Remembering Grant Sheridan

Local Sports posted Sep 16, 2019 @ 01:00pm by Josh Duncan

Chiefs captain creates scholarship in honour of Grant Sheridan

Myles Mattila is wearing the ‘C’ as the leader of the Kelowna Chiefs this year.

 

Off the ice, he’s been an exemplary leader in many facets of life for some time and he’s back at it again with a newly-created scholarship.

 

The Remembering Grant Sheridan Scholarship honours Grant Sheridan, the former owner of the Chiefs who passed away this summer, and it’ll be available to all KIJHL players.

 

Photo Credit: ContributedGrant Sheridan (L) and Myles Mattila

Photo Credit: Contributed

Grant Sheridan (L) and Myles Mattila

 

It’s been created through the MindRight for Athletes Society, another creation of Mattila, and will recognize a player for their hockey commitment, community involvement and academic achievement.

 

The scholarship will be initiated during the Chiefs’ home opener at Rutland Arena on Friday night and more details about it will become available as the season goes on.

 

“It is with heavy hearts the Kelowna Chiefs will be playing our home opener in memory of Grant. There will not be a dry eye in the house,” says Mattila.

 

“Grant was a very special person who will be dearly missed by all. Grant and I had very similar fundamental beliefs in the core values of hockey, education, and community involvement, which included mental health.”

 

Sheridan presented Mattila with the team’s Scholastic Player of the Year award after the 2017-18 season.

 

 

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