WATCH: Hockey Canada President and CEO Tom Renney knows Gordie Howe is a fighter and hopes he will be up and around soon.
Hockey legend Gordie Howe suffered a serious stroke on Sunday in Texas, according to the Detroit News.
Howe, also known as Mr. Hockey, has lost some function on one side of his body and has difficulty speaking, according to the report.
The 86-year-old Saskatchewan native is now resting at his daughter’s home in Lubbock, Texas, said his son Dr. Murray Howe.
“Basically, sometime in the early morning on Sunday, he suffered a pretty bad stroke,” Howe told the Detroit News. “The right side of his body is very, very weak. He’s unable to stand without help. He’s able to speak, but very, very difficult to speak.”
“He knows who he is. He knows the people around him. But it is very difficult for him to get up and walk around. So he is pretty much confined to his bed right now. So we’re just trying to keep him comfortable, and that’s our goal,” Howe said.
Howe played 25 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings from 1946-1971, winning four Stanley Cups, six Hart Trophies and six Art Ross Trophies as the leading scorer. He also played in the World Hockey Association and was a member of the Hartford Whalers when they merged with the NHL in 1979.
Both he and his son Mark Howe are in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
His late wife, Colleen, who managed her husband and sons’ hockey careers, died in 2009.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted his support for Howe.
And around the NHL former and current players shared their thoughts of support for the hockey great.
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