Gordie Howe died
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The best until 99 & 66!
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The man was once called "the perfect muscular mesomorph."
He played until he was 52. What a bad ass.
He played until he was 52. What a bad ass.
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Thats how we roll in Detroit.
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I read that as Goldie Hawn.
I was about to be really upset.
Still sucks, don't get me wrong.
I was about to be really upset.
Still sucks, don't get me wrong.
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So sad to hear of his passing...the man, the legend that is Gordie Howe. He will be missed greatly in the hockey community and the sports world.
RIP Gordie...you were one of the very best of all time
RIP Gordie...you were one of the very best of all time
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Bummer! Condolences to his family.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gordie-howe-1.3628425
Gordie Howe, widely regarded as the most complete player in the history of the sport — and considered an ironman in many respects both on and off the ice — has died at age 88.
Born in Floral, Sask., Howe spent the bulk of his time with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, and played an unparalleled 33 seasons over six decades after breaking into the pro ranks in 1945.
Howe's health had deteriorated, and he had suffered a series of strokes in recent years, fighting to recoup his health time and again after each setback. A statement from his family said he passed away "peacefully... with his family by his side."
... he spent 25 seasons with the Red Wings and six more in the rival World Hockey Association before returning to the NHL for one last hurrah with the Hartford Whalers. Howe retired in 1980 as the NHL leader in career goals (801) and career points (1,850) — both records were later broken by Wayne Gretzky, who considered Howe his idol. But Howe always maintained his string of 20 straight seasons as one of the league's top five scorers during his Hall of Fame career.
Howe now ranks fourth on the NHL's all-time points list after being surpassed by Mark Messier and, this past season, Jaromir Jagr. Howe still ranks second all time in goals.
Howe was a formidable winger blessed with brawn and the biggest elbows in the business. He was relentless in his pursuit of the puck and that, combined with his prodigious strength and stamina, made him a force to be reckoned with in the corners and sweeping through the slot.
Already an immaculate passer, he strived to develop a more powerful wrist shot, and in 1952-53 became the first NHL player to reach the 90-point plateau with 95, including a career-best 49 goals. Howe hit 40-plus goals five times with Detroit and notched a career-high 103 points in 1968-69, partnered with Alex Delvecchio and Frank Mahovlich.
From 1949 to 1971, he never scored fewer than 23 goals per season. At 41, he had 44 goals for Detroit. At 46, he earned WHA MVP honours with a 31-goal, 100-point campaign for the Houston Aeros. And at 52, still as robust as he was respected, he had 41 points in 80 games that final NHL season with Hartford.
Howe was the total package — an all-round talent and 21-time NHL all-star.
Howe figured he had to fight to establish himself early in his career and scrapped plenty, scoring a one-punch knockout of Richard in his first game at Montreal. But he eventually realized that he couldn't score goals from the penalty box, so heeded the advice of Red Wings head coach Jack Adams, who told him not to turn his back on a fight but not to go looking for one, either.
Howe fought selectively after that, preferring to deliver the devastating elbows for which he became most famous. Yet such was Howe's reputation that, to this day, his name remains synonymous with fighting: score three goals and, in modern hockey parlance, it's a hat trick; get a goal, an assist and into a fight, and it's a "Gordie Howe" hat trick.
May the memories of Mr. Hockey be everlasting.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gordie-howe-1.3628425
Gordie Howe, widely regarded as the most complete player in the history of the sport — and considered an ironman in many respects both on and off the ice — has died at age 88.
Born in Floral, Sask., Howe spent the bulk of his time with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, and played an unparalleled 33 seasons over six decades after breaking into the pro ranks in 1945.
Howe's health had deteriorated, and he had suffered a series of strokes in recent years, fighting to recoup his health time and again after each setback. A statement from his family said he passed away "peacefully... with his family by his side."
... he spent 25 seasons with the Red Wings and six more in the rival World Hockey Association before returning to the NHL for one last hurrah with the Hartford Whalers. Howe retired in 1980 as the NHL leader in career goals (801) and career points (1,850) — both records were later broken by Wayne Gretzky, who considered Howe his idol. But Howe always maintained his string of 20 straight seasons as one of the league's top five scorers during his Hall of Fame career.
Howe now ranks fourth on the NHL's all-time points list after being surpassed by Mark Messier and, this past season, Jaromir Jagr. Howe still ranks second all time in goals.
Howe was a formidable winger blessed with brawn and the biggest elbows in the business. He was relentless in his pursuit of the puck and that, combined with his prodigious strength and stamina, made him a force to be reckoned with in the corners and sweeping through the slot.
Already an immaculate passer, he strived to develop a more powerful wrist shot, and in 1952-53 became the first NHL player to reach the 90-point plateau with 95, including a career-best 49 goals. Howe hit 40-plus goals five times with Detroit and notched a career-high 103 points in 1968-69, partnered with Alex Delvecchio and Frank Mahovlich.
From 1949 to 1971, he never scored fewer than 23 goals per season. At 41, he had 44 goals for Detroit. At 46, he earned WHA MVP honours with a 31-goal, 100-point campaign for the Houston Aeros. And at 52, still as robust as he was respected, he had 41 points in 80 games that final NHL season with Hartford.
Howe was the total package — an all-round talent and 21-time NHL all-star.
Howe figured he had to fight to establish himself early in his career and scrapped plenty, scoring a one-punch knockout of Richard in his first game at Montreal. But he eventually realized that he couldn't score goals from the penalty box, so heeded the advice of Red Wings head coach Jack Adams, who told him not to turn his back on a fight but not to go looking for one, either.
Howe fought selectively after that, preferring to deliver the devastating elbows for which he became most famous. Yet such was Howe's reputation that, to this day, his name remains synonymous with fighting: score three goals and, in modern hockey parlance, it's a hat trick; get a goal, an assist and into a fight, and it's a "Gordie Howe" hat trick.
May the memories of Mr. Hockey be everlasting.
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One of my cherished memories is being able to say I saw Gordie Howe actually play in the NHL. It was in the very last year or so of his career when he played with Hartford and one (or was it both?) of his sons.
He didn't have much speed left in the "wheels," but he actually scored a goal against my Colorado Rockies (the pre-MLB Rockies) on a blistering wrist shot that was so quick I wasn't certain I saw his hands move. I couldn't help but smile.
RIP, big guy!
He didn't have much speed left in the "wheels," but he actually scored a goal against my Colorado Rockies (the pre-MLB Rockies) on a blistering wrist shot that was so quick I wasn't certain I saw his hands move. I couldn't help but smile.
RIP, big guy!
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Being super-sleep deprived today, I briefly thought this thread was called, "Goldie Hawn died".
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I saw him in 1977, in Springfield MA, playing along side his sons Mark and Marty. I was with a bunch of Scouts. During the pre-game skate, some were leaning against the glass and not paying attention. I was reading the program when BAAMM a puck slammed against the glass, scared everyone standing against the glass. He and other Whalers laughed. Before he stepped off the ice, he did flip some pucks to us.
Mr Hockey, always.
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A sad day indeed. Goride was a hero here in Detroit and one of the best to ever lace up the skates. He played professional hockey in six different decades/ He last played in 1997 for the Detroit Vipers thought it was only for a shift. The new bridge from Detroit to Windsor is being named in his honor.
RIP
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