Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sask.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!dual!zehntel!ihnp4!alberta!sask!mcdonald From: mcdonald@sask.UUCP (Shane McDonald) Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: Re: The Great One Message-ID: <125@sask.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Oct-84 17:47:55 EDT Article-I.D.: sask.125 Posted: Wed Oct 17 17:47:55 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Oct-84 06:12:00 EDT Organization: U of Saskatchewan, Canada Lines: 27 [] All us hockey fans can argue as much as we want about who was better, Gordie Howe or Wayne Gretzky. Let's ask someone who knows. I've got an uncle who used to play pro hockey back in the fifties. He lives in Portland, Ore. now, and a bunch of his old teammates and his old coach live there too. My uncle is Hal Tarala (World Senior Hockey Champion 1955 - Penticton Vees), his old coach is Jim Ward (played in 20's and 30's, MVP of Montreal Maroons 1928 and 1930, played in first NHL all-star game), a teammate is Arnie Schmautz (remember his brother Bobby, a recent NHL player), and a bunch of other old guys. Their collected opinion is that there has NEVER been a player as good as Gretzky. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not an Oiler fan blowing Gretzky's horn (I'm an Islander fan, so you know how I feel about Edmonton), and I've met Gordie Howe (he signed his autograph for me when I was five in the Eaton's department store downtown). I just figured I'd tell you what some guys in the know say. Shane McDonald (ihnp4!sask!mcdonald)