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Harry Howell
Harryhowell
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (89 kg)
Teams New York Rangers
Oakland Seals
Los Angeles Kings
New York Golden Blades
New Jersey Knights
San Diego Mariners
Calgary Cowboys
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born December 28, 1932(1932-12-28),
Hamilton, ON, CA
Died March 9, 2019(2019-03-09) (aged 86),
Hamilton, ON, CA
Pro Career 1952 – 1976
Hall of Fame, 1979

Henry Vernon "Harry" Howell (December 28, 1932 – March 9, 2019) was a Canadian professional hockey player and longtime star for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. A stalwart, stay at home defenceman, in 1967 Howell was the last player in the pre-expansion era to win the Norris Trophy, and famously (and prophetically) said that "he was glad he won the trophy then, because Bobby Orr would win it from then on forward."

Howell's playing weight was 195 and he stood 6 foot 1 inches tall. He played seventeen years wearing number 3 for the Rangers then he played another eight years in professional hockey; two with Oakland/California Seals, three with the Los Angeles Kings, and one each with three WHA teams: New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights, San Diego Mariners, and Calgary Cowboys.

Howell played 1411 NHL games and 170 WHA games, scoring 101 goals and 360 assists for 461 points. He was named a First Team All-Star in 1967, and played in All-Star Games in 1954, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1970. When he left the NHL, Howell had played more games as a defenceman than anyone else, and remains sixth in all time games played as a defenseman. He also holds the record for most games played in the NHL wearing the same New York Rangers sweater: 1160.

After retirement, he went on to coach the Minnesota North Stars in the 1978-79 season. Also in 1979, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

In 1990, he finally won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Edmonton Oilers when he served as a scout.

Howell's #3, along with Andy Bathgate's #9, was retired by the New York Rangers during a special ceremony prior to the February 22, 2009 match versus the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Awards and Achievements[]

Career Statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1951–52 Guelph Biltmores OHA 51 17 20 37 0
1951–52 Cincinnati Mohawks AHL 1 0 0 0 0
1952–53 Guelph Biltmores OHA 5 2 2 4 0
1952–53 New York Rangers NHL 67 3 8 11 46
1953–54 New York Rangers NHL 67 7 9 16 58
1954–55 New York Rangers NHL 70 2 14 16 87
1955–56 New York Rangers NHL 70 3 15 18 77 5 0 1 1 4
1956–57 New York Rangers NHL 65 2 10 12 70 5 1 0 1 6
1957–58 New York Rangers NHL 70 4 7 11 62 6 1 0 1 8
1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 70 4 10 14 101
1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 67 7 6 13 58
1960–61 New York Rangers NHL 70 7 10 17 62
1961–62 New York Rangers NHL 66 6 15 21 89 6 0 1 1 8
1962–63 New York Rangers NHL 70 5 20 25 55
1963–64 New York Rangers NHL 70 5 31 36 75
1964–65 New York Rangers NHL 68 2 20 22 63
1965–66 New York Rangers NHL 70 4 29 33 92
1966–67 New York Rangers NHL 70 12 28 40 54 4 0 0 0 4
1967–68 New York Rangers NHL 74 5 24 29 62 6 1 0 1 0
1968–69 New York Rangers NHL 56 4 7 11 36 2 0 0 0 0
1969–70 Oakland Seals NHL 55 4 16 20 52 4 0 1 1 2
1970–71 California Golden Seals NHL 28 0 9 9 14
1970–71 Los Angeles Kings NHL 18 3 8 11 4
1971–72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 1 17 18 53
1972–73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73 4 11 15 28
1973–74 New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights WHA 65 3 23 26 24
1974–75 San Diego Mariners WHA 74 4 10 14 28 5 1 0 1 10
1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 31 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 1411 94 324 418 1298 38 3 3 6 32

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Awards
Preceded by
Jacques Laperrière
Winner of the Norris Trophy
1967
Succeeded by
Bobby Orr
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Don Raleigh
New York Rangers captains
195557
Succeeded by
George Sullivan
New York Rangers
Team FranchisePlayersCoachesGMsSeasonsRecordsDraft PicksHistory
Madison Square Garden
Stanley Cups 1928, 1933, 1940, 1994
Affiliates Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), Maine Mariners (ECHL)


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