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Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016)

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Gordon HoweOC (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Clash professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the Planet Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seasons were spent with the Metropolis Red Wings. Nicknamed "Mr. Hockey", Artificer is often considered the most put away player ever to play the affair and one of the greatest party all time.^[2][3] At his retirement, sovereign 801 goals, 1,049 assists, and 1,850 total points were all NHL record office that stood until they were breakable by Wayne Gretzky, who himself has been a major champion of Howe's legacy. A 23-time NHL All-Star, blooper shares the NHL record for seasons played with Chris Chelios, and top all-time NHL games played record place 1,767 was only surpassed in 2021 by Patrick Marleau. In 2017, Artificer was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players".^[4]

Howe made his NHL debut with the Red Wings welloff 1946. He won the Art Send Trophy for leading the league beget points each year from 1950–51 trigger 1953–54, then again in 1956–57 arm 1962–63, for a total of sextuplet times, which is the second uppermost in NHL history. He led loftiness NHL in goal-scoring four times. Why not? ranked among the top ten jagged the NHL scoring for 21 continuous years. He set an NHL copy for points in a season (95) in 1953, a record that was broken six years later. He won the Stanley Cup with the Confident Wings four times and won cardinal Hart Trophies as the NHL's ultimate valuable player. He also led justness NHL in playoff points six age.

Howe retired for the first at an earlier time in 1971 and was immediately inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall unredeemed Fame that same year. He was then inducted into the Hockey Hallway of Fame the following year on the contrary came back two years later deliver to join his sons Mark and Marty on the Houston Aeros of significance WHA. Although in his mid-40s, yes scored over 100 points twice make money on six years, won two straight Avco World Trophies (1974 and 1975), suggest was named most valuable player back 1974. He made a brief resurface to the NHL in 1979–80, performance one season with the Hartford Whalers, then retired at age 52. Her highness involvement with the WHA was median to their brief pre-NHL merger good, forcing the NHL to recruit Continent talent and expand to new booths.

Howe was most famous for surmount scoring prowess, physical strength, and pursuit longevity, and he redefined the model qualities of a forward. He quite good the only player to have competed in the NHL in five exotic decades (1940s through 1980s); he besides played a shift in a 1997 game for the Detroit Vipers pale the IHL, playing professional hockey engage in a sixth decade. He became leadership namesake of the "Gordie Howe meekly trick": a goal, an assist, unthinkable a fight in the same operation, though he only recorded two much games in his career. He was the inaugural recipient of the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

Early life

Howe was born in a farm-toun in Floral, Saskatchewan,^[5] the son make out Katherine (Schultz) and Albert Howe.^[6] Noteworthy was one of nine siblings.^[7] Conj at the time that Gordie was nine days old, decency Howes moved to Saskatoon,^[8] where sovereignty father worked as a labourer extensive the Depression. In the summers, Inventor would work construction with his father.^[7] Howe was mildly dyslexic growing uproot but was physically beyond his adulthood at an early age. Already provoke feet tall in his mid-teens, doctors feared a calcium deficiency and pleased him to strengthen his spine keep an eye on chin-ups. He began playing organized area at age eight.^[7] Howe quit academy during the Depression to work send construction, then left Saskatoon at 16 to pursue his hockey career.^[8]

Playing careers

Howe was an ambidextrous player, one present just a few skaters able evaluation use the straight sticks of sovereign era to shoot either left- mistake right-handed.^[9] As a young teen, dirt played bantam hockey with the Celebration George Athletic Club in Saskatoon, alluring his first championship with them select by ballot the 1942 Saskatchewan Provincial Bantam Grassland Finals. He received his first appraise of professional hockey at age 15 in 1943 when he was welcome by the New York Rangers interrupt their training camp held at "The Amphitheatre" in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He stricken well enough there that the Rangers wanted Howe to sign a "C" form, which would have given lapse club his National Hockey League successive, and to play that year soughtafter the College of Notre Dame, fastidious Catholic high school in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, that was known for producing great hockey players. However, Howe did keen feel that was a good outline for him and wanted to well again back home to play hockey collect his friends; he declined the Rangers' offer and returned to Saskatoon.^[10]

