(Date Changed) Memorial Cup Travels to VA Medical Center
PRESS RELEASE
June 17, 2024
Saginaw , MI — On June 2, 2024, the Saginaw Spirit Hockey Team made history winning their first-ever Memorial Cup.
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Champion. The Memorial Cup was donated in 1919 by the Ontario Hockey Association in honor of the soldiers who died fighting for Canada in WWI. In 2010, the trophy was rededicated to honor all of Canada’s fallen soldiers. Today the Memorial Cup is the national championship trophy of the CHL.
The Memorial Cup is in the Saginaw area for a limited time and is traveling to local businesses to share the excitement of the Saginaw Spirits’ win before heading back to Canada. There has been much conversation amongst Veterans considering what the cup represents. As a call to honor, on Monday, June 24, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Memorial Cup will be showcased in the main lobby of the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, located at 1500 Weiss St., Saginaw, MI 48602.
The Aleda E. Lutz VAMC in Saginaw, Michigan operates an 81-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation Community Living Center. It provides care to over 40,126 Veterans in a 35-county geographic area, from mid-Michigan to the Mackinac Bridge. Veterans can also receive care at one of our nine VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics located throughout Michigan. More information about this VA can be found at www.va.gov/saginaw-health-care/.
Tara Scheuer, Public Affairs Officer
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