1980 gordie howe detroit all star game

gordie intro
& starting shift
perrault rush
robinson goal

[@gerryyaum]

Loved the fact they just said #9. Nothing else needs be told.

[@dennisburke199]

I know I thought that was awesome. A man that needs no introduction.

[@TheDunderMuffin]

You know he's a true legend when the announcer introduces him only as "Number Nine."

[@matthewpace5834]

I came to the USA in 1983. I moved to Detroit. I started playing soccer (being English), for a team called the Marauders. We won the soccer league and went to a store called Little Bill's Trophies in Redford, to pick up the trophy. I went with my manager that I was tagging around with as I didn't know a lot of people. John came up to me and said Hey Matt, there's someone here I want you to meet. He said Matt, meet Geordie Howe. I held out my hand and said hello mr Howe, pleased to meet you, I'm Matt Pace. Gordie said you're from across the pond eh? I said yes sir been here about 6 months. Gordie: How do you like it? Me: I love it here, lots of space and everyone is very friendly. Then the best part, Gordie said Kid you have no idea who I am do you? I said No I'm sorry I don't, are you famous? My manager said you dummy, this is Mr Hockey. Gordie said leave him be, sometimes it's nice not to be recognized. Other than that I remember most that his hands were so strong as he shook my hand. But he was a really kindly man. Of course, I found out afterwards I had just had a brush with greatness.

[@SgtHulkasToe]

I never thought a KZbin video would bring tears....

[@JaleelJohanson62]

Glad I wasn't alone...

[@mikes3827]

The ovation for Gordie brought tears to my eyes...and I'm a Bruins fan.

[@joshuahenderson]

Over 2 1/2 minutes of applause when Mr Hockey was introduced. Incredible

[@BBBYpsi]

It was over 10 minutes & only reason why it ended was because the National Anthem started. They had to we were not gonna stop for a very long time.

[@September2004]

Can you imagine? Gordie Howe's career began 2 years before Bobby Orr was born and he still played his last NHL game after him.

[@SuperMegaTurboPower]

Howe still played after Orr was inducted into Hall of Fame.

[@ARod016]

He redefined the sport. One of the true power forwards of the game. I would've killed to have seen him in his prime.

[@cadorbolin]

The starting lineups on both sides are practically a who's-who of the greatest hockey players ever.

[@PlumpHotdog]

Greatest of their era*** these guys are legends yes, but they'd look like a bunch of benders in today's NHL. I mean, the goalies weren't much more than moving pylons.

[@dustinnunez5077]

Long over due

[@jamesalexander1570]

No kidding, amazing to see them all side by side like this. Add the standing O for Gordie...chills.

[@ajaxmaintenance5104]

Virtually all Hall Of Famers.

[@cassiusproductions]

Amazing reaction. Amazing player.

[@ChrisBivo]

There are some amongst us who should have to live forever. Mr. Hockey was for sure one of them. Rest in peace!

[@Lava1964]

Howe is a true legend. There's a clip for the 1976 Canada Cup tournament in which Howe enters the ice at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens to present the awards for outstanding players in the game. The crowd went nuts when they saw him. It's well worth watching.

[@vesivialvy]

+Lava1964 ..agreed !!! did you know how goodhe was n 74 vs USSR team 3- goals4 assists and ahead of Kharlamov !!

[@johnmanor5236]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIbGg6SnZZV0gqs if you're looking for it ;-)

[@kaymad143]

That was just awesome! RIP Gordie Howe and thank you!

[@С.А.Л]

Good to see that the players actually competed(they were trying) in the All Star Game... Howe ruled...

[@fredbonner9080]

23 appearences in all star games a forever record

[@joejsimpson3775]

rest in peace mr hockey ,,u will be missed ,,LEGEND

[@Frebazak]

I am old enough to see him in his day. There is still no equal to him.

[@h2ofield]

Rest in peace, Mr. Hockey!

[@BBBYpsi]

The only reason why the 10+ minute ovation stopped was because they started the National Anthem.

[@unclebob53703]

I got to see him play a number of times when my dad took me to games in Detroit. He'd skate out and the place would go up for grabs.

[@skyborne80]

Reed Larson's like: "I was the guy next to him for that 10 minute standing ovation!"

[@rockinyouallnight]

I chauffeured comedian Freddy Lewis to this game. He was thrown out during Howe's ovation. He held up a sign that was inappropriate for 1980's standards.

[@johnwhitworth9074]

I grew up in Detroit...saw Gordie play at the old Olympia....he wasn't flashy like Orr or Gretsky...he just exuded Power and Grace....to anyone watching the game he was always the best player on the ice. All my heros growing up are gone and I am saddened. Muhamad Ali and Bobby Fischer were great ..and were heros not just for their talent which was immense .. but for their independence of mind and the ability to take a stand when most humans would have buckled......they are gone ...and so is Gordie and great for slightly different reasons..He towered as an iconic figure in hockey for 5 decades

Bobby Fischer?

