Whether the Vancouver Canucks see victory during next weekB次元官网网址檚 home opener, one lucky fan will be ending the game as a winner B次元官网网址� and $250,000 dollars richer.

On Oct. 9, the CanucksB次元官网网址� are set to face off with the Los Angeles Kings, beginning their 50th season. To mark the special night, the 50/50 jackpot will include $312,000 in unclaimed winnings from last season totalling an estimated $500,000.

The NHL club has also guaranteed a minimum $1 million jackpot on Dec. 10, while hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs, and during the Feb. 22 game against the Boston Bruins.

Last September, the Canucks re-launched its 50/50 draw, making it possible to ahead of and during home games. Later that season, the jackpot at a home game against the LA Kings reached a new record of $1.4 million. Ticket holder Gordon Schimpf of West Kelowna .

Half of every home-game jackpot helps the Canucks for Kids Fund support a number of B.C. charities, including the Canucks Autism Network, BC ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital Foundation and the Canuck Place ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospice.

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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