I got to watch him live in Hartford when he was 51. Not sure it was Marty or Mark who got crushed into the boards but Gordie came on the ice and nailed the guy who checked his kid. I’ll never forget that.
His best season ... he was 40 ... Gordie Howe ladys and gentleman. And I don't recall his name but a rookie in 1979-1980 played against the Whalers and fought the puck in the corner with Gordie Howe he said : i don't want to check him too hard 'cause he's gordie Howe the legend and he's old ... Gordie Howe checks him instead with a 6 inches spearing in the sides and Gordie said to the rookie : Welcome to the NHL
@ Jonathan Cote: Gordie was so respected and feared that the officials steered clear of the guy! As a young player, getting "greeted" by Gordie's elbow in your teeth was pretty much the standard welcome to the league. A warning not to pull on superman's cape, if you will... and no one did.
He was solid! In 1973-74, Gordie Howe was the leading scorer of the Houston Aeros, despite being 43 years old! The following year he was second. Then, 1976-77, first. In 1977-78, first of the team still again despite his 49 years! In 1978-79, he was ninth. He would have been the 3rd if he hadn't missed 20 games. 1979-80, 7th in the team. Wow!
not to tarnish the legend, but I seem to recall Gordie only had 1 Gordie Howe Hat-trick his entire career.. Several players had more, including the REAL 'Greatest Player Ever'... Bobby Orr!
@@berryscott3590 There was a Red Wing with more Gordie Howe Hat tricks as well. There are at least 3 Red Wing players that have more... many more. Although, I thought Howe had 2 or 3 across his career. It is such an obscure stat it is hard to quickly get an answer. I'm pretty sure it was just a writer's idea of what a complete player was at the time.
In 1979 when my parents found out that he was returning to the league, they went out of their way to get Rangers-Whalers tickets in Madison Square Garden (my parents were Rangers fans). It was a HUGE thrill as a kid to see Howe play in person, like seeing Babe Ruth.
Gordy Howe was a very pleasant man and complete hockey player, pure playmaker, great defensively back-checker and tough as nails with precision elbows and a smoking shot! A pleasure to watch play and meet in person. Thanks Gordie!
I only saw him once when I was 11 - when he came back to Detroit in the 1980 ASG. My family have been season ticket holders since 1982, and that night was still the loudest and most heartfelt ovation I’ve ever seen.
Got to see Howe play with his 2 sons in the fall of 1975. Twice I saw Calgary Cowboys play Houston Aero's at the Stampede Corral in Calgary - great memories.
Wayne Gretzky , Bobby Orr , Mario Lemieux , Jean Beliveau , and Ted Lindsay , and many more , all say that Gordie was the greatest of all time ! He was not only the greatest , but was also one of the toughest and meanest and most definitely one of the strongest to ever play. He was so strong , his son once said he could bring any man to his knees with a handshake. He also ate lobster with his bare hands. He would break the claws with his hands. Everybody should check out the photo of Gordie Howe on the fishing boat , then you'll see what I mean ! And yet off the ice he was the sweetest , kindest, and humble Man you would ever meet. RIP Mr. Gordie Howe , you were the greatest !
@ Cap'n Canuck: Gordie's strength was legendary. Over the years of his long career, he was seldom called upon to fight. He didn't have to; word got around that fighting him was a ticket to the hospital, as with what happened to Lou Fontinato when Howe took him apart one night in 1959. Another man legendary for his strength was defenseman Tim Horton. Horton was not an especially large man at 180 lbs., but he was freakishly strong. Horton was famous for picking guys up in the corner, using only one hand. Lifting them right off the ice. On the few occasions when someone tried him in a fight, Horton would simply crush the other guy in a bear-hug until he calmed down - or got his ribs broken, whichever came first. The other guy from that era was legendary for his strength is Bobby Hull. Speaking of photos, there's a famous one of Hull as a young man, bailing hay on his family farm. The guy looks like Mr. Universe with his shirt off. Even Gordie Howe paid tribute to Hull, saying "We all knew that Bobby wanted to skate the puck up the ice in one of his patented end-to-end rushes, but he was so strong, we couldn't stop him even though we knew what he was going to do." Words to that effect. Hull's strength manifested not only in his physical play, but in his enormous speed skating and also his slap-shot,according to some the most-powerful ever seen in the NHL. His wrister was nasty too.
