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EDMONTON The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOFC) will host specialty nights for the 50/50 raffle, according to the team s website. The first specialty night takes place Tuesday and will honour long-time coach John Muckler. Muckler died Jan. 4, 2021, at the age of 86. “This is the first rematch as a sponsor of the 50/50 for us and this is the first one for this season that will honour some of the former Oilers greats,” Kevin Lowe, vice chairman Oilers Entertainment Group, said on CTV Morning Live Edmonton on Tuesday. “John Muckler’s deserving to be the first.” Half of Tuesday night’s raffle proceeds will be donated directly to The Mustard Seed, an organization that provides a safe place for people living in poverty or homelessness get back on their feet.
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Publishing date: Jan 14, 2021 • January 14, 2021 • 2 minute read • A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past Rogers Place, one of the NHL s Stanley Cup playoff hub cities, in Edmonton Monday Aug. 10, 2020. The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation is holding 50/50 draws for the Stanley Cup Finals. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia
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The Edmonton Oilers kicked off their 2020-21 NHL season Wednesday night and with it, another round of 50/50 frenzy in the city.
While the local club dropped their home opener to the Vancouver Canucks in a 5-3 contest, the accompanying Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation 50/50 draw thrived once again, accumulating a total pot surpassing $1.1 million.