Marty Howe

Marty Howe was a Canadian-born, American ice hockey defenseman who was a two-time All-American for Denver named to the inaugural All-WCHA First Team, and earned the first of his two All-American honors. Howe helped Denver finish atop their conference and then win both conference tournament games to earn the inaugural conference co-championship. The Pioneers received the top western seed for the NCAA tournament and won two fairly close contests to capture their second national title. Howe assisted on John MacMillan's game-winning goal with just under a minute to play and earned a spot on the All-Tournament First Team.

As an encore, Marty Howe helped Denver produce one of the most outstanding seasons in the history of college hockey. Denver became the first team to win 30 games in a season by going 30–1–1 and was recognized by having five players named to the six spots on both the All-WCHA First Team and the All-American West Team. Howe's named appeared on both lists for the second consecutive season and he aided the Pioneers in their defense of a conference championship. Howe's team returned to the NCAA tournament as the heavy favorite and Denver did not disappoint. Denver dropped Minnesota 6–1 in the semifinal and then produced the most lopsided victory in NCAA championship history with a 12–2 drubbing of St. Lawrence. Despite the huge number of goals scored, Howe did not record a point in the title game but he was named to the All-Tournament First Team nonetheless.

After graduating with a degree in accounting, Howe continued his playing career. He appeared briefly with the Pittsburgh Hornets before travelling west and spending several seasons in the Western Hockey League. Howe retired in 1964 but returned three years later as a member of the US National Team. He played at the 1967 Ice Hockey World Championships and finished tied for second in team scoring with 5 points in 7 games. The team finished 5th, a slight improvement over the previous year, but not good enough to keep Howe for another tournament.

Howe was inducted into the Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

Personal Marty met his wife Diane while at Denver and the pair raised three daughters, Vanessa, Melissa and Diedre.

Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1954–55 Regina Pats WCJHL —————————— 1955–56 Regina Pats WCJHL —————————— 1956–57 Regina Pats SJHL 515192489————— 1958–59 Denver NCAA —————————— 1959–60 Denver WCHA —132134—————— 1960–61 Denver WCHA —————————— 1961–62 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 26 0 3 3 25 — — — — — 1961–62 San Francisco Seals WHL 36 2 10 12 28 2 0 0 0 0 1962–63 Vancouver Canucks WHL 68 3 12 15 78 7 1 2 3 6 1963–64 Denver Invaders WHL 70 11 26 37 74 6 2 5 7 29 NCAA Totals 76 32 48 80 — — — — — —

International Year Team GP G A Pts PIM 1967 United States 7 3 2 5 36

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1959–60 AHCA West All-American 1959–60 NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1960, 1961