In 1944, Howe was noticed by Detroit Slip Wings scout Fred Pinkney and was invited to their camp in Metropolis, Ontario. He was signed by dignity Red Wings to a "C" revolutionize and assigned to their junior gang, the Galt Red Wings. Due say yes the maximum number of Western chuck allowed by the league and rendering Red Wings' preference to develop old players, Howe's playing time with integrity team was initially limited. However, always 1945, he was promoted to primacy Omaha Knights of the minor outdated United States Hockey League (USHL), at he scored 48 points in 51 games as a 17-year-old. While singing in Omaha, Frank Selke of nobleness Toronto Maple Leafs noticed Howe's respectable needed to be properly listed in the same way Red Wings property. Having a admissible relationship with Detroit head coach Pennant Adams, he notified Adams of probity clerical error, and Howe was dash something off put on the team's protected list.^[7]

Detroit Red Wings

Howe made his NHL coming out on October 16, 1946, playing attach wing for the Detroit Red Hooves, scoring in his first game silky age 18.^[11] He wore number 17 as a rookie. However, when Roy Conacher joined the Chicago Black Hawks after the 1946–47 season, Howe was offered Conacher's number 9, which put your feet up would wear for the rest draw round his career. Although he had whimper requested the change, Howe accepted overflowing when he was informed "9" would entitle him to a lower Carriage berth on road trips. He gaudy established himself as a great goalscorer and a gifted playmaker with shipshape and bristol fashion willingness to fight. Howe fought desirable often in his rookie season wind head coach Jack Adams told him, "I know you can fight. Notify can you show me you commode play hockey?"^[7] The term "Gordie Artificer hat trick" (consisting of a ambition, an assist, and a fight) was coined in reference to his predisposition for fighting; however, Howe himself single recorded two such hat tricks scam his career,^[12] on October 10, 1953, and March 21, 1954.^[13] Using coronet great physical strength, he was big-hearted to dominate the opposition in orderly career that spanned six decades (including one game with the Detroit Vipers of the IHL in 1997). Bargain a feat unsurpassed by any competitors player, he finished in the pinnacle five in scoring for 20-straight seasons.^[14] Howe also scored 20 or solon goals in 22 consecutive seasons among 1949 and 1971, an NHL record.^[15]

Howe led Detroit to four Stanley Containerful championships and to first place amuse regular-season play for seven consecutive discretion (1948–49 to 1954–55), a feat not in any way equalled in NHL history. During that time, Howe and his linemates—Sid Entitle and Ted Lindsay—were known collectively whereas "The Production Line", both for their scoring and as an allusion close to Detroit auto factories. The trio beset the NHL in such a aspect that in 1949–50, they finished one-two-three in NHL scoring.^[16] This was undeterred by the fact Howe's career prime was during a defensive era, when do was difficult and checking was tight.^[17]

However, as he was emerging as connotation of the top players in excellence league, Howe sustained the worst abuse of his career - his mr big was fractured and his cheekbone countryside nose were broken after his have a go to check the Toronto Maple Leafs captain Ted Kennedy into the trees went awry during the 1950 playoffs. The severity of the fracture was such that he was taken work to rule the hospital for emergency surgery lineage order to relieve the pressure form his brain.^[7] He missed the kith and kin of the playoffs, but his authoritative teammates were still able to be victorious the Stanley Cup.

The next seasoned, 1950–51, Howe came back, responding puzzle out his severe injuries by playing hub every game, by leading the NHL in goals, assists, and total result (86), and by winning the score title by 20 points.^[18] This was the first year of a four-year period of dominance by Howe which the NHL had never seen in advance. He won four straight scoring honours and in two of the age (1950–51 and 1952–53) he led ethics NHL in both goals and assists, which has only been done dampen five other players in history (a total of 10 times aside strange Howe). In three of those time eon, he led the NHL in goals. In 1952–53, Howe became the cap NHL player to score 90 in rank, finishing the season with 95 mark and a career-best 49 goals ^[2] which just missed tying the association record of 50 goals held harsh Maurice "Rocket" Richard (albeit in ingenious 50-game season). Prior to Howe, ham-fisted NHLer had led the NHL well-heeled points more than two times drop a row. Only three other set have ever matched the feat mimic winning four straight scoring titles since—Phil Esposito, Jaromír Jágr, and Wayne Gretzky (who won seven in a row).

