Oh man, this one is hard.
Rest In Peace Gordie Howe.
Got a lot of chances to see him play in person, and with his sons in the WHA. Plus watching him in the NHL.
Years, years before Wayne Gretzky was an Oiler the picture and articles of Gordie and Wayne (who was around 10) came out and I remember reading that and wondering what it would be like to see the kid play, and who Howe anointed as the next one.
This had me having dreams of Edmonton having a pro club and Wayne being on it some day. (I'm not kidding) Some kids have wet dreams, I had Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe playing in Edmonton dreams.
It was so surreal and magical when Wayne Gretzky became an Oiler, with a pro team in Edmonton, that became an NHL team. sorry for the aside.
The King of hockey is gone.