kwsteve;400779 wroteI remember seeing Howe play when he was with Hartford. He was old, obviously, but still didn't seem out of place all that much. Checking the stats he got 41 points in 80 games; 15 goals. Pretty good in this day and age, even for guys younger than 50 years old.
And I remember the 1980 Allstar game, when they made a big deal about Howe and this new kid Gretzky playing along side each other. Talk about passing the torch.
He was a role model to many kids growing up in the 50s and 60s.
Rest in peace, you beauty.
They played along side each each other on the 1979 WHA All Star team. Against each other in the 80 NHL All Star game.