Gordie Howe: 1957-58 Topps 42

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Called the finest player in history by Mgr. Adams. Five times NHL’s best scorer and MVP three times. Started with Wings at 18. Holds record for most points in year, 95.

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Le gérant Adams le considère meilleur joueur de l’histoire. 5 fois le meilleur comteur de la NHL. Il détient le record pour le plus grand nombre de points dans une saison: 95.

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1956-57 brought Gordie Howe his fifth Art Ross Trophy win. He would take the award one more time, in 1962-63, for a career total of six. Only Wayne Gretzky has won the NHL scoring title more times with ten. Mario Lemieux was also a six time winner.

Howe’s record of 95 points in a season would only last a few more years. Dickie Moore of the Montreal Canadiens totaled 96 in 1958-59. Stan Mikita would move the record up to 97 in 1965-66 while Phil Esposito put up totals of 126 in 1968-69 and 152 in 1970-71 before Wayne Gretzky came along and blew everyone away. Gretzky’s 215 points in 1985-86 will most likely stand as the record for the lifetime of anyone reading this article.

Along with his scoring success, Gordie won his first of three consecutive Hart Trophies in 1956-57. he would end his career with six. Only Gretzky has won more with nine.

1957-58 would see a drop in production for Howe with a drop in games played. Gordie appeared in 64 of Detroit’s 70 regular season games, still putting up great numbers with 33 goals and 77 points. Howe had a five point night on February 22, 1958 in a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins at Detroit Olympia. Gordie scored one and assisted on four. Three of the assists were on Jack McIntyre goals.

Between 1946-47 and 1979-80, Gordie Howe appeared in 1,767 regular season and 157 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers. He helped the Wings to four Stanley Cup championships. Howe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Gordie Howe NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1946-47	Detroit Red Wings	58	7	15	22	52
1947-48	Detroit Red Wings	60	16	28	44	63
1948-49	Detroit Red Wings	40	12	25	37	57
1949-50	Detroit Red Wings	70	35	33	68	69
1950-51	Detroit Red Wings	70	43	43	86	74
1951-52	Detroit Red Wings	70	47	39	86	78
1952-53	Detroit Red Wings	70	49	46	95	57
1953-54	Detroit Red Wings	70	33	48	81	109
1954-55	Detroit Red Wings	64	29	33	62	68
1955-56	Detroit Red Wings	70	38	41	79	100
1956-57	Detroit Red Wings	70	44	45	89	72
1957-58	Detroit Red Wings	64	33	44	77	40
1958-59	Detroit Red Wings	70	32	46	78	57
1959-60	Detroit Red Wings	70	28	45	73	46
1960-61	Detroit Red Wings	64	23	49	72	30
1961-62	Detroit Red Wings	70	33	44	77	54
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	70	38	48	86	100
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	69	26	47	73	70
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	70	29	47	76	104
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	70	29	46	75	83
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	69	25	40	65	53
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	74	39	43	82	53
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	76	44	59	103	58
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	76	31	40	71	58
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	63	23	29	52	38
1979-80	Hartford Whalers	80	15	26	41	42
	Totals	1767	801	1049	1850	1685

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1946-47	Detroit Red Wings	5	0	0	0	18
1947-48	Detroit Red Wings	10	1	1	2	11
1948-49	Detroit Red Wings	11	8	3	11	19
1949-50	Detroit Red Wings	1	0	0	0	7
1950-51	Detroit Red Wings	6	4	3	7	4
1951-52	Detroit Red Wings	8	2	5	7	2
1952-53	Detroit Red Wings	6	2	5	7	2
1953-54	Detroit Red Wings	12	4	5	9	31
1954-55	Detroit Red Wings	11	9	11	20	24
1955-56	Detroit Red Wings	10	3	9	12	8
1956-57	Detroit Red Wings	5	2	5	7	6
1957-58	Detroit Red Wings	4	1	1	2	0
1958-59	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1959-60	Detroit Red Wings	6	1	5	6	4
1960-61	Detroit Red Wings	11	4	11	15	10
1961-62	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	11	7	9	16	22
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	14	9	10	19	16
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	7	4	2	6	20
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	12	4	6	10	12
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	4	2	0	2	2
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Hartford Whalers	3	1	1	2	2
	Totals	157	68	92	160	220

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