Photos: A look back at the life of Gordie Howe, 88
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Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL's quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, has died. The man forever known as "Mr. Hockey" was 88.
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Hockey legend Gordie Howe, far right, teams up with sons Marty (3) and Mark (9), playing for the Detroit Junior "A" Wings in an exhibition game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Mich., on Feb. 17, 1971. The game ended in a 6-6 tie, with proceeds going to the March of Dimes, chaired in Detroit by Gordie Howe. (AP Photo/JMC)
Red Wings Howe Retires 1971
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, with his arm around his wife Colleen, announced formally in Detroit that he is retiring as an active hockey player, Sept. 9, 1971. Red Wings owner Bruce Norris announced that the club was making their star of the past 25 years a vice president in the organization. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup)
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Former National Hockey League great Gordie Howe, right, as he helps son, Marty, 19, up as the rest of the family, left to right, Mark, 18, Colleen, Murry, and Cathy looking up, June 4, 1973 in Houston. The Howe family is in Houston to start negotiations with the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association that could lead to Howe and his two sons, Mark and Marty, playing for the Aeros next season. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)
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Colleen Howe, left, thanks a luncheon gathering for the Poster painting of her husband, Gordie, center, in a Houston Aeros uniform. Gordie Howe signed a four year millions dollar contract, Tuesday, June 20, 1973 with the World Hockey Association Houston Aeros in Houston. The former National Hockey Hall of Famer will be playing with his two sons, Mark and Marty, who also signed with the Aeros. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)
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Gordie Howe of the Houston Aeros is presented a plaque prior on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1975 in St. Paul, Minnesota, WHA game with the Minnesota Fighting Saints by State Rep. John Lindstrom. Gov. Wendell Anderson proclaimed Wednesday as ?Gordie Howe Day?, and Lindstrom presented the plaques in the Governor?s absence. (AP Photo)
Red Wings Howe Roast 1978
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Retired Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, center, shares a joke with sportscaster Howard Cosell, left, and former tennis star Tony Trabert, during a cocktail party in Bloomfield, Conn., March 30, 1978, prior to a "roast" of Howe to celebrate his 50th birthday. Cosell was the head roaster. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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Hartford Whalers' star Gordie Howe, left, and Bobby Hull, right, have a chat as Hartford Whalers practice before their NHL game with the Washington Capitals, March 8, 1980. (AP Photo/William Smith)
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NHL Hall of Fame member and former Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe prepares to throw beads to the crowd during America's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. Howe served as the parade's grand marshall. (AP Photo/Paul Warner)
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National Hockey League President Clarence Campbell (right) presents Gordie Howe star forward of the Detroit Red Wings two trophies before the start of season’s opening game with Chicago Black Hawks in Detroit on Oct. 10, 1963. Trophies are the Hart, for being the league’s most valuable player last season, and the Ross, for topping all scorers in the 1962-63 campaign. Howe scored two goals in first period against Chicago to come within three goals of the all-time goal scored record. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn
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Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings star forward, is surrounded by teammates as he kneels at boards after scoring his 544th goal and tieing the National Hockey League all-time record on Oct. 27, 1963 in Detroit. Howe’s goal equaled the record held by former Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard and came against his team on Detroit ice. From left: Larry Jeffrey, Bill Gadsby, Howe, and Terry Sawchuck. Behind Howe is Alex Faulkner. (AP Photo/ Alvin Quinn
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, left, gets some kind words from Red Wings' manager-coach Sid Abel after he scored the 545th goal of his NHL career against the Montreal Canadiens, Nov. 10, 1963. Howe presented the puck to Abel, who played as a teammate of Howe's before coaching. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn)
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe is flanked by Norman Ullman, left, and coach Sid Abel, after the Stanley Cup semi-final game in Detroit in which Detroit beat the Chicago Black Hawks, 6-3, April 5, 1965. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn)
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe waves a contract he signed for his 22nd season with the Red Wings, Sept. 13, 1967, in Detroit. At right is Red Wings' general manager and coach Sid Abel, and behind them members of the St. Clair Shores, Mich., Shorians peewee hockey team look on. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup)
