HARTFORD, CT - 1980: Gordie Howe #9 of the Hartford Whalers skates on the ice during an exhibition game circa 1980 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images)
HARTFORD, CT - 1980: Gordie Howe #9 of the Hartford Whalers skates on the ice during an exhibition game circa 1980 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images)