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Retired NHL defenseman, current Colorado Avalanche assistant coach and Lucknow native Dave Farrish, right, poses with his wife Roxanne Farrish before a wall of photographs in the Lucknow arena
commemorating his 2007 Stanley Cup championship with the Anaheim Ducks. The wall was unveiled during the Dave Farrish Champions Chamber room dedication Saturday, July 9, 2016, in front of almost
100 of his friends and family. The event was part of an entire Day Farrish Day that was planned by the community to celebrate Farrish's hockey accomplishments and commitment to his home community.
Lucknow honours Dave Farrish with 'Champions Chamber' dedication
Darryl Coote
Reporter
Lucknow honoured one of
its most famous sons, retired
NHL defenseman and cur-
rent assistant coach Dave
Farrish, Saturday by dedicat-
ing a portion of the arena
where he once played youth
hockey in his name.
In front of about 80 of Far-
rish's friends and family July
9, 2016, the Lucknow arena's
multipurpose room was
renamed the Dave Farrish
Champions Chamber.
Farrish and his wife Rox-
anne parted curtains to
reveal his signature embla-
zoned large on the wall with
framed photographs from
when he won the Stanley
Cup as assistant coach with
the 2007 Anaheim Ducks.
Farrish told the crowd,
which had cheered on see-
ing the wall revealed, that he
was humbled and honoured
by this token of appreciation,
as well it showed how great a
town Lucknow is by going
out of its way to acknowl-
edge the achievements of
one of its own.
"I really do appreciate the
acknowledgement by the
people of the town here and
the community. It's a great
community," he said, adding
that that is a main reason
why he spent his one day
with the Stanley Cup with
the people of Lucknow.
"[Lucknow] was such a
great beginning for me," he
said. "So many great people
in the community -- spon-
sors and fans and coaches
and teammates and all our
families. It's been a great
place to grow up and I got a
great work ethic, which
really helped me along the
lines of my career, which led
me to a great career in
hockey, which led me to
meet my wife Roxanne, too
... so I really appreciate it."
They also dedicated the
front entrance of the arena to
Farrish, renaming it the Far-
rish Foyer.
Farrish said he is even more
humbled by the dedication
because his name now shares
the arena with another local
hockey legend Paul Hender-
son, who is known for his
game -winning goals against
the USSR during the famed
'72 Summit Series.
Several years ago, the
community named its
upstairs viewing area the
Paul Henderson Hall.
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