Colleen Howe passes away after a lengthy illness. Married Mr Hockey in 1953.
The first woman sports agent ever, she was enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 and the arena in her hometown of Sandusky, Mich., was renamed Colleen J. Howe Arena.
Mrs. Hockey's most famous negotiation came in 1973 when the Howe family made hockey history with the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association. Gordie, at age 45, a native of Floral, Sask., came out of retirement to play with sons Marty and Mark on the same line.