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A 1971 photo of Gordie Howe, of the Detroit Red Wings, one of the all-time greats in the National Hockey League. (AP photo)
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Gordie Howe, a vice president in the Detroit Red Wings organization at press conference to answer criticism leveled by fired coach Johnny Wilson at a in Detroit on Tuesday, April 17, 1973. AP Photo/Preston Stroup)
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Houston Aeros? Gordie Howe during a practice session on Feb. 28, 1974 in Houston, Tex. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)
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Gordie Howe, President of the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association, shows off new jersey given to him by the board of directors. President Howe told newsmen in Houston on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1975 he would play one more year. When the Aeros open their hockey season it will be Mr. President at right wing. (AP Photo)
Gordie Howe, Gary Kurt
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Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe (9) puts the puck pas Phoenix Roadrunner goalie Gary Kurt in the first period of the WHL game in Houston, Tuesday, March 1, 1977. Below, Howe is congratulated by Houston teammate Marty Howe (3), John Gray, center right, and Al McLeod (5). The goal was the 900th of Howe?s career and he was the first ever to score as many goals. (AP Photo)
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Gordie Howe of the New England Whalers gets set to shoot the puck as Winnipeg Jets goalie Joe Daly sets up during the second period of the Jets-Whalers World Hockey Association game in Hartford, Connecticut on Friday, Nov. 19, 1977. Howe, who needs one goal to score 1,000 career goals had his shot blocked. Howe had several opportunities to score but was blocked each time. Coming in the Daly’s aid is Larry Hornung of Winnipeg. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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New England Whalers Gordie Howe wears wide grin, as he peers out behind giants birthday cake presented to him on the ice shortly before the Whalers Cincinnati Stingers game on Wednesday, March 29, 1978 at the Springfield, MA., Civic Center. It was Howe’s 50th birthday. (AP Photo)
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Gordie Howe announces at a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 14, 1978 in Vernon, CT., that he has decided to play for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association for another year. Howe, 50, said that the game is still fun for him and he feels he will enjoy playing for another season. At left is Larry Pleau, whose retirement from the Whalers was announced at the same time. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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Gordie Howe (9) makes a pass under watchful eyes of North Stars Gary Sargent in Bloomington, Minnesota on Thursday, Oct. 11, 1979. (AP Photo/ Jim Mone)
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Prince of Wales players Mike Murphy of Los Angeles (12) and Reed Larson (28) of Detroit look on as hockey great Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers takes a standing ovation before the start of Tuesday night?s National Hockey League All-Star game at Detroit?s Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 5, 1980. The 51-year-old hockey great was playing in his 23 All-Star game, not counting six in the World Hockey Association. (AP Photo/Hillery)
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Sports writers gather around Hartford hockey great Gordie Howe, 51, in the locker room after the National Hockey League All-Star game at Detroit?s new Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 6, 1980. Howe had just played in his 23rd NHL All-Star game, not counting six others while in the World Hockey Association. In the final period Howe got his 9th assist and his 19th All-Star point, both records. (AP Photo/Hillery)
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Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers demonstrates the use of a two-day video set up for conferences in Hartford on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1980. Howe was able to take questions from a group of youth hockey players 50 miles away and outline plays for them on a blackboard. The blackboard image was then sent over telephone lines to a video set. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Gordie Howe, Phil Esposito
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All-time hockey great Gordie Howe, left, presents New York Rangers Phil Esposito a hockey shirt during a pre-game ceremony at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Friday, Jan. 9, 1981. Esposito, the second greatest scorer in National Hockey League History, made his final appearance as an active player as his New York Rangers took on the buffalo sabers. Howe was the first greatest scorer in NHL history at the time of his retirement. (AP Photo/Drew)
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Former Boston Bruins' star Bobby Orr , left, trips up another hockey old-timer, Gordie Howe, during a Masters of Hockey game in the Boston Garden, Feb. 4, 1983. (AP Photo/Peter Southwick)
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Former NHL star Gordie Howe readies himself for yet another hockey game as he suits up at the Boston Garden on Friday, Feb. 4, 1983 prior to a Masters of Hockey game that pitted retired members of the Boston Bruins against a team of retired NHL stars. (AP Photo/Peter Southwick)