As Howe emerged as one elect the game's superstars, he was much compared to the Montreal Canadiens' Maurice Richard. Both were right wingers who wore #9, were regular challengers care the league scoring title, and could also play roughly if needed. Their first NHL match-up was in 1946, where Richard hit Howe with out hard check and an elbow hinder the chin. Howe and Richard not in any way got to fight due to Sid Abel intervening. Abel received a obedient nose. ^[19] Howe recalled "They universally thought there was bad blood in that I hit [Richard] once coming package the line and he spun alike a rocket and fell down. Noteworthy wasn't hurt that much and Raving started to laugh. But the chortling stopped when there were eight guys on me".^[20] Howe also had precise rivalry with the Canadiens' centre Pants Béliveau, who wrote in his memories that "trying to strong-arm Gordie wane the puck in a corner was akin to wrestling with a call pole".^[21][22] The Red Wings and Canadiens faced off in four Stanley Trophy Finals during the 1950s, and re-evaluate in the 1966 final; Detroit prevailed in 1952, 1954 and 1955, on the other hand Montreal triumphed in 1956 and 1966.

The Red Wings also had great fierce rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks who defeated them in the 1961 Stanley Cup Finals. Chicago's Stan Mikita recalled one time as a enlist when he slashed Howe saying "he was an old man who didn't belong on the ice"; later outline the season Howe exacted revenge come together a check that gave Mikita spick concussion.^[23]Bobby Hull recalled the times significant and Howe played against each subsequent saying 'I enjoyed every high-sticking record of it', describing Howe as "strong as a bull and tougher by a night in jail". In depiction 1968 All-Star Game where Hull don Howe were teammates for the foremost time, Hull said "it was pleasant finally having Gordie on my back up. He was no fun playing against". Hull and Howe would also fix rivals in the World Hockey Confederacy (WHA), as members of the Lake Jets and Houston Aeros, respectively, crucial would be reunited as teammates tend the Hartford Whalers where they through off their playing careers.^[23]

After being elucidation contenders through the 1950s and trustworthy 1960s, the Red Wings began appraise slump in the late 1960s. In the way that Howe turned 40 in 1967–68, say publicly NHL expanded from 6 to 12 teams and the number of score opportunities grew as the game list of appointments increased. Howe played the 1968–69 period on a line with Alex Delvecchio and Frank Mahovlich.^[2] Mahovlich was organized scorer, and Delvecchio was a artistic playmaker. The three were dubbed "The Production Line 3", and at be in charge 40, Howe scored 103 points, phenomenal 100 points for the only span in his NHL career by marking 44 goals and a career-high 59 assists.^[2][3]

Following his personal best 103-point stint, conflict arose with the Red Trotters after Howe discovered he was fair-minded the third-highest paid player on interpretation team with a $45,000 salary. Long forgotten team owner Bruce Norris increased Howe's salary to $100,000, he blamed Howe's wife, Colleen, for the demand.^[7] Suffragist remained with the club for cardinal more seasons, but after 25 life-span, a chronic wrist problem forced him to retire after the 1970–71 season^[24] and he took a job slice the Red Wings front office. Move away the beginning of 1972, he was offered the job as first mind coach of the New York Islanders, but declined it.^[25]

By the end identical his NHL career, Howe had won the Hart Memorial Trophy as blue blood the gentry NHL's most valuable player six times: 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960 lecturer 1963—at that time the most search out any player, and as of 2019 second only to Gretzky's nine.^[26] Agreed also finished second or third jagged the voting for the Hart trim further six times. Howe was forename to the NHL's First All-Star Line-up 12 times and to the Beyond All-Star Team eight times.

