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Hockey legend McDonald receives Order of the Buffalo Hunt

Ab McDonald, Manitoba's beloved former Winnipeg Jet and NHL great, was presented with the Order of the Buffalo Hunt on Thursday night by Premier Brian Pallister.

McDonald, who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens and one with the Chicago Blackhawks, has been a lifelong supporter of the Special Olympics Manitoba.

DAVID LIPNOWSKI / FREE PRESS FILES</p><p&gtAb McDonald poses with a cutout of himself during the grand opening of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.</p>
Ab McDonald poses with a cutout of himself during the grand opening of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

The Order of the Buffalo Hunt is one of Manitoba's highest honours.

"Four Stanley Cup wins over the course of his incredible career place Ab McDonald among a very select group of elite NHL athletes," Pallister said in a press release.