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Gordie Howe

50 Years Ago in Hockey – 1964-65 Post-Mortem: Red Wings

May 16, 2015 by Rick Cole

Despite an early playoff exit, the 1964-65 season has to be considered an unqualified success for the Detroit Red Wings.  The Wings compiled a league-leading record of 40-23-7 to finish …

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Categories Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History Tags Gordie Howe, Norm Ullman, Roger Crozier, Sid Abel

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Punch Ticket to Finals

April 16, 2015 by Rick Cole
mikita-reay-bhull

The Chicago Black Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit last night to upset the first-place Detroit Red Wings and claim a spot in the Stanley Cup finals against Montreal.  This will …

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Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History Tags Bobby Hull, Derek Sanderson, Gordie Howe, Stan Mikita

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Wings Whip Hawks

April 5, 2015 by Rick Cole
Gordie Howe

The Detroit Red Wings, just as coach Sid Abel predicted, look to be turning their semi-final series into an offensive display.  The poured a half-dozen goals into the Chicago net last night …

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Categories Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History Tags 1965, Gordie Howe, Larry Jeffrey, Val Fonteyne

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Put Up a 10-Spot

March 22, 2015 by Rick Cole

One can’t blame the other five National Hockey League general managers for getting a little nervous.  The Toronto Maple Leafs, defending Stanley Cup champions, suddenly appear to be rounding into …

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Categories Hockey History, Toronto Maple Leafs Tags 1965, Gordie Howe, Ralph Backstrom, Red Kelly

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Gordie Shows Howe It’s Done

March 11, 2015 by Rick Cole
Gordie Howe, Johnny Bower

Howe’s pair beats Leafs Gordie Howe showed last night why he is still considered the best hockey player on the planet as he scored twice to lead the Detroit Red …

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Categories Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History Tags 1965, Gordie Howe, Marcel Paille

Stem Cell Treatment and the Exploitation of Mr. Hockey

February 11, 2015February 9, 2015 by Ross Bonander
Gordie Howe

No. 9 Gordie Howe has always been something of an outlier. His frame was made for hockey: Short, powerful legs gave him a low center of gravity and made him almost …

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Categories Archives, Player Profiles Tags Bobby Baun, Colleen Howe, Gordie Howe, Mark Howe, Marty Howe

Ovechkin: To Become One of the Greatest Scorers in History

February 3, 2015 by Craig Hagerman

He is known as the Alexander the Gr8, but at the pace he is on Ovechkin might be one day be known as Alexander the gr8est. Sunday the Washington Capitals …

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Categories Hockey History, Washington Capitals Tags Alex Ovechkin, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Wayne Gretzky

The Life of Mr. Hockey

January 31, 2015 by The Hockey Writers

Review of Mr. Hockey: My Life by Gordie Howe For anyone who wants to learn more about hockey why not start with a book by the person known affectionately as …

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Categories Hockey Books Tags Gordie Howe, Jack Adams

Drafting the All-Time Red Wings All-Star Team

January 25, 2015January 25, 2015 by Prashanth Iyer
Pavel Datsyuk

For the first time in as long as I can remember, the Detroit Red Wings will not be represented at the 2015 NHL All-Star game. There will be no Red …

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Categories All-Star Weekend, Detroit Red Wings Tags Gordie Howe, Nicklas Lidstrom, Steve Yzerman, Terry Sawchuk

Not So Lucky Numbers

January 12, 2015 by Michael Gwizdala
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In the era of free agency, player movement and the salary cap, we’re accustomed to seeing players in different sweaters. Sometimes, even an oddball combination between player and team. A …

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Categories Hockey History Tags Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard, Phil Esposito, Teemu Selanne

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Win, Howe Upsets Fans

January 8, 2015 by Rick Cole
Gordie Howe

The Boston Bruins, losers by a score of 5-2 to New York the previous evening, turned the tables last night on the Detroit Red Wings by that same 5-2 count. …

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Categories Boston Bruins, Hockey History Tags 1965, Dennis Hull, Gordie Howe, Yvan Cournoyer

50 Years Ago in Hockey – 22 Goals in Two NHL Games

December 17, 2014 by Rick Cole

The National Hockey League swung back into action with two games last night and fans certainly got their fill of goal-scoring.  In Chicago, the Black Hawks came out on the …

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Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History Tags 1964, Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, Russian National Team
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