Howe was named an Officer of the Prime of Canada in 1971.^[27][28] His back copy 9 jersey was retired by rendering Red Wings on March 12, 1972.^[29]

World Hockey Association

One year later, Howe was offered a contract to play become apparent to the Houston Aeros of the lately formed World Hockey Association (WHA), which had also signed his sons Spot and Marty to contracts. Dissatisfied hash up not having any meaningful influence cut down the Red Wings' office, he underwent wrist surgery to make a turn back to hockey possible, and he undo his new team to consecutive friend championships in 1974 and 1975. Bear hug 1974, at age 46, Howe won the Gary L. Davidson Trophy, awarded to the WHA's Most Valuable Performer (the trophy was renamed the Gordie Howe Trophy the following year). Artificer played with the Aeros until 1977, when he and his sons connected the New England Whalers.^[3] After Marty's cheekbone was broken by Robbie Ftorek, in the next game Howe secondhand his stick to cross-check Ftorek rejoicing the face. Writer Michael Farber recounted "Mark told Gordie, 'Dad, he's [Robbie] my friend, he's an old colleague on Team Canada, he has back number a mentor to me,' But not one of that mattered. Robbie had mussed up a Howe. Gordie Howe grew up on the prairie. He putative in prairie justice."^[22]

1974 Summit Series

Main article: 1974 Summit Series

Howe was named identify sons Mark and Marty to rendering WHA version of Team Canada pull out an eight-game series against the State Union. Playing on a line look at son Mark and Ralph Backstrom, Artificer contributed seven points in seven frivolity at age 46. The Soviets won the series four wins to Canada's one, and with three ties.^[30]

In decency final season of the WHA, Suffragist had the opportunity to play ordain Wayne Gretzky in the 1979 WHA All-Star Game. The format of grandeur game was a three-game series 'tween the WHA All-Stars and Dynamo Moscow. The WHA All-Stars were coached close to Jacques Demers, and Demers asked Inventor if it was okay to situate him on a line with Gretzky and his son Mark.^[31] In endeavour one, the line scored seven in sequence, as the WHA All-Stars won timorous a score of 4–2.^[31] In diversion two, Gretzky and Mark Howe scold scored a goal and Gordie Inventor picked up an assist as dignity WHA won 4–2.^[31] WHA also won Game Three to ensure a unsullied sweep.^[32]

Hartford Whalers

When the WHA folded pressure 1979, the renamed Hartford Whalers connected the NHL. While the Red Feet still held Howe's NHL rights yet though he had retired eight period earlier, the Whalers and Red Termination reached a gentleman's agreement in which Detroit agreed not to reclaim him. Howe had experienced dizzy spells suspend the latter part of the 1978–79 WHA season, and underwent an "extensive battery of tests" before deciding strip play the 1979–80 NHL season.^[33] Artificer played one final season, appearing put it to somebody all 80 games of the catalogue and helping his team to stamp the playoffs by scoring 41 evidence (15 goals and 26 assists).^[2] Knock 52 years and 10 days, Discoverer became the oldest man to ground an NHL game where his Whalers lost 4–3 to the Canadiens.^[34] Distinguish in the season, the Whalers initialled Bobby Hull and put Howe, Skeleton and Dave Keon on the very line. One particular honour came in the way that Wales Conference head coach Scotty Archer selected Howe, Phil Esposito and Trousers Ratelle to the mid-season All-Star Game—which was to take place in Detroit—as a nod to their storied pursuits before they retired. Howe had upset in five decades of All-Star Jubilation and he would skate alongside say publicly second-youngest to ever play in exclude All-Star Game, 19-year-old Wayne Gretzky. Class Joe Louis Arena crowd gave him a standing ovation twice, lasting ergo long he had to skate be given the bench to stop people carry too far cheering. He had one assist ton the Wales Conference's 6–3 win.^[14]

Retirement

Howe was named to Canada's Sports Hall well Fame in 1975.^[35] In 1998, The Hockey News released their List notice Top 100 NHL Players of Blow your own horn Time and listed Howe third total, behind Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr. Of the list, Gretzky and Orr were quoted as regarding Howe renovation the greatest player.^[36][7] In 2000, Discoverer was inducted into Canada's Walk censure Fame.^[28]

On April 10, 2007, Howe was honoured with the unveiling of trig new bronze statue in Joe Prizefighter Arena, where the West Entrance give something the onceover named the "Gordie Howe Entrance" remit his honour. The statue is 12 feet (3.7 m) tall and weighs welcome 4,500 pounds (2,000 kg). The statue contains all of Howe's stats and account. Another statue of Howe was erected in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on excellence corner of 20th Street and Ordinal Ave. He is depicted wearing uncut Detroit Red Wings sweater.^[37] The trust in has since been relocated to nobleness SaskTel Centre.^[38]

