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USA Canada Mark Howe
#4 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 94/95
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time WHA Avco World Trophy 2
Date of Birth
May 28, 1955
Position
D
Age
68
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Detroit, MI, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1974 round 2 #25 overall by Boston Bruins

Father: Gordie Howe
Brother: Marty Howe
Uncle: Vic Howe
Sons: Travis Howe & Nolan Howe

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.

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Mark Howe Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1969-70 Detroit Olympia MNHL 40* 30* 39* 69* 21* -* |
1970-71 Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL 44* 37* 70* 107* -* -* |
1971-72 Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL 9* 5* 9* 14* -* -* |
USA OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Team USA International 11* 3* 1* 4* 0* -* |
1972-73 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 60* 38* 66* 104* 27* -* |
1973-74 Houston Aeros WHA 76* 38* 41* 79* 20* -* | Playoffs 14 9 10 19 4 -
1974-75 Houston Aeros WHA 74* 36* 40* 76* 30* -* | Playoffs 13 10 12 22 0 -
1975-76 Houston Aeros WHA 72* 39* 37* 76* 38* 29* | Playoffs 17 6 10 16 18 0
1976-77 Houston Aeros WHA 57* 23* 52* 75* 46* 47* | Playoffs 11 4 10 14 2 3
1977-78 New England Whalers WHA 70* 30* 61* 91* 32* 30* | Playoffs 14 8 7 15 18 0
1978-79 New England Whalers WHA 77* 42* 65* 107* 32* 14* | Playoffs 6 4 2 6 6 -2
1979-80 Hartford Whalers NHL 74* 24* 56* 80* 20* 14* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -
1980-81 Hartford Whalers NHL 63* 19* 46* 65* 54* 10* |
1981-82 Hartford Whalers NHL 76* 8* 45* 53* 18* -8* |
USA CC 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* -* |
1982-83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76* 20* 47* 67* 18* 47* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 -
1983-84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71* 19* 34* 53* 44* 30* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
1984-85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73* 18* 39* 57* 31* 51* | Playoffs 19 3 8 11 6 -
1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77* 24* 58* 82* 36* 85* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 0 -
1986-87 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 69* 15* 43* 58* 37* 57* | Playoffs 26 2 10 12 4 -
1987-88 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 75* 19* 43* 62* 62* 23* | Playoffs 7 3 6 9 4 7
1988-89 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 52* 9* 29* 38* 45* 7* | Playoffs 19 0 15 15 10 14
1989-90 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 40* 7* 21* 28* 24* 22* |
1990-91 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 19* 0* 10* 10* 8* 9* |
1991-92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 42* 7* 18* 25* 18* 18* |
1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60* 3* 31* 34* 22* 22* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 2 6
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44* 4* 20* 24* 8* 16* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 0
1994-95 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 +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1964-65 Detroit Roostertail QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1965-66 Detroit Roostertail QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Centennial Cup 10* 5* 19* 24* 0* -* |
1972-73 Toronto Marlboros Memorial Cup 3* 4* 4* 8* 6* -* |
1974-75 Canada Summit Summit74 7* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Mark Howe Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
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 * * * * * *
MNHL 1 40* 30* 39* 69* 1.73* 21* -* | 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 Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1972, 1 #2 overall 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