The elbows of Gordie Howe have become a political symbol for Canada as tensions with Trump escalate. Canadians are ready to fight back.
The phrase originates from hockey legend Gordie Howe, known for his toughness and use of elbows on the ice. Tariffs on Canadian exports and repeated insults by President Donald Trump about Canada ...
OTTAWA—In Canada’s escalating feud with the U.S., people here are rallying around the sharp elbows of hockey legend Gordie Howe. Another hockey icon, Wayne Gretzky, is getting an ice-cold ...
"If a guy slashed me, I'd grab his stick, pull him up ... he played in the U.S." Mr. Hockey, a.k.a. Mr. Elbows, is about to receive another tribute: The Gordie Howe International Bridge, due ...
Mister Hockey, the legendary Gordie Howe, was almost a Ranger. This is a true story, told to me by Howe, himself. When he was 15, he showed up at the Rangers training camp in Winnipeg. He was a ...
Throwing an elbow — in your opponent’s face or ribs — is hardly rare in hockey, but the move is closely associated Gordie ... stick, pull him up alongside me and elbow him in the head ...
This time the focus is on Gordie Howe (or “Mr. Hockey” as he was widely known ... deter even more harmful forms of violence, such as stick attacks or overly aggressive hits.
"If a guy slashed me, I'd grab his stick, pull him up alongside me ... They didn't care that he played in the U.S." Mr. Hockey, a.k.a. Mr. Elbows, is about to receive another tribute: The Gordie Howe ...
This time the focus is on Gordie Howe (or“Mr. Hockey” as he was widely known ... deter even more harmful forms of violence, such as stick attacks or overly aggressive hits.
such as stick attacks or overly aggressive hits. Far from a wild brawler, Howe was a calm protector, governed by a sense of honest accountability for his actions. Author Don O'Reilly’s 1975 biography ...