Commemorative MasterCard Memorial Cup jerseys raise funds to support veterans
May 29, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
Kitchener, ON - The Kitchener Rangers in conjunction with the Canadian Hockey League today announced that the online auction of the special commemorative jerseys and helmets that the Rangers wore during the opening game of the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup raised $49,000.
The proceeds from this auction will go towards supporting the Kitchener-Waterloo Poppy Fund. Poppy funds are spent to support veterans and their families, buy hospital equipment, support cadet groups, and provide student bursaries.
The special jersey was designed by the Rangers and Ironhead Originals in honour of the Canadian Forces. The design was derived from a recruiting poster that was used in England during WWI. This popular recruiting poster was inspired by "Lord Kitchener", the same individual that the City of Kitchener was subsequently named after. The poster's popularity led the United States to use this poster as the basis for the creation of their "I Want You - US Army" poster in their recruiting efforts on this side of the Atlantic.
The Memorial Cup was donated in 1919 by the Ontario Hockey Association as a memorial to those young men and women who had given their lives in the defence of Canada during World War I.
The Rangers hosted the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. It marked the 90th time that the Memorial Cup was awarded.
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