Detroit honors Mr Hockey at 80 NHLcom Happy Birthday Gordie Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Detroit honors Mr Hockey at 80Sunday 03302008 620 PM Happy Birthday Gordie By John McGourty NHLcom Staff Writer Red Wings fans signed a card for former Detroit Red Wing Gordie Howe during a celebration of his 80th birthday prior to Detroits game against the Nashville Predators on Sunday WATCH Wings honor GordieDETROIT There was a lot on the table at Joe Louis Arena on Sunday afternoon when the Detroit Red Wings hosted the Nashville Predators The Red Wings had a chance to capture the Presidents Trophy for the best record during the regular season while Nashville was continuing its strong lateseason bid to qualify for the Stanley Cup PlayoffsThere was even the sense that this game could be a preview of a firstround Stanley Cup Playoff matchup in the Western ConferenceBut first the Red Wings took time to honor Gordie Howe their alltime leading scorer on the day before his 80th birthday Theres an old story that Howe at his first tryout told General Manager Jack Adams that he wanted a Red Wings jacket for a signing bonus Later he beefed that he might not want to sign a contract with an organization that went back on its promise to give him a jacket He got the...