Urban buys old Coliseum boards
edmonton sun(Nov 23)
Can the Great One's greatness rub off?
The owner of the Edmonton Rush - who bought the boards, benches and glass that served as the building blocks of the arena upon which the Edmonton Oilers constructed a legacy - hopes so.
Bruce Urban, a Calgary businessman and owner of Edmonton's professional lacrosse team, recently bought the old boards, glass and benches from Rexall Place, the same wood, metal and Plexiglass that witnessed some of the biggest names in hockey reach superstardom, as well as several championship runs.
And it all cost $25,000, said Urban, who will use the historical pieces to build a training facility for the Edmonton Rush in that city.
"I'm hoping that a little bit of history and greatness is going to rub off on our lacrosse team," he said.
The boards and benches are the ones that were originally put in place when the arena was built and a close inspection of the Oiler's bench reveals initials that greats such as Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier carved into the boards with the back of their skates, said Urban.
Can the Great One's greatness rub off?
The owner of the Edmonton Rush - who bought the boards, benches and glass that served as the building blocks of the arena upon which the Edmonton Oilers constructed a legacy - hopes so.
Bruce Urban, a Calgary businessman and owner of Edmonton's professional lacrosse team, recently bought the old boards, glass and benches from Rexall Place, the same wood, metal and Plexiglass that witnessed some of the biggest names in hockey reach superstardom, as well as several championship runs.
And it all cost $25,000, said Urban, who will use the historical pieces to build a training facility for the Edmonton Rush in that city.
"I'm hoping that a little bit of history and greatness is going to rub off on our lacrosse team," he said.
The boards and benches are the ones that were originally put in place when the arena was built and a close inspection of the Oiler's bench reveals initials that greats such as Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier carved into the boards with the back of their skates, said Urban.
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