Tom Howard (ice hockey)

Thomas Acheson "Attie" Howard (January 5, 1871 – November 18, 1945) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player in the era before professional ice hockey. He was a member of the 1896 Winnipeg Victorias Stanley Cup championship team. He later played in the American Amateur Hockey League (AAHL) and in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) in the United States of America.
==Playing and coaching career==
Tom Howard joined the Winnipeg Victorias in 1890 and during the 1890–91 season the team played non-league games against the city-rival Winnipeg Hockey Club. He was one of the charter members of the Winnipeg Victorias alongside fellow players Jack Armytage, George "Whitey" Merritt, Fred Higginbotham and multi-athlete Jack McCulloch. He played nine seasons for the club, winning the Stanley Cup in 1896 (against the Montreal Victorias) and playing in a Stanley Cup challenge series in 1899 (also against the Montreal Victorias).
In 1899–1900, Howard moved to New York City"Another Canadian Goes" The Ottawa Journal. 1899-12-07. Retrieved 2018-11-23. with his wife and two sons and played four seasons with the New York Athletic Club. He played two seasons with the New York Wanderers (1903–1905) and one game with the Brooklyn Skating Club in 1905–06 to end his career. He scored 105 goals in 100 games during his career.
===Playing manager===
During his last active season as a player, in 1905–06, Howard acted as a playing manager of the Brooklyn Skating Club. At the onset of the season Howard tried to acquire a group of Canadian players, mostly from Montreal, among them Frank "Pud" Glass of the Montreal Wanderers and Ernie "Moose" Johnson of the Montreal Hockey Club. The AAHL rules committee ruled the Canadian players ineligible to play with the American club on counts of professionalism,"Hockey players barred by league" The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1906-01-03. Retrieved 2018-11-23. and the Brooklyn Skating Club ice hockey team ceased its operations two games into the seasons.
After 1910, Howard joined A.G. Spalding & Co. of New York. He endorsed a hockey stick model and edited the Spalding Ice Hockey Guides. He also coached several different ice hockey teams, both in the AAHL (New York Hockey Club) and within the American intercollegiate ice hockey circuit (Yale and Columbia)."Columbia Releases Tom Howard" The New York Times. 1913-12-12. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
==Playing style==
Howard played the predominant bulk of his ice hockey career as a right winger. He was a speedy skater prone to quick dashes down his side of the rink, and he also possessed a good and hard shot. During his time with the New York Wanderers in the AAHL (1903–1905) he played on the cover point position (which is equivalent to an offensive defenseman in today's hockey)."Hockey a popular sport"The Sun. 1904-03-06. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
" ... Howard had coaxed back the form which has made him famous. His frequent journeys down the rink side were as brilliant as chain-lightning over a dark sky. He had the speed of a schoolboy and the cleverness of a master. His skating, criss-cross dribbling and shots which seemed to fairly leap for the net were beautiful to look upon."
– Brooklyn Daily Eagle describing Tom Howard in a game with the New York Wanderers in 1904–05
==Family==
Tom Howard had two sons, Tom Howard Jr. (b. 1894) and Jack Howard (b. 1896), with his wife Kathleen Howard (née Cronn)."The Tots are Hockey Champions" The Times. 1901-03-17. Retrieved 2018-11-23. Tom Jr. and Jack both played with the New York Hockey Club in the AAHL during the 1916–17 season. Kathleen Howard was a hockey player and manager herself and managed a girls team branch of the St. Nicholas Hockey Club."Mrs. T. A. Howard Would Teach Hockey to Girls of Brooklyn" The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1917-02-08. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
Jack Howard died in an automobile crash on December 21, 1919 at an age of 23. The car was driven by his older brother Tom."John Howard dies after motor crash" The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1919-12-22. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
Tom Howard eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he died at the age of 74 in 1945.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
WpgSr = Winnipeg Senior Hockey (no league)
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 
1890–91 	Winnipeg Victorias 	WpgSr 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 
1891–92 	Winnipeg Victorias 	WpgSr 	 	7 	6 	0 	6 	0 	 
1892–93 	Winnipeg Victorias 	MNWHA 	 	9 	10 	1 	11 	0 	 
1893–94 	Winnipeg Victorias 	MNWHA 	 	5 	8 	1 	9 	3 	 
1894–95 	Winnipeg Victorias 	MNWHA 	 	3 	3 	3 	6 	0 	 
1895–96 	Winnipeg Victorias 	MNWHA 	 	5 	3 	5 	8 	3 	 
1896–97 	Winnipeg Victorias 	MNWHA 	 	5 	3 	2 	5 	16 	 
1897–98 	Winnipeg Victorias 	MNWHA 	 	5 	8 	2 	10 	3 	 
1898–99 	Winnipeg Victorias 	MNWHA 	 	3 	6 	2 	8 	10 	 
1899–1900 	New York Athletic Club	AAHL 	 	12 	13 	2 	15 	3 	 
1900–01 	New York Athletic Club	AAHL 	 	9 	14 	4 	18 	0 	 
 	Pittsburgh Keystones 	WPHL 	 	2 	4 	0 	4 	– 	 
1901–02 	New York Athletic Club	AAHL 	 	9 	11 	4 	15 	11 	 
1902–03 	New York Athletic Club	AAHL 	 	9 	8 	10 	18 	6 	 
1903–04 	New York Wanderers 	AAHL 	 	6 	4 	1 	5 	2 	 
1904–05 	New York Wanderers 	AAHL 	 	8 	4 	1 	5 	4 	 
1905–06 	Brooklyn Skating Club 	AAHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 
MHWHA totals	MHWHA totals 	MHWHA totals	 	35 	41 	16 	57 	35 	 
AAHL totals 	AAHL totals 	AAHL totals 	 	54 	54 	22 	76 	26 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
===Stanley Cup challenges===
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season	Team 	League	 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1896 	Winnipeg Victorias	MNWHA 	 	 	2 	2	0	2 	0
1899 	Winnipeg Victorias	MNWHA 	 	 	2 	1	0	1 	0
Totals	Totals 	Totals	 	 	4 	3	0	3 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Statistics from Society for International Hockey Research (sihrhockey.org)
==Awards and achievements==
*Stanley Cup – 1896 (with Winnipeg Victorias)
*AAHL champion – 1903–04 (with New York Wanderers)
==References==
;General references
* Society for International Hockey Research
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Category:1871 births
Category:1945 deaths
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Ice hockey people from Manitoba
Category:Pittsburgh Keystones players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Winnipeg Victorias players