Gordie Howe joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1946 and played for them for twenty-five
years. Gordie Howe, known as "Mr. Hockey," was a legendary hockey player. Howe led the
Red Wings to four Stanley Cup trophies and scored a total of 801 goals with 1,046
assists. He also won the National Hockey League's Hart Trophy as most valuable player-
not just once, but six times. To honor Howe's contributions to hockey, in 2007, a bronze
statue of him was erected at the entrance to Detroit's Joe Louis Arena.