Gordie Howe would have been 95 today too.

from Stan Fischler of The Hockey News,

I'm 91 today; so what's the big deal?

You want a 91 big deal; check out New York Islanders great, Butch Goring; the best hockey player not in the Hall of Fame -- give or take #18, my buddy Ed Westfall.

You want a real, good, legit 91; that's Butch who's got the vim vigor and vitality of a teenager.

Me, I'm an imposter; I never graduated beyond 19 and emotionally, 12.

The only reason I'm around to make a joke about being a senior -- I hate that word -- is because of hockey. Our favorite game has kept me alive and kicking.

Don't ask me the medical reason; just take my word that the endless adrenaline push makes me want to to write about guys like Zack Parise and Brock Nelson and this here goalie who should win the Vezina; Ilya Sorokin, by name.

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