Mark Howe

Date of Birth: May 28, 1955
Age: 71
Place of Birth: Detroit, MI, USA
Nation: USA / Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D/LW
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Mark Howe Facts

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman
Drafted: 1974 round 2 #25 overall by Boston Bruins

Mark Howe's 28 shorthanded goals are the most in NHL history by a defenseman. After winning 2 World Trophies in 6 years in the WHA, he made his NHL debut with the Whalers in 1980 and scored 80 points. Over 16 years in the NHL, Mark was a 3x runner up for the Norris Trophy, made 3 Stanley Cup Finals appearances, and played in 4 All-Star games. He retired in 1995 with 197 goals and 742 points in 929 games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.

Family relations
Father: Gordie Howe
Uncle: Vic Howe
Brothers: Marty Howe & Murray Howe
Sons: Travis Howe & Nolan Howe

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Mark Howe Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1969-1970	Detroit Olympia 18U AAA	18U AAA	40	30	39	69	21	-
1970-1971	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	SOJHL	44	37	70	107	-	-
1971-1972	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	SOJHL	9	5	9	14	-	-
1971-1972	USA Olympics	OG	6	0	0	0	0	-
1971-1972	Team USA	International	11	3	1	4	0	-
1972-1973	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.	60	38	66	104	27	-
1973-1974	Houston Aeros	WHA	76	38	41	79	20	-	Playoffs	14	9	10	19	4	-
1974-1975	Houston Aeros	WHA	74	36	40	76	30	-	Playoffs	13	10	12	22	0	-
1975-1976	Houston Aeros	WHA	72	39	37	76	38	29	Playoffs	17	6	10	16	18	0
1976-1977	Houston Aeros	WHA	57	23	52	75	46	47	Playoffs	11	4	10	14	2	3
1977-1978	New England Whalers	WHA	70	30	61	91	32	30	Playoffs	14	8	7	15	18	0
1978-1979	New England Whalers	WHA	77	42	65	107	32	14	Playoffs	6	4	2	6	6	-2
1979-1980	Hartford Whalers	NHL	74	24	56	80	20	14	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	2	-
1980-1981	Hartford Whalers	NHL	63	19	46	65	54	10
1981-1982	Hartford Whalers	NHL	76	8	45	53	18	-8
1981-1982	USA	CC	6	0	4	4	2	-
1982-1983	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	76	20	47	67	18	47	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	4	-
1983-1984	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	71	19	34	53	44	30	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
1984-1985	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	73	18	39	57	31	51	Playoffs	19	3	8	11	6	-
1985-1986	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	77	24	58	82	36	85	Playoffs	5	0	4	4	0	-
1986-1987	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	69	15	43	58	37	57	Playoffs	26	2	10	12	4	-
1987-1988	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	75	19	43	62	62	23	Playoffs	7	3	6	9	4	7
1988-1989	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	52	9	29	38	45	7	Playoffs	19	0	15	15	10	14
1989-1990	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	40	7	21	28	24	22
1990-1991	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	19	0	10	10	8	9
1991-1992	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	42	7	18	25	18	18
1992-1993	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	60	3	31	34	22	22	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	2	6
1993-1994	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	44	4	20	24	8	16	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	0
1994-1995	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	18	1	5	6	10	-3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	2

Mark Howe Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1964-1965	Detroit Roostertail	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Detroit Roostertail	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	Centennial Cup	10	5	19	24	0	-
1972-1973	Toronto Marlboros	Memorial Cup	3	4	4	8	6	-
1974-1975	Canada Summit	Summit74	7	2	2	4	4	-
1986-1987	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	0	0	0	0	0	-

Mark Howe Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
18U AAA	1	40	30	39	69	1.73	21	-	0
CC	1	6	0	4	4	0.67	2	-	0
Centennial Cup	1	10	5	19	24	2.40	0	-	0
International	1	11	3	1	4	0.36	0	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	3	4	4	8	2.67	6	-	0
NHL	16	929	197	545	742	0.80	455	400	11	101	10	51	61	0.60	34	29*
OG	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
OHA-Jr.	1	60	38	66	104	1.73	27	-	0
QC Int PW	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Rendez-vous 87	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	0
SOJHL	2	53	42	79	121	2.28	-	-	0
Summit74	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	4	-	0
WHA	6	426	208	296	504	1.18	198	120*	6	75	41	51	92	1.23	48	1*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mark Howe Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Canada Summit (Summit)	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	4	-	0
Detroit Jr. Red Wings (Jr.A)	2	63	47	98	145	2.30	0	-	0
Detroit Olympia 18U AAA	1	40	30	39	69	1.73	21	-	0
Detroit Red Wings	3	122	8	56	64	0.52	40	35	3	16	1	4	5	0.31	2	8
Detroit Roostertail	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Hartford Whalers	3	213	51	147	198	0.93	92	16	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	2	-
Houston Aeros (WHA)	4	279	136	170	306	1.10	134	76*	4	55	29	42	71	1.29	24	3*
New England Whalers (WHA)	2	147	72	126	198	1.35	64	44	2	20	12	9	21	1.05	24	-2
NHL All-Stars	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	0
Philadelphia Flyers	10	594	138	342	480	0.81	323	349	7	82	8	45	53	0.65	30	21*
Team USA	1	11	3	1	4	0.36	0	-	0
Toronto Marlboros	1	63	42	70	112	1.78	33	-	0
USA (CC)	1	6	0	4	4	0.67	2	-	0
USA Olympics	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mark Howe Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1971-1972	Olympic Silver Medal
1972-1973	CHL Memorial Cup Most Valuable Player (Stafford Smythe Trophy)
1973-1974	WHA Avco World Trophy WHA Rookie of the Year (Lou Kaplan Trophy) WHA Second All-Star Team
1974-1975	WHA Avco World Trophy
1978-1979	WHA First All-Star Team
1979-1980	NHL Most Goals by Defenseman (24) NHL Most Points by Defenseman (80)
1980-1981	NHL All-Star Game
1981-1982	Canada Cup Runner-Up
1982-1983	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team
1985-1986	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Plus/Minus (+85) NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
1986-1987	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+15)
1987-1988	NHL All-Star Game
1988-1989	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+14)
2003-2004	United States Hockey Hall of Fame
2010-2011	Hockey Hall of Fame
2015-2016	NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy)

Mark Howe Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1972, 1 #2 by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection
Number 2 retired by Philadelphia Flyers
Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings
Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers
Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros
Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers
Cult/Star player for Toronto Marlboros

Career transactions
- 1995-09-28 • Announced his retirement
- 1992-07-07 • Signed by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1982-08-19 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers by the Hartford Whalers for a 1983 3rd round pick (Derrick Smith) for Ken Linseman, Greg Adams, a 1983 1st (David Jensen) round pick, and a 1983 3rd round pick (Leif Carlsson)
- 1979-06-09 • Claimed as a priority selection by the Hartford Whalers
- 1979-06-09 • Reclaimed by the Boston Bruins from the Hartford Whalers prior to Expansion Draft
- 1977-06-00 • Signed by the New England Whalers
- 1973-06-00 • Selected by the Houston Aeros in the WHA Professional Player Draft