Howe, Gordie

  • From Hockey Hall of Fame: See full biography at: https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P197204&list=ByName
  • 1928-2016
    • “Mr. Hockey”. World War II had just ended when he first entered the National Hockey League, and when he played his final NHL season 33 years later, Wayne Gretzky was playing his first.
    • Incredibly, Gordie finished in the top 5 in NHL scoring for 20 straight seasons.
    • “the Production Line” . Howe was selected to 21 NHL All-Star squads, 12 times to the First Team. Six times he led the NHL in scoring to capture the Art Ross Trophy and six times he won the Hart as the league’s most valuable player. His Detroit teams won the Stanley Cup four times.
    • Finished the 1949-50 season 1-2-3 in the year-end scoring race, with Abel winning the Hart Trophy for his league-leading total and young Howe almost doubling his scoring total to place third
  • Third Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=1036
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164216364/gordie-howe