Can't believe Ali and now Howe are gone. I had a great memory back in January of 1999, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the All-Star Weekend. At the time I worked Security and my boss ask me on the one of the days at the NHL Experience if I could walk around for a few hours with Gordie Howe............I said are you kidding.........What a fun few hours. After Gordie spoke at the convention center, his son ask me if there was a back way out so he could get his father to the arena and the Old timers game. I went out the back doors and when we got outside I was with 2 NHL security guys and Gordie and his one Son. Gordie ask us all if he could sign something for us all, of course I said no(because of my job)....well the NHL guys opened there jackets and pulled out pucks and a few other things!!!!!!!! Then Gordie sat beside me on the bench outside and said to me...."the boys at the arena are going t be pissed at you Patrick", I ask why.......Gordie said I am not leaving here until I sign something for you............So he sent his son back into the MOB of people to get me an 8x10 and he signed it to me..................I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!! I realized that day truly why he was called MR. HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!