Born on March 31, 1928 in Saskatchewan, Howe entered the professional sports world at the age of 15—he attended the New York Rangers team training camp—before becoming homesick and returning to Saskatchewan. He officially made his professional debut at age 18. The Detroit Red Wings scouted him, having his hockey season start in 1946, which led him to score 700 goals by 1968.
Fast forward to 1973, Howe had been retired for a whole two years when he was given the opportunity to play on the same hockey team, the Houston Aeros—now named the New England Whalers—with his two sons, Mark and Marty.
In 2009, Colleen Howe—also known as Mrs. Hockey—passed away as she battled with a form of dementia known as Pick’s Disease. The passing of his wife inspired Howe to spend a significant amount of time raising money for research and awareness to the disease of dementia. In 2010, Mr. Hockey changed to Dr. Hockey as he was awarded a degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.
Howe passed away on June 10, 2016.
Mr & Mrs Hockey 
Gordie & his sons
Sources Used For This Page:
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