Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe
Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OCwas a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played twenty-six seasons in the National Hockey Leagueand six seasons in the World Hockey Association; his first 25 seasons were spent with the Detroit Red Wings. Nicknamed "Mr. Hockey", Howe is considered the most complete player to ever play the game and one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. A 23-time NHL All-Star, he held many of the sport's scoring records until...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth31 March 1928
CountryCanada
When I played in Detroit on a line with Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay, we got used to each other, but it took time. And the more we played together the better we knew where each of us was on the ice. Also, the players must have enough time to interact with each other.
To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey.
I helped put in a rink in Cadillac, Michigan, when my wife was very healthy. She helped them put it in and the rink is going full-bore the last time I was there.