History

History of Gordie Howe Sports Complex

  • Gordie Howe Bowl opened on September 30, 1960
  • Saskatoon Minor Football Field had Field Turf installed and was open for the first game on September 6, 2014
  • Saskatoon Minor Football Field received 5000 Seats and 9 Press Boxes from the Saskatchewan Roughriders which were installed in 2015
  • The Sports Centre and Ticket Sales Centre at SMF Field and Joe Gallagher Field was built in 2015
  • The Yuel Family Plaza was developed and opened in 2016
  • The Ticket Sales Centre and Storage building at Bob Van lmpe Stadium was built and opened in 2017.
  • The Track and Field Complex and refurbishment of the Clarence Downey Oval was built in 2017.
  • The Kinsmen Arena and Holiday Park Golf Course/ Glenn Reeve Diamond/ Saskatoon Minor Football Field Overflow Lots were built in 2018
  • The Funn Performance Centre 90,000 square foot training centre opened up in February of 2019
  • The K+S Potash Building serving the Track, Speed Skating Oval, Cairns Field and Leakos Fields was built and opened in 2019
  • Cairns Field was refurbished in the fall of 2023

Future Plans
– Multi-purpose field
– Multi-purpose practice fields
– Road/parking lot development throughout the park
– Field lighting at Bob Van lmpe/Leakos Fields
– Plaza paving at Bob Van lmpe Stadium
– Major landscaping