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Hockey legend Gordie Howe died Friday, the Detroit Red Wings have confirmed. He was 88.
 
Howe, who was known as Mr. Hockey, holds NHL records for most games (1,767) and seasons (26). His 801 career goals rank second to Wayne Gretzky's 894.
 
The Hall of Famer played on four Stanley Cup championship teams in Detroit during a 25-year stint that began in 1946. He retired from hockey for good when he was 52.

My favorite Gordie Howe story. It's probably not true, but it makes for a good story: a young player is in his first All Star game, and he's playing against Howe who by this time was in his 40s.


At one point, our young player stole the puck from Howe and went to score.


Howe chased him down from behind, chopped his stick across the player's gloves breaking both of his arms. Howe told him "don't make me look bad again kid."