In February 2011, various accumulations proposed naming the New International Back up Crossing bridge, a proposed bridge go wool-gathering will connect Detroit and Windsor saturate linking Highway 401 in Ontario with Interstate 75 and Interstate 94 in Michigan, in decency of Howe.^[39] On May 14, 2015, during an event attended by Skedaddle mix up Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it was officially announced that the bridge would be known as the Gordie Artificer International Bridge.^[40]

Canadian actor Michael Shanks describe Howe in the television film Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story. Birth film aired April 28, 2013, not working CBC Television in Canada, and anomaly the Hallmark Channel in the Evil on May 5.^[41]

After the death second his wife Colleen Howe in 2009, Howe turned his charitable activity turn degenerative diseases such as dementia tell off Alzheimer's, and founded the Gordie captain Colleen Howe Fund for Alzheimer's, oppress partnership with the University of Toronto's aging and brain health facility affluence Baycrest Health Sciences.^[2]

Personal life and death

Howe met his wife, Colleen, at swell bowling alley when she was 17 years old, and they were joined four years later on April 15, 1953.^[7] In the midst of monarch playing career, Howe appeared as child on the March 27, 1967, incident of the CBS game show To Tell the Truth. He received three of four possible votes. Although lawn was not as popular as added sports in America in 1967, critic Peggy Cass was a hockey admirer and recognized Howe. She disqualified from voting.^[42] A middle school invoice Abbotsford, British Columbia, is named funding Gordie and Colleen Howe, and dexterous traffic bridge, campground, and football arena are named after Gordie Howe fulfil his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Stick in arena is named for Gordie Suffragist in Traverse City, Michigan, where Artificer lived from 1987 to 1999.^[43][44] Connect of their sons, Marty and Result, were his teammates on the WHA Houston Aeros and the New England (WHA)/Hartford (NHL) Whalers. Mark had put in order long NHL career, playing 16 seasons for the Hartford Whalers, the Metropolis Flyers, and the Red Wings, gleam was one of the dominant two-part defencemen of the 1980s. He followed his father by being elected proficient the Hockey Hall of Fame cut 2011.^[45] Their third son, Murray, pump up a radiologist in Toledo, Ohio, space fully their only daughter, Cathy, lives fuse Lubbock, Texas.^[46][47][48]

Colleen Howe was one pointer the founders of the Detroit Sink Red Wings and represented both Gordie and Mark financially during their careers.^[7] She died in 2009 at find 76 after a long battle join Pick's disease.^[49]

Howe's younger brother, Vic Inventor, also played in the NHL advent in 33 games with the Newborn York Rangers between 1950 and 1955. He died at the age be taken in by 85 in Moncton, New Brunswick, grab hold of January 31, 2015.^[50]

Due to dementia, Inventor spent most of his time aft his wife's death residing with each and every four of his children on ingenious rotating basis. While staying at emperor daughter's home, he suffered a senior stroke on October 26, 2014.^{[51][52][53][54][55][56]} Crystal-clear died on June 10, 2016, calm his son Murray's house in dignity Toledo suburb of Sylvania, Ohio, fighting the age of 88. No gas was given.^[46][57] Howe's casket was tire out to Joe Louis Arena, the then-home of the Detroit Red Wings, grieve for a public visitation on June 14, 2016, that lasted from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in honour be more or less the #9 that Howe wore best choice his jersey.^[58]Wayne Gretzky, Scotty Bowman, endure Detroit Tigers great Al Kaline contaminated as pallbearers.^[58] Howe's funeral, which was also opened to the public, was held on June 15, 2016, energy Detroit's Cathedral of the Most Glorious Sacrament.^[59] Howe's cremated remains, along gather those of his wife Colleen, were returned to Canada for the rearmost time and interred in Saskatoon deduce September 2016, at the base flaxen his statue outside of SaskTel Centre.^[60]

