This is a March 1967 photo of Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe . (AP Photo)

Henri Richard, center, of the Montreal Canadiens, has a squeeze play put on him in back of the Boston Bruins' net by Leo Boivan (20), and Fern Flaman, right, of the Bruins as he battler for the puck during the first period of game at the Boston Garden, Jan. 11, 1958. (AP Photo)

Terry Reardon (7) left, of the Boston Bruins and his brother Kenny Reardon of the Montreal Le Canadiens engage in a brief scrap behind the Bruins cage in first period of the thrid game of Stanley Cup Playoffs in Boston, Mass., April 4, 1946. (AP Photo)

New York Rangers forward Murray Murdoch is shown on Dec 17, 1935. Murdoch, a former Rangers forward who coached Yale for 27 seasons, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, in South Carolina. He was 96. (AP Photo)

The all-brother line of the Chicago Black Hawks, The Bentleys cut up on the ice as they prepared for their first appearance in Chicago as a unit Dec. 3, 1942. Hawks center, Max Bentley, center; at left is Reggie Bentley, Hawks center, newest brother addition to the Hawks although the oldest brother at 28, and at right is Doug Bentley, left wing. Max is 22 and Doug 26. (AP Photo)

Eddie Shore, defense for the Boston Bruins posing at the goal, Dec. 27, 1929. (AP Photo)

Happy New York players raise their sticks after Buddy O'Connor, third from left with stick high, shot the puck past Harry Lumley, in front of net, for first period score in Stanley Cup game April 11, 1950. Detroit players in front row from left: Jim McFadden, Jack Stewart, Sid Abel and Leo Reise (5). Others are unidentified. (AP Photo)

Center Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings (9) tries to smash a pass into net but New York goalie Al Rollins deflects puck, right rear, for no goal in first period of NHL game at New York's Madison Square Garden Feb. 24, 1960. Ranger John Hanna (6) helped in the defensive stand and Red Wing Murray Oliver (17) watches the action. Game ended 2-2 tie. (AP Photo)

Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe, center, is sandwiched between Montreal Canadiens, Butch Bouchard, left, and Floyd Curry, right, during the 1955 Stanley Cup finals. (AP Photo/The Detroit News)

Capt. Hector Blake, left, and Bill Durnan, right, received the Byng Trophy and Vezina Trop at the Forum in Montreal, Canada, April 3, 1946. The award was presented by Marvin Dutton, president of the NHL. (AP Photo)

Chicago Blackhawks Bobby Hull is shown in action as he fires the puck past Minnesota goalie Fern Rivard during a game in Chicago, Ill., on March 3, 1969. Minnesota defenseman Bill Collins (18) is in background. (AP Photo)

General manager Lester Patrick points with pride to the record of his first-place NHL New York Rangers, Jan. 5, 1940. (AP Photo)

New York rangers goalie Chuck Rayner guards the net as puck shoots off to left after scoring try by Montreal Canadiens' forward Paul Meger (20) in second period NHL game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Dec. 7, 1952. (AP Photo)

Maurice Richard (left) and Jean Beliveau, of the Montreal Canadiens smile happily in the dressing room with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Boston Bruins 5-3 at the Boston Garden on April 20, 1958 to win the National Hockey League Championship. (AP Photo)

Ted Lindsay, captain of the Detroit Red Wings, is shown in action in 1956. (AP Photo)

Detroit Red Wings goalie Harry Lumley, center, reaches out just in time to stop puck aimed at net by Chicago Blackhawks right wing Jim Conacher, left, in first period at Chicago Stadium, March 12, 1950. At right is Gus Bodnar (12) Blackhawks center. Detroit won 4-2. (AP Photo)

Milt Schmidt, captain of the Boston Bruins, is shown in an action pose in Sept. 1953. (AP Photo)

The Red Wings' Stanley Cup winners of 1936: Front row from left, Herbie Lewis, Syd Howe, Larry Aurie, manager-coach Jack Adams, Normie Smith, Les Looke, owner James Norris Jr., Wally Kilrea, Art Giroux and Hec Kilrea; Back row from left, trainer Honey Walker, Doug Young, Bucko McDonald, Pete Kelly, Marty Barry, Gord Pettinger, Ebbie Goodfellow, John Sorrell, Scotty Bowman, Wilf Starr and assistant trainer Carl Mattson. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, ho)

Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, of the Montreal Canadiens and leading scorer of the National Hockey League, is shown in action in Dec. 1954. (AP Photo)

Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings hockey player, is carried from the ice on a stretcher after suffering a severe head injury in Stanley Cup Playoff game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Detroit, Mich., on March 28, 1950. Teammate at right is Pete Babando (14). Toronto won 5-0. (AP Photo)

Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks holds pucks denoting his 500th career goal at Chicago, Ill., Saturday night on Feb. 22, 1970. Hull became the third player in National Hockey League history to reach the 500-ledge. (AP Photo)

National Hockey League President Frank Calder, center, presents the Stanley Cup to Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps. Major Connie Smythe, right, home on leave from his regiment, cheers the presentation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 19, 1942. (AP Photo)

New York Rangers forward Andy Bathgate poses in the locker room at New York's Madison Square Garden, on November 12, 1961. He is holding the puck that accounted for the 200th goal of his career, which he scored against the Chicago Black Hawks. (AP Photo)

Goalie Frankie Brimsek of the Boston Bruins poses before a game in Boston, Ma., on Dec. 20, 1938. (AP Photo)

Montreal Canadiens forward Henri Richard hugs the Stanley Cup awarded to the National Hockey League champions in Detroit, Mich., Thursday night, May 5, 1966. Richard scored the game-winning goal in overtime play to give Montreal the 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL playoffs. (AP Photo)

New York Rangers goalie Chuck Rayner is seen during practice on Oct. 28, 1947 in New York. The Hall of Fame goaltender, three-time All-Star who played 10 years in the NHL, died of heart failure at age 82, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2002 at his home in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. (AP Photo/John Rooney)

A November 11, 1958 photo of Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Jacques Plante posing on his home ice at the Montreal Forum, in Canada. (AP Photo)

Murray "Muzz" Patrick, general manager of the New York Rangers, sits at desk in New York's Madison Square Garden, in this Sept. 7, 1962 photo after it was announced that he would take over as coach of the team. Patrick, a former player, coach and general manager for the New York Rangers born into a family steeped in hockey tradition, died Thursday, July 23, 1998 of a heart attack at his home in Riverside, Conn. (AP Photo)

The Detroit Red Wings team are shown seen in 1955. Front row: (left to right) Bob Goldham, Len Kelly, head coach James Skinner, Terry Sawchuck, Ted Lindsay, and Marty Pavelich. Second row: (left to right) trainer Carl Mattson, Earl Reibel, Tony Leswick, Marcel Bonin, John Wilson, Bill Dineen, and assistant trainer Lefty Wilson. Back row: (left to right) Vic Stasiuk, Marcel Pronovost, Jim Hay, Benny Woit, Glen Skov, Alex Delvecchio, and Gordie Howe. (AP Photo/The Detroit News,Files)

A happy Detroit Red Wings team surround the Stanley Cup at the end of Game in Montreal, Canada, April 15, 1952. Faces showing, left to right: Clarence Campbell, Pres. National Hockey League, James Norris, Jr., Owner, Tom Ivan, coach, Jack Adams, manager, Tony Leswick and Marty Pavelich. (AP Photo)