{"id":82498,"date":"2026-04-08T08:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=82498"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:29:01","slug":"chapleau-minor-hockey-association-wins-25000-donation-help-them-win-additional-75k-national-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/chapleau-minor-hockey-association-wins-25000-donation-help-them-win-additional-75k-national-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapleau Minor Hockey Association wins $25,000 donation. Help them win additional $75K national prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.27.49.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-82501\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.27.49-600x322.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.27.49-600x322.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.27.49-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.27.49-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.27.49.png 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapleau Minor Hockey Association h $2as won a $5,000 donation from Kruger Products, Canada\u2019s leading paper manufacturer of Cashmere<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Purex<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Scotties<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, SpongeTowels<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and Bonterra<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> as a 2026 Kruger Big Assist regional winner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.23.21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-82499\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.23.21-300x177.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.23.21-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.23.21-600x353.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.23.21-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-08.23.21.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>With the Kruger Big Assist donation, CMHA will expand opportunities for those who may face barriers to getting started in minor hockey. Funding will support the launch of an eight\u2011week \u201cTry Hockey\u201d program, providing new players with access to equipment and a supportive introduction to the sport. The association will also honour the cultural diversity within its region by creating opportunities for new players and offer girls\u2011only ice sessions that foster confidence and create welcoming spaces where players feel encouraged to stay in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Winners are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vancouver Female Ice Hockey Association\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Vancouver, British Columbia,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saskatoon &amp; District Comets Female Hockey\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapleau Minor Hockey Association\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Chapleau, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lac des Deux Montagnes Hockey Association\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Deux-Montagnes, Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keswick Valley Minor Hockey<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Keswick Valley, New Brunswick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, a Canada-wide public vote starting pn April 13 at 12 p.m. will determine which association receives an additional $75,000 Grand Prize, bringing their total winnings to $100,000. The Canada-wide public vote will take place for 72 hours. Voting details will be available at\u00a0KrugerBigAssist.ca\/vote.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s program is championed by three Canadian hockey ambassadors who each know the power of an assist and are helping rally communities from coast to coast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matthew Schaefer,<\/strong>\u00a0first overall 2025 NHL Draft pick, three-time Team Canada gold medalist and multi-NHL rookie record holder<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marie-Philip Poulin,\u00a0<\/strong>Five-time Olympic medalist and three-time world champion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hayley Wickenheiser,<\/strong>\u00a0five-time Olympic medalist and Hockey Hall of Famer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since its launch in 2020, the Kruger Big Assist has donated over $1 million and supported more than 50 minor hockey associations, helping over 1,500 families get onto the ice. This year, Kruger Products has committed $200,000 in total funding, to further expand access to hockey programs in communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix years in and the Kruger Big Assist has grown to be even bigger than we initially envisioned thanks to unbelievable community support and the powerful backing of our incredible ambassadors including Hayley Wickenheiser, Marie-Philip Poulin and Matthew Schaefer,\u201d said Susan Irving, Chief Marketing Officer, Kruger Products. \u201cWith over $1 million already donated to help families access hockey, we\u2019re proud to celebrate another inspiring group of regional winners as they compete for the $75,000 grand prize.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapleau Minor Hockey Association h $2as won a $5,000 donation from Kruger Products, Canada\u2019s leading paper manufacturer of Cashmere\u00ae, Purex\u00ae, Scotties\u00ae, SpongeTowels\u00ae\u00a0and Bonterra\u00ae as a 2026 Kruger Big Assist regional &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 08:30:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82502,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82498\/revisions\/82502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}