Kruger Big Assist

FAQs

Visit the Nomination Page where you will need to submit a written submission or a short video that demonstrates how the hockey association you want to nominate demonstrates all of the following 4 judging criteria:

REACH those in the community in need of financial assistance
INSPIRE youth to fall in love with the sport
SUPPORT youth in developing life skills they can use outside the arena
ENCOURAGE diversity and inclusion in the community through hockey initiatives

Submissions should follow the template provided.  Written submissions should be between 150-500 words (English or French)

Videos should not be more than 2 minutes long, or larger than 100MB.

Supported video formats include: avi, dv, mov, qt, mpg, mpg2, mpg4, 3gp, 3g2, asf

Written and video submissions will be evaluated and assigned points based on how the nominated hockey association demonstrates all of the following criteria:

REACH those in the community in need of financial assistance
INSPIRE youth to fall in love with the sport
SUPPORT youth in developing life skills they can use outside the arena
ENCOURAGE diversity and inclusion in the community through hockey initiatives

Any individual who is the age of majority in their province/territory can submit a nomination. (This includes individuals who may be members of hockey associations.)

An individual can only nominate a hockey association once. However, the same hockey association can have multiple approved nominations/submissions from different, unique individuals.

In order to be eligible for nomination, hockey associations must:

  • Be a Canadian hockey association
  • have an existing financial assistance program for hockey families
  • Provide support to at least fifty (50) youth hockey players in Canada
  • have certified coaching staff
  • have a player safety program and/or policies
  • have an abuse and harassment training and/or policies

Nominations must be submitted by February 11, 2024.

The Kruger Big Assist program will award $25,000 to 5 minor hockey associations across Canada to help provide financial assistance to hockey families in their communities. These funds will go towards offsetting the cost of hockey enrollment fees and other barriers.

If you are having difficulty uploading your submission or any other issues with the Nomination Form, please contact us.

Please note that once the nomination deadline has closed, amendments to only the contact information may be permitted.