SASKATOON – He’s known as ‘Mr. Hockey’, having played in the National Hockey League (NHL) over 26 seasons. Gordie Howe was raised in Saskatoon and now he is the namesake on a recreational centre.
At a special meeting of city council Monday, a unanimous vote approved renaming the Kinsmen Arena on Avenue P to The Kinsmen Gordie Howe Arena. Howe is expected to make a public appearance on Feb. 6 at the 55th annual Kinsmen Sports Celebrity Dinner at TCU Place along with special guest Wayne Gretzky.
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The special meeting was called to move the process along in hopes that a new sign could be unveiled during Howe’s visit.
“It just will not be manufactured on time,” said Ward 1 Coun. Darren Hill. “There will be a digital rendering which I’m sure will be placed over the front of the building and that will be up on the screens at that event.”
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Howe, 86, recently suffered from two strokes and his attendance at the Saskatoon event is dependent on his health.
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