RIP Mr Hockey...

[Whoey]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gordie-howe-1.3628425

[derekmac]

RIP Mr. Howe


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[SteveC]

RIP 

[jerseydevil]

The greatest hockey player ever. RIP Gordie.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Wow, there's a legend for you....

Terrible news indeed.  But, what a legacy, on and off the ice- as long as there is hockey, he will never truly be gone.

RIP

Def

[captain spaulding]

Sad news. RIP Gordie. At least he lived a long life and enjoyed it i'm sure.

[WhichDawg]

It is sad... thanks for the memories Mister Hockey

[Grant Lamontagne]

One of Megan's jobs is to write things for her boss to say in the House of Commons.  This morning she messaged me and told me that she'd just written something for him to say regarding Geordie Howe.  I messaged back to her what I'd said above, and she liked my comments so much that she added it to what she'd written.  This is what he said:

Mr. Darren Fisher (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, sadly, I rise to honour the passing of a true Canadian legend, Mr. Hockey, our beloved Gordie Howe.

    We could stand here for hours talking about his accomplishments and his love for the game. His career spanned over six different decades and he retired as the leading all-time scorer in the NHL.

    Mr. Elbows played as a lefty and as a righty, and was always tough. We are talking about a player who after a fractured skull returned the next season and scored 86 points.

    After trying to retire, in 1971 Gordie was lured back to the game with the opportunity to play with his two sons. He is still the oldest NHLer ever to play the game and in an interview, Howe eloquently stated how he wanted to be eulogized: The third period is over. I hope they have a good hockey team in heaven.

    As long as there is hockey, he will never be gone. Here is to Mr. Hockey.

I'm proud that my good bye to Geordie Howe is now a matter of public record in the Federal Government of Canada.

Def

[ToolJoe]

They don't make em like that anymore. 

Random fact but he only had two Gordie Howe hat tricks in his career.

[styx]

Sad news indeed. I hope Pens and Sharks honor him in the remaining games

[captain spaulding]

One of Megan's jobs is to write things for her boss to say in the House of Commons.  This morning she messaged me and told me that she'd just written something for him to say regarding Geordie Howe.  I messaged back to her what I'd said above, and she liked my comments so much that she added it to what she'd written.  This is what he said:

Mr. Darren Fisher (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, sadly, I rise to honour the passing of a true Canadian legend, Mr. Hockey, our beloved Gordie Howe.

    We could stand here for hours talking about his accomplishments and his love for the game. His career spanned over six different decades and he retired as the leading all-time scorer in the NHL.

    Mr. Elbows played as a lefty and as a righty, and was always tough. We are talking about a player who after a fractured skull returned the next season and scored 86 points.

    After trying to retire, in 1971 Gordie was lured back to the game with the opportunity to play with his two sons. He is still the oldest NHLer ever to play the game and in an interview, Howe eloquently stated how he wanted to be eulogized: The third period is over. I hope they have a good hockey team in heaven.

    As long as there is hockey, he will never be gone. Here is to Mr. Hockey.

I'm proud that my good bye to Geordie Howe is now a matter of public record in the Federal Government of Canada.

Def

Wow, awesome! 

All thanks to Megan. 

[jerseydevil]

They don't make em like that anymore. 

Random fact but he only had two Gordie Howe hat tricks in his career.

I thought it was only one......

[Grant Lamontagne]

One of Megan's jobs is to write things for her boss to say in the House of Commons.  This morning she messaged me and told me that she'd just written something for him to say regarding Geordie Howe.  I messaged back to her what I'd said above, and she liked my comments so much that she added it to what she'd written.  This is what he said:

Mr. Darren Fisher (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, sadly, I rise to honour the passing of a true Canadian legend, Mr. Hockey, our beloved Gordie Howe.

    We could stand here for hours talking about his accomplishments and his love for the game. His career spanned over six different decades and he retired as the leading all-time scorer in the NHL.

    Mr. Elbows played as a lefty and as a righty, and was always tough. We are talking about a player who after a fractured skull returned the next season and scored 86 points.

    After trying to retire, in 1971 Gordie was lured back to the game with the opportunity to play with his two sons. He is still the oldest NHLer ever to play the game and in an interview, Howe eloquently stated how he wanted to be eulogized: The third period is over. I hope they have a good hockey team in heaven.

    As long as there is hockey, he will never be gone. Here is to Mr. Hockey.

I'm proud that my good bye to Geordie Howe is now a matter of public record in the Federal Government of Canada.

Def

Wow, awesome! 

All thanks to Megan. 

In case anyone wants to watch Megan's boss deliver the above:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=ffQ_6n2QUQ0

Def