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Joker5123 · 06-10-2015, 10:43 PM

VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA -- Building upon the earlier announcement made by Magnus Jakobsen and his agent Banackock in regards to the first ever Whalers scholarship, RS91 Player Agency has called for a press conference in Vancouver to discuss their partnership with the Vancouver Whalers organization as well as Jakobsen and his agent Banackock. We go there live now.

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(L-R)Spezza, Banackock, Jakobsen arriving in Vancouver earlier in the day for their two announcements.

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MC: Thank you for joining us today. Without further ado we'd like to introduce the owner and operator of RS91 Player Agency, Robert Spezza.

Spezza: Thank you for coming on such short notice tonight. I'd like to begin this conference by saying that I am very proud of all RS91 players on their being drafted both into the SHL and SMJHL. It will be an honor and a privilege to represent each and every single one of them throughout their careers.

I'm here tonight to announce RS91's partnership with the Vancouver Whalers organization as well as Banackock and Magnus Jakobsen to combine and create the RS91 & Jakobsen Award.

The award will be awarded each and every year to a Vancouver Whalers rookie that is judged to be most dedicated to self and team improvement. Along with the honor of being forever immortalized as a member of the Vancouver Whalers the award will also carry a $3,000,000 award. RS91 has agreed to cover half of the award money.

We are very proud to have been given this opportunity and we feel that Vancouver is the correct organization to do this with as a majority of our clients are current and past Vancouver Whalers.

The primary reason behind this award is our understanding that while the starts of the SHL are vital so are the future stars developing in the SMJHL. We believe that if we encourage and reward players at a young age they are more likely to succeed at a higher level.

If anyone has any questions we will open the floor now.

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There you have it folks! The newly minted RS91 & Jakobsen Award. In the words of RS91 owner and operator Robert Spezza, the award will be given each year to the rookie most dedicated to self and team improvement. Plus there's a sweet $3,000,000 included with the award!

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Award will be given to the Whalers rookie who remains active while earning the most TPE during their rookie season.

***Possum Queen*** · 06-10-2015, 10:45 PM

Very nice!

BANACKOCK · 06-10-2015, 10:54 PM

"Shortly after announcing the start of the scholarship, Robert Spezza has approached me offering a 1.5M sum to be apart of the yearly award. The more money we have, the larger initiative is gives to our young, exceptional talent that calls Vancouver a home. This means that potentially the SHL will become stronger and that the rate of players who don't make it out of the SMJHL, specifically Vancouver in this situation, will hopefully decline drastically. Myself and Robert, whose player agency has a lot of Whaler members and other SMJHL members within it, are in the game to help these young guys out anyway possible in hopes that they find enjoyment and success, but also in order to help the SHL grow.

I want to thank RS91 Player Agency, and Robert Spezza, for stepping forward and helping reach a yearly award prize of 3 M. Of course, we are always open to other members stepping forward for donations, however, we'd prefer if a member were to come forward that they're a consistent contributor rather than doing it for just one year"

<div align="center">Best of luck to all Whalers prospects this season. Hopefully going to be the best season yet! </div>
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