All-Time American-Born Wins Leader Gets Dishonored And Has His Banner Removed From The Rafters

«As part of the updating of the retired jerseys on display in our arena, we have decided to discontinue the display of this particular jersey in our rafters,» Hounds owner Tim Lukenda told The Sault Star. «We aren't trying to make a big deal of it, we just thought it was the right thing to do at this time.

«Basically, we want to make sure we are creating a welcoming environment for all of our guests, players, former players and families.»

«Sault Ste. marie has been home for me since I was drafted by the Greyhounds in 1999. I played my entire junior career in the Soo, met my wife in the Soo, and was proud to finish my major junior career as the captain of the Greyhounds,» Daley said. «Sault Ste. Marie is the place where I started my family and we return «home» to the Soo every summer. Hockey, for the most part, has given me amazing opportunities that I am so grateful for.

«The one very dark and racist moment of my hockey career is somethign that I had to relive each time I returned to the Gardens and looked up to the rafters,» Daly continued. «The next time I enter the Gardens, look up, and not have to relive one of the worst moments of my life eliminates a major source of anger and frustration for both me and my family. It will allow our family to focus on all the very great things that playing for the Greyhounds and in Sault Ste. Marie meant for me as a hockey player and a person.»