Howe was the greatest player in history. His scoring records may have been surpassed by Gretzky in a score-score league, but his tenacity, toughness and just shear meanness were legendary. Wayne has the scoring records. Gordie is the record.
Amazing that Gordie Howe scoring numbers title were recent, in 2015 Jamie Benn won the Art Ross scoring title with 87 points in the modern 82 game schedule.
The guy lived 36 years after his last game; I think he understood how his body worked in general. I will certainly always be impressed by his longevity.
I met him at the last game at Tiger Stadium. I showed him my Red Wing tattoo.....he smiled and laughed. Tigers won and I got to meet Gordie. It doesn't get better than that.
Saw Gordie Howe in his last season 1979-1980 play against the Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens when he played for Hartford Whalers. He beat Mike Palmateer with his patented wrist shot without Palmateer moving ! Truly a legend and gentlemen.
Played on the Southfield high school golf team in 1973 or 1974. He was in the group ahead of us. He was so gracious. He let us play through them. He said he did not want to hold us up.
There is another bridge named after him in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the city where his statue was relocated. This city is very close to his home town of Floral, Saskatchewan.
I was a kid when he made his return to the NHL. I only saw him once on tv in a game against the Maple Leafs (my team), I really don't remember the game or what the score was but I remember being excited by how the fans were whenever he touched the puck. I would have loved to see him in his heyday with Detroit.
I would say that too , but I bought one last winter at CT and am now afaid to use it for fear of chipping the heal up :(. They beauts the old FeatherLite but I am spoiled now in my twilight rec-league years by indestructable carbon fiber sticks
I met Mr. Hockey twice, once in Glastonbury CT at a charity hockey event between my coaches and our Dads (The Buzzards) and Whalers alumni in ‘79. Then again near the ticket window at The HCC in Hartford about 5 years later. He was a very nice, polite man. Big smile and warm greeting when I obviously recognized him had that cat got my tongue affliction. RIP Mr. Howe.
aw man, i cant believe u missed the fact that the all star game her was in (his last one) was at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, and they gave him a like 9 minute standing O
I was at the game in 97' second row from the ice was amazing i was 8 but still remember see him and actually was hitting guys on his shift, but was amazing and that y he is my favorite player ever!!
I met Gordie Howe at a signing event in Saskatoon in 1991. He shook my hand. I then realized why his wrist shoots were so powerful. His hand was like a big claw.
Wayne Gretzky is the greatest point producer of all time. The statistics allow no other conclusion. But he isn't the prototype of the greatest hockey player one could design - that would be Gordie Howe. As great as Wayne G. was he lacked the physical element to his game that Howe possessed, the ability to take over a game with his strength, toughness and hitting. Hockey is a physical game, there's no denying it.
@@oilersridersbluejays Gretzky was tremendous of course, and he put up just ridiculous point totals, but he did so in an era of run and gun style hockey on a particularly offensive minded team who clearly challenged their opponents to outscore them. Look at all the 7 to 5 and 6 to 5 scores. The team philosophy just allowed them to flourish, and I recall seeing Gretzky and Kurri doing a lot of hanging out in the neutral zone waiting for an outlet pass. They were a very lax team defensively and often won games because they were bailed out by Grant Fuhr, a goalie they hung out to dry on many occasions. I think Gretzky was the best point getter in league history. There is no way in hell he would achieve anything like the numbers he put up in today's game. For my money as far as total package, it's hard to top Sergei Fedorov. If the guy had played Gretzky's style, he would have had similar numbers with his pure jaw-dropping talent and ability.
In 1973-74, Gordie Howe was the leading scorer of the Houston Aeros, despite being 43 years old! The following year he was second. Then, 1976-77, first. In 1977-78, first of the team still again despite his 49 years! In 1978-79, he was ninth. He would have been the 3rd if he hadn't missed 20 games. 1979-80, 7th in the team. Wow! He was solid!
