He was really touched with the naming of the arena. It's truly a great honour for sure.
I wonder if we might re-name an arena/ice pad here in Whitby for Robert Attersley who just passed away. He was Whitby Mayor for years and star of the Whitby Dunlops who won gold against the Russians in the World Hockey championships in 1958.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...-serving-mayor
In 2005, his famous No. 15 Dunnies jersey was mounted to the wall in the main lobby at Iroquois Park, alongside other local hockey greats such as Keith Primeau, Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts in a pre-game ceremony. Also on the team was Harry Sinden..