The Sport Management Club will be going to Portland on Saturday, March 4. The group will tour the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, followed by a Q&A session with the Portland Winterhawks front office staff including its general manager and head coach, Mr. Mike Johnston. At 6 p.m., we will be taking in the Winterhawks’ home game against the Vancouver Giants. The package for this trip is $59.50 which includes your ticket at the 100 level and a team hat, lodging, and gas money for carpooling. It does not include tax on the hotel; so the final price is a bit over $60.00. Lodging is based on 4 persons to a room. Non club members are also welcome to join us for an additional $10. Please contact any of the Club executives if you are interested in going.
WSU Athletic Director Bill Moos will be speaking to the club members on Tuesday, February 21 in Cleveland 30W. All members are encouraged to attend. Non-members are also welcome. This event is free for all members. There will be a $5 fee for non-members.
Come and join us on Tuesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. in Cleveland 30W for pizza and beverages. The executives will present the club’s spring semester activity line-up. Both current members and non-members are welcome.
The Sport Management Club will have its last guest speaker for the semester on Wednesday, November 16 at 6 p.m. in Cleveland 311. Our guest speaker will be Duncan Jensen, a proud graduate from our program, who is now working for the Phoenix Suns as an Account Executive in Membership Sales. Come and find out about his journey from Pullman to Phoenix.
The Sport Management Club will be organizing its annual fall trip to visit the Seattle Thunderbirds, October 22 and 23. This will be an overnight trip. Departing the morning of October 22, we will be touring the ShoWare Center in Kent where the Thunderbirds play their home games. Front office staff will speak to us about internships. In the evening, we will take in a game between the Thunderbirds and the Kelowna Rockets. Cost for members is $40 and $50 for nonmembers which includes your ticket and accommodation. For more information, contact Lindsey Wilson at lindsey.wilson@wsu.edu and/or attend an informational meeting on Tuesday, October 11 at 6 p.m. in Cleveland 30W.
On October 18, the Sport Management Club has invited Mr. Christopher Franklin, Athletic Director from the Pullman High School, to give a talk to the club. All are welcome to attend. This event will begin at 6 p.m. in Cleveland 255.
On Tuesday, September 27, the Sport Management Club will have Mr. Mike Johnston, VP, General Manager, and Head Coach of the Portland Winterhawks speaking to the club. The event will begin at 6 p.m. All students are welcome. It is free for Club members and $5 for non-members. Mr. Johnston brings a world of experience in professional hockey as his previous jobs include coaching the Canadian National Hockey team as well as the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.
The Sport Management Club will have its General Meeting. We will have details of the activities that club will put on this semester. Membership fee for the year is $30 which includes a club tee-shirt, free admission to guest speakers, and subsidies to field trips. All students are welcome.
