Blues Announce Scholarship Program

If you’re a hockey player it pays to be local, literally.

“Hockey is great, but if all they can do is play hockey they can’t work, they can’t get an education, they can’t get a degree,” said Allan Donnan, president of the Bracebridge Blues.The Bracebridge Blues Organization is establishing a scholarship fund to help a Muskoka player on the team go to college or university each year.

The organization is putting down an initial $1,000 into the Bracebridge Blues Commitment to Educate program then adding an additional $500 for each Muskoka player on the team.

To be considered, players from Muskoka will be required to submit a report card, a letter from a teacher and an essay they write explaining why they should be selected. If the player is too young to go to post-secondary education, the scholarship will be held until they do go.

A press release stated the team’s No. 1 responsibility is helping its players achieve higher education along with an exceptional junior hockey experience. The organization began the scholarship program in part as a way to earn the right to be part of the Bracebridge community.

“This is really our biggest way of saying we’re committed to this community. We want to be here long term, this is something we want to run year after year after year, give us a chance,” Donnan said.

Tryouts for the team will be announced at a later date.

Courtesy of MuskokaRegion.com