True North Youth Foundation raises over $80K in honour of Scheifele’s father

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele waits on a face-off against the Dallas Stars in the second period of Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Dallas, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) (Gareth Patterson/AP)

Hockey fans have come together in a show of generosity as a way to honour Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele’s late father.

On Thursday, the True North Youth Foundation announced it has raised more than $80,000 in tribute to Brad Scheifele.

“The True North Youth Foundation is immensely grateful for the outpouring of support in honour of Mark’s dad, Brad Scheifele,” it said in a social media post.

This announcement comes less than a week after Brad died unexpectedly on Friday.

To show their support, hockey fans have been making donations of $55 –Mark’s jersey number – to various charities including the True North Youth Foundation and KidSport Canada.

Dwayne Green, executive director of the True North Youth Foundation, said the organization plans to use the money to create a scholarship in Brad’s memory.

He noted they are still working through the details, but want to include Mark and his family in the process.

“I would say that sport never ceases to amaze me, how it can unite people in times of heartbreak, right?” Green said.

“Someone took the pain that Mark was going through, and they’ve decided to create something wonderful out of it.”

- With files from CTV’s Daniel Halmarson and Robin Della Corte.