OT - Mr. Hockey (The Gordie Howe Story) Premieres on Hallmark at 9:00pm
Regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time, Gordie Howe (Michael Shanks) was finished playing hockey after his retirement from the National Hockey League. When he is offered a contract – brokered by his wife Colleen (Kathleen Robertson) – to play alongside his sons in the newly formed World Hockey Association (WHA), the 45-year-old legend prepares for a surprising comeback.
Together with sons Mark (Andrew Herr) and Marty (Dylan Playfair) and the support of his wife, Gordie relocates his family and returns to the rink to play professional hockey with the Houston Aeros. Though many skeptics label this as “the biggest publicity stunt in hockey history,” Gordie proves his critics wrong and attempts to accomplish the unthinkable of playing professional hockey and winning a championship with his sons. For one of the most beloved and iconic professional hockey stars of his era, this is Gordie Howe’s second chance to once again become “Mr. Hockey.” As the Howes hit the ice, they come together to discover the power of family, courage and faith...
Bad timing with the wings game being on... but that's what the DVR is for! Thanks!
It was on last week on CBC.
of all time. no question. nobody could skate, score, and fight like gordie. he and my dad were friends and had been since the 50's. when i was a kid he gave me a nickname that never went away - redneck. he said that was because when i was on the ice the other team was scoring so much the red goal light was giving me a sunburn. you don't shake that nickname when it comes from a living legend. fortunately nobody on michigan's team knew that one and i wasn't about to tell them.
years later, when tiger stadium had it's last game in sept of '99, he stopped by to say hello to us all. that was the last time i saw him, though my father and he were buddies til dad died 2 years ago.
I've had the fortune of meeting some Michigan sports icons over the year. None were nicer than Mr. Hockey and Ernie Harwell. When God made these men he definitely threw away the mold.
Unless this is on HBO they will not show how he carves out another man's ear with his stick blade in the flick of a wrist.
was Lindsay's nickname. small, nice guy. tougher than nails too.