Read Mr. Hockey My Story Online
Authors: Gordie Howe
helps Gordie Howe choose Red Wings jacket,
66
hockey advice,
165
,
170
marries Pat,
111
meets Colleen,
88
named as All-Star,
75
,
124
and pension issue,
151
–52
and Production Line,
73
,
105
reputation as player,
86
scoring and assists statistics,
76
Stanley Cup playoffs (1952),
108
talent of,
82
and Winter Classic (2014),
1
–2
Lund, Don,
127
MacGregor, Bruce,
174
Major League Baseball Players Association,
151
management companies,
65
,
148
,
187
Martin, Clare,
105
Matthews, Dr. Jim,
123
McCormack, John,
147
McCormack, Mark,
187
McCrory, Russ,
48
McFadden, Jim,
105
McNab, Max,
105
McNeill, Billy,
175
Memorial Cup,
195
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association,
102
Montreal Canadiens
feelings about Red Wings,
125
playoffs of 1953,
118
–19
rivalry with Red Wings,
138
–39
Stanley Cup finals (1951),
107
–8
Stanley Cup finals (1954),
124
–27
Stanley Cup records,
109
win Stanley Cup (1951),
105
Morrison, Don,
104
Murray, Al,
56
Nash, Steve,
17
National Hockey League
changes in hockey,
4
–5
compared to WHA,
213
–14
expands schedule,
76
expansion,
163
inclusion of international players,
5
merges with WHA,
216
and players’ association,
152
–53
survival tips,
6
and WHA competition,
196
,
197
during World War II,
47
–48
National Hockey League Pension Society,
151
New England Whalers.
See
Hartford Whalers
New York Rangers
contract offer,
52
scout Gordie Howe,
48
New York Yankees,
114
NHL Players’ Association,
188
Norris, Bruce,
146
,
147
,
148
,
172
,
188
,
193
,
198
,
201
,
202
Norris, Marguerite,
146
,
148
,
153
Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League,
113
Notre Dame (school),
52
octopus tradition,
109
Olympia Stadium,
64
Olympia Travel Bureau,
202
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights,
59
Ontario Hockey Association (OHA),
56
as crossword puzzle answer,
23
owners,
66
,
137
,
145
,
149
,
151
,
152
–53
Palmer, Arnold,
187
Parent, Bernie,
196
Pavelich, Marty,
66
,
73
,
105
,
106
,
122
,
128
,
152
pensions,
150
–51
Peters, Jimmy,
105
Pinckney, Fred,
53
–54
Plante, Jacques,
125
player-coaches,
109
–10
Production Line,
2
,
73
,
74
–75,
76
,
105
,
106
,
110
,
124
,
125
Pronovost, Marcel,
106
Prystai, Metro,
84
,
85
,
104
,
105
,
106
,
124
,
138
Quackenbush, Bill,
83
Raglan, Clare,
105
Reibel, Earl “Dutch,”
124
Richard, Henri,
176
Richard, Maurice “Rocket,”
6
,
7
,
69
,
70
,
105
,
107
,
118
,
124
,
125
,
126
,
139
,
173
Robinson, Frank,
110
Robinson, Jackie,
3
Rose, Pete,
109
–10
Russell, Bill,
109
salaries,
52
,
63
,
109
,
145
,
148
,
149
–50,
188
,
196
Salming, Borje,
4
Sam Houston Coliseum,
208
Sanderson, Derek,
196
Sandford, Ed,
147
Sawchuk, Terry,
104
,
106
,
108
–9,
118
,
124
,
147
Schreiber, Dr. Frederick,
78
Schultz, Katherine,
10
–11.
See also
Howe, Katherine
Seller’s Restaurant and Lounge,
88
Shack, Eddie,
165
Shanahan, Brendan,
4
Shedden, Mr. (Frank’s father),
23
–24
Sittler, Darryl,
1
Stanley Cup
Canadiens records,
109
finals of 1951,
107
–8
finals of 1954,
124
–27
financial rewards of winning,
145
Leafs win (1949),
75
Leafs win (1951),
89
Montreal wins (1953),
119
playoff series 1955,
140
Red Wings win (1936),
102
Red Wings win (1937),
102