You could argue that Gordie Howe played too long, but I understand it. He wanted to play hockey with his sons. The most insane thing that Howe ever did was score 100 points at age 40. It's true that the league was weakened by expansion when he did it, but Howe was still among the top 10 scorers. I don't think anyone is ever going to do that again when they are 40. It's just ludicrous.
One of the reasons Gordie Howe returned to playing was that his injuries from playing healed up after he was away from the game for a couple of years and he was getting bored out of his mind.
Another insane thing he did, which I don't think anyone will ever top - Gordie Howe played 20 seasons in a row in which he was in the top 5 in points in the NHL.
He finished among the top 5 points scorers in the NHL for 21 consecutive seasons....think how many (few?) players in history have managed to even play more than 20 years in the NHL.
Met him after a Detroit/Toronto minor league game. Both his sons were on the Red Wings farm team. It was at Olympia Stadium. He looked like Frankenstein, his face had so many scars and stitch marks.
Gordie Howe took one last legendary shift with the Vipers, and made a solid go of his last endeavor on ice. However, he promptly came to the bench for a change; riding the bench the rest of the game to ensure he didn't throw his back ouuuuuuut!
I visited the Hockey Hall of Fame and was able to see some of Gordy Hall’s equipment, as well as many other exciting things. If you are a hockey fan you really have to check it out in Toronto!
Even in his later years I heard he was still one hell of a bruiser on the ice. His son Marty Howe could attest to that. Gordie Mr Hockey Howe is still considered the best to ever play on the ice.
10 NHL teams have retired #9 Montreal, Dallas, Calgary, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, NY Rangers, NY Islanders, Boston, and Edmonton #9 should be retired league-wide
I miss my Aeros, if the NHL does Expand and bring back Hockey to Houston, the new team should be named the Aeros so we can hang Howes Sweater at the Toyota Center again
Honestly we should have been one of the teams the went to the NHL because we were one of the best in the WHA… Quebec should have got a team instead of Las Vegas and Houston should have got a team instead of Seattle
@@drseachicken I think had Houston not tried to get into the NHL alone in 1978,they would have been accepted instead of Hartford. But they didn't and folded before the merger/expansion.
@@Actionronnie I think you're right and if they had waited there would've been five teams coming over. Should've been seven in my opinion but that's another day's discussion.
i remember the time i went to see the hartford whalers play the new york islanders in early 1980 at the nassau county memorial coliseum where gordie howe picked up 1 assist !!!! gordie also won 6 of 13 faceoffs against the great bryan trottier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!gordie was credited with 5 bodychecks!!!!!!!!!!!!! i remember a particular body check at center ice where he ALMOST knocked out garry howatt!!!!!!!!!!!!! with about 10 seconds to go in the game the whalers who were down 3 to 2 pulled the goalie in the last minute and gordie howe almost tied the game but he partially fanned on a backhand shot due to the "normal" choppy ice conditions at the nassau coliseum!!!!!!! gordie howe was the 3rd star of the game and received a standing ovation from EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!! gordie howe's passing was 100% accurate too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And to think that Gordie Howe's career was almost finished in his first year in the NHL, courtesy of a blind side hit. The world may have known him as "Mr Hockey", but to his Detroit team mates he was known as "Blinky".
The Gordie Howe bridge is not built yet. It was supposed to start getting built in 2018 & finished in 2024. As of this date Oct. 14 2020 construction has not started yet.
Another fun fact: He was born and raised in my province, most can't even find it on a map and fewer can even say our provinces name properly. Saskatchewan Canada!
My prediction is that well see JAGR COME BACK! He will be the oldest after Gordie. JAGR is stir crazy in the CZECH REP>. He cant even hold a woman because he still trains so hard. Trust me. Jagr got a plan
Howe was the best Red Wing and looked great on the ice. But the guy who surprised me was Alex Devecio. Saw him play in a Red Wings old timers game against the local all stars. He had 4 goals and 10 assists. I never saw a better passer in my life.
Hard to believe that he got one hundred points in his 23rd season ,previously he had not reached 100 points , I am surprised that he never got 50 goals ,49 was his best.
