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Canada Brett Howden
#21 Vegas Golden Knights / NHL - 23/24
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 29, 1998
Position
C
Age
26
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Oakbank, MB, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Springfield MHA
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$1,900,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights / Signed
Drafted
2016 round 1 #27 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Quinton Howden
Cousin: Antonio Di Paolo

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Brett Howden Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Eastman Selects U18 AAA MMHL 30* 11* 13* 24* 16* -* |
2013-14 Eastman Selects U18 AAA MMHL 38* 24* 34* 58* 38* -* | Playoffs 12 5 9 14 20 -
Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
2014-15 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 68* 22* 24* 46* 24* -31* |
Canada White U17 “A” WHC-17 5* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
Canada U18 WJC-18 3* 2* 1* 3* 0* 0* |
2015-16 Moose Jaw Warriors “A” WHL 68* 24* 40* 64* 61* -7* | Playoffs 10 4 11 15 4 0
Canada U18 WJC-18 6* 5* 3* 8* 8* 2* |
2016-17 Moose Jaw Warriors “C” WHL 58* 38* 43* 81* 73* 14* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 12 -4
Syracuse Crunch AHL 5* 3* 1* 4* 2* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 1
2017-18 Moose Jaw Warriors “C” WHL 49* 24* 51* 75* 42* 28* | Playoffs 14 7 8 15 8 2
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 4* 7* 4* 9* |
2018-19 New York Rangers NHL 66* 6* 17* 23* 14* -16* |
2019-20 New York Rangers NHL 70* 9* 10* 19* 28* -11* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -3
2020-21 New York Rangers NHL 42* 1* 6* 7* 11* -2* |
2021-22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 47* 9* 11* 20* 12* 9* |
2022-23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 54* 6* 7* 13* 55* 5* | Playoffs 22 5 5 10 31 4
2023-24 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 72* 8* 11* 19* 39* -11* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Brett Howden Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Team Manitoba “A” WCCC-16 4* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* |
2014-15 Team White U17-Dev 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2015-16 Team Red U18-Dev 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
Canada U18 “C” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
2017-18 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |

Brett Howden Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 5* 3* 1* 4* 0.80* 2* 1* | 1 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * 1 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 1* 1* 1* 2* 2.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
MMHL (MU18HL) 2 68* 35* 47* 82* 1.21* 54* -* | 1 12 5 * 9 * 14 * 1.17 * 20 * - *
NHL 6 351* 39* 62* 101* 0.29* 159* -26* | 3 26 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.38 * 35 * 1 *
U17-Dev 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18-Dev 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 4* 4* 4* 8* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 5 248* 109* 158* 267* 1.08* 202* 4* | 3 31 13 * 20 * 33 * 1.06 * 24 * -2 *
WJC-18 2 9* 7* 4* 11* 1.22* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 4* 7* 1.00* 4* 9* | 0 * * * * * *

Brett Howden Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/19/2023
07/19/2023 Extension Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Extension Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
07/17/2021
07/17/2021 Confirmed New York Rangers Vegas Golden Knights
07/09/2021
07/09/2021 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
02/26/2018
02/26/2018 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers
12/28/2016
12/28/2016 Confirmed Moose Jaw Warriors Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #5 overall by Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL Bantam Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #32 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #26 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #22 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #24 by TSN/McKenzie