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The Legend? It Lives On From The Chippewa On Down. In Its Honor? An NHL Awards Show Live Blog
by IwoCPO on 06/12/08 at 06:47 PM ET
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I’ll be editing this as we move along.
Gordie Howe, Lifetime Achievement Award? Could it have gone to anyone else?
Lidstrom, Norris? Check. Legendary. 2nd Best Ever? Maybe. Maybe Better.
Datsyuk, Selke? Check. “Long speech, but English is little.”
Zetterberg, Selke? Denied, but with a big old consolation trophy.
Datsyuk, Byng? Check. There was no doubt.
Chelios, Masterson? Denied, but with a Cup, and still with a job...allegedly.
Uncle Mike Babcock, Adams? Denied, but there is no doubt, none, who the best coach in the NHL is.
It’s a dynastic Live Blog.
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Gary.Ass
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/12/08 at 07:02 PM ET
Hey it’s Gordie!
Posted by Django on 06/12/08 at 07:03 PM ET
Best Deserved. Yay Gordie! Mr. Hockey!
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/12/08 at 07:03 PM ET
It’s well beyond hellish, Jeff…
The PBRs help.
Posted by TeamDub from The gratch. on 06/12/08 at 07:03 PM ET
He just edged out Cindy Crosby for that award by the way!!!
Congrats Gordo!!!!
Posted by Scott H from Kalamazoo on 06/12/08 at 07:03 PM ET
Oh Suck It Gary.Ass
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/12/08 at 07:03 PM ET
They should not only be giving this award to Howe, but also naming it after him.
Posted by Modnar from Cincinnati, OH on 06/12/08 at 07:03 PM ET
Gordie wins an unanticipated award!!
Posted by cephalopod from Chicago, on the poop deck, not over it yet on 06/12/08 at 07:04 PM ET
Gordie!!!
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 06/12/08 at 07:04 PM ET
Damn. I knew Lil Gary was an ass. But the guy is just plain creepy too.
Is he afraid Gordie’s going to elbow him?
Posted by jrl123 on 06/12/08 at 07:05 PM ET
Oh...and one more thing....Gary would have looked better in that green dress the other dude was wearing.
Maybe next time.
Posted by Scott H from Kalamazoo on 06/12/08 at 07:05 PM ET
Gordy smirked at Gary like he was about to sock him.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 06/12/08 at 07:05 PM ET
PUNCH HIM GORDIE!
PUNCH HIM!
HA! That would be awe.some.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 06/12/08 at 07:05 PM ET
PUNCH HIM GORDIE!
PUNCH HIM!
Posted by TeamDub from Probably the garage, doing things I shouldn’t. on 06/12 at 08:04 PM
Awesome.
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/12/08 at 07:05 PM ET
*Gordie
...my brain sometimes falls behind my fingers.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 06/12/08 at 07:06 PM ET
Dub(!), I was just about to write that.
Dude, drop me an e-mail (from my profile)…
Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 06/12/08 at 07:07 PM ET
I’m so freaking happy to see Gordie honored.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 06/12/08 at 07:08 PM ET
He’s so humble...hah!
Posted by Modnar from Cincinnati, OH on 06/12/08 at 07:10 PM ET
Absolutely, he deserves to have this award named after him.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 06/12/08 at 07:10 PM ET
Yea RED WINGS!!! GORDIE you are cockey! Yes!
Dumb. Gary. ASS.
Posted by dwingsrock on 06/12/08 at 07:10 PM ET
Mr. Hockey—all class, first class!!!!
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Hockey Netherworld on 06/12/08 at 07:10 PM ET
Kicking Gordie Howe off the stage? Not cool. If Mr. Hockey wants to ramble on all night, you let him!
Posted by Modnar from Cincinnati, OH on 06/12/08 at 07:11 PM ET
Grandpa would be proud!
Oh eyeris, so would mine. My grandpa was the one who used to bring my dad to the old Olympia, and my dad brought my brother and I there. And from there on we were hooked. I got to meet Gordie and Ted Lindsey at the retirement ceremony for Sid Abel’s jersey in the Olympia Room at the Joe. But I was completely starstruck and didn’t think to get an autograph until they had left.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 06/12/08 at 07:12 PM ET
Nick going for 6 straight ---
Make it a Wings’ frigging night. Bout time the world freaking recognizes how utterly awesome this organization really is!!!
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Hockey Netherworld on 06/12/08 at 07:14 PM ET
Time for Lidstrom to get his Norris.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 06/12/08 at 07:15 PM ET
I like Iginla (most of the time), but I’m thinking AO wins the Hart.
Posted by cephalopod from Chicago, on the poop deck, not over it yet on 06/12/08 at 07:16 PM ET
But I was completely starstruck and didn’t think to get an autograph until they had left.
Posted by Jennifer on 06/12 at 08:12 PM
I have 2 autographs, Gordie Howe and Bruce Martyn. About 1993 Gordie toured 20+ minor league hockey cities just promoting hockey. After the game he had about 300 people lined up in the hallway and he stayed there until he signed for every last person. Mr. Hockey indeed. I got his autograph on a Richmond Renegades ECHL puck. Carried his own liquid silver pen.
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/12/08 at 07:16 PM ET
“All the kids love you for how you play the game.”
O Rly?
Kids like whiny, cheap-ass beyotches?
I see…
Posted by TeamDub from The gratch. on 06/12/08 at 07:16 PM ET
That was pretty classy of Iginla. Except for the part about he’s not sticking around. Lol.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 06/12/08 at 07:17 PM ET
Canadian diabetes? Is that different from American diabetes?
Posted by cephalopod from Chicago, on the poop deck, not over it yet on 06/12/08 at 07:17 PM ET
Zetterberg, nice pick kid.
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/12/08 at 07:19 PM ET
Thanks Dub, looks like I won’t be sleeping tonight.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 06/12/08 at 07:20 PM ET
this should be a slam dunk,,,, we’ll see…
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/12/08 at 07:20 PM ET
After the game he had about 300 people lined up in the hallway and he stayed there until he signed for every last person.
That’s the thing that kills me, I know he would have given me an autograph if I had asked for one. But I was so starstruck I couldn’t speak properly. What a night it was. A ton of hockey legends were there. I know Yzerman’s number retirement was really emotional and I wish I had been able to see that one, getting to see Sid’s number retired was pretty freaking awesome.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 06/12/08 at 07:20 PM ET
Have a PBR, J.J. - it’ll help, I swear.
Posted by TeamDub from The gratch. on 06/12/08 at 07:21 PM ET
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Ass.
Posted by TeamDub from The gratch. on 06/12/08 at 07:02 PM ET