Gordie Howe has passed away. 1928-2016.

[Hairy Lime 234]

Dan Patrick shares some thoughts, including relating a story Gretzky just shared a couple of days ago about Ali and Howe meeting -http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/06/10/video-dan-patrick-reflects-on-the-legacy-of-gordie-howe/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs&yptr=yahoo

[sjr2012 439]

one of the most amazing and greatest players of all times and one of my idols RIP Mr Hockey

[plopster 136]

Pure athlete. There is no such thing anymore. Ambassador and true gentleman. One of the last probably we will ever see. Let's celebrate his life.

[NerveDamage 4,176]

[Jedi 1,865]

Written in Sports Illustrated's March 16th 1964 issue...

"The full roster of Howe's hockey injuries includes damaged knee cartilages, broken ribs, a broken wrist, several broken toes, a shoulder dislocation, an assortment of scalp wounds and a painful ankle wound. In a collision on the ice on March 28, 1950 (he was 21), he suffered a severe skull fracture, and he was in an operating room three hours while surgeons worked to halt a hemorrhage in his brain. Gordie dismisses them all with a casual, "Aw, it's not all that bad." And perhaps it isn't, for injuries are a part of hockey. And hockey is the major part of the phenomenon called Gordie Howe."

[HolmerDRW 29]

Rest In Peace Mr Hockey.

"He was someone that was easy to talk to and someone to always get advice from. Whenever the team went through tough periods he was always one of the first people everyone turned to for support".

Niklas Lidström

[Jersey Wing 1,521]

Must see! Don Cherry and Ron McLean talk about Gordie and Grapes tells a hilarious story about the first thing Gordie ever said to him...

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/741340827000004609

[evilmrt 636]

Must see! Don Cherry and Ron McLean talk about Gordie and Grapes tells a hilarious story about the first thing Gordie ever said to him...

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/741340827000004609

Thanks, I had checked Don's twitter earlier and didn't see anything. I missed this!

By the way, anyone think that the Wings should offer to let Gordie lie in state at the Joe for a bit like the Habs have done before with some of their greats? I'm remembering they did that with Beliveau just a couple years ago, seems like they did it with Rocket Richard as well.

[hillbillywingsfan 792]

R.I.P. Mr Hockey. Will miss your smiling face.

[amato 3,210]

Written in Sports Illustrated's March 16th 1964 issue...

The craziest part about this is probably that he played another 14 seasons in the NHL/WHA after this was written..

[Rivalred 630]

I'm actually coming out of retirement to post what appears to be confirmation http://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/hockey-legend-gordie-howe-dies-at-age-88

2016 can go straight to hell.

Edit: Confirmation from the Red Wings http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/06/10/gordie-howe-dies-according-to-numerous-reports/?cid=twitter_971theticketxyt (thanks to Edicius for the link)

Welcome back and what a way to make a comeback

Prayers of to the Howe Family

Thank you for your energy and spirit Gordoe, you will be missed

[NerveDamage 4,176]

[NerveDamage 4,176]

He's elbowing angels now

[plopster 136]

Time to buy stock in whoever is selling Howe jerseys. We will see them everywhere now more than ever. Already got mine.

Keep any eye out for SI next week too. Ali or Howe?

[plopster 136]

I love that I have to scroll 4-5 times on ESPNs page to see the Gordie headline but theyre all over Alis funerals nuts and making sure to point out that Bill Clinton was there.

And if you couldn't tell, that was dead sarcasm

[BottleOfSmoke 5,965]

He's elbowing angels now

Beautiful. Glad his family got some good years with him at the end.

[derblaueClaus 1,668]

RIP Gordie Howe. What else to say ?

[VM1138 1,921]

Not close to being the Wings best player of all time, let alone the GOAT. Lidstrom, Feds, Yzerman go before him

Careful, you might cut yourself on all that edge.

[thegerkin 189]

Rest In Peace, Gordie!! My thoughts are with his family.

[Holmstrom96 347]

RIP Gordie.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

[GMRwings1983 8,793]

20 straight seasons finishing top five in scoring. How ridiculous is that? The longevity and good health required for that, together with playing at a high level.

[gcom007 1,465]

It's days like today when you feel weird being away from home. Gordie meant so much to us in Detroit and the hockey world. He was a hero some of our parents grew up with and legend to us kids. When we'd see him at an event or at a rink, you knew you were in the presence of pure, bonafide greatness. The hockey world won't be the same, but we won't forget.

[DickieDunn 2,571]

Best player ever. Gretzky scored more, but Howe could do it all and didn't have the benefit of playing in the 80s when it seemed lime half the league couId score 30 or 40 goals a year.

[kickazz 5,459]

In the words of Wayne Gretzky :

"He is, he was, he will always be the greatest of all time," - Wayne Gretzky in reference to Gordie Howe.