On this day 34 years ago, Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky crossed paths for the first and only time in an NHL All-Star Game. Howe was playing in his 23rd and final game, while Gretzky was a 19-year ...
Gordie Howe had smiled at Gatt back then, just as he smiled at him now. Howe sat in that chair for hours, watching over Gatt after he suffered a severe stroke that pushed him to the edge of death.