Facts: - played for: toronto ontarios montreal canadiens - weight lb: 240 - career end: 1920 - position: defence - height in: 0 - caption: howard mcnamara with the montreal canadiens - death date: 4 september 1940 - shoots: left - height ft: 6 - birth date: 22 november 1890 - career start: 1909 - image size: 200px - image: howard mcnamara , montreal canadiens.jpg - birth place: randolph , on , can Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of howard mcnamara .
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howard dennis mcnamara -lrb- november 22 , 1890 -- september 4 , 1940 -rrb- was a canadian professional ice hockey defenceman .he played professionally from 1908 to 1920 , including two seasons with the montreal canadiens , including the 1916 stanley cup champions .mcnamara is the younger brother of harold and george , who also played professionally .