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IV 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1064 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; Whereas Gordie Howe starred as a member of the Production 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 Trophy 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 Patrick 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

that the House of Representatives recognizes— (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 professional sports.