (2008-2012) and Tate Olson (2013-2017).

(Note: Cougars alumni participation is subject to change.)

For information on this year's event, please contact the Spirt of the North Healthcare Foundation at spiritofthenorth@nothernhealth.ca, or visit their events page on their website www.spiritofthenorth.ca.

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