# Vic Howe

Victor Stanley Howe (November 2, 1929 – January 31, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1951 and 1955. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1957, was spent in various minor leagues. Howe's brother, Gordie, and nephews Mark and Marty all played in the NHL as well; both Gordie and Mark are in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

## Life and career

Howe was born to Ab and Katherine Howe as one of nine children. He was raised in Saskatoon and played most of his career in the minor leagues, and played 33 games in the National Hockey League over three seasons in the 1950s.
Howe retired after the 1956–57 season in the British National League, but returned to hockey for the 1961–62 season with the Moncton Beavers of the Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League a senior league in New Brunswick.

## Post-playing career

Howe retired from hockey in 1957 to work as a constable with the Canadian National Railway Police in Moncton, New Brunswick. He died on January 31, 2015.
Howe retired from CN and lived in Moncton until his death. He was predeceased by wife Jaquie (2007) and daughter Vicki (2014), as well as two brothers and three sisters. He was survived by brother Gordie and sister Helen Cummine of Saskatoon.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1946–47 | King George High School | HS-CA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Saskatoon Tech | SJRHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1948–49 | Windsor Hettche Spitfires | IHL | 31 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | 41 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 1950–51 | New York Rovers | EHL | 53 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1950–51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | New York Rovers | EHL | 59 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Troy Uncle Sam Trojans | EHL | 59 | 27 | 52 | 79 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 65 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Valleyfield Braves | QSHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Saskatoon Quakers/Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Regina/Brandon Regals | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Harringay Racers | BNL | 45 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Moncton Beavers | NSSHL | 33 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 1965–66 | Moncton Hawks | Exhib | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
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