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canadianman29 · 09-07-2010, 12:12 PM

IN THE NEWS

April 21
Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope continues, despite bad weather, and lapses in publicity that has had Terry run into towns where people have no idea who he is or what he's doing, then he runs into Gambo, Newfoundland, about 306 km (or somewhere around 190 miles) from where he started in St. John's. He was quoted as saying this about his time in Gambo, "It was an exciting day in Gambo. People came and lined up and gave me ten, twenty bucks just like that. And that's when I knew the run had unlimited potential." In 15 minutes, $700 dollars was raised in a town of under 3,000 people.

April 22
Prime Minister Trudeau announces to the world that Canada will join the United States and 45-50 other nations in boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, in protest of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.

April 28
"Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe finally announces his retirement. Howe played in 26 NHL seasons, 25 of them with the Detroit Red Wings from 1946-47 through 1970-71, and returned after the World Hockey Association shut down for 1 more season with the Hartford Whalers. He retired briefly after the 1970-71 season and came out of retirement in 1973-74 to play for the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association, for the chance to play with his two sons Mark and Marty Howe. All told he played in 6 WHA seasons with the Houston Aeros and the New England Whalers. He retires today as the most prolific scorer in NHL history, with 801 career goals, 1049 assists for 1850 points, first on the All-Time Leaders list in all these categories. He also holds the NHL records for seasons played with 26 and games played with 1,767. He inspired the use of the term Gordie Howe Hat Trick (in which a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight in the same game), oddly enough, Howe himself only accomplished this feat once in his entire career. Howe won the Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top scorer 6 times, in '51, '52, '53, '54, '57, and '63. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the leagues Most Valuable Player 6 times, in '52, '53, '57, '58, '60, and '63. He won the Gary L. Davidson Trophy as the WHA's Most Valuable Player in 1974 (the next year they renamed the trophy the Gordie Howe Trophy) He won the Lester B. Patrick Award, presented jointly by the NHL and USA Hockey in 1967, the trophy is awarded for contributions to hockey in the United States. He played in 23 NHL All-Star Games, and 2 WHA All-Star Games. He was awarded with the Order of Canada in 1971 and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, after his first retirement. His number 9 was retired by the Detroit Red Wings, and plans are already in place to have it retired by the Hartford Whalers as well. Howe also played for Team Canada in a 1974 series against the Russians, which the Canadians lost 1-4-3, the only time he would ever appear in international competition. He recorded 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in the 7 games he played of the 8 game series.

09-07-2010, 12:12 PM	#9
canadianman29 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 204	IN THE NEWS April 21 Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope continues, despite bad weather, and lapses in publicity that has had Terry run into towns where people have no idea who he is or what he's doing, then he runs into Gambo, Newfoundland, about 306 km (or somewhere around 190 miles) from where he started in St. John's. He was quoted as saying this about his time in Gambo, "It was an exciting day in Gambo. People came and lined up and gave me ten, twenty bucks just like that. And that's when I knew the run had unlimited potential." In 15 minutes, $700 dollars was raised in a town of under 3,000 people. April 22 Prime Minister Trudeau announces to the world that Canada will join the United States and 45-50 other nations in boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, in protest of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. April 28 "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe finally announces his retirement. Howe played in 26 NHL seasons, 25 of them with the Detroit Red Wings from 1946-47 through 1970-71, and returned after the World Hockey Association shut down for 1 more season with the Hartford Whalers. He retired briefly after the 1970-71 season and came out of retirement in 1973-74 to play for the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association, for the chance to play with his two sons Mark and Marty Howe. All told he played in 6 WHA seasons with the Houston Aeros and the New England Whalers. He retires today as the most prolific scorer in NHL history, with 801 career goals, 1049 assists for 1850 points, first on the All-Time Leaders list in all these categories. He also holds the NHL records for seasons played with 26 and games played with 1,767. He inspired the use of the term Gordie Howe Hat Trick (in which a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight in the same game), oddly enough, Howe himself only accomplished this feat once in his entire career. Howe won the Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top scorer 6 times, in '51, '52, '53, '54, '57, and '63. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the leagues Most Valuable Player 6 times, in '52, '53, '57, '58, '60, and '63. He won the Gary L. Davidson Trophy as the WHA's Most Valuable Player in 1974 (the next year they renamed the trophy the Gordie Howe Trophy) He won the Lester B. Patrick Award, presented jointly by the NHL and USA Hockey in 1967, the trophy is awarded for contributions to hockey in the United States. He played in 23 NHL All-Star Games, and 2 WHA All-Star Games. He was awarded with the Order of Canada in 1971 and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, after his first retirement. His number 9 was retired by the Detroit Red Wings, and plans are already in place to have it retired by the Hartford Whalers as well. Howe also played for Team Canada in a 1974 series against the Russians, which the Canadians lost 1-4-3, the only time he would ever appear in international competition. He recorded 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in the 7 games he played of the 8 game series.