Saskatoon’s greatest hockey hero now lays to rest in the city he grew up in. Family and friends of Gordie Howe gathered outside SaskTel Centre on Sunday for a ceremony where the ashes of Howe and his wife Colleen were interred beneath his statue. The city declared Sunday “Thank You Mr. Hockey” day. Howe was born in Floral, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Saskatoon. Following the ceremony, the Howe family toured Saskatoon, visiting the newly-named Gordie Howe Bridge as well as the home where Howe once lived.

Source: thestar September 25, 2016 21:56 UTC