Gordie Howe Sports Complex
1525 Avenue P South S7M 1L9 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

We are back to Rock ‘N Roll with our regular public skating hours. Hope you all had a great holiday season. Thanks again to the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club for securing the extended hours from Monday to Thursday. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe.

The crew at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex wish you all a #HappyNewYear. We can’t wait to create new good memories with you in 2021. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe.

#ThrowbackThursday goes back to July 6, 2020 in a softball battle between two Saskatoon Selects teams. This day marked the return of competitive sports action to the Complex in these crazy current world times. We hope everyone has a Happy New Year, and we can’t wait to see you all in 2021. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe.

We like to wish everyone a #HappyNewYear. Also, we wanted to send out a friendly neighbourhood reminder that the Gordie Howe Sports Complex is closed New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020 and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2021. We are back to regular hours on January 2, 2021. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe.

The Gordie Howe Sports Complex is saddened to hear of the passing of Fred Sasakamoose (#21). We pass on condolences to Fred’s family, friends and all who knew him. He was a trailblazer who had an incredible impact on Indigenous athletes. He will be missed by all. #Legend. (*Photo from the files of Darren Steinke*).

The Indoor Training Centre is here for you. It is opened up to approved long-term renters and once again the general public. Bookings by the general public for the Indoor Training Centre can be done by going to https://app.bookking.ca/gordiehowesportscomplexpub/index.asp and paying by credit card. Bookings for all other facilities can be done by contacting Event Bookings via email at [email protected] or by phone at (306) 668-HOWE ext. 1. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe.

These photos are already in the New Year's Message from the Friends of the Bowl. Still, we'd figured we would share them here. They are from Johnny Marciniuk's latest photo tour. The New Year's Message from the Friends of the Bowl can be found at this link. https://gordiehowesportscomplex.ca//new-years-message-fro/

A N X I E T Y / M O O D Thanks again to Clint Moroz from The Shift - Counselling Services for giving these presentations on how to deal with anxiety and negat...ive moods. Many of you asked for the presentations to be available online and Clint has happily obliged. Such a great gesture during these times where everyone is trying to stay safe! In order to access these two presentations, you will have to copy and paste the following links into an internet browser: https://www.theshiftonline.ca/post/moodshift-talk https://www.theshiftonline.ca/post/anxiety-101-presentation Once you have done that, you will be able to download the Powerpoint presentations to your computer. Open them up and click on the button that says "Start From Beginning" and you will be able to listen to Clint's video presentation and follow along with the slides! If you have any issues getting this working, feel free to reach out to Clint or us to help you get the presentations! #igniteathletics #ignitefamily #psychology #sportpsychology #anxiety #mood #athlete #athleticdevelopment #saskatoon #yxe #mentalhealth #movember

Congrats to Catriona Le May Doan on being named the Chef De Mission for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. We enjoyed checking out the interview you gave Darren Zary of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. We’re happy you have some great memories here. Appreciated the kind words and got a chuckle on how you presented everything on our place that is a home for so many. Yes, I sneak out there whenever I’m in town and take some photos, admits Le May Doan. I do owe them a ...couple of photos from me skating out on the oval. It’s been such a great project and it continues to be such a great project. It’s a legacy of the great sporting people from our city and it continues to celebrate sport. The whole community should be so proud of that, and I continue to stay in touch with them and want to lend support whenever I can. Your recollections of the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval still fit in the current day too. You talk about skating outside at Clarence Downey Oval, and I will tell you that a sound, and a feeling, will never leave me and it’s the sound of a speed skating blade on super-hard, super-cold ice, outside in the dark, on a still, cold night, offers Le May Doan. When I just think of that, it kind of gives me shivers not from the cold, but shivers from knowing that’s where I started and that’s where my roots are. Any time there’s cold and people start complaining about it, and I say, ‘Go try going outside in a Saskatoon winter in spandex and then you’ll know what cold is. You always have a home here, and we look forward to the next time you can come visit. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe. https://thestarphoenix.com//catriona-le-may-doan-to-lead-c See more

In what has been quite an adventure in 2020, we are happy to see our family here at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex continue with us on our journey forward. As 2020 draws to a close, we want to thank all of our Donors who have supported us since we started this ambitious project way back in 2011 to revamp this sports park.... https://gordiehowesportscomplex.ca//new-years-message-fro/

Young ones take part in a scrimmage at the end of a Going Yard Baseball Fall Ball program practice. Fall Ball is one of a number of great and fun programs offered by Going Yard. The instructors are outstanding at delivering an enjoyable experience. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe.

Just a friendly neighbourhood reminder of a protocol that was brought in regarding our Indoor Training Centre back in August. This protocol is still being followed.

Hi Friends. New restrictions have been added to the public health order effective Thursday, November 19. The Gordie Howe Sports Complex will continue to operate under the safety precautions required to keep our clientele safe with physical distancing and number restrictions as directed by previous orders. We will continue to be vigilant with the supervision of activities in our facility to ensure all current restrictions are followed.

Catriona Le May Doan in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Lions' grad going back to Winter Olympic Games The Gordie Howe Sports Complex was proud to hear Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club grad Catriona Le May Doan was named Canada’s Chef De Mission for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Le May Doan represented Canada in speed skating at four Winter Olympic Games in 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002.... https://gordiehowesportscomplex.ca//proud-le-may-doan-nam/

Just a friendly neighbourhood reminder, we went live with new content on the Howe Happenings blog on the ninth of the month. Our main feature is on Bon Lowe of the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club, and we posted a story about the club itself. It can be found at howehappenings306.blogspot.com. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe.

#ThrowbackThursday comes courtesy of our friends at the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Their Women in Sport series featured Catriona Le May Doan, and she talked about skating at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval and growing up in Saskatoon in the first part of this video. #GordieHoweSports. #PrideofHome. #Wearefamily. #Yxe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_V8nmAuHcA&feature=emb_logo