'Mr. Hockey' turns 80

[Triangle Bar]

Happy Birthday to Gordie Howe!

Howe retired as the NHL's all-time scoring leader with 801 goals and 1,049 assists for 1,850 points in 1,767 regular-season NHL games.

Howe added 68 goals and 92 assists for 160 points in 157 Stanley Cup Playoff games. That gave him a total of 869 goals and 1,141 assists for 2,010 points in 1,924 NHL regular-season and playoff games.

Gretzky passed Howe in '89 for scoring leader but what a great career.

 

[Northern Rancher]

Great article in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix yesterday on Gordie Howe-he could play the game both finesse wise and tough wise.

 

[Triangle Bar]

he could play the game both finesse wise and tough wise.

That's definietly the reputation that got the "Gordie Howe hat Trick" named after him. I'm sure all hockey fans know what a "Gordie Howe hat Trick" is; where a player scores a goal, gets an assist, and participates in a fight in a single game.

I was surprised to learn that despite the feat being named after him, Gordie Howe only ever recorded one "Gordie Howe hat trick" during his career on December 22, 1955 in a game between the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins.

Cool Stuff! (no pun intended)

 

[Northern Rancher]

Ty's potted a few over the years lol. We had a kid who was a bit faint hearted called his hattrick a goal,an assist and a hooking penalty lol.

 

[Silver]

.....and I remember watching him play. Now.... for those of you who aren't hockey fans, that says alot more about how old he was when he played last than it does about MY age :wink: