Guest Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Sad news about Gordie. http://www.tsn.ca/gordie-howe-recovering-after-suffering-serious-stroke-1.118759 Long recovery ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 RIP Mr. Hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 He played 1 shift in 1 game for the Detroit Vipers, at age 70. He played in 6 decades. He gave so much to so many. Like someone said,,, "there is no Mr. Football,,, no Mr baseball,,,, no Mr. golf". It was a pleasure to watch him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 From the Detroit Free Press, an excellent article. http://www.freep.com/longform/sports/nhl/red-wings/2016/06/10/gordie-howe-obituary/70049812/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 According to Dave Stubbs, Mr. Hockey only had 2 "Gordie Howe hat tricks". According to Sportsnet, he only had 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Launstein-Jr Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 I say goodbye to Gordie as well. But I'm surprised there is not more discussion about this. His battles with the Canadiens. His rivalry with Maurice Richard. Playing with his sons in the World Hockey Association. Scoring 1,000 goals combined in the NHL and WHA. Doing the one thing nobody in the modern era has done - play with his sons. And about those sons, who had nice careers - Mark is a Hockey Hall of Famer. I know this is a Canadiens board, but Gordie had such an impact on hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 I say goodbye to Gordie as well. But I'm surprised there is not more discussion about this. His battles with the Canadiens. His rivalry with Maurice Richard. Playing with his sons in the World Hockey Association. Scoring 1,000 goals combined in the NHL and WHA. Doing the one thing nobody in the modern era has done - play with his sons. And about those sons, who had nice careers - Mark is a Hockey Hall of Famer. I know this is a Canadiens board, but Gordie had such an impact on hockey. I did not get the opportunity to see him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Launstein-Jr Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I will never forget him. He was every bit as advertised when I got to meet him. But there is one thing that bothers me. Wayne Gretzky wants Howe's number retired league-wide. I have some serious issues with that. Maurice Richard and Bobby Hull both wore number 9, and I don't believe that would go over too well in either Montreal or Chicago. These guy's contributed a lot to hockey, too, and what they did was also great. The reason Major League Baseball retired Jackie Robinson's number league-wide is because he did something truly earth-shattering when he broke baseball's color barrier. As great as Howe's contributions to hockey were, they did not rise to that level. I just don't believe that Howe's number should be placed alongside Richard's or Hull's number. It would as far as I'm concerned diminish the contributions Richard and Hull made. And I also consider the idea to be an emotional one at the present time. But then again leave it to Gary Bettman to do something like this without understanding all the facts and respect to Hull and Richard. If you are going to retire Howe league-wide, why not retire the name Gordie Howe and / or his nickname Mr. Hockey. I think that would go over much better and not diminish Richard or Hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larastar1 Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 I just could not help reacting to this post. He was a great person and sportsman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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