IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1064 
Recognizing Gordon ‘‘Gordie’’ Howe on the occasion of his 80th birthday, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2008 
Mr. MCCOTTER (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. SHULER, Mr. 
KNOLLENBERG, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing Gordon ‘‘Gordie’’ Howe on the occasion of his 
80th birthday, and for other purposes. 
Whereas on March 31, 1928, Gordon ‘‘Gordie’’ Howe was 
born in Floral, Saskatchewan, Canada; 
Whereas in 1946, at the age of 18, Gordie Howe made his 
professional hockey debut with the Detroit Red Wings of 
the National Hockey League (NHL); 
Whereas from 1948 to 1956, Gordie Howe led the Detroit 
Red Wings to seven consecutive first place finishes in the 
NHL regular season; 
Whereas Gordie Howe led the Detroit Red Wings to Stanley 
Cup Championships in 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955; 
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•HRES 1064 IH 
Whereas Gordie Howe starred as a member of the ‘‘Produc-
tion Line’’ with fellow hockey greats Sid Abel and Ted 
Lindsay, considered one of the all-time greatest offensive 
lines in the history of the Detroit Red Wings and the 
NHL; 
Whereas in 1960, Gordie Howe became the first player in 
NHL history to score more than 1,000 points; 
Whereas Gordie Howe is a six-time winner of the Art Ross 
Memorial Trophy for scoring the most regular season 
points in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, and 1963; 
Whereas Gordie Howe is a five-time winner of the Hart Tro-
phy for being the most valuable player of the NHL in 
1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, and 1960; 
Whereas in 1967, Gordie Howe was awarded the Lester Pat-
rick Trophy for his contributions to ice hockey in the 
United States; 
Whereas Gordie Howe played in 23 NHL All-Star games; 
Whereas Gordie Howe played in the NHL for 26 seasons and 
1,767 regular season games, both NHL records; 
Whereas Gordie Howe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of 
Fame in 1972; 
Whereas in 1997, at the age of 69, Gordie Howe played one 
game with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey 
League, becoming the only professional hockey player to 
play in six different decades; and 
Whereas Gordie Howe is universally known by the nickname 
‘‘Mr. Hockey’’ and is widely considered to be one of the 
greatest players to ever play the game of ice hockey: 
Now, therefore, be it 
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•HRES 1064 IH 
Resolved, that the House of Representatives recog-
nizes— 
(1) Gordon ‘‘Gordie’’ Howe on the occasion of 
his 80th birthday on March 31, 2008; 
(2) Gordie Howe’s vast contribution to the 
sport of ice hockey and the National Hockey 
League; and 
(3) Gordie Howe as one of the greatest players 
in the history of ice hockey and American profes-
sional sports. 
Æ 
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