Gordie Howe


Gordon Gordie Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, Howe played twentysix seasons in the National Hockey League and six seasons in the World Hockey Association his firstseasons were spent with the Detroit Red Wings. Nicknamed Mr. Hockey, Howe is considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time. A 23time NHL AllStar, Howe held many of the sports scoring records until they were broken in the 1990s by Wayne Gretzky. Howe continues to hold NHL records for most games and seasons played.

Howe was born to Ab and Katherine Howe in a farmhouse in Floral, Saskatchewan he was one of nine siblings. When Gordie was nine days old, the Howes moved to Saskatoon, where his father worked as a labourer during the Depression. In the summers, Howe would work construction with his father.

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