Gordie Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who competed for 25 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL and later in the WHA and a final NHL season with Hartford. Nicknamed 'Mr. Hockey,' he is widely regarded as the most complete player ever to play the game, winning the Art Ross Trophy six times as the NHL's leading scorer and retiring with a then-record 801 NHL goals. He remains one of the few players to compete professionally across multiple decades, playing his final game at age 52. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Career HighlightWon the Art Ross Trophy six times as the NHL's leading scorer and retired with a then-record 801 NHL goals. 1 Classification
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Hockey", Howe is often considered the most complete player ever to play the game and one of the greatest of all time.
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Gordie Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who competed for 25 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL and later in the WHA and a final NHL season with Hartford.
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He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings four times and won six Hart Trophies as the NHL's most valuable player.
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