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Former Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, left, puts his arm around fellow hockey legend and former Chicago Black Hawk Bobby Hull at a reception honoring the Legends of Hockey in Chicago, Jan. 25, 1986. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
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Gordie Howe, left, honorary captain of the Prince of Wales Conference NHL All-Star team, and Phil Esposito, honorary captain of the Campbell Conference All-Star team, watch practice in Hartford on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1986. The NHL All-Star game is to be played in Hartford later Tuesday. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe
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Hockey superstars Wayne Gretzky, right, and Gordie Howe hold up T-shirt featuring them as "Legends on Ice" during a news conference at the Forum in Inglewood, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1989. Gretzky has moved within eight points of Howe's all-time scoring record of 1,850 points. The news conference was hold to unveil a major North American youth hockey program. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)
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L.A. Kings star Wayne Gretzky is greeted by Gordie Howe in Edmonton, on Oct. 15, 1989 after Gretzky broke Howe's all time scoring record. Gretzky broke the record by scoring career goal number 1,851 in overtime. (AP Photo)
Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy
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Four of the 25 most remarkable and memorable athletes in Madison Square Garden history, from left, boxing legend Muhammad Ali, basketball great Wilt Chamberlain, hockey superstar Gordie Howe, up on a chair as he is introduced, and basketball champion Bob Cousy are inducted, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1992 into the new Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame in New York. The garden greats will be honored on Tuesday evening at a dinner to benefit Multiple Sclerosis. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
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Gordie Howe hits the ice during practice for Friday’s Old Timers Game in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1994. The 1965 MVP is just one of the NHL stars on hand for a weekend culminating in the NHL All-Star Game to be played at the Garden, Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994. (AP Photo/Betsy Herzog)
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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 1951, file photo, Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe, left, and his brother, New York Rangers' Vic Howe, pose for a photo before an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Vic Howe, Gordie Howe's younger brother and a former NHL player with the Rangers, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in Moncton, New Brunswick, said Helen Cummine, the Howes' sister. He was 85. (AP Photo/File)
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Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe stands next to his statue that was unveiled at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Tuesday, April 10, 2007. The white bronze statue created by Amrany will be displayed inside the Gordie Howe entrance at the arena. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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** FILE ** Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe is seen at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, April 10, 2007. Howe has won a temporary restraining order barring a neighbor from conducting surveillance on the hockey legend's home. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Detroit Red Wings' forward Gordie Howe is seen, Nov. 1967. (AP Photo)
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Former Detroit Red Wings player Gordie Howe waves to the crowd during an 80th birthday celebration at Joe Louis Arena before the NHL hockey game against Nashville Predators on Sunday, March, 30, 2008, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)
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** FILWE ** In this March 30, 1978, file photo, Gordie Howe, left, and his wife Colleen greet their guests at a roast held to celebrate Howe's 50th birthday, in Bloomfield, Conn. Colleen, the wife of hockey great Gordie and one of the first female sports agents, died Friday, March 6, 2009. She was 76. (AP Photo,file)
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Gordie Howe with his Wing hockey player sons Marty (9) and Mark (3) in January 1971. (AP Photo)
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National Hockey League legend Gordie Howe, right, laughs as he skates by former Boston Bruins player Ed Westfall while practicing for the NHL heroes of Hockey Game in Boston, Thursday January 18, 1996. (AP Photo/Ed Nessen)
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Gordie Howe, center, arrives for a ceremony to retire his son Mark Howe’s No. 2 jersey, before an NHL hockey between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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FILE- In this Nov. 10, 1963 file photo, the Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe (9) acknowledges applause from the fans during a 20-minute standing ovation after he scored the 545th cgoal of his National Hockey League career at Detroit's Olympia Stadium, to set the leagues' to set the all-time scoring mark. The NHL has the best names in the business. Nicknames, that is. Little Ball of Hate. The Great One. Tazer. Bicksy. How is known as the "Mr. Hockey." (AP Photo/File)