As a lifelong hockey fan I remember Howes return in 79/80 wen I was 13.....imo the reason a team would sign him at that age was mostly for marketing reasons...no disrespect..but that wouldn't happen today..in that era the pro hockey could b a tuff sell in some US markets...no doubt he was a special player..especially in his prime..but circumstances of the day definitely prolonged his career
Yip, he never retaliated too quick to get a penalty. He would simply wait until the perfect time. He made note of the number that hit him, and boy did he make em pay!
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fun fact: He was also the first player who has taken the ice in an NHL game AFTER his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Mario Lemieux also did this
@@kenburns7938 ooh, good call. I had forgotten that
Guy Lafleur.
Lemieux and Lafleur dude
acknowledged Lemieux already, but I had forgotten Flower retired and came back too
I got to watch him live in Hartford when he was 51. Not sure it was Marty or Mark who got crushed into the boards but Gordie came on the ice and nailed the guy who checked his kid. I’ll never forget that.
His best season ... he was 40 ... Gordie Howe ladys and gentleman. And I don't recall his name but a rookie in 1979-1980 played against the Whalers and fought the puck in the corner with Gordie Howe he said : i don't want to check him too hard 'cause he's gordie Howe the legend and he's old ... Gordie Howe checks him instead with a 6 inches spearing in the sides and Gordie said to the rookie : Welcome to the NHL
@ Jonathan Cote: Gordie was so respected and feared that the officials steered clear of the guy! As a young player, getting "greeted" by Gordie's elbow in your teeth was pretty much the standard welcome to the league. A warning not to pull on superman's cape, if you will... and no one did.
He was solid! In 1973-74, Gordie Howe was the leading scorer of the Houston Aeros, despite being 43 years old! The following year he was second. Then, 1976-77, first. In 1977-78, first of the team still again despite his 49 years! In 1978-79, he was ninth. He would have been the 3rd if he hadn't missed 20 games. 1979-80, 7th in the team. Wow!
A Gordie Hat Trick is still celebrated to this day.
RIP.
G.O.A.T
What is that? A goal, assist and roughing penalty all in the same shift?
J Rosa A goal and assist and a fighting major.
not to tarnish the legend, but I seem to recall Gordie only had 1 Gordie Howe Hat-trick his entire career.. Several players had more, including the REAL 'Greatest Player Ever'...
Bobby Orr!
@@jrosa7319 GH hat trick is a goal assist and a fight!! [ a sharp elbow is just in the corner was routine as well]
@@berryscott3590 There was a Red Wing with more Gordie Howe Hat tricks as well. There are at least 3 Red Wing players that have more... many more. Although, I thought Howe had 2 or 3 across his career. It is such an obscure stat it is hard to quickly get an answer. I'm pretty sure it was just a writer's idea of what a complete player was at the time.
In 1979 when my parents found out that he was returning to the league, they went out of their way to get Rangers-Whalers tickets in Madison Square Garden (my parents were Rangers fans). It was a HUGE thrill as a kid to see Howe play in person, like seeing Babe Ruth.
I agree with the comparison.
Im proud to be from SK mainly because of this man RIP Mr. Hockey
And because no liberal federal candidates were elected in the 2019 election
Not a hockey fan....or a sportsball fan, but man I love the Hartford whalers uniform and apparel.
Bring back the whalers!!
Gordy Howe was a very pleasant man and complete hockey player, pure playmaker, great defensively back-checker and tough as nails with precision elbows and a smoking shot! A pleasure to watch play and meet in person. Thanks Gordie!
I only saw him once when I was 11 - when he came back to Detroit in the 1980 ASG. My family have been season ticket holders since 1982, and that night was still the loudest and most heartfelt ovation I’ve ever seen.
Got to see Howe play with his 2 sons in the fall of 1975. Twice I saw Calgary Cowboys play Houston Aero's at the Stampede Corral in Calgary - great memories.
Yeah me too. I was just a kid but I remember Harry Howell being the other helmetless greyheaded player on the ice as well during the game l saw.
Wayne Gretzky , Bobby Orr , Mario Lemieux , Jean Beliveau , and Ted Lindsay , and many more , all say that Gordie was the greatest of all time !
He was not only the greatest , but was also one of the toughest and meanest and most definitely one of the strongest to ever play.
He was so strong , his son once said he could bring any man to his knees with a handshake. He also ate lobster with his bare hands. He would break the claws with his hands. Everybody should check out the photo of Gordie Howe on the fishing boat , then you'll see what I mean !
