Harry Howell

Henry Vernon "Harry" Howell (December 28, 1932 – March 9, 2019) was a Canadian professional hockey player and longtime star for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. A stalwart, stay at home defenceman, in 1967 Howell was the last player in the pre-expansion era to win the Norris Trophy, and famously (and prophetically) said that "he was glad he won the trophy then, because Bobby Orr would win it from then on forward."
Howell's playing weight was 195 and he stood 6 foot 1 inches tall. He played seventeen years wearing number 3 for the Rangers then he played another eight years in professional hockey; two with Oakland/California Seals, three with the Los Angeles Kings, and one each with three WHA teams: New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights, San Diego Mariners, and Calgary Cowboys.
Howell played 1411 NHL games and 170 WHA games, scoring 101 goals and 360 assists for 461 points. He was named a First Team All-Star in 1967, and played in All-Star Games in 1954, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1970. When he left the NHL, Howell had played more games as a defenceman than anyone else, and remains sixth in all time games played as a defenseman. He also holds the record for most games played in the NHL wearing the same New York Rangers sweater: 1160.
After retirement, he went on to coach the Minnesota North Stars in the 1978-79 season. Also in 1979, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
In 1990, he finally won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Edmonton Oilers when he served as a scout.
Howell's #3, along with Andy Bathgate's #9, was retired by the New York Rangers during a special ceremony prior to the February 22, 2009 match versus the Toronto Maple Leafs.
==Awards and Achievements==
*1989–90 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1951–52 	Guelph Biltmores 	OHA 	 	51 	17 	20 	37 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1951–52 	Cincinnati Mohawks 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1952–53 	Guelph Biltmores 	OHA 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1952–53 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	67 	3 	8 	11 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1953–54 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	67 	7 	9 	16 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1954–55 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	2 	14 	16 	87 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1955–56 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	3 	15 	18 	77 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
1956–57 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	65 	2 	10 	12 	70 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	6
1957–58 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	4 	7 	11 	62 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	8
1958–59 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	4 	10 	14 	101 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1959–60 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	67 	7 	6 	13 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1960–61 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	7 	10 	17 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1961–62 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	66 	6 	15 	21 	89 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	8
1962–63 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	5 	20 	25 	55 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1963–64 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	5 	31 	36 	75 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1964–65 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	68 	2 	20 	22 	63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1965–66 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	4 	29 	33 	92 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1966–67 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	70 	12 	28 	40 	54 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
1967–68 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	74 	5 	24 	29 	62 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	0
1968–69 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	56 	4 	7 	11 	36 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1969–70 	Oakland Seals 	NHL 	 	55 	4 	16 	20 	52 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	2
1970–71 	California Golden Seals 	NHL 	 	28 	0 	9 	9 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1970–71 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	18 	3 	8 	11 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	77 	1 	17 	18 	53 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	73 	4 	11 	15 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973–74 	New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights	WHA 	 	65 	3 	23 	26 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	San Diego Mariners 	WHA 	 	74 	4 	10 	14 	28 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	10
1975–76 	Calgary Cowboys 	WHA 	 	31 	0 	3 	3 	6 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1411 	94 	324 	418 	1298 	 	38 	3 	3 	6 	32
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
13Mar1968-Hodge_Espo_vs_NYR.jpg|Phil Esposito in action, March 13, 1968.
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