nossagog Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Just on the news, Gordie Howe has passed away. What a hockey great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 So sad. My dad went to high school in Saskatoon with Howe, had many great stories, like what a great boxer he was. And also a good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 RIP to one of the toughest, classiest and best pro athletes of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severide Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/06/10/gordie-howe-dies-according-to-numerous-reports/ Beyond shocked this isnt on NHL.com ---- usually this stuff hits early on sport sites... Horrible, certainly one person I would have given anything to meet. RIP Gordie, your legend and classy act will always live on. (This month has been poop for legends....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pilldoc Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 oh wow.... What a very sad day for hockey. Truly a legend and an icon. He will be missed. My condolences to all the Red Wing fans here and around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 One of the all time greats. His passing is one of the few times a grown man is allowed to cry...a little. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 RIP Gordie! One of the greatest and always humble... Lost a legend today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 The most legendary name in NHL history. Saw him play only once, with Mark and Marty in 1979 when the Whalers came to the Spectrum. He looked bad a few years ago at Mark's jersey retirement, he's been battling for a long time. RIP Mr Hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeDDS Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Truly a loss for both hockey and especially the Red Wings organization. Still visited the locker room even after he was really able to, and what a presence he was. Certainly an inspiration to countless hockey players around the world. Sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 41 minutes ago, Podein25 said: Great Pic ! I like pictures that show how a person lived their life, not the shell that they become when beaten down by Old Man Time. Gordie Howe was the most important reason that the game has been advanced to where it is today. EVERY player in the NHL owes him a debt of gratitude for his life long service to the sport he dearly loved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Gordie finally met an opponent he could not solve with his elbows.....father time. Imagine getting hit by this beast of a man? R.I.P Gordie, condolences to Wings fans, many of which I know will miss him and always honour his memory. Very proud that Windsor and Detroit decided to name our new bridge/span the Gordie Howe International Bridge....that is so very cool, that millions of people will travel that and have a chance to stop, pause and reflect upon his greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Podein25 said: In an era looooong before hockey players worked out...those are some serious guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Wow. RIP Mr Hockey. Among the 4 greatest hockey players of all time, and one of the few athletes in history that you can undoubtedly say, transcended the sport they played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 23 time all star. Six time scoring champ. 4 time cup winner. First Ali, now Gordie. Sad week. My favorite Gordie story was told by Mark Howe in the book about the WHA when the three Howe's played together with the Houston Aeros, Mark overheard Gordie giving advice to, I believe, John Tonnelli, he told him, "You dont have to fight every game, just pick two or three games a year that you know are televised and the whole league will be watching and pick out some small guy and beat the Hell out of him. Just pulverize him. The rest of the league will give you a couple of steps for a month or two that way." Mark laughed in the book, he said his Dad would have been suspended a lot in the modern game. Condolences to the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKiFit Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Just saw this great tribute to "Mr. Hockey" by Gretzky, thought I'd share: http://time.com/4364739/gordie-howe-wayne-gretzky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Thanks SKiFit They talked Howe almost all day today on the Toronto sports radio stations. Gretz was interviewed and told some of those stories. There are few athletes that are as great as those two are/were not only at their sport but also in life. Not surprising they became good friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FD19372 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 R.I.P Mr. Hockey. One of the all-time greats, maybe the all-time greatest, who played at such a dominant level for decades. An imposing, tough as nails, super-talented player who got the most out of everything he had on the ice every shift. Only Jagr has come close to having that kind of effectiveness over such a long period of time in his career. A greatly talented player in every way and tremendously feared on the ice, but a totally classy gentleman and tremendous ambassador of the game of hockey off the ice. One of the few players who you can honestly say changed the game. Condolences to the Howe family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FD19372 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 To me, as far as the best of all-time, it's 1) Howe 2) Gretzky 3) Lemieux. R.I.P, Gordie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Amazingly enough, we still have 2/3rds of the vaunted Production Line alive and kicking. Gordie was the youngest at 88. "Terrible" Ted Lindsay is next in age at 90....and Sid Abel is the elder statesmen, who is 92 and believed to be in decent health right now. Gordie got a lot of the press, but any hockey historian knows, both Ted and Sid were GREAT players in their own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Gordie about to throw down....not sure who the Leaf is, but willing to bet he got his arse kicked!! What a very cool pic that is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Quite the impressive sweater collection at the Joe Louis Arena rafters. Must be older, cause Nicklaus Lidstrom is conspicuously missing. Gotta love how awesome some of the Big Six were at collecting pure superstars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 rip mr hockey was too young to see most of his games, but the few classics my dad had on tape tell me he is every bit as good as his legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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