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{{other people|Mark Howe}}
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{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Mark Howe
| halloffame = 2011
| halloffame = 2011
| image = Mark Howe.jpg
| image = Mark Howe.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Howe in 2012
| caption = Howe in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|5|28|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|5|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 190
| weight_lb = 190
| position = [[Defenceman|Defense]] / [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| position = [[Defenceman|Defense]] / [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[Houston Aeros (WHA)|Houston Aeros]]<br>[[Hartford Whalers|New England Whalers]]<br>[[Hartford Whalers]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]
| played_for = [[Houston Aeros (WHA)|Houston Aeros]]<br>[[Hartford Whalers]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]
| ntl_team = USA
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 25th overall
| ntl_team_2 = CAN
| draft_year = 1974
| draft = 25th overall
| draft_team = [[Boston Bruins]]
| draft_year = 1974
| career_start = 1973
| draft_team = [[Boston Bruins]]
| career_start = 1973
| career_end = 1995
| career_end = 1995
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[ice hockey]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Sapporo]] | [[Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics|Team]] }}
}}
}}


'''Mark Steven Howe''' (born 28 May 1955) is an American former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman|defenseman]] and [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] who played sixteen seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) following six seasons in the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA). He is currently serving as the director of pro scouting for the [[Detroit Red Wings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=win_coachbio_55|title=Mark Howe – Director of Pro Scouting|publisher=[[Detroit Red Wings]] | access-date=June 26, 2011}}</ref>
'''Mark Steven Howe''' (born May 28, 1955) is an American former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman|defenseman]] and [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] who played sixteen seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) following six seasons in the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA).


Howe is the son of [[Gordie Howe|Gordie]] and [[Colleen Howe]], younger brother of [[Marty Howe]], and nephew of [[Vic Howe]]. Despite the enormous shadow cast by his father and splitting time between two leagues, Howe shone as one of the best two-way NHL defensemen of the 1980s, being a three-time runner-up for the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy|Norris Trophy]] and making the [[Stanley Cup]] finals three times as a player. He is a member of the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]], and was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370270 |title=Belfour, Gilmour, Nieuwendyk, Howe elected to Hall of Fame |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2011-06-28 |access-date=2012-06-11}}</ref> The Howe family received the [[Wayne Gretzky International Award]] in 2000, for major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the [[United States]].<ref name="USHHOF">{{cite web|url=https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/809127-wayne-gretzky-international-award|title=Wayne Gretzky International Award|website=U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>
Howe is the son of [[Gordie Howe|Gordie]] and [[Colleen Howe]], younger brother of [[Marty Howe]], and nephew of [[Vic Howe]]. Despite the enormous shadow cast by his father and splitting time between two leagues, Howe shone as one of the best two-way NHL defensemen of the 1980s, being a three-time runner-up for the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy|Norris Trophy]] and making the [[Stanley Cup]] finals three times as a player. He is a member of the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]], and was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref name="Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370270 |title=Belfour, Gilmour, Nieuwendyk, Howe elected to Hall of Fame |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2011-06-28 |access-date=2023-04-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143122/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370270 |archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> The Howe family received the [[Wayne Gretzky International Award]] in 2000, for major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the [[United States]].<ref name="USHHOF">{{cite web|url=https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/809127-wayne-gretzky-international-award|title=Wayne Gretzky International Award|website=U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>


==Amateur career==
==Amateur career==
As a youth, Howe played in the 1965 and 1966 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]]s along with his brother Marty, on the Detroit Roostertail [[minor ice hockey]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref> Howe played junior hockey for the Detroit Jr. Red Wings. As a 15-year-old, he led his Red Wings to the US Junior Championship in 1971. In 1972, the United States earned a silver medal at the [[1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Olympics]] in Sapporo, Japan with 16-year-old Howe as one of the stars, the youngest hockey player to win an Olympic medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=436001|title=Fleischman: Howe is Worthy of the Hall|author=Bill Fleischman|website=[[Philadelphia Flyers]] | date=February 2, 2008|access-date=June 26, 2011}}</ref> Howe eventually ended his junior hockey career playing for the [[Toronto Marlboros]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]], winning a [[Memorial Cup]] MVP in the process.
As a youth, Howe played in the 1965 and 1966 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]]s along with his brother Marty, on the Detroit Roostertail [[minor ice hockey]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-04|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Howe played junior hockey for the Detroit Jr. Red Wings. As a 15-year-old, he led his Red Wings to the US Junior Championship in 1971. In 1972, the United States earned a silver medal at the [[1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Olympics]] in Sapporo, Japan with 16-year-old Howe being the youngest hockey player to win an Olympic medal in ice hockey history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=436001|title=Fleischman: Howe is Worthy of the Hall|author=Bill Fleischman|website=[[Philadelphia Flyers]] | date=February 2, 2008|access-date=June 26, 2011}}</ref> Howe eventually ended his junior hockey career playing for the [[Toronto Marlboros]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]], winning a [[Memorial Cup]] MVP in the process.


