Kathy Howe, second left, and her brother Dr. Murray Howe, right, leave the church following the funeral service of their father hockey legend Gordie Howe on Wednesday. NHL players, to this day, celebrate a Gordie Howe hat trick — a goal, an assist and a fight — even if Howe is only on record as having two. Gordie Howe was felled by a stroke in 2014, an illness so grave that Murray felt compelled to write a eulogy. The hockey world turned out in force in Detroit for the funeral of Gordie Howe, who died Friday at age 88. NHL dressing rooms are still stocked with the occasional roll of Gordie Howe tape — sticky on both sides, as the man preferred it.

Source: thestar June 15, 2016 23:14 UTC