OTTAWA—In Canada’s escalating feud with the U.S., people here are rallying around the sharp elbows of hockey legend Gordie Howe. Another hockey icon, Wayne Gretzky, is getting an ice-cold ...

Tariffs and annexation threats revive sports legend Gordie Howe’s slogan proclaiming that the country will not hesitate to ...

Canadians are using the phrase "Elbows up" to encourage each other to stand up to the United States. The phrase originates from hockey legend Gordie Howe, known for his toughness and use of elbows on ...

This time the focus is on Gordie Howe (or “Mr. Hockey” as he was widely known), whose strategic use of elbows on the ice has become a political rallying cry for Canadians. During his professional ...

Unfailingly humble, generous and gentlemanly off the ice, Howe would wield his elbows like weapons when battling for the puck. "If a guy slashed me, I'd grab his stick, pull him up alongside me ...

Elbows up!” The phrase is often said to have been inspired by Canadian hockey legend Gordie Howe, who threw his elbows up in the rink to defend himself. In addition to the viral phrase ...

The CBC notes that a statue of Howe in his native Saskatoon depicts him with his left elbow raised, “as if fending off an invisible opponent.” “You go back to the old Gordie Howe expression ...

Many hockey fans are ready to send Gretzky to the penalty box over his friendship with Trump, who has dismissed the U.S.-Canada border as an artificial line and said he’s prepared to use economic ...