Gordie Howe, Howie Glover, Larry Jeffrey, Norm Ullman, Phil Goyette
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Record-hunting Gordie Howe (9) of the Detroit Red Wings gets the puck away from New York's Howie Glover (14) in the first period in Detroit, Nov. 7, 1963. But Howe couldn't score his 545th career goal. Others in play: Detroit's Larry Jeffrey (20) and Norm Ullman (7), and Rangers' Phil Goyette (20). Detroit won, 1-0. (AP Photo/Alvan Quinn)
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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 1967, file photo, California Seals goalie Charlie Hodge, left, knocks the puck away as Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe tries a shot on goal as the Seals' Bob Baun comes in at right during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit. Fifty years ago this week, the owners of the so-called Original Six unanimously approved doubling in size by awarding franchises to Los Angeles, San Francisco/Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Minneapolis/St. Paul. No other pro sports league had ever doubled its amount of teams, but the gamble proved to be one of the most important decisions in hockey history. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup, File)
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Hockey legend Gordie Howe speaks to the media Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, before the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's 27th Annual Enshrinement Dinner at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Howe, his wife, Colleen, and his two sons, Mark and Marty, were named the recipients of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Wayne Gretzky Award, given to people who have made significant contributions to the growth of American hockey. The Howe family is recognized as the first family of hockey and Gordie Howe is recognized as the greatest player of his time with a career spanning five decades. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)
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Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, recovering at Harper Hospital in Detroit from head injuries suffered in the first Stanley Cup playoff game against Toronto, appears in high spirits as he rests in bed, April 4, 1950. Pictures of Howe, who underwent brain surgery, were permitted today for the first time since his injury. (AP Photo)
Red Wings Howe Weds 1953
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe marches down the aisle with his new bride Colleen Joffa, April 15, 1953, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup)
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Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings is congratulated by teammate Dutch Riebel, left, for setting a record of 19 points in Stanley Cup playoff as Montreal beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 in Detroit, Mich., April 10, 1955. (AP Photo)
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Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings 1956. (AP Photo)
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Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings Jan. 25, 1958. (AP Photo)
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Canadiens player Maurice Richard checks a Detroit Red Wing into the boards in a scramble for the puck, Nov. 30, 1958. Red Wings forward Gordie Howe (9) is about to move in from the rear. (AP Photo)
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World heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson, right, shakes hands with Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe between periods of the Detroit-Toronto hockey game, Jan. 18, 1960 in Detroit and discovers that boxing is not the only sport in which a player can get scarred. Howe cut his head in a fall on Saturday in the game with Chicago. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn)
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Center Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings (9) tries to smash a pass into net but New York goalie Al Rollins deflects puck, right rear, for no goal in first period of NHL game at New York's Madison Square Garden Feb. 24, 1960. Ranger John Hanna (6) helped in the defensive stand and Red Wing Murray Oliver (17) watches the action. Game ended 2-2 tie. (AP Photo)
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Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings poses with the hockey puck in the dressing room at Madison Square Garden after he scored the 500th goal of his National Hockey League career in New York City, March 14, 1962. Howe scored in the second period against the New York Rangers. Rangers won, 3-2. (AP Photo)
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Gordie Howe (9), right-winger for the Detroit Red Wings, lifts his stick high in the air after scoring the 545th goal of his National Hockey League career in the second period against the Montreal Canadiens in Detroit's Olympia Stadium, Mich., Nov. 10, 1963. Red Wings player Billy McNeill (19) assisted Howe on the goal. Howe breaks the all-time record held by former Canadiens star Maurice Richard. Canadiens players are, goalie Charlie Hodges, Jacques Laperriere (2), Jean Beliveau (4) and Dave Balon. The Red Wings won, 3-0. (AP Photo)
