Marty Howe

Marty Gordon Howe (born February 18, 1954) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Howe was drafted in the third round, 51st overall in the 1974 NHL entry draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He elected to play for the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1973, where he played with his father and brother for four seasons. From 2001 to 2006, he was an assistant coach for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. He is the son of Colleen and Gordie Howe, older brother of Mark Howe, and nephew of Vic Howe. Howe now lives with his wife Mary in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

Playing career As a youth, Howe played in the 1965 and 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments along with his brother Mark, on the Detroit Roostertail minor ice hockey team. He started his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the OHA (now the OHL). In 1973, he chose to join his father Gordie and brother Mark to play with the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Even though he was drafted by the Canadiens in 1974, he did not play in the National Hockey League (NHL) until 1979, when the WHA joined the NHL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL 1970–71 Detroit Jr. Red Wings CC — — — — — 12 1 9 10 18 1971–72 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 56 7 21 28 122 10 1 8 9 38 1972–73 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 38 11 17 28 81 — — — — — 1972–73 Toronto Marlboros MC — — — — — 3 0 1 1 0 1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 73 4 20 24 90 14 1 5 6 31 1974–75 Houston Aeros WHA 75 13 21 34 89 11 0 2 2 11 1975–76 Houston Aeros WHA 80 14 23 37 81 16 4 4 8 12 1976–77 Houston Aeros WHA 80 17 28 45 103 11 3 1 4 10 1977–78 New England Whalers WHA 75 10 10 20 66 14 1 1 2 13 1978–79 New England Whalers WHA 66 9 15 24 31 9 0 1 1 8 1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 6 0 1 1 4 3 1 1 2 0 1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 31 8 5 13 12 — — — — — 1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 12 0 1 1 25 — — — — — 1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 37 4 10 14 34 6 0 2 2 6 1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 13 0 4 4 2 — — — — — 1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 61 8 38 46 42 15 0 8 8 4 1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL 78 1 11 12 24 12 0 1 1 9 1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 69 0 11 11 34 — — — — — 1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 19 1 1 2 10 — — — — — 1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 44 7 12 19 22 8 3 2 5 6 1992–93 Flint Bulldogs CoHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — — WHA totals 449 67 117 184 460 75 9 14 23 85 NHL totals 197 2 29 31 99 15 1 2 3 9 AHL totals 173 27 65 92 110 29 3 12 15 16

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1974 Canada SS 4 0 1 1 10

Awards and accomplishments SOJHL All-Star Second Team: 1970–71 (Detroit) Played in 1976 WHA All-Star Game In 2000, the Howe family received the Wayne Gretzky International Award, for major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the United States. In 2010, he was inducted into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame as a member of "The Howe Family" (including Gordie, Mark, Marty, and Colleen Howe).

International play Although Marty Howe was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan he never represented the United States in international hockey. Having dual citizenship, his only international appearance was as a member of Team Canada during the 1974 Summit Series versus the Soviet Union.