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
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When the [[NHL–WHA merger|NHL and WHA merged]] in 1979, one of the four WHA teams left standing were the Whalers, who changed their name to the [[Hartford Whalers]]. In the [[1979 NHL Expansion Draft]], the [[Boston Bruins]], who held his NHL rights, attempted to reclaim Mark Howe; however, the Whalers used a priority selection to retain him. Due to a [[gentlemen's agreement]] between the Whalers and the Red Wings, Detroit opted not to exercise their right to reclaim Gordie Howe; the Wings also opted not to reclaim Marty, whose rights they had previously acquired from Montreal. As a result, Mark, his father and his brother were able to play one more season together with the Whalers, this time in the NHL. The 1980–81 season proved to be one of Howe's best. Howe was a mid-season All-Star, and in the fall, he appeared for the US national team at the [[1981 Canada Cup]] tournament.
When the [[NHL–WHA merger|NHL and WHA merged]] in 1979, one of the four WHA teams left standing were the Whalers, who changed their name to the [[Hartford Whalers]]. In the [[1979 NHL Expansion Draft]], the [[Boston Bruins]], who held his NHL rights, attempted to reclaim Mark Howe; however, the Whalers used a priority selection to retain him. Due to a [[gentlemen's agreement]] between the Whalers and the Red Wings, Detroit opted not to exercise their right to reclaim Gordie Howe; the Wings also opted not to reclaim Marty, whose rights they had previously acquired from Montreal. As a result, Mark, his father and his brother were able to play one more season together with the Whalers, this time in the NHL. The 1980–81 season proved to be one of Howe's best. Howe was a mid-season All-Star, and in the fall, he appeared for the US national team at the [[1981 Canada Cup]] tournament.