[@robjohnson5872]

Not sure how many times I have watched this - it just never gets old

[@kenfoye6886]

This game was in Detroit, where Howe played for 25 years, but I think he would have gotten that kind of ovation even if that game were played in another city ... New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, wherever.

[@funnyballa12]

Ken Foye the fact it was in Detroit makes it that much better

[@dougbrowne9890]

God blessed us all, giving us Gordie Howe to watch and enjoy. Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux, Beliveau, The Rocket, Sawchuk and Plante, too. But Gordie, for me, is the Greatest Of All Time.

[@firefoxfam8744]

Why am I crying?

[@Longshotsblues]

LOVE...you are not alone. There will never be another one like him. #9 Forever!

[@johnwhitworth9074]

Glad you said that because I got teary eyed too watching this for about the tenth time.. One of the most inspiring moments in Sports history. It takes way too long to catalogue all Gordie's Records and what he did for the game..All I know is that I saw him play growing up in the 60's at the old Olympia stadium...I would go there just to see Gordie play...Gordie was already a living legend when I first saw him play in 65. He scored a goal that night almost single handedly against the Toronto Maple Leafs...with Tim Horton and Bobby Baun (both great defensemen) draped all over him...What a player.

[@THECLARENCES]

Little known fact: Comedian Freddy Lewis was at this event. He kept screaming, “Gordie’s a bum! Where is a Seals player?” xoxo The Clarences

[@Thumper17]

The greatest collaboration of players ever to set foot on the ice.

[@darkrituals9155]

I wouldn't bet against any of those teams lol

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Geordie Howe is 35 !!! years older than Wayne,and they are on the same ice,playing in highest level,they were even teammates in WHA all-star team,that can only happen in hockey

[@Adam-ln4og]

You got to believe the fans in Detroit had to cheer him. Man wasn't a player, he was a legend!

[@domeniceufemia870]

Mr hockey gordie howe forever good memories rip god bless you in paradise with god

[@BigEdDunkel]

Big Bird unloads. Christ he was amazing. The best damn defenceman -- day in, day out -- OF ALL TIME

[@fastfootedone]

god , Perreault was magic.....where have all the amazing talents gone?!?!

[@unclebob53703]

It was and remains one of the precious memories of my childhood. Honestly back then I was more interested in basketball, because the game played faster. But there was nothing (no rock concerts yet) that could compare to Gordie skating out onto the ice and tens of thousands of people losing their minds. I cherish it , as I do most of my childhood. Wish I could beam it into your frontal lobe, you seem like such a good guy!

[@oldeenglishd45]

THANK YOU GORDIE! *clap clap clap clap clap* THANK YOU GORDIE! *clap clap clap clap clap*

[@dookeland8]

Man was like 52 when he played this game, playing with men at their peaks in their 20’s

[@mitchmartin2659]

This chokes me up every time. You can have Gretzky and McDavid. To me, Mr Hockey was the greatest there will ever be. He was a man of distinction, class and humility. God bless you Gordie and RIP.

[@shamsheerg7519]

You the Man #9!

[@margueritemckeon5201]

That's when the All Star game was semi game not the farce it is now Tons of HOF players that season with 2 of the 4 greatest (Howe, Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux)

[@jerrykiesel]

Im at the airport and had the pleasure of meeting gordie

[@tdunph4250]

The greatest, all around NHL player of all time. He could score (obviously) he could pass, he could hit, he could fight. He could do EVERYTHING!

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

He had no weaknesses

[@Longshotsblues]

Crying all over again. #9

[@kenfoye6886]

Good stuff here. This is when all-star games used to be REAL games with guys actually skating hard, playing D and hitting each other. Not the no-defense just-for-show crap that they have nowadays.

[@bevil4aday]

I think they should go back to the old format, the team that won the Stanley Cup the previous season plays the all-stars from the rest of the league. RIP: Mr Hockey, will be missed around here in Detroit.

[@tyronemartinpolanski6331]

GREATEST HOCKEY PLAYER OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sicnarf423]

this was just before Wayne blew up.

[@stevenkunzer9027]

1980 Whalers and 2006 Penguins are both very interesting teams from their time that weren’t very good but were important.

[@thepunditspundit1776]

Good LORD, the ridiculous amount of pure scorers in this game is scary. Even Gordie was still scoring at his age.

[@Pensfan1618]

The good ole days of hockey. I remember watching this game on the USA Network!!!

[@gregorychoquette7632]

Some people don’t even live 5 decades This legend played a brutal sport for 5 of them. Very impressive

[@ldhorricks]

A few months later that same voice would say "The Islanders win the Stanley Cup"

[@petergoettler1798]

Classic Great Hockey!

[@fldinosaur]

He was the best. Gretzky couldn't hold his skates!

[@barrysnider635]

I think theres something in my eye !