And yet off the ice he was the sweetest , kindest, and humble Man you would ever meet.
RIP Mr. Gordie Howe , you were the greatest !
I remember seeing that photo a long time ago and still remember how ripped he was
@ Cap'n Canuck: Gordie's strength was legendary. Over the years of his long career, he was seldom called upon to fight. He didn't have to; word got around that fighting him was a ticket to the hospital, as with what happened to Lou Fontinato when Howe took him apart one night in 1959. Another man legendary for his strength was defenseman Tim Horton. Horton was not an especially large man at 180 lbs., but he was freakishly strong. Horton was famous for picking guys up in the corner, using only one hand. Lifting them right off the ice. On the few occasions when someone tried him in a fight, Horton would simply crush the other guy in a bear-hug until he calmed down - or got his ribs broken, whichever came first. The other guy from that era was legendary for his strength is Bobby Hull. Speaking of photos, there's a famous one of Hull as a young man, bailing hay on his family farm. The guy looks like Mr. Universe with his shirt off. Even Gordie Howe paid tribute to Hull, saying "We all knew that Bobby wanted to skate the puck up the ice in one of his patented end-to-end rushes, but he was so strong, we couldn't stop him even though we knew what he was going to do." Words to that effect. Hull's strength manifested not only in his physical play, but in his enormous speed skating and also his slap-shot,according to some the most-powerful ever seen in the NHL. His wrister was nasty too.
Howe was the greatest player in history. His scoring records may have been surpassed by Gretzky in a score-score league, but his tenacity, toughness and just shear meanness were legendary. Wayne has the scoring records. Gordie is the record.
Greatest all round player of all time!
Amazing that Gordie Howe scoring numbers title were recent, in 2015 Jamie Benn won the Art Ross scoring title with 87 points in the modern 82 game schedule.
GORDIE! (Raised elbow salute)
The guy lived 36 years after his last game; I think he understood how his body worked in general.
I will certainly always be impressed by his longevity.
You forgot to mention that he could shot and stick handle, left or right with accuracy, and did so in many games, now that's skill, no one else had!!!
I met him at the last game at Tiger Stadium. I showed him my Red Wing tattoo.....he smiled and laughed. Tigers won and I got to meet Gordie. It doesn't get better than that.
Saw Gordie Howe in his last season 1979-1980 play against the Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens when he played for Hartford Whalers. He beat Mike Palmateer with his patented wrist shot without Palmateer moving ! Truly a legend and gentlemen.
Played on the Southfield high school golf team in 1973 or 1974. He was in the group ahead of us. He was so gracious. He let us play through them. He said he did not want to hold us up.
There is another bridge named after him in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the city where his statue was relocated. This city is very close to his home town of Floral, Saskatchewan.
Saskatoon is his hometown - he lived in Floral for like 2 weeks
Anyone else waiting for the next part ofTaro Tsujimoto’s goaltending career?
Buffalo Sabres draft pick... if memory serves
I thought he was supposed to be a forward
Gordie Howe was a nasty player on the ice too
Respected but more so feared especially at home too
I never heard an English toff do hockey vids... it actually works. Thanks you're good!
I played about an hour of street hockey with Mr Howe .
Cool. Was he a nice guy?
That’s pretty cool. Who won lol
I was a kid when he made his return to the NHL. I only saw him once on tv in a game against the Maple Leafs (my team), I really don't remember the game or what the score was but I remember being excited by how the fans were whenever he touched the puck. I would have loved to see him in his heyday with Detroit.
Sherwood 5030 is still my hockey stick of choice.
I would say that too , but I bought one last winter at CT and am now afaid to use it for fear of chipping the heal up :(. They beauts the old FeatherLite but I am spoiled now in my twilight rec-league years by indestructable carbon fiber sticks
Mr. Hockey
Met Gordie twice and my oldest son was in awe when he met Gordie at about 8 years of age and got his autograph.
I met Mr. Hockey twice, once in Glastonbury CT at a charity hockey event between my coaches and our Dads (The Buzzards) and Whalers alumni in ‘79. Then again near the ticket window at The HCC in Hartford about 5 years later. He was a very nice, polite man. Big smile and warm greeting when I obviously recognized him had that cat got my tongue affliction. RIP Mr. Howe.
