Ice Hockey Skates, worn by Gordie Howe
date: label: date made
content: 1977 - 1979
name: label: user
content: Howe, Gordie
label: Associated Name
content: Whalers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Hall-of-Fame right winger Gordie Howe (1928-2016) wore these skates while a member of the World Hockey Association's New England / Hartford Whalers (1977-1979..)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Known as <i>Mr. Hockey,</i> Howe entered the National Hockey League in 1946, joining the Detroit Red Wings at the age of 18. Howe finished his career with 23 NHL All-Star nods, leading the league in scoring six times and earning six Hart Memorial trophies as the league's Most Valuable Player.
label: Description (Brief)
content: In 1971 Howe retired from the Red Wings front office to play for the World Hockey Association's Houston Aeros. In 1977 he was traded to that league's New England Whalers. Howe was able return to the NHL for his final season as the Whalers joined the league in 1979. In 1997, Howe played one shift for the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, becoming the only hockey player to play professionally in six different decades (1940s-1990s.)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Canada
label: used
content: United States: Connecticut, Hartford
topic: label: name of sport
content: Ice Hockey
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Robert W. Gorman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0806.01
label: accession number
content: 1988.0806
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0806.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hockey skates
label: Object Type
content: skates
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 3 in x 13 in; 30.48 cm x 7.62 cm x 33.02 cm