Howe was involved in one of the more memorable injuries in NHL history. On December 27, 1980, he slid into the pointed metal center of the net and cut a five-inch gash in his rectal area.<ref name="injury">{{cite web|title=Hartford Whalers defenseman Mark Howe remained in stable condition...|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/12/30/Hartford-Whalers-defenseman-Mark-Howe-remained-in-stable-condition/2583347000400/|work=[[United Press International]]|access-date=21 December 2017|date=30 December 1980}}</ref><ref name="THN profile">{{cite web|last1=Malinowski|first1=Mark|title=Mark Howe|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/mark-howe|website=The Hockey News|publisher=[[The Hockey News]]|access-date=21 December 2017|date=10 May 2009}}</ref> He was essentially impaled in an injury that nearly ended his career. Following a lawsuit by Howe, the NHL changed the design of its nets so that there would no longer be a center portion that jutted up toward the goal line.<ref name="EPSN profile">{{cite web|last1=Custance|first1=Craig|title=Custance: Mark Howe wasn't just Gordie's son, he is Hall-worthy in his own right|url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/halloffame11/story/_/id/7216908/2011-hockey-hall-fame-look-inductee-mark-howe|publisher=ESPN|access-date=21 December 2017|date=11 November 2011}}</ref> He lost 21 pounds<ref name="flyers profile">{{cite web|title=Flyers Heroes of the Past: Mark Howe (Part 1)|url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-heroes-of-the-past-mark-howe-part-1/c-435635|website=National Hockey League|access-date=21 December 2017|date=28 January 2007}}</ref> and his stamina suffered after requiring liquid diet to avoid intestinal infections. After Whalers management lost faith in Howe, he requested a trade,<ref name="EPSN profile" /><ref name="flyers profile" /> and was moved in a four-player deal that also involved draft picks, to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].
Howe was involved in one of the more memorable injuries in NHL history. On December 27, 1980, he slid into the pointed metal center of the net and cut a five-inch gash in his rectal area.<ref name="injury">{{cite web|title=Hartford Whalers defenseman Mark Howe remained in stable condition...|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/12/30/Hartford-Whalers-defenseman-Mark-Howe-remained-in-stable-condition/2583347000400/|work=[[United Press International]]|access-date=21 December 2017|date=30 December 1980}}</ref><ref name="THN profile">{{cite web|last1=Malinowski|first1=Mark|title=Mark Howe|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/mark-howe|website=The Hockey News|publisher=[[The Hockey News]]|access-date=21 December 2017|date=10 May 2009}}</ref> He was essentially impaled in an injury that nearly ended his career. Following a lawsuit by Howe, the NHL changed the design of its nets so that there would no longer be a center portion that jutted up toward the goal line.<ref name="EPSN profile">{{cite web|last1=Custance|first1=Craig|title=Custance: Mark Howe wasn't just Gordie's son, he is Hall-worthy in his own right|url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/halloffame11/story/_/id/7216908/2011-hockey-hall-fame-look-inductee-mark-howe|publisher=ESPN|access-date=21 December 2017|date=11 November 2011}}</ref> He lost 21 pounds<ref name="flyers profile">{{cite web|title=Flyers Heroes of the Past: Mark Howe (Part 1)|url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-heroes-of-the-past-mark-howe-part-1/c-435635|website=National Hockey League|access-date=21 December 2017|date=28 January 2007}}</ref> and his stamina suffered after requiring a liquid diet to avoid intestinal infections. After Whalers management lost faith in Howe, he requested a trade,<ref name="EPSN profile" /><ref name="flyers profile" /> and was moved in a four-player deal that also involved draft picks, to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].


The backbone of one of the NHL's best defensive teams of the mid-1980s, Howe was a finalist for the [[Norris Trophy]] three times, those being in [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]], [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]] and [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] season. His Philadelphia team, backstopped by [[Vezina Trophy]]-winning [[goaltender]] [[Pelle Lindbergh]], finished the 1984–85 season with most points and earned a berth in the [[1985 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]], only to lose to the [[Edmonton Oilers]]' dynasty, which featured stars such as [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Paul Coffey]] and [[Mark Messier]].
The backbone of one of the NHL's best defensive teams of the mid-1980s, Howe was a finalist for the [[Norris Trophy]] three times, those being in [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]], [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]] and [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] season. His Philadelphia team, backstopped by [[Vezina Trophy]]-winning [[goaltender]] [[Pelle Lindbergh]], finished the 1984–85 season with most points and earned a berth in the [[1985 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]], only to lose to the [[Edmonton Oilers]]' dynasty, which featured stars such as [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Paul Coffey]] and [[Mark Messier]].


Howe had his best season during the 1985–86 season where he posted some of the best numbers ever by an NHL defenseman, in particular, leading the NHL with a remarkable +85 Plus/Minus rating and 7 shorthanded goals. He scored 24 goals, added 58 assists for 82 total points while being the lifeline out of the Flyers defensive zone with his outstanding skating and passing abilities. Unfortunately for Howe, Paul Coffey had perhaps one of the best seasons by a defenseman in NHL history, breaking [[Bobby Orr]]'s single-season records for goals with 48, and tallying 138 points. Howe, for the second time, finished runner-up in Norris Trophy voting.
Howe had his best season during the 1985–86 season where he posted some of the best numbers ever by an NHL defenseman, in particular, leading the NHL with a remarkable +85 Plus/Minus rating and 7 shorthanded goals. He scored 24 goals, added 58 assists for 82 total points while being the lifeline out of the Flyers defensive zone with his outstanding skating and passing abilities. Unfortunately for Howe, Paul Coffey had perhaps one of the best seasons by a defenseman in NHL history, breaking [[Bobby Orr]]'s single-season records for goals with 48, and tallying 138 points. Howe, for the second time, finished runner-up in Norris Trophy voting.


