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THE DEFINITIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SPORTS LEGEND

The NHL may never see anyone like Gordie Howe again. Known as Mr. Hockey, he led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cups and is the only player to have competed in the league in five different decades.

In Mr. Hockey, the man widely recognized as the greatest all-around player the sport has ever seen tells the story of his incredible life...

Twenty consecutive seasons among the top five scorers in the NHL. One hundred points after the age of forty. Playing for Team Canada with his two sons. Gordie Howe rewrote the record books. But despite Howe’s unyielding ferocity on the ice, his name has long been a byword for decency, generosity, and honesty off of it.

Going back to Howe’s Depression-era roots and following him through his Hall of Fame career, his enduring marriage to his wife, Colleen, and his extraordinary relationship with his children, Mr. Hockey is the definitive account of the game’s most celebrated legacy, as told by the man himself. 

FOREWORD BY BOBBY ORR
INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

About the Author

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Gordie Howe (1928-2016) played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League, and the Houston Aeros and the New England Whalers in the WHA. A four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Red Wings, he won six Hart trophies as the league’s most valuable player and six Art Ross trophies as the leading scorer. He was the inaugural recipient of the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. He was the only player to have competed in the NHL in five different decades (1940s through 1980s).

Gordie Howe’s name and nickname, “Mr. Hockey,” as well as his wife’s nickname, “Mrs. Hockey,” are registered trademarks.

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Praise for Mr. Hockey

“Intimate memoir...With a foreword by Bobby Orr and a final chapter written collectively by Howe’s four children, the book will appeal to hockey fans who remember Howe and his career.”—Booklist

Praise for Gordie Howe

“The greatest is Gordie—he’s my man.”—Bobby Orr
 
“The greatest one of all...still the greatest in my mind and in everybody else’s mind.”—Wayne Gretzky