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, wearing a prominent bruise over his right eye, compares miniature trophy he received with the large statue in New York, Feb. 20, 1967, after he received the Lester Patrick Memorial Trophy for long and meritorious service to the sport in the U.S. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)
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Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe (9) cuts in front of New York Rangers Walt Tkaczuk (18) and Ron Stewart (12) and tries to intercept the puck in Detroit, Mich., on Dec. 5, 1968. Howe fell on the interception but kept the puck rolling. Detroit defeated New York 4-2. (AP Photo)
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Gordie Howe (9) of the Detroit Red Wings poses with a flower "700" tribute presented to him prior to the Red Wings game against the New York Rangers in Detroit, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 6, 1968. Howe is honored for his 700th goal, the most scored by any player in the National Hockey League, in Pittsburgh Dec. 5. Accompanying Howe are Red Wings General manager Sid Abel, right, and Ted Lindsay. (AP Photo)
Gordie Howe with sons
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There will be three Howe’s on the same line on February 17, when the Detroit Red Wings take on the Junior A Wings on a benefit hockey game. On that night Gordie Howe, right, will be a turncoat and join his two sons, Mark, 15, left and Marty, 16, and play on the same line with them. Here the Red Wings’ all-time “Great” visits his two sons before a game at Olympia Stadium in Detroit on Jan. 29, 1971. (AP Photo)
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Hockey legend Gordie Howe, far right, teams up with sons Marty (3) and Mark (9), playing for the Detroit Junior "A" Wings in an exhibition game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Mich., on Feb. 17, 1971. The game ended in a 6-6 tie, with proceeds going to the March of Dimes, chaired in Detroit by Gordie Howe. (AP Photo/JMC)
Red Wings Howe Retires 1971
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, with his arm around his wife Colleen, announced formally in Detroit that he is retiring as an active hockey player, Sept. 9, 1971. Red Wings owner Bruce Norris announced that the club was making their star of the past 25 years a vice president in the organization. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup)
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Former National Hockey League great Gordie Howe, right, as he helps son, Marty, 19, up as the rest of the family, left to right, Mark, 18, Colleen, Murry, and Cathy looking up, June 4, 1973 in Houston. The Howe family is in Houston to start negotiations with the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association that could lead to Howe and his two sons, Mark and Marty, playing for the Aeros next season. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)
Gordie Howe, Colleen Howe
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Colleen Howe, left, thanks a luncheon gathering for the Poster painting of her husband, Gordie, center, in a Houston Aeros uniform. Gordie Howe signed a four year millions dollar contract, Tuesday, June 20, 1973 with the World Hockey Association Houston Aeros in Houston. The former National Hockey Hall of Famer will be playing with his two sons, Mark and Marty, who also signed with the Aeros. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)
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Gordie Howe of the Houston Aeros is presented a plaque prior on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1975 in St. Paul, Minnesota, WHA game with the Minnesota Fighting Saints by State Rep. John Lindstrom. Gov. Wendell Anderson proclaimed Wednesday as ?Gordie Howe Day?, and Lindstrom presented the plaques in the Governor?s absence. (AP Photo)
Red Wings Howe Roast 1978
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Retired Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, center, shares a joke with sportscaster Howard Cosell, left, and former tennis star Tony Trabert, during a cocktail party in Bloomfield, Conn., March 30, 1978, prior to a "roast" of Howe to celebrate his 50th birthday. Cosell was the head roaster. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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NHL Hall of Fame member and former Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe prepares to throw beads to the crowd during America's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. Howe served as the parade's grand marshall. (AP Photo/Paul Warner)
Clarence Campbell and Gordie Howe
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National Hockey League President Clarence Campbell (right) presents Gordie Howe star forward of the Detroit Red Wings two trophies before the start of season’s opening game with Chicago Black Hawks in Detroit on Oct. 10, 1963. Trophies are the Hart, for being the league’s most valuable player last season, and the Ross, for topping all scorers in the 1962-63 campaign. Howe scored two goals in first period against Chicago to come within three goals of the all-time goal scored record. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn
Gordie Howe with Red Wings
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Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings star forward, is surrounded by teammates as he kneels at boards after scoring his 544th goal and tieing the National Hockey League all-time record on Oct. 27, 1963 in Detroit. Howe’s goal equaled the record held by former Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard and came against his team on Detroit ice. From left: Larry Jeffrey, Bill Gadsby, Howe, and Terry Sawchuck. Behind Howe is Alex Faulkner. (AP Photo/ Alvin Quinn