The 1986–87 season brought great success to both Howe and his Philadelphia Flyers teammates. The Flyers, for the third consecutive season, led the Prince of Wales Conference in points. Led by Howe and defense partner [[Brad McCrimmon]], rookie netminder [[Ron Hextall]], and a line featuring [[Brian Propp]], [[Rick Tocchet]] and [[Pelle Eklund]], the injury-riddled Flyers took the vaunted Edmonton Oilers to 7 games in the NHL Finals before succumbing 3–1 in the finale.
The 1986–87 season brought great success to both Howe and his Philadelphia Flyers teammates. The Flyers, for the third consecutive season, led the Prince of Wales Conference in points. Led by Howe and defense partner [[Brad McCrimmon]], rookie netminder [[Ron Hextall]], and a line featuring [[Brian Propp]], [[Rick Tocchet]] and [[Pelle Eklund]], the injury-riddled Flyers took the vaunted Edmonton Oilers to 7 games in the NHL Finals before succumbing 3–1 in the finale.
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==Post-playing career==
==Post-playing career==
[[File:Mark Howe Flyers Number Retirement.jpg|thumb|left|Mark Howe speaking at the retirement of his number (2) by the Philadelphia Flyers.]]Upon his retirement as a player following the 1994–95 season, Howe remained in the Detroit organization working in the hockey operations department first as a video coach and then as a pro scout, earning [[Stanley Cup]] rings when the Wings captured championships in [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]], [[1997–98 NHL season|1998]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2002]], and [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]]. Upon his retirement, Howe was the last active Houston Aeros or New England Whalers player in the NHL, as well as the last active member of Canada's [[1974 Summit Series]] team. He currently serves the club as its Director of Pro Scouting being based just outside Philadelphia in Jackson, NJ, from which he primarily covers NHL and AHL teams located in the eastern United States.<ref>[http://downloads.redwings.nhl.com/2011-12_RedWings_MediaGuide.pdf 2011–2012 Detroit Red Wings Media Guide, p. 18]</ref><ref>Berlet, Bruce [http://www.whalernation.tv/2011/06/mark-howe-joins-father-gordie-in-hockey-hall-of-fame.html#more "Former Whaler Mark Howe Joins Father Gordie in Hockey Hall of Fame"] June 28, 2011 ''Whaler Nation''</ref> Howe's older son, Travis, also works in the hockey development and coaching field as co-founder and head coach of the Selects Hockey player development program based in Bloomfield, Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.selectshockey.com/aboutus-coaching-staff.php |title=Selects Hockey coaching staff |access-date=March 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204092210/http://www.selectshockey.com/aboutus-coaching-staff.php |archive-date=December 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Mark Howe Flyers Number Retirement.jpg|thumb|left|Mark Howe speaking at the retirement of his number (2) by the Philadelphia Flyers.]]Upon his retirement as a player following the 1994–95 season, Howe remained in the Detroit organization working in the hockey operations department first as a video coach and then as a pro scout, earning [[Stanley Cup]] rings when the Wings captured championships in [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]], [[1997–98 NHL season|1998]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2002]], and [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]]. Upon his retirement, Howe was the last active Houston Aeros or New England Whalers player in the NHL, as well as the last active member of Canada's [[1974 Summit Series]] team. He currently serves the club as its Director of Pro Scouting being based just outside Philadelphia in Jackson, NJ, from which he primarily covers NHL and AHL teams located in the eastern United States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://downloads.redwings.nhl.com/2011-12_RedWings_MediaGuide.pdf |title=2011–2012 Detroit Red Wings Media Guide, p. 18 |access-date=March 9, 2012 |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119074535/http://downloads.redwings.nhl.com/2011-12_RedWings_MediaGuide.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Berlet, Bruce [http://www.whalernation.tv/2011/06/mark-howe-joins-father-gordie-in-hockey-hall-of-fame.html#more "Former Whaler Mark Howe Joins Father Gordie in Hockey Hall of Fame"] June 28, 2011 ''Whaler Nation''</ref> Howe's older son, Travis, also works in the hockey development and coaching field as co-founder and head coach of the Selects Hockey player development program based in Bloomfield, Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.selectshockey.com/aboutus-coaching-staff.php |title=Selects Hockey coaching staff |access-date=March 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204092210/http://www.selectshockey.com/aboutus-coaching-staff.php |archive-date=December 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Howe was elected to Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 2001 and the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2003. In June 2011, it was announced that Howe had been elected to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] to which he was inducted on November 14, 2011, in the players category.;<ref>[https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370270 Belfour, Gilmour, Nieuwendyk, Howe elected to Hall of Fame]</ref> he and his father Gordie were the second father-son combination in hockey history to be named to the Hall of Fame, behind [[Bobby Hull|Bobby]] and [[Brett Hull]].
Howe was elected to the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 2001 and the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2003. In June 2011, it was announced that Howe had been elected to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] to which he was inducted on November 14, 2011, in the players' category.;<ref name="Hall of Fame"/> he and his father Gordie were the second father-son combination in hockey history to be named to the Hall of Fame, behind [[Bobby Hull|Bobby]] and [[Brett Hull]].


