Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Howe family to open doors of Joe Louis Arena for visitation (Yahoo Sports)

FILe - In this Nov. 1, 2000, file photo, hockey legend Gordie Howe speaks to the media before the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's 27th Annual Enshrinement Dinner at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Gordie Howe, the hockey great who set scoring records that stood for decades, has died. He was 88. Son Murray Howe confirmed the death Friday, June 10, 2016, texting to The Associated Press:

Gordie Howe's family is opening the doors of Joe Louis Arena, allowing his adoring fans of their father to pay respects. The home of the Detroit Red Wings, the team the Hall of Famer played for during much of his career, was to open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. - in a nod to his No. 9 jersey - for a visitation. Howe's body was expected to lie inside the arena.


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