The MasterCard Memorial Cup Theme Jersey Program was created in 2008 and sees the host club wear a special military themed jersey for the opening game of the event. This season, the Windsor Spitfires will wear the jersey on Friday, May 19th when they take on the Saint John Sea Dogs in the opening game of the 99th edition of the National Championship. All jerseys are auctioned off on CHL Auctions through chl.ca with all proceeds from this auction going towards supporting the Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund. All donations to the Poppy Fund are placed in trust to be used for the care and benevolent support of Veterans and their dependants. Our theme jersey auctions have cumulatively generated over $150,000 for Veterans. The Theme Jersey was designed by the Windsor Spitfires in conjunction with the Canadian Hockey League. The jersey pays tribute to the Victoria class long range patrol submarine HMCS Windsor which is named after the city of Windsor Ontario. The HMCS Windsor was originally built for the Royal Navy before being purchased by Canada when the United Kingdom decided to move to an all-nuclear power fleet in 1998. Last fall, the HMCS Windsor was among the Canadian warships deployed to the NATO naval training exercise "Cutlass Fury" off the east coast of North America. All proceeds from this auction are going towards supporting the Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund. All donations to the Poppy Fund are placed in trust to be used for the care and benevolent support of Veterans and their dependants.