Gordie Howe — a.k.a. “Mr. Hockey” — has died, according to a ClickOnDetroit report. He was 88.
Howe played more than 1,700 games in the NHL, amassing more than 800 goals-scored.
The legend also won four Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings, six MVPs and led the league in scoring a half-dozen times as well.
Here’s the Detroit Local 4 tweet breaking the news:
BREAKING: Hockey legend Gordie Howe dies at age 88 https://t.co/cYR0SEuBli pic.twitter.com/74UaUVH0Wy
– Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) June 10, 2016
http://www.thewrap.com/gordie-howe-dies-nhl-detroit-red-wings/