On March 6, 2012, the Philadelphia Flyers retired Mark Howe's #2 jersey in an on-ice ceremony at the Wells Fargo Center prior to a game with the Detroit Red Wings. Howe's number became only the fifth number to be retired by the Flyers in the club's then 44-season history following those of [[Bernie Parent]] (1), [[Bobby Clarke]] (16), [[Bill Barber]] (7) and the late [[Barry Ashbee]] (4).<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723013646/http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/flyers-talk/post/Sources-Flyers-to-retire-Howes-jersey?blockID=597096 Sources: Flyers to retire Howe's jersey]</ref> He was also the first to be so honored by the club since Barber's jersey was retired on October 11, 1990. With the retirement of Mark Howe's number 2 by the Flyers, Mark and Gordie Howe became only the second father-and-son combinations ([[Bobby Hull|Bobby]] and [[Brett Hull]] being the other) to have their numbers retired by NHL franchises. Howe also has won over 26 international awards.
On March 6, 2012, the Philadelphia Flyers retired Mark Howe's #2 jersey in an on-ice ceremony at the Wells Fargo Center before a game with the Detroit Red Wings. Howe's number became only the fifth number to be retired by the Flyers in the club's then 44-season history following those of [[Bernie Parent]] (1), [[Bobby Clarke]] (16), [[Bill Barber]] (7) and the late [[Barry Ashbee]] (4).<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723013646/http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/flyers-talk/post/Sources-Flyers-to-retire-Howes-jersey?blockID=597096 Sources: Flyers to retire Howe's jersey]</ref> He was also the first to be so honoured by the club since Barber's jersey was retired on October 11, 1990. With the retirement of Mark Howe's number 2 by the Flyers, Mark and Gordie Howe became only the second father-and-son combinations ([[Bobby Hull|Bobby]] and [[Brett Hull]] being the other) to have their numbers retired by NHL franchises. Howe also has won over 26 international awards. Mark Howe retired from Detroit Red Wings as Director of Pro Scouting before the start of 2021-22 season. He served 25 years with the Red Wings as a scout


==Awards and achievements==
==Awards and achievements==
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===NHL Records===
===NHL Records===
* Most career short-handed goals by a defenceman: (28)
* Most career short-handed goals by a defenseman: (28)
* Highest Plus/Minus in a season by a U.S. born defenceman: (+87) in 1985-86
* Highest Plus/Minus in a season by a U.S. born defenseman: (+87) in 1985–86
* Highest Plus/Minus career by a U.S. born defenceman: (+400)
* Highest Plus/Minus career by a U.S. born defenseman: (+400)
* Highest Plus/Minus career in playoffs by a U.S. born defenceman: (+54)
* Highest Plus/Minus career in playoffs by a U.S. born defenseman: (+54)
* Most assists by a rookie U.S. born defenceman in a season: (56)
* Most assists by a rookie U.S. born defenseman in a season: (56)
* Most points by a rookie U.S. born defenceman in a season: (80)
* Most points by a rookie U.S. born defenseman in a season: (80)
* Most Short-handed goals in a season by a U.S. born defenceman: (7) in 1985-86
* Most short-handed goals in a season by a U.S. born defenseman: (7) in 1985–86


