WHL Tri-City Americans

Americans, CH2M Hill Go Nuclear For Player's Education Fund

January 11, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Tri-City Americans News Release


KENNEWICK, WA - The Tri-City Americans, in conjunction with CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company, KVEW-TV and the Eagle 106.5 FM, are proud to announce a combined effort to raise funds for the Americans' Player's Continuing Education Fund.

The Americans game on Saturday, January 16th vs. the Portland Winterhawks will host the inaugural CH2M Hill Nuclear Night and will integrate several activities to promote the atomic history of the region. Game time is 7:05 p.m. at the Toyota Center. The Americans will be skating in Nuclear-inspired jerseys, the first 2,500 fans will receive a complimentary 'spent fuel rod' (i.e. LED glow wands), courtesy of CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company, and there will be glow-in-the-dark Nuclear Night T-shirts available for purchase.

Proceeds from the night's events, including the game-worn jersey auction, the sale of autographed team memorabilia and other fundraising activities will benefit the Americans' Player's Continuing Education Fund. Representatives from the Hanford B-Reactor Museum (BRM) will also be on hand on to promote tourism of this historic site of the once top-secret Manhattan Project from World War II.

For questions and/or comments regarding the upcoming Americans' CH2M Hill Nuclear Night, please contact Brian Sandy, Sr. Vice President of Business Operations for the Americans, at 509.736.0606.

About the WHL Scholarship Program:

The Western Hockey League recognizes the paramount importance that parents and players place on education. That is why the WHL and Canada West Universities have teamed up to provide Western Canada's Premiere Hockey Scholarship.

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 close to 3,000 Scholarships representing an investment in excess of $9 million, 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.

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