Wie trouwde met Gordie Howe?

Gordie Howe (Floral, Saskatchewan, 31 maart 1928 – Toledo, 10 juni 2016), bijgenaamd Mr. Hockey, was een Canadese ijshockeyspeler die 34 jaar in de NHL voor de Detroit Red Wings en de Hartford Whalers uitkwam. Howe werd in deze periode zesmaal uitgeroepen tot MVP van de NHL en was jarenlang recordhouder met 1850 gescoorde punten.

De term Gordie Howe hattrick is vernoemd naar hem, evenals de Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Howe woonde in Sylvania. Hij stierf op 88-jarige leeftijd in een verzorgingstehuis in Toledo aan een beroerte.

Colleen Janet Joffa Howe (February 17, 1933 – March 6, 2009) was a sports agent and political candidate. Howe founded Power Play International and Power Play Publications to manage the business interests of her husband, Hall of Fame ice hockey player Gordie Howe, as well as those of their sons Marty and Mark. She was married to Gordie for 55 years, until her death. As a civic leader, she brought the first Junior A hockey team to the United States, built the first indoor rink for public use in Michigan, and ran for Congress. In 2000, as "Mrs. Hockey", Howe received the Wayne Gretzky International Award, presented to individuals "who have made major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the United States"—from the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, along with her husband (known as "Mr. Hockey") and their two sons Mark and Marty.