Gordie Howe
a.k.a. "Mr. Hockey"
#9 Detroit Vipers / IHL - 97/98
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Gordie Howe Facts
- Date of Birth
- Mar 31, 1928
- Age
- Place of Birth
- Floral, SK, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
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- Position
- RW
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 93 kg / 205 lbs
- Shoots
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- Contract
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- Player Type
- Power Forward
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Gordie Howe, also known as 'Mr. Hockey', was the oldest player to ever play in an NHL game, retiring at age 52. In his 26 NHL seasons, Howe scored 801 goals and 1,049 assists over 1,767 career games. Howe was also a 23x All-Star and won 6 MVPs and 4 Stanley Cups.
Family relations
Brother: Vic Howe
Sons: Mark Howe, Marty Howe & Murray Howe
Grandsons: Travis Howe & Nolan Howe
Team Staff profile of Gordie Howe also available »Family relations
Brother: Vic Howe
Sons: Mark Howe, Marty Howe & Murray Howe
Grandsons: Travis Howe & Nolan Howe
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43-44 |  Saskatoon Lions | Memorial Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 74-75 | Canada Summit | Summit74 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - |
Gordie Howe Career Totals
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| League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
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| CAHS | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
 IHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| LML | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Memorial Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 26 | 1767 | 801 | 1049 | 1850 | 1.05 | 1685 | 87* | 20 | 157 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 1.02 | 220 | - |
| OHA-Jr. | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| SAHA | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | - |
 Summit74 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
 USAHL | 1 | 51 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 0.94 | 53 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 | 15 | - |
| WHA | 6 | 419 | 174 | 334 | 508 | 1.21 | 399 | 96* | 6 | 78 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 0.91 | 115 | 3* |
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Gordie Howe Career Highlights
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Gordie Howe Biography and Trivia
Number 9 retired by Detroit Red Wings
Number 9 retired by Hartford Whalers
Number 9 retired by Houston Aeros
Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes
Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings
Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers
Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros
Cult/Star player for King George High
Cult/Star player for Saskatoon Lions
- 1997-09-30 • Signed to a 1-game contract by the Detroit Vipers
- 1979-06-09 • Rights retained by the Hartford Whalers
- 1973-06-05 • Signed by the Houston Aeros
- 1946-10-08 • Signed by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1945-11-01 • Signed by the Omaha Knights
Gordon "Gordie" Howe became the oldest player (52 years, 10 days) to play in a NHL game on April 11, 1980.