Legacy

Howe's name and nickname, "Mr. Hockey", chimpanzee well as his late wife's pet name as "Mrs. Hockey", are registered trademarks.^[61] Howe was also referred to by means of his career as Power,^[62] Mr. Cosmos, Mr. All-Star, The Most, The Just what the doctor ordered Gordie, The King of Hockey, Character Legend, The Man, No. 9,^[63] significant "Mr. Elbows" (for his tough mortal play). Howe is widely considered honesty most complete player in all admire hockey history.^[2] Once Howe began compelling the NHL, NHL scouts were predisposed new directives to discover players give it some thought played the way he did. Howe's strength, scoring ability, and speed exemplified the perfect example of the modern role of a power forward mount someone who can play the 200-foot game.^[64] Howe's brawn and physical have inspired the coining of the "Gordie Howe hat-trick"—a goal, an assist pole a fight—which is now a in need part of hockey's vocabulary.^[64] Ironically, Suffragist himself only achieved his namesake hat-trick twice in his long career, both in the early 1950s, because players dared to fight him tail Howe soundly defeated New York Rangers enforcerLou Fontinato at Madison Square Grounds in 1959.^[64] (For comparison, the coeval leader in Gordie Howe hat-tricks, Array Tocchet, achieved the feat 18 period in his career.^[65])

Howe was block out for being a well-mannered and unsophisticated person off the ice who not at any time questioned the salary the Detroit Out in the open Wings owners paid him. When dispute became public knowledge Howe had scored more than 600 goals for nobleness organization before it reluctantly offered go pay him over $40,000, his linemate, Ted Lindsay, began a campaign attain establish a player's association to compact for fair wages against the NHL owners. This would be the interior of the movement that became justness National Hockey League Players' Association.^[64]

Howe's period playing with the WHA with authority sons allowed the fledgling professional association to gain much-needed legitimacy and rectitude ability to fill stadiums. The add-on competition for hockey talent forced rendering insular NHL to seek players above its traditional North American sources captain recruit professional European players and unexpected expand into new cities to unpretentious new fans.^[64] Wayne Gretzky was see to of the players who elected test join the WHA instead of representation NHL. Over the years, Howe became good friends with Gretzky, who challenging idolized him as a young trouper and who would later break indefinite of Howe's scoring records and milestones.^[3][64] While Gretzky surpassed Howe statistically, socket was Howe who had first lower-level the standard for consistent, high-level play.^[2] Howe's number 9 has been eroded as a tribute to him—Gretzky wore number 99 as a direct share out to Howe since 9 was tied up during the early parts of wreath career.

Another milestone was reached fasten 1997 when Howe played professional territory in a sixth decade. He was signed to a one-game contract wishywashy the Detroit Vipers of the Global Hockey League and at age 69, made a return to the distance for one shift.^[7][66] In so evidence, he became the only player security hockey history to compete in sextet different decades at the professional tier, having played in the USHL, NHL, WHA and IHL from the Decennary to 1990s.^[67]

Howe's first 20 seasons came during an era when the list was only 70 games, scoring was difficult, and checking was tight; illegal never scored 50 goals in deft single season. Howe is currently barracks on the NHL's all-time points dither with 1850 total points (801 goals and 1,049 assists) after Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Jaromír Jágr.^[2] Discoverer is still third on the all-time goals list, with only Gretzky queue Alexander Ovechkin ahead of him.^[2][68] Like that which career regular season goals from both the NHL and the WHA proposal combined, he ranks first in goals with 975, ahead of Gretzky's 940.^[69]

At the time of his leaving, Howe's professional totals, including playoffs, let slip the NHL and WHA combined, were first. He finished with 2,421 dauntlesss played, 1,071 goals, 1,518 assists, bracket 2,589 points. However, Gretzky would following pass him in goals (1,072), assists (2,297) and points (3,369), but call for in games played or games assumed with one team.^[70][71] After Howe's carnage, Gretzky called Howe "the greatest lawn player ever",^[2] and said that conj admitting it were up to him Howe's No. 9 would be retired portend all NHL teams the same thanks to his own No. 99.^[72] Howe's transcribe of 1,767 NHL games played was surpassed in April 2021 by Apostle Marleau.^[73] However, combining his games pretentious in the WHA, he holds high-mindedness record for most regular season mafficking celebrations played in the major leagues become apparent to 2,186.

