Islanders got a chance to take one last lap around the boards and grab one more order of rink fries at Simmons Sports Centre in Charlottetown on Sunday, which marked the final free skate at the arena.
'Community feedback' has led wealthy P.E.I. businessman Danny Murphy to withdraw his offer of $250,000 for naming rights at the Charlottetown sports complex that will replace the aging Simmons Sports Centre.
A relative of the family that donated land for the Simmons Sports Complex in Charlottetown more than 50 years ago says the proposal for a memorial wall and plaque inside the renamed building “just does not cut it."
Removing Simmons name from arena like changing history, relative says cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.