NHL Legend’s Final Bow Carried Plenty of Theater

An NHL icon made one last public entrance that reportedly had the kind of flair that sticks with people long after the lights go out. The details around that appearance now carry extra weight because of what followed, which gives the moment a heavier echo than anyone could have expected. These are the kinds of stories that remind you hockey lives in memory as much as in box scores. The final image of a star can linger as sharply as any overtime winner.