The Toledo radiologist and the Russian hockey player share a common lineage, because Murray’s dad, Gordie Howe, had once been the NHL’s greatest goal scorer. Wayne Gretzky later broke Howe’s ...

Sometimes called "Mr. Hankerson." In the 1950s, hockey was the front of the NHL. Howe averaged no one else in skill, physicality, and regularity playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Winning four ...

On March 23, 1994, Wayne Gretzky scored his 802nd career goal to pass Gordie Howe as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. The record-breaking tally came against the Vancouver Canucks ...

The oldest player to score 40 goals in the NHL is Mr. Hockey himself — Gordie Howe. The NHL legend put together a 40-goal campaign at the prime age of 40 years old during the 1968-69 season.

It was Gordie Howe who passed down the excellence to Wayne Gretzky, and now Wayne Gretzky will be passing down the same excellence to Alexander Ovechkin! Wayne Gretzky shared with NHL.com ...

Hockey himself. The Great One wore a No. 9 red pin over the left side of his chest, the number of Gordie Howe. Gretzky held the NHL record for 31 years until Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal ...

But he found another one -- combined professional goals. Gretzky broke Gordie Howe’s record for NHL regular-season goals by scoring his 802nd while playing for the Los Angeles Kings against the ...