Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Shoot: L
Born: 18 Feb 1954, Detroit MI
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Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)
| year | team | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | New England | |||||||||||
| 1978-79 | New England | |||||||||||
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• Son of Gordie Howe.
• Brother of Mark Howe.
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
Nobody expected too much from the oldest of the Howe boys. Marty didn't seem to possess the natural ability of Mark, who was a year younger, as the boys matured playing first in Detroit and then in Toronto, with the Marlboro juniors. Marty's progress was further impeded when he developed mononucleosis while still with the Marlies. Suddenly, though, he has emerged as one of the very best young defencemen in hockey. He's only 21, too, meaning he will get much, much better. "Of all our surprises, he's the biggest," says Aero manager Bill Dineen. "He developed so suddenly, especially in the last half of the year. It's hard to explain a kid being able to think with such maturity. One thing I do know, he's the fastest skater on the team, at least in a straight line, so he can really take off, and his father's aggressiveness is showing now." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis) All too often this guy is overlooked as one of Houston's top players . . . He has his dad's passion for being tough, if not downright mean some nights . . . Loves to tee up an unsuspecting forward and let him have it . . . Good skater and a hard shooter . . . Finished fifth in the WHA in goals by a defenseman with 13 . . . Only Bobby Hull and his Swedish center, Ulf Nilsson, of Winnipeg, had higher efficiency ratings than Marty's +46 . . . Member of Team Canada 1974 with his dad and brother . . . Grew up idolizing Bill Gadsby as the kind of player he would like to be . . . and he is, although maybe tougher. |
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot)
It was a definite setback for the United States national team when Marty Howe decided he couldn't accept the invitation to play in the Canada Cup international tournament in the autumn of 1976. But it might have been good news for the Houston Aeros. Marty's decision to rest during the summer rather than prepare for extra, pressure-filled games undoubtedly signals a breakthrough year for the young defenseman. And he's already proved to be a brilliant, if unspectacular, blueliner. "I had the Team Canada series against the Soviet Union in 1974 and then in 1975 I had my wisdom teeth out," Marty explained. "I haven't had much of a summer in recent years. I had tonsilitis three or four times in 1975-76 and my weight is way down. I just need some relaxation to recuperate before our regular season." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander's Guide to Pro Hockey, 1978-79 (by Reyn Davis)
The least spectacular of the Howes but richly talented too ... Whaler watchers say he could develop into one of the league's best defensemen with the right coaching ... Nickname is "Foggy" because he tends to be aloof ... Can be a mean cuss around the New England net ... Lives to go fishing ... College coaches liked his potential to play football ... Not to be underrated ... Best asset is his shot, a boomer |
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