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In 1986 Doug Jarvis supplants Garry Unger as the NHL's "Ironman" by playing in his 915th consecutive NHL game. 26-Dec-86
Montreal Canadiens 1 @ Hartford Whalers 1 First Period No Scoring Penalties - HAR - Samuelsson 03:28 ; MON - Ludwig 06:58 ; HAR - Francis 10:53 ; MON - Gainey 17:37 ; Second Period 1 - HAR : Evason 8 (Gavin, Liut) (EV) 18:03 Penalties - MON - Svoboda 06:31 ; HAR - Cote 10:14 ; HAR - Evason 18:39 ; Third Period 2 - MON : Dahlin 5 (Mcphee) (PP) 18:34 Penalties - MON - Svoboda 06:34 ; HAR - Gavin 17:01 ; MON - Svoboda 19:34 ; Overtime No Scoring Penalties - None Goaltenders Hayward (MON) (T) 25 saves on 26 shots - 65:00 mins Liut (HAR) (T) 22 saves on 23 shots - 65:00 mins The following is a release from the Howe family, courtesy The Hockey News:
Gordie Howe “Mr. Hockey” Makes an Amazing Recovery Following the press coverage of our father’s deteriorating medical condition, the Howe Family was contacted in late November by Dr. Maynard Howe, (CEO) and Dave McGuigan (VP) of Stemedica Cell Technologies. McGuigan knew our family as a result of his previous employment with the Detroit Red Wings. Stemedica is a biotechnology company that manufactures allogeneic adult stem cells in its US government licensed, cGMP facility in San Diego, California. Although no relation, Dr. Howe and his brothers Drs. David and Roger are hockey players and big Gordie Howe fans, having grown up in Minnesota. They wished to help our father by generously facilitating Dad’s participation in a stem cell clinical trial at Novastem, a licensed distributor of Stemedica’s products in Mexico. Novastem is currently conducting federally licensed and Institutional Review Board approved clinical trials for several medical conditions, including stroke, using Stemedica’s stem cell products. At the time we were contacted, Mr. Hockey had been rapidly declining and was essentially bedridden with little ability to communicate or to eat on his own. After reviewing the information on Stemedica and Novastem, our family decided to give our father this opportunity. On December 8th, Mr. Hockey underwent a two-day, non-surgical treatment at Novastem’s medical facility. The treatment included neural stem cells injected into the spinal canal on Day 1 and mesenchymal stem cells by intravenous infusion on Day 2. His response was truly miraculous. At the end of Day 1 he was walking with minimal effort for the first time since his stroke. By Day 2 he was conversing comfortably with family and staff at the clinic. On the third day, he walked to his seat on the plane under his own power. By Day 5 he was walking unaided and taking part in helping out with daily household chores. When tested, his ability to name items has gone from less than 25% before the procedure to 85% today. His physical therapists have been astonished. Although his short term memory, strength, endurance and coordination have plenty of room for improvement, we are hopeful that he will continue to improve in the months to come. As a family, we are thrilled that Dad’s quality of life has greatly improved, and his progress has exceeded our greatest expectations. Once again, we cannot emphasize how much you have fueled Mr. Hockey’s recovery and we thank everyone for their continued prayers and support. Howe, 86, suffered what his family described as a “serious” stroke in late October, and another in early November. Recently, there have been reports of an uptick in health and, per various outlets, plans for Howe to make a public appearance in early February. By Jon Mael Boston.com Correspondent December 1, 2014 12:43 PM |
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