Eleven Kootenay Ice alumni have taken advantage of WHL scholarships, as the league announced on Wednesday that 301 WHL grads are utilizing their post-secondary benefits this academic year.
“The WHL takes great pride in providing our graduate players with the most comprehensive hockey scholarship program available in North America today,” said WHL Commissioner Ron Robison, in a press release.
“The WHL scholarship provides the flexibility for our graduate players to enrol in any university, college, technical school or any other post-secondary career enhancing program of their choice.”
The scholarships are administered centrally by the WHL office in Calgary, and funded solely through member clubs. Roughly $2 million in scholarship funds will be utilized by graduates this year.
While no former Ice players are attending the College of the Rockies, a Victoria Royals alumnus is studying at the Cranbrook campus.
Kootenay Ice graduates utilizing WHL scholarships this year:
I. Canadian Universities, Western Canada
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Andrew Bailey Hazlet, SK Kootenay
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Ian Barteaux Ft. Saskatchewan, AB Kootenay
University of Calgary – Calgary, AB
Eric Frere Trochu, AB Kootenay
Jesse Ismond Kindersley, SK Kootenay
Kris Lazaruk Edmonton, AB Kootenay
Kevin King Calgary, AB Kootenay
University of Lethbridge – Lethbridge, AB
Cason Machacek Lethbridge, AB Kootenay
Hayden Rintoul Calgary, AB Kootenay
University of British Columbia, – Vancouver, BC
Joe Antilla Madeira Park, B.C. Kootenay
II. Canadian Universities, Eastern Canada
St. Mary’s University – Halifax, NS
Michael Stickland Red Deer, AB Kootenay
III. Canadian Colleges and other
NAIT – Edmonton, AB
Steele Boomer Edmonton, AB Kootenay
Professional Medical Associates – St. Albert, AB
Steele Boomer Edmonton, AB Kootenay
College of the Rockies – Cranbrook, B.C.
Randy McNaught Nanaimo, B.C. Victoria