Red Wings Howe Abel 1963
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, left, gets some kind words from Red Wings' manager-coach Sid Abel after he scored the 545th goal of his NHL career against the Montreal Canadiens, Nov. 10, 1963. Howe presented the puck to Abel, who played as a teammate of Howe's before coaching. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn)
Playoffs Red Wings Black Hawks Howe Ullman Abel 1965
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe is flanked by Norman Ullman, left, and coach Sid Abel, after the Stanley Cup semi-final game in Detroit in which Detroit beat the Chicago Black Hawks, 6-3, April 5, 1965. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn)
Red Wings Howe 1967
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Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe waves a contract he signed for his 22nd season with the Red Wings, Sept. 13, 1967, in Detroit. At right is Red Wings' general manager and coach Sid Abel, and behind them members of the St. Clair Shores, Mich., Shorians peewee hockey team look on. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup)
Gordie Howe
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Gordie Howe, President of the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association, shows off new jersey given to him by the board of directors. President Howe told newsmen in Houston on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1975 he would play one more year. When the Aeros open their hockey season it will be Mr. President at right wing. (AP Photo)
Gordie Howe, Gary Kurt
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Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe (9) puts the puck pas Phoenix Roadrunner goalie Gary Kurt in the first period of the WHL game in Houston, Tuesday, March 1, 1977. Below, Howe is congratulated by Houston teammate Marty Howe (3), John Gray, center right, and Al McLeod (5). The goal was the 900th of Howe?s career and he was the first ever to score as many goals. (AP Photo)
Gordie Howe
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Gordie Howe of the New England Whalers gets set to shoot the puck as Winnipeg Jets goalie Joe Daly sets up during the second period of the Jets-Whalers World Hockey Association game in Hartford, Connecticut on Friday, Nov. 19, 1977. Howe, who needs one goal to score 1,000 career goals had his shot blocked. Howe had several opportunities to score but was blocked each time. Coming in the Daly’s aid is Larry Hornung of Winnipeg. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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New England Whalers Gordie Howe wears wide grin, as he peers out behind giants birthday cake presented to him on the ice shortly before the Whalers Cincinnati Stingers game on Wednesday, March 29, 1978 at the Springfield, MA., Civic Center. It was Howe’s 50th birthday. (AP Photo)
Gordie Howe
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Gordie Howe announces at a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 14, 1978 in Vernon, CT., that he has decided to play for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association for another year. Howe, 50, said that the game is still fun for him and he feels he will enjoy playing for another season. At left is Larry Pleau, whose retirement from the Whalers was announced at the same time. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Gordie Howe
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Prince of Wales players Mike Murphy of Los Angeles (12) and Reed Larson (28) of Detroit look on as hockey great Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers takes a standing ovation before the start of Tuesday night?s National Hockey League All-Star game at Detroit?s Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 5, 1980. The 51-year-old hockey great was playing in his 23 All-Star game, not counting six in the World Hockey Association. (AP Photo/Hillery)
Hockey great Gordie Howe
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Sports writers gather around Hartford hockey great Gordie Howe, 51, in the locker room after the National Hockey League All-Star game at Detroit?s new Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 6, 1980. Howe had just played in his 23rd NHL All-Star game, not counting six others while in the World Hockey Association. In the final period Howe got his 9th assist and his 19th All-Star point, both records. (AP Photo/Hillery)
Gordie Howe
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Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers demonstrates the use of a two-day video set up for conferences in Hartford on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1980. Howe was able to take questions from a group of youth hockey players 50 miles away and outline plays for them on a blackboard. The blackboard image was then sent over telephone lines to a video set. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Gordie Howe, Phil Esposito
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All-time hockey great Gordie Howe, left, presents New York Rangers Phil Esposito a hockey shirt during a pre-game ceremony at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Friday, Jan. 9, 1981. Esposito, the second greatest scorer in National Hockey League History, made his final appearance as an active player as his New York Rangers took on the buffalo sabers. Howe was the first greatest scorer in NHL history at the time of his retirement. (AP Photo/Drew)
Gordie Howe