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
===Regular season and playoffs===
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|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"| &nbsp;
! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"| &nbsp;
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| [[1976–77 WHA season|1976–77]] || Houston Aeros || WHA || 57 || 23 || 52 || 75 || 46 || 11 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 2
| [[1976–77 WHA season|1976–77]] || Houston Aeros || WHA || 57 || 23 || 52 || 75 || 46 || 11 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 2
|-
|-
| [[1977–78 WHA season|1977–78]] || [[New England Whalers]] || WHA || 70 || 30 || 61 || 91 || 32 || 14 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 18
| [[1977–78 WHA season|1977–78]] || [[Hartford Whalers|New England Whalers]] || WHA || 70 || 30 || 61 || 91 || 32 || 14 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 18
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1978–79 WHA season|1978–79]] || New England Whalers || WHA || 77 || 42 || 65 || 107 || 32 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 6
| [[1978–79 WHA season|1978–79]] || New England Whalers || WHA || 77 || 42 || 65 || 107 || 32 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 6
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|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]] || Detroit Red Wings || NHL || 18 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]] || Detroit Red Wings || NHL || 18 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 929
! 197
! 545
! 742
! 455
! 101
! 10
! 51
! 61
! 34
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame]]
* [[List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Ice hockey stats|hockeydb=2379|hr=h/howema02|legendsm=P201103|legendstype=Player|nhl=8448002}}
* {{Ice hockey stats |legendsm=P201103}}
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1974/74025.html Mark Howe's profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com]
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1974/74025.html Mark Howe's profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com]
* [http://redwings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=win_coachbio_55 Mark Howe's Detroit Red Wings Biography]
* [http://redwings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=win_coachbio_55 Mark Howe's Detroit Red Wings Biography]
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 30 August 2024

Mark Howe
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2011
Howe in 2011
Born (1955-05-28) May 28, 1955 (age 69)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense / Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Houston Aeros
Hartford Whalers
Philadelphia Flyers
Detroit Red Wings
National team  United States
NHL draft 25th overall, 1974
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1973–1995

Mark Steven Howe (born May 28, 1955) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and left winger who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) following six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Howe is the son of Gordie and Colleen Howe, younger brother of Marty Howe, and nephew of Vic Howe. Despite the enormous shadow cast by his father and splitting time between two leagues, Howe shone as one of the best two-way NHL defensemen of the 1980s, being a three-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy and making the Stanley Cup finals three times as a player. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.[1] The Howe family received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2000, for major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the United States.[2]

Amateur career

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As a youth, Howe played in the 1965 and 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments along with his brother Marty, on the Detroit Roostertail minor ice hockey team.[3] Howe played junior hockey for the Detroit Jr. Red Wings. As a 15-year-old, he led his Red Wings to the US Junior Championship in 1971. In 1972, the United States earned a silver medal at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with 16-year-old Howe being the youngest hockey player to win an Olympic medal in ice hockey history.[4] Howe eventually ended his junior hockey career playing for the Toronto Marlboros of the OHL, winning a Memorial Cup MVP in the process.

Professional career

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In 1973, Howe decided to play in the WHA alongside his brother, Marty and his father Gordie. Led by the Howes, the Houston Aeros won the 1974 and 1975 Avco Cups, awarded to the league champions of the WHA. Mark, playing left wing, was awarded the Lou Kaplan Trophy as Rookie of the Year and earned 2nd team All-Star status. Having dual citizenship, he represented his father's country in the 1974 Summit Series, where he was one of Team Canada's leading scorers.

Even though Howe had played a complete season in the WHA, the Boston Bruins proceeded to select him anyway with their second-round pick in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He was the first active WHA player to be drafted by an NHL team, and the first of three selected in the 1974 draft, the other two being his brother Marty, selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round, and Tom Edur of the Cleveland Crusaders, who was also selected by Boston. All three players opted to remain with their WHA teams after the draft.

By the 1976–77 season, Howe was a full-time defenseman. Before the 1977–78 season, the Howes moved their family act to Hartford, Connecticut to play for the New England Whalers.[5]

When the NHL and WHA merged in 1979, one of the four WHA teams left standing were the Whalers, who changed their name to the Hartford Whalers. In the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, the Boston Bruins, who held his NHL rights, attempted to reclaim Mark Howe; however, the Whalers used a priority selection to retain him. Due to a gentlemen's agreement between the Whalers and the Red Wings, Detroit opted not to exercise their right to reclaim Gordie Howe; the Wings also opted not to reclaim Marty, whose rights they had previously acquired from Montreal. As a result, Mark, his father and his brother were able to play one more season together with the Whalers, this time in the NHL. The 1980–81 season proved to be one of Howe's best. Howe was a mid-season All-Star, and in the fall, he appeared for the US national team at the 1981 Canada Cup tournament.

