Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Shoot: L
Born: 28 May 1955, 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 Marty Howe.
• Winner, Lou Kaplan Trophy (Rookie of the Year), 1973-74.
• Member, Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
The 1974 Team Canada-Soviet Union series served as a private stage for Mark Howe, one Canadian who didn't fade as the long, tiring exhibition dragged to its completion, in favor of the Soviets. Mark, who joined the Aeros two years ago at the age of 18, was a dominant performer to the end, not only patrolling his left wing territory diligently but making plays. "After that," says Aeros manager Bill Dineen, "he got off to a slow start for us because he was extremely tired. But he got going again in January, and from then on he got better and better until the playoffs. Remember, he was the leading scorer in the playoffs." Mark shot 10 goals and added 12 assists as Aeros took only 13 games to win Avco World Trophy. Strong playoff performances, of course, are a tipoff that a player is something special. When they come from a lad who's only 20, then everyone takes note. "Scoring is secondary to Mark," says Dineen. "He's the best defensive forward in all of hockey today — you can only compare him to his father. You know, he could have scored 60 goals in the regular season, but he refuses to gamble, so he ended up with 38. Most kids his age go for the goals every time, but not Mark. He's a coach's dream." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis) Houston's heir to the stars formerly occupied by his father, Gordie, the sports all-time greatest . . . Barely out of his teens and already he has two years of valuable experience . . . Goal posts got in his way and a second season of dozens of near misses . . . Has the heaviest shot in the league, in the opinion of one veteran goaltender . . . Powerful skater . . . Not necessarily outspoken, but believes in telling it like it is . . . Low-handicap golfer . . . Loves Houston's winters . . . Saw less ice time as the Aeros employed a balanced, four line system . . . Continued to kill penalties and fired 4 shorthanded goals . . . Was the WHA's second winner of the Lou Kaplan Award for top rookie in 1973-74 . . . Unloaded 77 shots in 13 games to win the playoff scoring title with 10 goals and 12 assists . . . brother of teammate Marty Howe. |
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot)
... The year before, practically everything went wrong and he still shot 39 goals, so 50 is definitely in range for the 21-year-old right wing. "He's still growing, still emerging, getting physically stronger," says assistant manager-coach Jack Stanfield. "He's learned how to pace himself, which he was always amazingly good at for such a young player, and he's going to get a lot of attention if he has a year of good health. Mark has one of the best wrist shots in the game, like his dad. I guess he gets 70 per cent of his goals with the accuracy of that shot." In 1975-76 Mark was troubled by knee and stomach injuries as well as back spasms and sickness. Like his brother, Marty, he decided not to play in the Canada Cup international tournament so he'd be ready for 1976-77. |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander's Guide to Pro Hockey, 1978-79 (by Reyn Davis)
Observers of this young man believe he's on the threshold of stardom ... Possesses every attribute ... However, he plays in the shadow of his father, Gordie, his teammate and linemate ... Finished 10th in WHA scoring last season ... Once played defense for the Houston Aeros because his coach, Bill Dineen, felt the more he handled the puck the better his team was ... An excellent golfer ... Played for the U.S. in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, and for Team Canada in 1974 ... Owns an apartment block in Houston ... Belongs to a rare group of fishermen who have caught fish 10 times heavier than their test line ... His catch was a 340-pound black marlin caught off the coast of Ecuador, using 30-pound test line |
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