Accolades
"They admire Gordie because he symbolized one thing in the game of hockey. He was tough. He was resolute. And he gave better than he took."
Broadcaster Bill Mazer
"Despite an even temperament and a real distaste for combat, there is a part of Howe that is calculatingly and primitively savage. He is a punishing artist with a hockey stick, slashing, spearing, tripping and high-sticking his way to a comparative degree of solitude on the ice."
Mark Kram, Sports Illustrated
"I remember my first NHL game against him. 'Don't mess with me, old man,' I told him. Next thing I remember was the smelling salts."
Derek Sanderson
"There is Gordie Howe and there are other hockey players who are merely great."
Red Wings coach Jack Adams
"Now Gordie Howe is my kind of player. He had so many tricks around the net no wonder he scored so many goals. I'd like to be just like him."
Wayne Gretzky (at age 10)
Gordie Howe's Statistical File
Howe played an incredible total of 26 NHL seasons and 6 WHA seasons between 1946 and 1980.
NHL - Regular Season Totals
| Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
PIMs |
| 1767 |
801 |
1049 |
1850 |
1685 |
NHL - Playoff Totals
| Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
PIMs |
| 157 |
68 |
92 |
160 |
220 |
WHA - Regular Season Totals
| Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
PIMs |
| 419 |
174 |
334 |
508 |
399 |
WHA - Playoff Totals
| Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
PIMs |
| 78 |
28 |
43 |
71 |
115 |
Honours and Awards
Stanley Cup (NHL Championship) 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955
Art Ross Trophy (NHL Scoring Leader) 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963
Hart Trophy (NHL Most Valuable Player) 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963
Lester B. Patrick Award (NHLPA Most Valuable Player) 1967
Gary L. Davidson Trophy (WHA Most Valuable Player - later re-named for Howe) 1974
All-Star Games 23 NHL, 2 WHA
Howe was named an Officer to the Order of Canada in 1971 and was enshrined as an honoured member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.