Howe was involved in one of the more memorable injuries in NHL history. On December 27, 1980, he slid into the pointed metal center of the net and cut a five-inch gash in his rectal area.[6][7] He was essentially impaled in an injury that nearly ended his career. Following a lawsuit by Howe, the NHL changed the design of its nets so that there would no longer be a center portion that jutted up toward the goal line.[8] He lost 21 pounds[9] and his stamina suffered after requiring a liquid diet to avoid intestinal infections. After Whalers management lost faith in Howe, he requested a trade,[8][9] and was moved in a four-player deal that also involved draft picks, to the Philadelphia Flyers.

The backbone of one of the NHL's best defensive teams of the mid-1980s, Howe was a finalist for the Norris Trophy three times, those being in 1982–83, 1985–86 and 1986–87 season. His Philadelphia team, backstopped by Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Pelle Lindbergh, finished the 1984–85 season with most points and earned a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose to the Edmonton Oilers' dynasty, which featured stars such as Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey and Mark Messier.

Howe had his best season during the 1985–86 season where he posted some of the best numbers ever by an NHL defenseman, in particular, leading the NHL with a remarkable +85 Plus/Minus rating and 7 shorthanded goals. He scored 24 goals, added 58 assists for 82 total points while being the lifeline out of the Flyers defensive zone with his outstanding skating and passing abilities. Unfortunately for Howe, Paul Coffey had perhaps one of the best seasons by a defenseman in NHL history, breaking Bobby Orr's single-season records for goals with 48, and tallying 138 points. Howe, for the second time, finished runner-up in Norris Trophy voting.

The 1986–87 season brought great success to both Howe and his Philadelphia Flyers teammates. The Flyers, for the third consecutive season, led the Prince of Wales Conference in points. Led by Howe and defense partner Brad McCrimmon, rookie netminder Ron Hextall, and a line featuring Brian Propp, Rick Tocchet and Pelle Eklund, the injury-riddled Flyers took the vaunted Edmonton Oilers to 7 games in the NHL Finals before succumbing 3–1 in the finale.

After the 1991–92 season, the Flyers granted Howe free agency and he signed with the Detroit Red Wings, the team with which his father had starred. Howe would have one more appearance in the Stanley Cup finals, but his Red Wings were swept in 1995 by the New Jersey Devils.

Post-playing career

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Mark Howe speaking at the retirement of his number (2) by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Upon his retirement as a player following the 1994–95 season, Howe remained in the Detroit organization working in the hockey operations department first as a video coach and then as a pro scout, earning Stanley Cup rings when the Wings captured championships in 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008. Upon his retirement, Howe was the last active Houston Aeros or New England Whalers player in the NHL, as well as the last active member of Canada's 1974 Summit Series team. He currently serves the club as its Director of Pro Scouting being based just outside Philadelphia in Jackson, NJ, from which he primarily covers NHL and AHL teams located in the eastern United States.[10][11] Howe's older son, Travis, also works in the hockey development and coaching field as co-founder and head coach of the Selects Hockey player development program based in Bloomfield, Michigan.[12]

Howe was elected to the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 2001 and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. In June 2011, it was announced that Howe had been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame to which he was inducted on November 14, 2011, in the players' category.;[1] he and his father Gordie were the second father-son combination in hockey history to be named to the Hall of Fame, behind Bobby and Brett Hull.

On March 6, 2012, the Philadelphia Flyers retired Mark Howe's #2 jersey in an on-ice ceremony at the Wells Fargo Center before a game with the Detroit Red Wings. Howe's number became only the fifth number to be retired by the Flyers in the club's then 44-season history following those of Bernie Parent (1), Bobby Clarke (16), Bill Barber (7) and the late Barry Ashbee (4).[13] He was also the first to be so honoured by the club since Barber's jersey was retired on October 11, 1990. With the retirement of Mark Howe's number 2 by the Flyers, Mark and Gordie Howe became only the second father-and-son combinations (Bobby and Brett Hull being the other) to have their numbers retired by NHL franchises. Howe also has won over 26 international awards. Mark Howe retired from Detroit Red Wings as Director of Pro Scouting before the start of 2021-22 season. He served 25 years with the Red Wings as a scout

