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- pull through. After surgery,
- GordieΓÇÖs condition slowly
- began to improve. Finally,
- he was better than ever.
-
- After those first three seasons, Gordie was
- brilliant. At 6' tall, 205 pounds, he was big
- and strong. He could skate and shoot, and
- once he planted himself in front of the net,
- he was tough for defenders to move out.
- Gordie led the league in scoring in three
- straight seasons from 1950-51 to 1953-54.
- He won the leagueΓÇÖs Hart Trophy (Most
- Valuable Player) six times and played on the
- All-Star team 21 times.
-
- Gordie first retired from hockey in 1971,
- after 25 years with the Red Wings. He
- was elected to the Hall of Fame just
-