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The home of the Detroit Red Wings, Howe's team for more than two decades and four Stanley Cup championships, was opened for 12 hours - from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for No. 9 - and the public turned out in force for one of the most revered athletes in NHL history. Wayne Gretzky, Scotty Bowman and Al Kaline were among the pallbearers who guided Howe's casket down a long strip of red carpet that ran through the middle of the arena floor - with a ''9'' illuminated on both sides - and toward the opposite end of the iceless rink. ''It was one of the great honors of my life,'' Gretzky said.
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