- Peter Southwick
Former NHL star Gordie Howe readies himself for yet another hockey game as he suits up at the Boston Garden on Friday, Feb. 4, 1983 prior to a Masters of Hockey game that pitted retired members of the Boston Bruins against a team of retired NHL stars. (AP Photo/Peter Southwick)
NHL Legends Honored Howe Hull 1986
- Fred Jewell
Former Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, left, puts his arm around fellow hockey legend and former Chicago Black Hawk Bobby Hull at a reception honoring the Legends of Hockey in Chicago, Jan. 25, 1986. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
Gordie Howe and Phil Esposito
- Bob Child
Gordie Howe, left, honorary captain of the Prince of Wales Conference NHL All-Star team, and Phil Esposito, honorary captain of the Campbell Conference All-Star team, watch practice in Hartford on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1986. The NHL All-Star game is to be played in Hartford later Tuesday. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe
- Bob Galbraith
Hockey superstars Wayne Gretzky, right, and Gordie Howe hold up T-shirt featuring them as "Legends on Ice" during a news conference at the Forum in Inglewood, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1989. Gretzky has moved within eight points of Howe's all-time scoring record of 1,850 points. The news conference was hold to unveil a major North American youth hockey program. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)
Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe
- Anonymous
L.A. Kings star Wayne Gretzky is greeted by Gordie Howe in Edmonton, on Oct. 15, 1989 after Gretzky broke Howe's all time scoring record. Gretzky broke the record by scoring career goal number 1,851 in overtime. (AP Photo)
Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy
- Ed Bailey
Four of the 25 most remarkable and memorable athletes in Madison Square Garden history, from left, boxing legend Muhammad Ali, basketball great Wilt Chamberlain, hockey superstar Gordie Howe, up on a chair as he is introduced, and basketball champion Bob Cousy are inducted, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1992 into the new Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame in New York. The garden greats will be honored on Tuesday evening at a dinner to benefit Multiple Sclerosis. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
Gordie Howe
- Betsy Herzog
Gordie Howe hits the ice during practice for Friday’s Old Timers Game in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1994. The 1965 MVP is just one of the NHL stars on hand for a weekend culminating in the NHL All-Star Game to be played at the Garden, Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994. (AP Photo/Betsy Herzog)
Obit Howe Brother Hockey
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 1951, file photo, Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe, left, and his brother, New York Rangers' Vic Howe, pose for a photo before an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Vic Howe, Gordie Howe's younger brother and a former NHL player with the Rangers, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in Moncton, New Brunswick, said Helen Cummine, the Howes' sister. He was 85. (AP Photo/File)
Gordie Howe
- Carlos Osorio
Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe stands next to his statue that was unveiled at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Tuesday, April 10, 2007. The white bronze statue created by Amrany will be displayed inside the Gordie Howe entrance at the arena. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Gordie Howe
- Carlos Osorio
** FILE ** Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe is seen at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, April 10, 2007. Howe has won a temporary restraining order barring a neighbor from conducting surveillance on the hockey legend's home. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Gordie Howe
- Jerry S. Mendoza
Former Detroit Red Wings player Gordie Howe waves to the crowd during an 80th birthday celebration at Joe Louis Arena before the NHL hockey game against Nashville Predators on Sunday, March, 30, 2008, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)
Gordie Howe, Colleen Howe
- STF
** FILWE ** In this March 30, 1978, file photo, Gordie Howe, left, and his wife Colleen greet their guests at a roast held to celebrate Howe's 50th birthday, in Bloomfield, Conn. Colleen, the wife of hockey great Gordie and one of the first female sports agents, died Friday, March 6, 2009. She was 76. (AP Photo,file)
GORDIE HOWE ED WESTFALL
- ED NESSEN
National Hockey League legend Gordie Howe, right, laughs as he skates by former Boston Bruins player Ed Westfall while practicing for the NHL heroes of Hockey Game in Boston, Thursday January 18, 1996. (AP Photo/Ed Nessen)
Gordie Howe
- Alex Brandon
Gordie Howe, center, arrives for a ceremony to retire his son Mark Howe’s No. 2 jersey, before an NHL hockey between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Howe
- STF
FILE- In this Nov. 10, 1963 file photo, the Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe (9) acknowledges applause from the fans during a 20-minute standing ovation after he scored the 545th cgoal of his National Hockey League career at Detroit's Olympia Stadium, to set the leagues' to set the all-time scoring mark. The NHL has the best names in the business. Nicknames, that is. Little Ball of Hate. The Great One. Tazer. Bicksy. How is known as the "Mr. Hockey." (AP Photo/File)
Gordie Howe, Howie Glover, Larry Jeffrey, Norm Ullman, Phil Goyette
- Alvan Quinn
