One lucky fan will win the largest 50-50 jackpot in Prince George Cougars history Saturday night at CN Centre.
Shelly Mrkonjic, mother of Cougars forward Tyler (and husband of Frank) died in 2006 after losing a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The Mrkonjic family paid tribute to her by creating the Shelly L. Mrkonjic ALS Research Fund.
When the Cougars host the Victoria Royals Saturday, the Cats are donating all proceeds from the 50-50 draw to the fund and one fan will win the largest jackpot in the team's history.
To ensure the record will be broken, the Cougars ownership group is purchasing $25,000 worth of tickets and the total is sure to increase knowing someone will walk away with $12,500 at the very least.
"Along with creating an extremely exciting night of sports entertainment for our fans, we feel that it's very important for us to give back and support such a cause that has greatly affected members of the Prince George Cougars," said Cougars president Greg Pocock in a press release. "We hope our New Ice Age fans will come to the game and purchase additional tickets for a chance to be part of Cougars history."
The 50-50 tickets bought by the ownership group will be distributed free of charge to all adults with valid tickets attending the game.
Season ticket holders can receive a strip of 10 tickets worth $10 and all other adults can receive one ticket, worth $2.
The Vancouver Canucks' Green Men will also be at Saturday's game as part of their farewell tour.
In January, Force and Sully were in Victoria harassing the Cougars in the visiting penalty box and at CN Centre on Saturday, they'll pester the Royals.
