Grant Fuhr to be part of Hockey Day in Sask celebrations
He is a legend of the game and he is coming to southern Saskatchewan this January.
Grant Fuhr, a five-time Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Hall of Famer, will be the guest of honour for the Friday night banquet at the annual Hockey Day in Saskatchewan celebrations, which are being held in Balcarres from Jan. 19 to 21.
“All the credit for getting Grant Fuhr to come to Balcarres for Cameco Hockey Day in Saskacthewan goes to Kelly McClintock at the Saskatchewan Hockey Association,” Cameco director of corporate relations Jonathan Hungtington said following the official announcement on Thursday morning. “We sat down as a group and talked about who would be a great guest speaker to come to a small community like this and thanks to the SHA, they pulled some strings and Grant Fuhr agreed to come, so that will be one of the highlights this year.”
Balcarres is a town of roughly 600 people located 90 km northeast of Regina. The organizing committee hopes to raise $80,000 to pay off recent rink renovations, including new lighting.