READING, Pa – The Detroit Red Wings have become one of the most consistent franchises in the NHL. Always a cup contender, the Red Wings have had a long storied history, most notibly by having one of the greatest hockey players of all time, Gordie Howe, as a part of that history. In our continuing series of photo gallery’s we take a look back at 2012 and the game between the Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. The orange and black won the game 3-2 but the night was memorable for more than one reason. A recent inductee into the NHL Hall of Fame was Mark Howe, one of Gordie’s sons, was honored before the game by having his number 2 retired by the franchise and his banner was raised to the rafters. Howe holds the Flyers record for points by a defenseman and he played for the Flyers for 10 years. He is currently the director of pro scouting for the Red Wings. All photos were taken by our lead photographer Lewis Bleiman . Enjoy.
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Banner Raising
Number to goes to the rafters
Claude Giroux with Mark Howe
Gordie Howe (left)
Mark Howe and Paul Holmgren
Mark Howe and wife
Mark Howe and Henrik Zetterberg
Mark Howe
Ilya Bryzgalov
Ilya Bryzgalov
Ian White%2C Danny Briere%2C and Jimmy Howard
Valtteri Filppula
Erik Gustaffson and Darren Helm
Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Grossman
Johan Franzen and Nicklas Grossman
Brad Stuart%2C Darren Helm%2C Claude Giroux%2C and Niklas Kronwall
Brad Stuart and Jaromir Jagr
Valtteri Filppula%2C Kyle Quincey%2C Scott Hartnell%2C and Jaromir Jagr
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