Howe's first training camp with the Detroit Red Wings came in 1944, when he travelled to Windsor, Ont. But it wasn't his first NHL training camp. That happened the year before in Winnipeg.

Items available include game-worn 1976-77 Houston Aeros jerseys from Gordie Howe and his two sons ... Brian Mulroney and a baseball gifted by Ted Williams. There are autographs from Muhammed ...

Wayne Gretzky wants his No. 99 to be joined by Gordie Howe’s No. 9 as numbers retired league-wide. Gretzky said Howe deserves to be honored by the NHL with “something really special and unique.” ...

Gordie Howe had smiled at Gatt back then, just as he smiled at him now. Howe sat in that chair for hours, watching over Gatt after he suffered a severe stroke that pushed him to the edge of death.