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They Called Him Mr. Hockey

June 11, 2016 · by · in Sports · Leave a comment

He was 47 years old and the best player on the ice I grew up watching Gordie Howe on television, though by that point, the early 1960s, his star was somewhat dimmed. He’d been in the NHL since 1946 – a league where the average player career is about six seasons. At that point he […]