Mr. Hockey My Story (33 page)

first NHL game,
67
–68

first season in NHL,
70

first skating experience,
13
–14

first WHA game,
209

game-day meal routine,
212
–13

game-day rituals,
213

grandchildren,
216

injuries,
75
,
77
–79,
115
,
169
,
180
–85,
189
,
199
–200,
208
,
209
,
210

joins Aeros,
200
–201

joins Red Wings,
2
,
65

joins Whalers,
215
–16

letters from Colleen,
130
–36

letters to Colleen,
91
–92,
97
–99

marriage,
100

meets Colleen Joffa,
86
–87

penalties,
61
(See also fights)

playing style,
169
–70

post-retirement work (1971),
191
–93

and Red Wings jacket,
55
,
57
,
58
–59,
66
–67

Red Wings jersey retired,
198

and Red Wings training camp,
54
–55

relationship with Adams,
116
,
149

resigns from Red Wings organization,
202
–3

retirement (1971),
190

retirement (1980),
217

returns to NHL,
216

right- and left-handed shooting,
33
–34

scoring and assists statistics,
3
,
70
,
74
,
76
,
118
,
119
,
124
,
173
,
174
–76,
189
,
210
,
214
,
218

scouted by NY Rangers,
48
–50

scouted by Red Wings,
53

shooting ability,
33
–35

and siblings,
12
,
178
–79

signs with Red Wings,
65

signs with Red Wings junior club,
55

sons’ interest in hockey,
156

sweater number,
74

temperament,
168
–69

training regime,
205
–7

turns professional,
59

Howe, Katherine.
See also
Schultz, Katherine

Howe, Katherine (mother),
12
–13,
14
,
30
,
193

Howe, Mark (son)

abilities,
207

awards,
210

birth,
129
,
203

and Bruins,
215

drafted to Aeros,
195
–96,
197
,
198

and Hall of Fame,
214

hijinks as child,
135
,
157

home life in Houston,
212

joins Aeros,
200

letter to father,
157
–58

love of hockey,
41
,
156

Mark Howe rule,
155

NHL alumni game,
5

plays with Gordie Howe,
3
–4

plays with Gordie Howe at fund-raiser,
194

plays with Gordie Howe for Whalers,
216

reaction to losses,
209

running skills,
205

and Summit Series,
211

Howe, Marty (son)

abilities,
207
,
210

birth,
122
,
123
,
203

concerns about Gordie Howe’s health,
206

drafted to Aeros,
197
,
198

dyslexia diagnosis,
22

family life,
127
,
131
,
132
,
155
,
157
,
212

feelings about hockey,
41
,
156
–57

hijinks as child,
135

hockey career,
214

plays with Gordie Howe,
3

plays with Gordie Howe at fund-raiser,
194

plays with Gordie Howe for Whalers,
216

and Red Wings,
215

and Summit Series,
211

and Toronto Marlboros,
195

Howe, Murray (son),
155
,
158
–59,
184
–85,
194
,
201
,
204
,
205

Howe, Norm (brother),
47
,
53

Howe, Syd,
55

Howe, Vern (brother),
30
,
47
,
53
,
194

Howe, Vic (brother),
19

Howes, Roly,
25
–26

Huber, Fred,
144

Hull, Bobby,
7
,
172
,
181
–82,
196
,
216

Hull, Dennis,
182

Indianapolis Capitals,
61

injuries,
180

Irvin, Dick,
108
,
118
,
119
,
125

Ivan, Tommy

appointed Red Wings coach,
72

changes to Production Line,
124
,
125

creates Production Line,
73

desire for Gordie Howe to break Richard record,
118

effect of loss on Red Wings,
148

game tactics,
126

hockey wisdom,
5
,
60
,
103

leaves Red Wings,
137
–38

talks to Adams about Gordie Howe’s future,
61

turns down party invitation (1954),
112

Joffa, Colleen,
86
–100.
See also
Howe, Colleen (wife)

Junior Red Wings,
194
,
195

Kaline, Al,
127
–28

Kelly, Red,
73
,
76
,
106
,
116
,
124
,
165

Kennedy, Teeder,
74
,
76
,
77
,
180

Keon, Dave,
196
,
216
–17

King George Athletic Club,
33

Konstantinov, Vladimir,
5

Koslov, Slava,
5

Labine, Leo,
107

Lady Byng Trophy,
6
,
70

Lafleur, Guy,
190

Larionov, Igor,
4
,
5

Laycoe, Hal,
139

Leswick, Tony,
105
,
106
,
126
,
127
,
147

Lidstrom, Nick,
4

Lindsay, Pat,
128
,
137
,
154

Lindsay, Ted

attitude to Gordie Howe returning to Red Wings,
215

and auto parts business,
128

dislike of Canadiens,
125

distrust of Adams,
150

fights,
138
,
139

friendship with Gordie Howe,
86
,
153
–54