RIP Mr. Hockey
A true legend
A goal, assist and a fight to this day is considered a Gordie Howe hat trick.
I heard that Gordie Howe never had his own hat trick.
@@silvrbck1 He only had 2
@@silvrbck1you heard wrong, he had 2, both in the 1953-54 season!
2:05 Gotta love the Lippman's Tool Shop advertising on his stick!! I love old Hockey.
aw man, i cant believe u missed the fact that the all star game her was in (his last one) was at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, and they gave him a like 9 minute standing O
Watch a few more of this guy, oddmanrush, videos and you won't be nearly as surprised.
Chris Chelios reitred when he was only 4 years younger
@NHL ARCHIVER I agree!
Super plus minus.
Always got points, and he was a defenceman at that.
Chelios didn't take a few yrs off
Chelios is no Gordon Howe! LOL
But in a short stint for the bankrupt Atlanta Thrashers.
Really
Gordie Howe is the real Reggie Dunlop from Slap Shot
The definition of old man strength
Please do a video or direct me to the video of you explaining how a guy from the UK loves hockey. I'd love to watch this.
Howe can people finish watching already?
I was at the game in 97' second row from the ice was amazing i was 8 but still remember see him and actually was hitting guys on his shift, but was amazing and that y he is my favorite player ever!!
I met Gordie Howe at a signing event in Saskatoon in 1991. He shook my hand. I then realized why his wrist shoots were so powerful. His hand was like a big claw.
I'm a huge Oilers fan and I could say Gretzky was the GOAT, but really, Gordie Howe was the GOAT. Gretzky is #2.
Mario is the GOAT my friend..not even close..
@@aaronyoung2200 nope.
@@aaronyoung2200 Gretzky has the season record in points: 215. Mic drop.
Wayne Gretzky is the greatest point producer of all time. The statistics allow no other conclusion. But he isn't the prototype of the greatest hockey player one could design - that would be Gordie Howe. As great as Wayne G. was he lacked the physical element to his game that Howe possessed, the ability to take over a game with his strength, toughness and hitting. Hockey is a physical game, there's no denying it.
@@oilersridersbluejays Gretzky was tremendous of course, and he put up just ridiculous point totals, but he did so in an era of run and gun style hockey on a particularly offensive minded team who clearly challenged their opponents to outscore them. Look at all the 7 to 5 and 6 to 5 scores. The team philosophy just allowed them to flourish, and I recall seeing Gretzky and Kurri doing a lot of hanging out in the neutral zone waiting for an outlet pass. They were a very lax team defensively and often won games because they were bailed out by Grant Fuhr, a goalie they hung out to dry on many occasions. I think Gretzky was the best point getter in league history. There is no way in hell he would achieve anything like the numbers he put up in today's game. For my money as far as total package, it's hard to top Sergei Fedorov. If the guy had played Gretzky's style, he would have had similar numbers with his pure jaw-dropping talent and ability.
In 1973-74, Gordie Howe was the leading scorer of the Houston Aeros, despite being 43 years old! The following year he was second. Then, 1976-77, first. In 1977-78, first of the team still again despite his 49 years! In 1978-79, he was ninth. He would have been the 3rd if he hadn't missed 20 games. 1979-80, 7th in the team. Wow! He was solid!
I was so hoping you would include the Vipers part! I was at that game! Thank you!
You could argue that Gordie Howe played too long, but I understand it. He wanted to play hockey with his sons. The most insane thing that Howe ever did was score 100 points at age 40. It's true that the league was weakened by expansion when he did it, but Howe was still among the top 10 scorers. I don't think anyone is ever going to do that again when they are 40. It's just ludicrous.
Ovechkin getting close
One of the reasons Gordie Howe returned to playing was that his injuries from playing healed up after he was away from the game for a couple of years and he was getting bored out of his mind.
Another insane thing he did, which I don't think anyone will ever top - Gordie Howe played 20 seasons in a row in which he was in the top 5 in points in the NHL.
What you mean by too long? Can't a man play just as long as man wants to play?
@@ollijokinen1571 If he is good enough, yes.