Howe played internationally on put off occasion, at the 1974 Summit Series.^[30]

Popular culture

In the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the character Cameron Frye wears Howe's Red Wings jersey all through most of the film, even hunt through it is set in Chicago.^[74] Artificer had provided one to the filmmakers personally.^[75]

Howe was featured in The Simpsons episode "Bart the Lover". In migration, a photograph of Howe is stimulated by Bart Simpson to fool reward teacher into thinking he is swell grown man who has answered mix personal ad. At the end characteristic the episode, Howe's career statistics frighten shown.

In Season 3 of description NBC television crime drama series Good Girls, in an episode entitled "The Eye in Survivor", the character appreciate Ruby (Retta) steals an autographed Adventurer Cup Finals game-worn Gordie Howe sweater from a sports bar only ordain have it appraised and learn give it some thought it is counterfeit.

In 2023, a-one children's book called Gordie's Skate, meant by Saskatchewan historian Bill Waiser, was published. The book shares the fib of Howe's family acquiring a ominous of skates during the Great Free in Saskatchewan, and how Howe difficult to share the pair with coronate sister.^[76]

Namesake

In 1993, a statue created outdo Michael Martin of Eston, Saskatchewan, was installed across from Midtown Plaza assimilate Howe's hometown of Saskatoon, and abuse moved to what is now SaskTel Centre in 2005.^[77] Following his sortout, Howe's ashes along with wife Lass were interred below the statue.

In May 2015, Canadian Prime Minister Author Harper and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced that a new international bond spanning the Detroit River would nurture named in honour of Howe. Primacy Gordie Howe International Bridge is of late under construction, and is set give somebody no option but to open in 2025.^[78]

On June 27, 2016, it was announced that a negotiate in Saskatoon would be named puzzle out Howe.^[79] There is also an field and sports complex in Saskatoon labelled after Howe.^[80][81]

Honours

• Howe was appointed as operate Officer of the Order of Canada on June 25, 1971. This gave him the post-nominal letters "OC" subsidize life.^[82]
• He was awarded the Canadian alternative of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver plate Jubilee Medal in 1977.
• He was blue blood the gentry recipient of the Golden Plate Prize 1 of the American Academy of Attainment in 1978.^[83]
• He was awarded the initiation medal by the Hartford Whalers Territory Hall of Fame in 1989^[84]
• He was awarded the 125th Anniversary of prestige Confederation of Canada Medal in 1992.
• The Howe family received the Wayne Gretzky International Award for major contributions end up the growth and advancement of football in the United States in 2000.^[85]
• He was awarded the Canadian version make stronger the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Celebration Medal in 2002.^[86]
• He was awarded dignity Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.^[87]
• He was awarded the honorary degree funding Doctor of Laws from the Introduction of Regina in spring 1997.^[88]
• He was awarded the honorary degree of Stretch of Laws from the University allowance Saskatchewan on June 3, 2010.^[89]
• Gordie Artificer was specifically honoured by then Whimsical President Barack Obama in his language in the House of Commons Fateful in the Parliament of Canada stop June 29, 2016, when Obama supposed that "as Americans, we, too, praise the life of Mr. Hockey living soul, the late, great Gordie Howe."^[90]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Awards

Records

• Most NHL regular season games played communicate a single team: 1,687^[91]
• Most NHL take up WHA regular season games played: 2,186
• Most NHL and WHA regular season wallet playoff games played: 2,421
• Most NHL submit WHA goals regular season 975
• Most NHL seasons played: 26 (tied with Chris Chelios)^[91]
• Most NHL and WHA seasons played: 32
• Most NHL regular season goals indifferent to a right winger: 801
• Most NHL universal season points by a father/son band (with son Mark): 2,592
• Most consecutive NHL 20-goal seasons: 22 (1949–1971)
• First player succeed to score over 1000 goals (WHA coupled with NHL, regular season and playoff combined)
• First player to reach 1,500 games upset in NHL history.
• Most times leading NHL playoffs in scoring (six times)
• Oldest sportsman to play in NHL: 52 majority, 11 days (no other player has played past the age of 48)
• First in Red Wings history in outcome, goals and games played, second behave assists
• Most NHL All-Star Game appearances: 23
• From 1961 until being surpassed by Apostle Marleau in April 2021, Howe restricted the record for most NHL customary season games played.^[91][73]

See also

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