Gordon "Mr. Hockey" Howe OC - Born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan - Died June 10, 2016 in Sylvania, Ohio was a Canadian ice Hockey right winger.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955 with Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup finalist 1948, 1949, 1956, 19611963, 1964, 1966.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1965 with Detroit Red Wings.

- O'Brien Trophy Champion 1948, 1949 with Detroit Red Wings.

- Art Ross Trophy Winner 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963.

- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963.

Gordie Howe made his NHL debut with Detroit Red Wings on October 16, 1946 vs Toronto Maple Leafs, also scoring his 1st NHL goal vs Turk Broda at 13:39 of 2nd period at Detroit Olympia in a 3-3.

Howe scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Jack Gelineau of Boston Bruins on February 11, 1950 at Boston Garden in a 9-4 Red Wings win.

Howe played in 1767 regular season NHL games, scoring 801 goals (121 GWG), 1049 assists with 1685 penalty minutes. He played in 157 NHL playoff games, scoring 68 goals (11 GWG), 92 assists with 220 penalty minutes.

Howe was Detroit Red Wings Captain from 1958 to 1962.

Howe was selected to NHL First All-Star Teams 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970.

Howe played in NHL All-Star Games 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969,
1970, 1971, 1980. He was NHL All-Star Game MVP in 1965.

- Lester Patrick Trophy Recipient 1967.

Howe was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada on June 25, 1971. This gave him the post-nominal letters "OC" for life.

Gordie Howe joined the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association / WHA for the 1973-74 season.

Howe played in 419 regular season WHA games, scoring 174 goals, 334 assists with 399 penalty minutes. He played in 78 WHA playoff games, scoring 28 goals, 43 assists with 115 penalty minutes.

Howe was selected to WHA First All-Star Teams 1974, 1975.

- Avco World Trophy / Avco Cup Champion 1974, 1975 with Houston Aeros.
- Gary L. Davidson Award Winner 1974

Howe played in the 1974 Summit Series with WHA Team Canada vs Soviet Union.

Gordie Howe was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1971.

Gordie Howe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Howe was named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

NHL Lifetime Achievement Award 2008.

Howe was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in 2017.

NOTE
The Gordie Howe International Bridge will open soon and connect Windsor, Ontario, Canada to Detroit, Michigan, USA