Awards and achievements

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NHL Records

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  • Most career short-handed goals by a defenseman: (28)
  • Highest Plus/Minus in a season by a U.S. born defenseman: (+87) in 1985–86
  • Highest Plus/Minus career by a U.S. born defenseman: (+400)
  • Highest Plus/Minus career in playoffs by a U.S. born defenseman: (+54)
  • Most assists by a rookie U.S. born defenseman in a season: (56)
  • Most points by a rookie U.S. born defenseman in a season: (80)
  • Most short-handed goals in a season by a U.S. born defenseman: (7) in 1985–86

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Detroit Olympia MNHL 40 30 39 69 21
1970–71 Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL 44 37 70 107
1970–71 Detroit Jr. Red Wings Cen-Cup 10 5 19 24 0
1971–72 Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL 9 5 9 14
1972–73 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 60 38 66 104 27
1972–73 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 3 4 4 8 6
1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 76 38 41 79 20 14 9 10 19 4
1974–75 Houston Aeros WHA 74 36 40 76 30 13 10 12 22 0
1975–76 Houston Aeros WHA 72 39 37 76 38 17 6 10 16 18
1976–77 Houston Aeros WHA 57 23 52 75 46 11 4 10 14 2
1977–78 New England Whalers WHA 70 30 61 91 32 14 8 7 15 18
1978–79 New England Whalers WHA 77 42 65 107 32 6 4 2 6 6
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 74 24 56 80 20 3 1 2 3 2
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 63 19 46 65 54
1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 8 45 53 18
1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 20 47 67 18 3 0 2 2 4
1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 19 34 53 44 3 0 0 0 2
1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 18 39 57 31 19 3 8 11 6
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 24 58 82 36 5 0 4 4 0
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 15 43 58 37 26 2 10 12 4
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 19 43 62 62 7 3 6 9 4
1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 52 9 29 38 45 19 0 15 15 10
1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 40 7 21 28 24
1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 19 0 10 10 8
1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 42 7 18 25 18
1992–93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60 3 31 34 22 7 1 3 4 2
1993–94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44 4 20 24 8 6 0 1 1 0
1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 18 1 5 6 10 3 0 0 0 0
WHA totals 426 208 296 504 198 75 41 51 92 48
NHL totals 929 197 545 742 455 101 10 51 61 34

International

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Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo Team
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1972 United States OG 6 0 0 0 0
1974 Canada Summit-74 7 2 4 6 4
1981 United States CC 6 0 4 4 2
Senior totals 19 2 8 10 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Belfour, Gilmour, Nieuwendyk, Howe elected to Hall of Fame". The Sports Network. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wayne Gretzky International Award". U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Bill Fleischman (February 2, 2008). "Fleischman: Howe is Worthy of the Hall". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  5. ^ "Whalers Outduel NHL to Sign Hockey's Famed Howe Family". courant.com. Hartford Courant. May 24, 1977. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hartford Whalers defenseman Mark Howe remained in stable condition..." United Press International. December 30, 1980. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Malinowski, Mark (May 10, 2009). "Mark Howe". The Hockey News. The Hockey News. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Custance, Craig (November 11, 2011). "Custance: Mark Howe wasn't just Gordie's son, he is Hall-worthy in his own right". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Flyers Heroes of the Past: Mark Howe (Part 1)". National Hockey League. January 28, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "2011–2012 Detroit Red Wings Media Guide, p. 18" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  11. ^ Berlet, Bruce "Former Whaler Mark Howe Joins Father Gordie in Hockey Hall of Fame" June 28, 2011 Whaler Nation
  12. ^ "Selects Hockey coaching staff". Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  13. ^ Sources: Flyers to retire Howe's jersey
  14. ^ "NHL Career Leaders and Records for Short-Handed Goals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016. (The NHL does not publish "official" records for career short-handed goals for either all players or by position.)
  15. ^ Mark Howe Short Handed NHL Goals (Of his 929 regular-season NHL games, Howe played about four at LW with Hartford, and about 10 at RW with Philadelphia during his NHL career.)
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Preceded by Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy
1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
1986
Succeeded by