[@randymacpherson295]

I wish I could have been there!!!!

[@ChrisWilliams-ky4zk]

I WAS there

[@todd2567]

@Wad9591,#28 was Reed Larson for the Red Wings

[@buster3600]

Get well Gordie

[@dnx112]

Loudest I ever heard a crowd at The Joe when GORDIE GORDIE GORDIE GORDIE was announced. Gordie was a true gentleman and star.

[@davenc8527]

Just one or two great players in this lineup

[@Tom-ej8bb]

Love ❤️ it!

[@boyrandom72]

only 23 all star games ? howe is just amazing

[@coolnhlfan1]

Howe with his boys.

[@justsaynotoboomers]

damn thats hardcore to play any sport that long, let alone hockey

[@ajaxmaintenance5104]

A whole lot of future Hall Of Famers on that ice…

[@pzmqd]

Sounds like Wall to Wall Legends to Me!

[@ZackFrisbee]

How many people from any sport make it to an All Star game at 51? Unbelievable.

[@jimwade7680]

Couldn get better

[@whocares3591]

Some of the highest point scores of all time .

[@enwhy7810]

Ok I’ll say it: whys he holding his stick like a lefty during the introduction?

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Didn't matter with Howe. He was ambidextrous.

[@marchky]

@Jguthro - Andy Brown actually, in 1976

[@hampuusi]

@FatBeatsHipHop back in those days these games used to be more serious, not just casual cruising.

[@WatchVenusSpa]

@WEINBAUER It's retired by every franchise in the NHL that matters aside from Philadelphia anyway.

[@falards]

Remember when guys tried in an all star game

[@DiggerD007]

when they played hockey then..they played for the love of the game...not for the money..shame on the players of today...because their outrage salaries the average joe cant afford to take his family to an NHL game.

[@Wad9591]

Who's # 28? The guy after Sittler?

[@jimcoleman598]

Reed Larson of the Red Wings

[@patrusso4568]

5 decades of NHL competition. Great player. You call that embarrssing? How many games did you play?

[@multiplesifl]

A who's who of hockey greats if there ever was one...

[@Hiei2k7]

My head might have exploded.

[@Fakename70]

It's the "good hitter" bit that does it for me. Ask Kariya about that. I could never stand high-flying defencemen who score a bizillion goals but rarely lay anybody out in the process. Was never really a fan of a guy like, say, Paul Coffey. Stevens always got my respect because he was a hard-hitter, but, not a goon. A true 2-way defenceman, and never a liability at the offencive end, NJ didn't make him the first Devil to have his number retired for nothing. The best I've seen during my 38 years.

[@IceHockeyJedi]

mike bossy...hell yea!

[@MAel-qh3sn]

the other players should have stepped away so Mr. Hockey could have stood there alone for the fans.

[@HarbingerOfBattle]

If your heart is not moved even just a little by this, you have no business following hockey.

[@godsfuneral]

its funny how they boo at all the legends of hockey

[@wasina99]

are they booing phil esposito????

[@garysimard5674]

Scotty Bowman arranged for Howe to play for the team. The league didn't want it to happen though. Embarrassing. But Bowman showed a lot of class.

[@dandandamattressman]

Gretzky baby face

[@marchky]

@rc4life602 - as do I, but for Maurice Richard

[@scob62]

I saw him and bobby hull on the same team

[@notnee98]

MR HOCKEY!!! :D

[@generalbullmoose]

That bullet by Robinson...yikes!

[@mikekole]

Well, they were skating in an all-star game. Some easy striding out there.

[@deputyduffy]

what happened to the NHL..... Sad.

[@simolamsa8716]

Was this game in Detroit Olympia or Joe Louis Arena?

[@Fraevo10]

The Joe Louis Arena opened December 12, 1979. The Red Wings played at the Olympia for 2 months that 1979-1980 year so the Allstar game was at the Joe Louis Arena here.

[@simolamsa8716]

Fraevo10 Thanks to the knowledge.The Red Wings changed the home arena during the season 1979-80.I remember reading somewhere,that Olympia was included in the part of the celebration of the 1980 All Star Game.So strictly speaking Gordie Howe did not skate in his old home arena here.Gordie never wore Red Wings shirt on the Joe Louis Arena ice.

[@maggieandjim1934]

the eight thumbs down were relatives of lou fontinato....

[@이원진-b2p]

Jesus Wayne was young

[@orion9k0]

hard to put him as the best... no doubt he was very good however a think a better argument could be made for gretzky or bobby orr

[@Klarkedude]

He was 19 in this game

[@superdavid002]

I mention Howe in The History Song.

[@mikehanzal9562]

Pretty intense for an all star game. Players look like their trying. Nothing like the garage they play today.vwith all the stupid gimiks ect...

[@erthork]

essentially the whole boo list is all players but, they are all all of fame.

[@Lightningbolt008]

you don't see players out on the ice without helmets these days. someone might get knocked out. lol