Mark Howe

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]

  1. ^ "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.