246 WHL Scholarships Awarded to Graduates 10/08/08 - Western Hockey League (WHL) • Discuss this story on the Western Hockey League message board... CALGARY, AB - Ron Robison, Commissioner of the Western Hockey League, announced today that a total of 246 WHL graduate players have been awarded WHL Scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year. The WHL Scholarship recipients are enrolled as full-time students in 57 different post-secondary institutions throughout North America. This season 105 of the 246 WHL Scholarship recipients are furthering their education while playing elite hockey in the Canada West University Hockey League of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Association. These students have combined their WHL Scholarship with additional financial assistance from their Canada West University to receive Western...
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