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CTV News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
True North Youth Foundation raises over $80K in honour of Scheifele's father
Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele waits on a face-off against the Dallas Stars in the second period of Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Dallas, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) Hockey fans have come together in a show of generosity as a way to honour Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele's late father. On Thursday, the True North Youth Foundation announced it has raised more than $80,000 in tribute to Brad Scheifele. 'The True North Youth Foundation is immensely grateful for the outpouring of support in honour of Mark's dad, Brad Scheifele,' it said in a social media post. This announcement comes less than a week after Brad died unexpectedly on Friday. To show their support, hockey fans have been making donations of $55 –Mark's jersey number – to various charities including the True North Youth Foundation and KidSport Canada. Dwayne Green, executive director of the True North Youth Foundation, said the organization plans to use the money to create a scholarship in Brad's memory. He noted they are still working through the details, but want to include Mark and his family in the process. 'I would say that sport never ceases to amaze me, how it can unite people in times of heartbreak, right?' Green said. 'Someone took the pain that Mark was going through, and they've decided to create something wonderful out of it.' - With files from CTV's Daniel Halmarson and Robin Della Corte.
CBC
19-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Winnipeg Jets fans lament 'really rough' end to Stanley Cup dream but commend team for this year's run
Social Sharing It's the end of the road for a hockey dream — for this season, at least. A power-play goal shot by Dallas Stars defenceman Thomas Harley s ealed the fate of the Winnipeg Jets 1:33 into overtime on Saturday. The Stars moved to the NHL's Western Conference final after defeating Winnipeg 2-1 in Game 6 of the second-round NHL hockey playoff — capping the Jet's run for the Stanley Cup after a franchise-record regular season. "I'll get over it in a couple of days. That's why it's the long weekend. But it's rough, it's really rough," said Matthew Lacey. He was one of dozens of fans who watched what turned out to be the last Jet's game this season at the Canada Life Centre's jumbotron. It was "so close, so close," he said, but "[Mark] Scheifele's got a good one at least." The team's forward scored the Jet's lone goal of the game just hours after the unexpected death of his father. "Scheifele really wanted to win it for his dad," said Jets fan Kianna Ritchot. "I lost my dad, and I know how much it hurts, and you could tell how much he wanted to do it." "I know his dad was smiling down on him and proud of him." The True North Youth Foundation said it has received an "organic outpouring of support" from both Jets and Stars fans donating in recognition of Scheifele's loss. More than $55,000 had been raised by Sunday with a $5,500 donation coming from the Dallas Stars organization. The funds will be used to "meaningfully impact youth in our community in honour of the Scheifele family," True North said in a statement, with planning still underway. "It's commendable he was still playing after that tragedy, that loss, and he was the only goal. It's amazing," fan Ani Kalia said. It was disappointing to see the Jets capped their run for the Stanley Cup without a single victory on the road, Kalia said, but "we're still proud of them," he said. "Next year, 2026, the Stanley Cup comes home," Kalia said. Jets fan Kevin Mazak is also looking ahead for the next season, keeping his fingers crossed so Scheifele and defenceman Josh Morrissey — who suffered an upper-body injury in the final game of the playoffs first-round — can come back well and help the team "pick things up where we left off this year."
CTV News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Fans donate to charities in honour of Mark Scheifele's late father
Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele waits on a face-off against the Dallas Stars in the second period of Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Dallas, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) The death of Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele's father has prompted hockey fans to show their support in the form of donations to various foundations. Ahead of Game 6 against the Dallas Stars, which Scheifele played in on Saturday, the Jets announced that Scheifele's father, Brad Scheifele, died unexpectedly on Friday. Following the announcement, donations of $55 — Scheifele's jersey number — began pouring into charities that he supports, such as KidSport Canada, which supports children who need financial assistance with sport registration fees and equipment costs, and the True North Youth Foundation, which provides for underserved youth in Manitoba. 'We can confirm that $55 donations continue to be made and that more than $46,000 has been raised so far by fans, including in Dallas, and that this total includes a $5,500 contribution directly from the Stars organization,' Krista Sinaisky, director of corporate communications, wrote in an email to CTV National News on Sunday. The Stars defeated the Jets 2–1 — Scheifele scored his team's only goal — in overtime in Game 6 of the second round of the Western Conference at American Airlines Center on Saturday, advancing to the Western Conference final for a third straight season to face the Edmonton Oilers. Prior to Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers in the second round of the Eastern Conference on Sunday morning, Leafs centres Scott Laughton and John Tavares, defenceman Morgan Rielly, and Panthers coach Paul Maurice also expressed their condolences to Scheifele.
Global News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Winnipeg Jets playoff run inspires philanthropy at K-8 school in The Maples
One step inside James Nisbet Community School and there's no doubt who the entire school is cheering for. Go Jets Go signs, whiteout towels, player posters and inspirational quotes paper the walls and halls of the kindergarten-Grade 8 school in The Maples in Winnipeg. Most students are wearing Winnipeg Jets apparel or white in support of the team ahead of Game 6 against the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the NHL playoffs on Friday. View image in full screen James Nisbet Community School students have filled halls, walls and display cases with items to support the Winnipeg Jets' bid for the Stanley Cup. Sarah Martens 'It creates a lot of connections and a sense of belonging,' lifelong Jets fan and Grade 6 teacher Sarah Martens says. Story continues below advertisement 'There's a lot of newcomer families or first-generation kiddos who've just come here themselves in the last year or two. It's a great way to connect even if they're not hockey fans.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy On top of building community pride, the curriculum is Jets-fuelled these days — reading, writing and arithmetic, all steeped in team trivia and history. The students also organized a fundraiser for the True North Youth Foundation, which supports activities and wellness programs for under-served kids 'We decided to use the playoff season as a starting point to raise money,' Grade 8 student Ramon Anima says. They sold $1 raffle tickets for students to win a chance at Jets items and quickly blasted past their $500 target. 'There's very generous people here we appreciate it,' Anima says, noting some kids brought in $20 and shared the money so other kids could get their name on a raffle ticket too. 'We have a nice community here supporting the Jets. Sports brings everyone together.' With $640 raised so far and the Jets continuing their playoff journey, Anima says the new fundraising goal for the True North Youth Foundation is $1,000 and he has faith in his school community to get there.
