The National Hockey League, founded in 1917, is celebrating its Centennial anniversary in 2017. The year-long celebration pays tribute to 100 years of NHL hockey by honoring the past, commemorating the present, and celebrating its future. Comprised of 31 Member Clubs, with 24 teams in the U.S. and 7 teams in Canada, the NHL is represented by players from more than 20 countries across team rosters. Each year, the NHL entertains hundreds of millions of fans around the world, broadcasting games in more than 160 countries and engaging fans across the League's digital assets, including nine social media platforms and on NHL.com in eight languages. Together with the NHLPA, the NHL provides player education in-season and at rookie-orientation on life skills, mental health, substance abuse, violence prevention, inclusivity, financial literacy, health and wellness, and more. The NHLPA and NHL have built the Core Development Program in order to promote and facilitate healthy and productive lives for all Players during their NHL careers, and a seamless transition out of playing hockey into the next phase of their lives. In addition, through the Industry Growth Fund, the NHLPA and the NHL created Learn to Play, a grassroots hockey program for boys and girls ages 5-9, which provides both an affordable entry into the game as well as an incredible experience; and Future Goals, a hockey-themed STEM education initiative designed to help students achieve academically, while also providing alternative forms of the game such as floor hockey to school and community programs. The NHLPA and NHL are joint partners in social responsibility initiatives including Hockey Fights Cancer - which has raised more than $18 million for cancer organizations since 1998 - and Hockey is for Everyone, which supports underrepresented and marginalized communities and works to ensure their safety and inclusion in the game. In 2010 the league launched NHL Green, an initiative which promotes environmentally sustainable practices and technologies throughout the hockey community to combat climate change and improve access to the game. Since inception the NHL has become the 1st and only pro sports league to issue a sustainability report and balance its carbon footprint. The NHL Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the National Hockey League, supports nonprofit organizations and causes aligned with the core values of the sport and contributes to noteworthy causes embraced by NHL Clubs, players and alumni.