He finished among the top 5 points scorers in the NHL for 21 consecutive seasons....think how many (few?) players in history have managed to even play more than 20 years in the NHL.
Gordie! Gordie! Gordie! Gordie!
Gordie played at the Spectrum in the mid-seventies and the Flyer tough guys showed great respect. The only opponent that was given such respect.
@ Dan Earley: Dave Schultz may have been called "The Hammer," but he knew who the "real" 'Hammer was! Gordie every single time.
Howe was the greatest player.
Until Gretzky came
Even in his time, the debate was The Rocket or Mr. Hockey?
@@bobstones6369 Mario was better did more in less games played
@@bobstones6369 ah no Gretzky, Orr and Lemieux all stated that Howe is the GOAT!
Met him after a Detroit/Toronto minor league game. Both his sons were on the Red Wings farm team. It was at Olympia Stadium. He looked like Frankenstein, his face had so many scars and stitch marks.
Love the vids
Gordie Howe took one last legendary shift with the Vipers, and made a solid go of his last endeavor on ice. However, he promptly came to the bench for a change; riding the bench the rest of the game to ensure he didn't throw his back ouuuuuuut!
At 69 years old, you likely couldn't bend over to lace your skates. I know I couldn't.
I visited the Hockey Hall of Fame and was able to see some of Gordy Hall’s equipment, as well as many other exciting things. If you are a hockey fan you really have to check it out in Toronto!
Howe’s
Gordie Howe was a true titan of hockey and a gentlemen off the ice.
I'm late as H E [double hockey sticks] to this video, but thanks for making it my mans
I live in Windsor n it’s been 6 n a half years since they haven’t built the bridge. N now there just starting .
Even in his later years I heard he was still one hell of a bruiser on the ice. His son Marty Howe could attest to that. Gordie Mr Hockey Howe is still considered the best to ever play on the ice.
And his son Mark was a hockey genius
Youre the man dude
Keep up the excellent vids😎😎😎
Went to his hockey camp back late 70s he signed my stick I wish I still had it.
10 NHL teams have retired #9
Montreal, Dallas, Calgary, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, NY Rangers, NY Islanders, Boston, and Edmonton
#9 should be retired league-wide
Not sure abt the others but MTL retired #9 for the rocket.
@@birdiec that's true.
But basically all of these teams retired #9 for other players, not Howe.
While they haven't officially retired it, the Carolina Hurricanes don't allow any player to wear the number 9.
Truth
I miss my Aeros, if the NHL does Expand and bring back Hockey to Houston, the new team should be named the Aeros so we can hang Howes Sweater at the Toyota Center again
He played with one of his sons here too
Honestly we should have been one of the teams the went to the NHL because we were one of the best in the WHA… Quebec should have got a team instead of Las Vegas and Houston should have got a team instead of Seattle
@@drseachicken I think had Houston not tried to get into the NHL alone in 1978,they would have been accepted instead of Hartford. But they didn't and folded before the merger/expansion.
@@Actionronnie I think you're right and if they had waited there would've been five teams coming over. Should've been seven in my opinion but that's another day's discussion.
Dr Sea Chicken you realize Vegas is a gold mine right
i remember the time i went to see the hartford whalers play the new york islanders in early 1980 at the nassau county memorial coliseum where gordie howe picked up 1 assist !!!! gordie also won 6 of 13 faceoffs against the great bryan trottier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!gordie was credited with 5 bodychecks!!!!!!!!!!!!! i remember a particular body check at center ice where he ALMOST knocked out garry howatt!!!!!!!!!!!!! with about 10 seconds to go in the game the whalers who were down 3 to 2 pulled the goalie in the last minute and gordie howe almost tied the game but he partially fanned on a backhand shot due to the "normal" choppy ice conditions at the nassau coliseum!!!!!!! gordie howe was the 3rd star of the game and received a standing ovation from EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!! gordie howe's passing was 100% accurate too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a reason why he's called Mr. Hockey. Truest personification of the sport.
Old time hockey
Scary thing was, He almost scored on that one shift for the Vipers!!!!!
Gordie Howe almost died on the ice, but got back months later and played as good as ever.
