Mr Hockey Gordie Howe dies at age 88.
Gordie Howe, recognized as the greatest NHL player who ever lived, died Friday June 10th, the Red Wings announced.
Forever known as Mr Hockey, Gordie set a number of records that many fans worldwide had considered to be untouchable. Tough in many aspects of his career, Gordie was a player not to cross and not to take lightly.
Playing a grand total of 26 NHL seasons, 25 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings and a brief season with the Hartford Whalers, and a 6 season stint in the WHA.
Gordie’s list of achievements:
- Playing until the age of 52, Gordie scored 801 goals and 1,850 points in 1,767 regular-season games.
- A 23 time NHL All-Star.
- Four time Stanley Cup Champion: 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1955
- He was the League’s top scorer in four straight seasons, from 1951-54, and again in 1956-57 and 1962-63.
- Winning the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Trophy six times.
- Pioneered his own hockey stable, the Gordie Howe Hat Trick.
- Set standards that were believed to be out of reach until “The Great One”, Wayne Gretzky arrived in the 1980′s
