Marty Howe
Encyclopedia
Marty Gordon Howe is a former professional ice hockey
defenseman. Howe was drafted in the third round, 51st overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
. From 2001 to 2006, he was an assistant coach for the Chicago Wolves
of the AHL
. He is the son of Colleen
and Gordie Howe
, brother of Mark Howe
and nephew of Vic Howe
.
of the OHA
(now the OHL). In 1973, he chose to join his father Gordie
, and brother Mark
to play with the Houston Aeros
of the WHA
. Even though he was drafted by the Canadiens by 1974, he did not play in the big league until 1979, when the WHA joined the NHL
.
versus the Soviet Union.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenseman. Howe was drafted in the third round, 51st overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. From 2001 to 2006, he was an assistant coach for the Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves
The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. He is the son of Colleen
Colleen Howe
Colleen Joffa Howe was a sports agent who founded Power Play International and Power Play Publications to manage the business interests of her husband, Hall of Fame hockey player Gordie Howe, as well as those of her sons Marty and Mark. She was married to Gordie for 55 years...
and Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe
Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...
, brother of Mark Howe
Mark Howe
Mark Steven Howe is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League and 6 seasons in the World Hockey Association . He is the son of Colleen and Gordie Howe, and early in his career was a teammate of his father...
and nephew of Vic Howe
Vic Howe
Victor Stanley Howe was a professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. He is NHL Hall of Famer Gordie Howe's brother, Colleen's brother-in-law and uncle to Mark and Marty Howe....
.
Playing career
He started his junior career with the Toronto MarlborosToronto Marlboros
The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...
of the OHA
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
(now the OHL). In 1973, he chose to join his father Gordie
Gordie Howe
Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...
, and brother Mark
Mark Howe
Mark Steven Howe is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League and 6 seasons in the World Hockey Association . He is the son of Colleen and Gordie Howe, and early in his career was a teammate of his father...
to play with the Houston Aeros
Houston Aeros
The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
of the WHA
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
. Even though he was drafted by the Canadiens by 1974, he did not play in the big league until 1979, when the WHA joined the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Marlboros Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
56 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 122 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 38 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 81 | |||||||
| 1973–74 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
WHA World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926... |
73 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | ||
| 1974–75 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 75 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1975–76 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1976–77 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 80 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 103 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1977–78 | New England Whalers | WHA | 75 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers | WHA | 66 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 1979–80 AHL season The 1979–80 AHL season was the 44th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 80 games each. The New Haven Nighthawks finished first overall in the regular season... |
Springfield Indians Springfield Indians The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The Indians were founding members of the American Hockey League. They were in existence for a total of 60 seasons from 1926 to 1994, with... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | |||||||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |||||||
| 1980–81 1980–81 AHL season The 1980–81 AHL season was the 45th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season... |
Binghamton Whalers Binghamton Whalers The Binghamton Whalers was an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. It played in Binghamton, New York, USA, at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.-History:... |
AHL | 37 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 1981–82 1981–82 AHL season The 1981–82 AHL season was the 46th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The New Brunswick Hawks finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 61 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 78 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 69 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| 1984–85 1984–85 AHL season The 1984–85 AHL season was the 49th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Whalers finished first overall in the regular season... |
Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Flint Bulldogs | ColHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| OHA totals | 94 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 203 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 38 | ||||
| AHL totals | 173 | 27 | 65 | 92 | 110 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| WHA totals | 449 | 67 | 117 | 184 | 460 | 75 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 85 | ||||
| NHL totals | 197 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
Awards and accomplishments
- SOJHL All-Star Second Team: 1970–71 (Detroit)
- Played in 1976 WHA All-Star Game
International play
Although Marty Howe was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan he never represented the United States in international hockey. Having dual citizenship, his only international appearance was as a member of Team Canada during the 1974 Summit Series1974 Summit Series
The 1974 Summit Series was the second of two competitions between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players. Canada was represented by World Hockey Association players instead of National Hockey League players, as it had been in the 1972 Summit Series. The Soviet team won the series 4-1-3...
versus the Soviet Union.
See also
- Marty Howe's profile @ Hockeydraftcentral.com
- Notable families in the NHL