He retired and saved the dental work of countless of young players , and made it safer for other players to entry the corners
And to think that Gordie Howe's career was almost finished in his first year in the NHL, courtesy of a blind side hit. The world may have known him as "Mr Hockey", but to his Detroit team mates he was known as "Blinky".
The Gordie Howe bridge is not built yet. It was supposed to start getting built in 2018 & finished in 2024. As of this date Oct. 14 2020 construction has not started yet.
Who was the last NHL player who was not required to wear a helmet?
Craig MacTavish
this channel has a video about mactavish :)
@@rlevoi McTavish- You'll note he had curly hair that would stop a snapshot!
MacTavish
Wow!
If Gretzky retired the same age as Howe, he'd have played his last NHL game in 2012.
2013, actually.
Orr and Gretzky say Gordie is the greatest. Ever.
Mario did it in the least amount of games hes the best
Because Lemieux wouldn't elbow them in the mouth if they didn't say lemieux
@@ronfroehlich4697 Gordie was a drunk and abusive man even at home
@@hugh2hoob668 Bossy: " Well the playoffs start next week, so I will just stop smokin' for a few weeks."
@@hugh2hoob668 BS
Another fun fact: He was born and raised in my province, most can't even find it on a map and fewer can even say our provinces name properly.
Saskatchewan Canada!
My prediction is that well see JAGR COME BACK! He will be the oldest after Gordie. JAGR is stir crazy in the CZECH REP>. He cant even hold a woman because he still trains so hard. Trust me. Jagr got a plan
What's with the emphasis on the r's ?
"He wasnt a one yr wonderrrrrr?
Weird
This is gonna be Bergeron in a few years, an old grey man on the ice still killing it🤣👍💯
His face is the helmet !
Not sure why they didnt retire nine he had as huge an impact on the game as gretz not to say the talent was the same but he was a hockey icon
Howe was the best Red Wing and looked great on the ice. But the guy who surprised me was Alex Devecio. Saw him play in a Red Wings old timers game against the local all stars. He had 4 goals and 10 assists. I never saw a better passer in my life.
Dave Timmer They were line mates for years
The ageless wonder
Howe is the goat
No ..... ironman sure but others did more in less games
Hard to believe that he got one hundred points in his 23rd season ,previously he had not reached 100 points , I am surprised that he never got 50 goals ,49 was his best.
He got 95 in '53, though. In 70 games too
As a lifelong hockey fan I remember Howes return in 79/80 wen I was 13.....imo the reason a team would sign him at that age was mostly for marketing reasons...no disrespect..but that wouldn't happen today..in that era the pro hockey could b a tuff sell in some US markets...no doubt he was a special player..especially in his prime..but circumstances of the day definitely prolonged his career
I shook his hand
All this and you failed to mention the gordie howe hat trick...but good stuff
Oldest line in hockey Howe/Hull/Keon.
It you ever want to see how incredibly strong he was just Google his fishing boat photo. He was scary strong and tough.
He's from Saskatchewan... enough said...
My goal for this year, is to buy a Gordie autograph
he had elbows make of diamond.
Yip, he never retaliated too quick to get a penalty.
He would simply wait until the perfect time.
He made note of the number that hit him, and boy did he make em pay!
Chelios came close & Jagr 51 & still playing in the Czech league.
Mr. Hockey!
Mr. Hockey.
Ron Duguay played pro hockey at the age of 50 or 51 as well.
Both Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr called Gordie Howe the greatest player that ever lived.
I miss the whale and the brass bonanza at the civic center. Good times.
Mr. Elbows
Don't forget about Jaromir Jagr I think he's still going strong at 48
He's still going but I wouldn't say strong lol he's been obsolete for a few seasons now
Can you do What ever happened to Marian Hossa
another good player traded out of Ottawa and wins a Stanley Cup with Chicago
After losing to Detroit playing with pittsburgh in the finals, signing with Detroit the following year, and losing to Pittsburgh in the finals.
Who cares hated em
@@emmvee1678 all because he had a better chance of winning with Detroit over Pittsburgh.
@@joehung1552 no he lost on both genius teams genius lol
mr. Hockey? ... best all round hockey player of all time... !!
The Oldest and Greatest Player in the NHL #LGRW