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DETROIT (AP) - 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, texting to The Associated Press: "Mr Hockey left peacefully, beautifully, and w no regrets."
Howe set NHL marks with 801 goals and 1,850 points that held up until Wayne Gretzky surpassed his idol in the record books.
Howe was also so famously fierce, using elbows and fists to rough up opponents, that a "Gordie Howe Hat Trick," became synonymous with the combination of having a goal, an assist and a fight in one game.
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NHL legend Gordie Howe has died, the Detroit Red Wings have confirmed. He was 88.
Howe spent some time living in Lubbock in recent years, staying with his daughter. She said in late 2014 he had suffered a series of strokes.
He was known as Mr. Hockey. He set NHL marks with 801 goals and 1,850 points, mostly with the Red Wings.