Record-hunting Gordie Howe (9) of the Detroit Red Wings gets the puck away from New York's Howie Glover (14) in the first period in Detroit, Nov. 7, 1963. But Howe couldn't score his 545th career goal. Others in play: Detroit's Larry Jeffrey (20) and Norm Ullman (7), and Rangers' Phil Goyette (20). Detroit won, 1-0. (AP Photo/Alvan Quinn)
NHL Great Expansion Hockey
- Preston Stroup
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 1967, file photo, California Seals goalie Charlie Hodge, left, knocks the puck away as Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe tries a shot on goal as the Seals' Bob Baun comes in at right during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit. Fifty years ago this week, the owners of the so-called Original Six unanimously approved doubling in size by awarding franchises to Los Angeles, San Francisco/Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Minneapolis/St. Paul. No other pro sports league had ever doubled its amount of teams, but the gamble proved to be one of the most important decisions in hockey history. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup, File)
HOWE
- DAWN VILLELLA
Hockey legend Gordie Howe speaks to the media Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, before the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's 27th Annual Enshrinement Dinner at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Howe, his wife, Colleen, and his two sons, Mark and Marty, were named the recipients of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Wayne Gretzky Award, given to people who have made significant contributions to the growth of American hockey. The Howe family is recognized as the first family of hockey and Gordie Howe is recognized as the greatest player of his time with a career spanning five decades. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)
Red Wings Howe 1950
- AE
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, recovering at Harper Hospital in Detroit from head injuries suffered in the first Stanley Cup playoff game against Toronto, appears in high spirits as he rests in bed, April 4, 1950. Pictures of Howe, who underwent brain surgery, were permitted today for the first time since his injury. (AP Photo)
Gordie Howe
- Alvin Quinn
World heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson, right, shakes hands with Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe between periods of the Detroit-Toronto hockey game, Jan. 18, 1960 in Detroit and discovers that boxing is not the only sport in which a player can get scarred. Howe cut his head in a fall on Saturday in the game with Chicago. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn)
DETROIT NEW YORK 1960
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Center Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings (9) tries to smash a pass into net but New York goalie Al Rollins deflects puck, right rear, for no goal in first period of NHL game at New York's Madison Square Garden Feb. 24, 1960. Ranger John Hanna (6) helped in the defensive stand and Red Wing Murray Oliver (17) watches the action. Game ended 2-2 tie. (AP Photo)
Howe
- AP
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings poses with the hockey puck in the dressing room at Madison Square Garden after he scored the 500th goal of his National Hockey League career in New York City, March 14, 1962. Howe scored in the second period against the New York Rangers. Rangers won, 3-2. (AP Photo)
Howe
- AP
Gordie Howe (9), right-winger for the Detroit Red Wings, lifts his stick high in the air after scoring the 545th goal of his National Hockey League career in the second period against the Montreal Canadiens in Detroit's Olympia Stadium, Mich., Nov. 10, 1963. Red Wings player Billy McNeill (19) assisted Howe on the goal. Howe breaks the all-time record held by former Canadiens star Maurice Richard. Canadiens players are, goalie Charlie Hodges, Jacques Laperriere (2), Jean Beliveau (4) and Dave Balon. The Red Wings won, 3-0. (AP Photo)
Red Wings Howe 1967
- Dave Pickoff
Detroit Red Wings' star Gordie Howe, wearing a prominent bruise over his right eye, compares miniature trophy he received with the large statue in New York, Feb. 20, 1967, after he received the Lester Patrick Memorial Trophy for long and meritorious service to the sport in the U.S. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)
Howe
- AP
Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe (9) cuts in front of New York Rangers Walt Tkaczuk (18) and Ron Stewart (12) and tries to intercept the puck in Detroit, Mich., on Dec. 5, 1968. Howe fell on the interception but kept the puck rolling. Detroit defeated New York 4-2. (AP Photo)
Howe Abel Lindsay
- AP
Gordie Howe (9) of the Detroit Red Wings poses with a flower "700" tribute presented to him prior to the Red Wings game against the New York Rangers in Detroit, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 6, 1968. Howe is honored for his 700th goal, the most scored by any player in the National Hockey League, in Pittsburgh Dec. 5. Accompanying Howe are Red Wings General manager Sid Abel, right, and Ted Lindsay. (AP Photo)
Gordie Howe with sons
- Jim McKnight
There will be three Howe’s on the same line on February 17, when the Detroit Red Wings take on the Junior A Wings on a benefit hockey game. On that night Gordie Howe, right, will be a turncoat and join his two sons, Mark, 15, left and Marty, 16, and play on the same line with them. Here the Red Wings’ all-time “Great” visits his two sons before a game at Olympia Stadium in Detroit on Jan. 29, 1971. (AP Photo)
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