All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity.
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.
You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time.
Played in a game for the Detroit Vipers at the Palace of Auburn Hills making him the only player to play in six decades. [3 October 1997]
Face is used by Bart Simpson as part of a practical joke he pulls on Mrs. Krabapple in "The Simpsons" (1989) episode "Bart the Lover".
Son Murray Albert Howe was born. [15 September 1960]
Third child, Cathleen Jill Howe, born at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital. [24 March 1959]
Wore his famous #9 sweater for the first time, during a 5-2 Red Wing victory at Chicago. [29 October 1947]
First child, Marty Gordon Howe, was born. [18 February 1954]
Wife Colleen is the founder of the Detroit Junior Red Wings, the first junior hockey team in the U.S.
A member of 11 different Hall of Fames.
Has had his name and nickname, as well as his wife's nickname, Mrs. Hockey, registered trademarks.
Won 4 Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955); he played for them from 1946 - 1971.
Art Ross Trophy (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963). First All-Star Team Right Wing (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970). Hart Memorial Trophy (1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963). Lester Patrick Trophy (1967). Second All-Star Team Right Wing (1949, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967).
In 1950, he almost had his career and life ended when he crashed head first into the boards during the playoffs.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
Played for the Detroit Red Wings (1946-1971) and Hartford Whalers (1979-1980).
Played with his two sons, Marty and Mark, with the Hoston Aeros (1973-1977) and Hartford Whalers (1977-1979) of the World Hockey Association. He also played with his sons his last year in the NHL for the 1979-1980 season when the Whalers merged with the league.
Part owner of the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League
Second son, Mark Howe, born at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital. [28 May 1955]
He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 25, 1971 for his services to hockey.
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