Hockey legend Gordie Howe passes away at age 88

[sufrommich]

Source: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/hockey-legend-g

Gordie Howe passed away this morning. He was 88.

He died surrounded by family at his son Murray's house in Ohio, just before 8 a.m. this morning, a source close to the family confirmed.

More to come...




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[rpannier]

1. R.I.P. The True Great One

Even Gretzky has said this of Howe

[Renew Deal]

2. This is the year the legends die

I hope someone is left when it's over

[NaturalHigh]

3. R.I.P. Champ.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Not just a hockey legend, but a crossword puzzle legend too,

along with Bobby Orr and Mel Ott.

[rurallib]

15. A little known claim to fame

Thanks for the chuckle and another memory of Howe's impact

[NewJeffCT]

5. two sports legends this week

RIP Gordie Howe.

[chillfactor]

7. what a shame....

he was one of the all-time hockey greats!

[Faygo Kid]

8. RIP Mr. Hockey

Another idol from my Detroit boyhood gone.

[etherealtruth]

9. RIP, Mr. Hockey

[Puha Ekapi]

10. Bummer

RIP Gordie

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

11. Arguably the Babe Ruth or Johnny Unitas of hockey

Man, Ali and Howe....same week....

[tonyt53]

12. Never cared for hockey, but that guy was an inspiration to always giving it your best

[mountain grammy]

13. Wow, Mr. Hockey!

Rest in peace.

[yallerdawg]

14. Gordie Howe was the only live hockey I ever watched!

Houston Aeros!

At that time, it snowed in Houston on average once every eleven years. But the Howe's brought ice hockey to Houston, Texas!

Rest in peace, Gordie Howe.

[elljay]

16. He played in the NHL at 52!!!!

Unbelievable player!

[laundry_queen]

35. That's the part I find most impressive

In an era where there was a lot of physical play...to last that long is amazing. He must've been the toughest player ever.

I was lucky enough to have an autograph from him when I was 7 or 8 - my best friend's dad worked with him....He asked my friend's dad if his kids had any friends that wanted some things signed. I didn't have anything except an old 'book of autographs' that I sent with my friend. It came back with a little note from Gordie and he signed it. I remember my dad being more excited than I was, LOLOL. And I was pretty excited because I knew he was a hockey legend. (LOL my dad was mad he didn't know about this beforehand, he said he'd have sent a hockey stick to be signed, not some old crappy autograph book). My friend got pictures with him and everything. I was quite jealous, lol. But who does that? Asks if kids want things signed? Sounds like he was as nice as Wayne Gretzky said he was.

Unfortunately, my mom must have thrown out my old tattered book, because we were unable to find it when my parents moved from my childhood home. It was a bad habit of my mom to throw out other people's stuff in a fit of cleaning (never her own stuff though, of course) and when my dad found out it was gone, he was quite upset. My dad doesn't get mad at my mom very often...but he was very angry.

RIP Mr. Hockey.

[geek tragedy]

17. the essential hockey player, talented but also incredibly tough nt

[dhill926]

21. the man had some serious elbows for sure....

brutal battles between the Red Wings and my Blackhawks when I was growing up in the 60's...he truly was Mr. Hockey.

[Galileo126]

18. Yeah sure. Old time hockey!

RIP Mr. Howe...

I loved watching him skate. I think he skated better than he walked on land. I was - envious...(I can't skate).

[90-percent]

19. Gordie's Place, Glastonbury, Conecticut

His long gone restaurant in Connecticut from the early 80's. I lived in Glastonbury and one day at the local supermarket Gordie was one person in front of me in the check out wearing a plain white tee shirt. My brush with greatness!

I'm always interested in the normal lives of celebrities. For the locals, the famous people in town just seem to be part of the townies like everybody else.


-90% Jimmy

[BarbaRosa]

20. As a kid growing up in Canada,

playing PeeWee hockey, names such as Gordie Howe, Rocket Richard, Jacques Plante (my hero of the time as I was an aspiring goalie). . . were very familiar to me.

[EllieBC]

36. Yes.

He's part of our fabric!

[bigwillq]

22. RIP

[meow2u3]

23. RIP, Mr. Hockey

[joeybee12]

24. Even people who don't know hockey know Gordie Howe

He was legendary...I hope the passing was peaceful.

[cloudbase]

25. He'll only miss two games.

That's how tough he is.

[awoke_in_2003]

33. And the funny thing about the Gordie Howe Hat trick...

(a goal, an assist, and a fight) is that he only had 2 of them in his career

[geardaddy]

26. As a hockey playing kid growing up in Minnesota

He was an idol to us.

[LisaM]

27. RIP Mr. Hockey. n/t

[niyad]

28. requiescat in pace

[ThingsGottaChange]

29. _/ _/ _/

Will never forget you, Mr. Hockey.....

[ybbor]

30. R.I.P.

Truly a legend.

Has his own Hat Trick named for him: A goal, an assist, and a fight.

Mr Hockey was one of a kind.

[awoke_in_2003]

34. I said it up thread...

the funny thing is, he only did that feat twice in his career. In fact, I believe he was only involved in 4 fights.

[ybbor]

39. Actually he was in 32 fights

http://dropyourgloves.com/Fights/FightCard.aspx?P=1947

[LiberalLovinLug]

31. RIP Gordie

Those other deceased greats of the game better have their heads up when you finally skate onto that big hockey rink in the sky.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

32. A funny story I read about Gordie...

in the Houston Chronicle when he played for the Houston Aeros. Now, I know next to nothing about hockey.

A bunch of kids were in school and the teacher asked them what their parents did for a living.

Gordie's kid said, "My daddy doesn't work. He plays hockey!"



I thought it wasn't real hockey unless you had blood and lost teeth on the ice.

[Brickbat]

37. Respect.

[Night Watchman]

38. Great Athlete

R.I.P., Mr Howe!

[George II]

40. Not sure if anyone posted this - President Obama's statement:

Statement from U.S. President Barack Obama on the passing of Gordie Howe:

The list of hockey players who suited up in six different decades, including returning to the ice after being inducted into the Hall of Fame, is a short one: it starts and ends with Gordie Howe.

But the list of kids who skated around the pond until dark, picturing themselves passing, scoring, and enforcing like Howe, dreaming of hoisting the Stanley Cup like him - that one comprises too many to count. Howe's productivity, perseverance, and humility personified his adopted hometown of Detroit, to which he brought four championships and which he represented as an All-Star more than 20 times. The greatest players define their game for a generation; over more than half a century on the ice, Mr. Hockey defined it for a lifetime. Michelle and I send our condolences to his sons and daughter, his family, and his loyal fans from Hockeytown to Hartford to Houston and across North America.

[longship]

41. Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio

A song from my youth: